Boards/Backplanes
Computing platforms enhance Raspberry Pi ecosystem
element14 has global exclusivity on supply of the new BitScope Blade range, which offers the ability to conveniently power and mount multiple Raspberry Pi’s. BitScope Blades are designed for building scalable computing solutions ranging from stand-alone servers, routers and workstations up to full compute clusters, private clouds, networked physical computing and Industrial IoT systems.
Expandable SBC can be targeted to specific applications
An expandable Single Board Computer on a 3U (100x160mm) OpenVPX compatible board has been introduced by PanaTeQ. The VPX3-ZU1 owes its performance to the Zynq UltraScale+, Xilinx’s latest MultiProcessor SoC device built using 16nm technology.
mITX motherboard: compact and energy-saving
Kontron announced a new Thin Mini-ITX Motherboard with Intel Atom E39xx und Celeron N3350 CPUs based on the Intel Apollo Lake processor generation. The extremely efficient mITX-APL boards deliver improved performance and extended functionality. Their very low power consumption and low installation height of only 2.5 cm make the new Kontron boards an ideal solution for Point of Sale or Point of Information scenarios, medical technology, and indust...
Raspberry Pi dives deeper into embedded design
Three new products – Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3, Raspberry Pi Compute Module Lite and Raspberry Pi Compute Module Development kit have been launched by Farnell element14. The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 (CM3) and Compute Module 3 Lite (CM3L) are DDR2-SODIMM-mechanically-compatible System on Modules (SoMs) containing processor, memory, eMMC Flash (CM3 only) and support power circuitry.
'Level up' faster with next-gen motherboards
The full line-up for BIOSTAR's 2nd-gen RACING series motherboards has been announced, featuring support for Intel’s 7th-gen Core processors. Following the announcement last week of the RACING Z270GT9, BIOSTAR has now announced the different level products of the new RACING series family.
Raspberry Pi adds embedded design ingredient
Seen at its launch as an educational tool, Raspberry Pi is now flexing its muscles in the industrial arena and today (January 16) added extra punch with the launch of the Raspberry Pi 3 Compute Module aimed at embedded systems designers. It is available now at RS Components in Europe and Asia/Pacific and Allied Electronics in the Americas.
Micro-ATX suits self-service applications
Advantech introduces AIMB-505, a vertical domain Micro-ATX motherboard based on the Intel H110 chipset supporting the latest 6th generation Intel Core I /Pentium/Celeron processors. Providing high computing and graphic performance and rich expansion capability, AIMB-505 is an ideal platform for a multitude of applications in self-service, kiosks, control centers, automatic device centers and much more.
Embedded board features 7th generation Intel Core processor
Axiomtek has launched the CAPA500, its 3.5” embedded board featuring the LGA1151 socket 7th generation Intel Core processor family (codename: Kaby Lake) with 35W TDP (Thermal Design Power), as well as the Intel H110 chipset (Q170 optional). The CAPA500 supports one 260-pin DDR4-1867 SO-DIMM with a memory capacity up to 16GB for extensive storage.
I/O rich motherboard suitable for graphics rich environments
BVM Limited's range of Mini-ITX motherboards has increased with the addition of the KINO-AQ170. It supports Intel’s 6th generation Skylake 14nm Core i7/i5/3, Pentium and Celeron processors, which offer enhanced performance at the lowest power levels ever, delivering up to two and a half times better computing performance than previous generations, according to the company.
Evaluation module aids inductive touch designs
Mouser Electronics claimit that it is the first distributor to offer the LDC2114 Evaluation Module (EVM) for the LDC2112 and LDC2114 inductive touch solutions from Texas Instruments (TI). A new addition to TI’s sensing solutions, the LDC2114EVM demonstrates the use of inductive sensing to detect and measure the presence of conductive objects to implement inductive touch buttons.