Boards/Backplanes
Industrial Ethernet development board in CAT-5 & SFP versions
Microsemi and Nine Ways Research & Development have jointly announced the availability of Nine Way’s NetFusion, an industrial Ethernet switch development board based on Microsemi’s SmartFusion 2 SoC FPGA device. NetFusion is a hardware solution specifically designed for industrial networking, motor control, site perimeter telemetry and telematics for industrial segment customers.
ATX motherboard enables remote device management
An industrial-grade ATX motherboard powered by a 4th generation Intel Core i processor has been introduced by Advantech. SIMB-A31, which also features the company’s SUSIAccess 2.0 Pro version, is suitable for a wide range of industrial applications such as automation, ATMs and kiosks.
Wi-Fi connectivity added to Netduino platform
The Netduino 3 electronics platform is now in stock at Mouser Electronics. This newest version of the open-source Netduino platform adds Wi-Fi connectivity. Netduino 3, is an open-source electronics platform designed around the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework, combining the ease of high-level coding and the raw feature set of the STM32 F4 family of microcontrollers.
Evaluation board accelerates IoT product design
Accelerating the design of wearables, product identification, and smart-city applications for the IoT, the CLOUD-ST25TA evaluation board is based on the ST25TA02K chip from STMicroelectronics. It contains everything that engineers need to start adding an NFC interface to any kind of electronic device, from Bluetooth audio products and wearable devices to NFC posters and business cards.
System on module simplifies IoT design
An exclusive System on Module (SoM) that helps engineers exploit the new ARM-powered Freescale QorIQ LS1021A communication processor has been unveiled by Arrow Electronics, together with two associated carrier boards that give a choice of platforms for application development. Arrow developed the ECUcore-1021 SoM and boards together with Freescale and automation technology systems specialist SYS TEC electronic.
COM Express module boasts improved graphics capability
A first COM Express Basic Size Type 6 module incorporating the latest Intel Xeon E3-1200 processor and Intel Core i7 processor (formerly codenamed “Broadwell”) with Intel QM87 Chipset has been launched by Adlink Technology. It features improved graphics and processing performance compared to previous generation processors.
Intel Atom SoC drives computer-on-module devices
The ETX-BT Modules from ADLINK Technology are ready for shipment from Mouser Electronics. These Computer-on-Module (COM) devices are designed around the Intel Atom System on Chip (SoC) and include standard functions required for almost any application, such as graphics, Ethernet, audio, IDE, floppy, keyboard/mouse, parallel, serial and USB ports, and PCI and ISA system busses.
Mini-ITX boards feature powerful graphics & low TDP
congatec has announced the expansion of its industrial-grade Mini-ITX motherboard portfolio with two highly efficient low-power conga-IGX variants that are based on the Gen 2 AMD Embedded G-Series SoC processor (codenamed "Steppe Eagle") and feature powerful SoC integrated AMD Radeon graphics. The low-power motherboards are scalable with a TDP ranging between 5 and 15W max.
SBC permits multi-processor PCIe-connected stacking
Sundance has taken full advantage of the current generation of Xilinx Zynq SoCs, integrating dual-core ARM A9 CPUs, four lanes of PCI-Express and reprogrammable logic with Artix-7 FPGA technology, and incorporated it into the latest PC/104 form-factor, called OneBank. EMC2-Z7015 is a stackable SBC compatible with PCIe/104 OneBank PCI-Express interface and VITA57.1 FMC, controlled by a Xilinx Zynq SoC FPGA.
Evaluation kits aid processor design
The ADZS-SC584 and ADZS-SC589 Evaluation Systems from Analog Devices are now in stock at Mouser Electronics. The ADZS-SC58x evaluation systems help designers develop and test the ADSP-SC584 and ADSP-SC589 SHARC processors. Based on ADI's SHARC+ cores and DSP accelerators, the processor family features an ARM Cortex-A5 processor as well as FPU and Neon DSP extensions.