MSC Technologies’s MSC Q7-BT Qseven module family is based on the new Intel Atom processor E3800 product technology (formerly codenamed “Bay Trail”). The computer-on-modules close the gap between the high-end COM Express boards with Intel Core processors and the existing Intel Atom based Qseven modules at the entry level.

For evaluation and test of the MSC NANORISC-AM335x family of processor modules with Texas Instruments AM335x ARM processor, MSC is now offering the ready-to-use MSC NANORISC-SK-MB2 starter kit. The kit consists of the versatile MSC nanoRISC-MB2 baseboard with power supply, a 7in. WVGA TFT display and a 7” PCT touch panel.

The DF61 series from Hirose, which is now available from MSC offers advanced reliability for power supplies. It consists of headers, sockets and crimp contacts that have the capacity to handle up to 5A (amps) current rating. The connector range has been designed with space saving in mind; the two positions for example, only occupy 38mm² approximate board space.

Demanding applications in industrial automation, point of sale (POS), point of information (POI) and digital signage can now require direct drive of up to four high resolution displays, something that advanced processors with multiple digital display interfaces are now addressing. By Konrad Löckler, Product Marketing Manager with MSC Vertriebs GmbH.

A new COM Express Type 6 MSC C6C-GX module family based on the AMD Embedded G-Series SOC (system-on-chip) platform has been released by MSC. The computer-on-modules offer a powerful graphics and multimedia performance with low power dissipation. The module family will be available with four different quad-core and dual-core processors.

A kit that enables a quick start into the development of cost-sensitive, compact Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications is now available at distributor MSC. The Renesas Starter Kit supports the semiconductor company’s RZ/A1 group of microprocessors (MPUs) that were launched in June 2013, featuring on chip SRAM of 3MB, 5MB or 10MB, depending on the version.

The new MSC Q7-SK-IMX6 from MSC is an out-of-the-box Starterkit for the company’s Qseven modules based on the Freescale i.MX6 which contains a Cortex-A9 RISC CPU with one, two or four cores. The kit includes all components for the operation of the Qseven module: a compact Qseven baseboard with power supply, a Qseven Heatspreader, an SD Card with bootable Operating System and a Resource CD with drivers and documentation.

As 3680 in standing and 3683 in an angled version the combined male and female connectors from Lumberg with zero and/or protective conductor bridge are now available at MSC. They are almost exclusively used in heating technology. The connectors are available in a wide range of variants.

MSC Vertriebs has today announced the new high-end MSC C6B-8S COM ExpressType 6 module family with the just introduced dual-core variants of the fourth generation Intel Core processors (code name “Haswell”). The powerful MSC C6B-8S modules are characterized by highest computing and graphics performance with simultaneously low power dissipation.

Renesas's new ultra low power consumption RL78/G10 Group of microcontrollers (MCUs) are now available from MSC. The MCUs, which come in a 3.6mm x 4.4mm, 10-pin SSOP (Shrink Small Outline Package), are ideally suited for the control of battery-operated miniature electronic equipment. Depending on the version, the devices are equipped with 1KB to 4KB flash memory and can be clocked at up to 20MHz.

The new L26 module from MSC features ultra low power consumption of only 21 mA in tracking mode/29 mA in acquisition mode and a high sensitivity of -165 dBm in tracking operation/-148 dBm in acquisition operation.

OpenCL offers the capability to accelerate compute intensive algorithms, completely independent to hardware. This ES Design magazine article explores further, by Wolfgang Eisenbarth, Vice President of Embedded Computer Technology, MSC Vertriebs GmbH, and Philipp Zieboll, Field Applications Engineer, Embedded Computer Technology, MSC Vertriebs GmbH.

MSC Vertriebs announce the availability of a new Qseven Starter Kit based on MSC’s Qseven modules featuring the AMD Embedded G-Series Accelerated Processing Units. The MSC Q7-SK-A50M-EP4 Starter Kit consists of MSC’s 3.5” Qseven baseboard Q7-MB-EP4 with suitable heatspreader and heatsink and an integrated power supply with cable kit. The kit comes with a ready-to-run Linux installation in Flash Disk to enable an out-of-the-box functional ex...

MSC now offers two new photocouplers, PS9332L and PS9332L2, from Renesas Electronics. The new photocouplers feature an extremely short switching delay time of 200 nS maximum, low current consumption of less than 2.5 mA, output current of 2 A maximum and integrated IGBT protection function.

MSC is presenting the new SiT1618 MEMS XO family from SiTime on its Booth 2-219 in Hall 2 at embedded world 2013, February 26 28, 2013 in Nuremberg, Germany. These new oscillators, which are designed for the automotive operating temperature range from 40°C to +125°C, feature excellent frequency stability up to ±25 ppm inclusive of all conditions, G sensitivity of only 0.1 ppb and low power consumption of 3.6 mA.

The new XM-L 2 LED from Cree achieves a luminous efficacy of up to 186 lumens per watt at an operating current of 350 mA and is available for purchase from over MSC. This corresponds to a level of performance that has been achieved up to three years only under laboratory conditions. The new generation of LEDs based on the SC ³ Technology platform, offering at the same price of the XM-L twice as many lumens and 20 percent more lumens per watt...

In this video you will see how easy it is to initialise and configure the new Renesas lighting ASSP RL78/I1A for generating the complete DMX512 protocol stack using the dedicated function within the AppliletEZ GUI. The C code with the DMX512 protocol stack is generated automatically, allowing the designers to open the source in the IAR Embedded Workbench or program the RL78/I1A demo board using the available flash programming function in the Appl...

Learn how to design a lighting control system for DALI communications in seconds with Renesas lighting microcontrollers using Applilet EZ, a specialised LED lighting design tool from Renesas Electronics. In this video you will see how easy it is to initialise and configure the new Renesas lighting ASSP RL78/I1A with integrated extended DALI function for generating the complete DALI protocol stack using the dedicated function within the AppliletEZ...

In this video you will see how easy it is to initialise and configure the new Renesas lighting ASSP RL78/I1A for providing a constant current control for multiple high power LED channels and also supporting custom flashing sequences and strobing effects for each channel individually, where the effects can easily be created using the dedicated function within the AppliletEZ GUI. The C code is generated automatically for the designed LED flashing s...