Boards/Backplanes
MOSFET-based evaluation board cuts design costs
A new evaluation board from Wolfspeed, a Cree Company is available at Richardson RFPD. The CRD-060DD17P-2 is a demonstration board for a single-end flyback converter design built with Wolfspeed’s commercially-available 1700V SiC MOSFET. The 48W experimental reference design demonstrates how the 1700V SiC MOSFET can reduce total cost and simplify the design of auxiliary power supply.
Gaming board supports 6th Gen Intel Core processor
WIN Enterprises has announced the MB-83940, a single board computer designed primarily for gaming applications. Built using Intel Embedded IA components the device provides OEMs with product longevity. The unit supports a 6th Gen Intel Core processor (formerly code-named the Intel Skylake). Up to four displays at 4K resolution are supported, as well as 15W audio amplification. Memory is provided by two DDR4 memory modules with up to 32GB capacity...
Humidity extension board enhances battery management
The SHTW2 Xplained Pro Dual Humidity and Temperature Extension Board from Sensirion is now available at distributor Mouser Electronics. The new extension board for Microchip’s SAMD20 Xplained Pro Board features two Sensirion SHTW2 humidity and temperature sensors and acts as an intelligent circuit, enabling developers to incorporate on/off body detection for improved battery management.
Maximum performance in a tiny package
Kontron announced a new series of picoITX motherboards with Intel Atom(TM) E39xx und Celeron N3350 CPUs based on the new Intel Apollo Lake processor generation. The extremely efficient pITX-APL board delivers improved performance and extended functionality.
Extension board enables development of on/off body detection
Sensirion has presented its SHTW2 Xplained Pro Dual Humidity and Temperature Extension Board for Atmel’s SAMD20 Xplained Pro Board. The extension board comes with two SHTW2 humidity and temperature sensors, enabling the development of new applications such as on/off body detection.
Embedded board operates at a range of temperatures
Axiomtek has launched the CAPA500, its 3.5” embedded board featuring the LGA1151 socket 7th gen Intel Core processor family (codename: Kaby Lake) with 35W TDP (thermal design power), as well as the Intel H110 chipset (Q170 optional).
Reference design targets building automation prototypes
The MAXREFDES130# from Maxim Integrated is a complete reference for prototyping building automation designs. It is now being shipped by distributor Mouser Electronics. The Arduino Uno R3-form-factor shield is compatible with both Arduino and ARM mbed platforms, giving designers a choice of development ecosystems.
Enter the latest era of Bitcoin mining
BIOSTAR announces its latest B250 motherboard to join its product line this generation with the introduction of the BIOSTAR TB250-BTC mining motherboard designed for dense bitcoin mining operations. The new BIOSTAR TB250-BTC motherboard features enhancements provided by the new Intel 200 series as well as improved efficiency by the latest 7th-generation processors.
Latest motherboards presented at launch event
A launch event was recently held by BIOSTAR for its 2nd-gen RACING series motherboards featuring support for Intel’s 7th-gen Core processors as well as some new other products like AM4 motherboards featuring support for the upcoming AMD Ryzen processors. Dealers together with media and power users were able to get to know the new line-up of BIOSTAR products.
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.