Boards/Backplanes
Interface board supports high and low speed operation
A high performance ARINC-429 interface I/O board has been announced by United Electronic Industries (UEI). The DNx-429-516 is a 16-channel board that is fully compliant with the ARINC-429 specifications and supports both high speed (100kHz) and low speed (12.5kHz) operation. The DNx-429-516 is compatible with all of UEI’s family of I/O chassis.
Development platform enables rapid prototyping for IoT applications
The new Intel Joule platform, which includes high-performance compute modules and kits for developers, inventors, and entrepreneurs working on innovative applications enabled by the Internet of Things (IoT) is on sale at RS Components. The multipurpose Intel Joule platform is ideal for a wide variety of potential applications.
Low-cost prototyping boards can be used out of the box
Two low-cost rapid prototyping boards for 32-bit applications have been announced by Microchip. The PIC32MX and PIC32MZ Curiosity Boards include an integrated programmer debugger and are fully incorporated into Microchip’s MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
High resolution audio system to be unveiled at electronica
A Hi-Res Player Evaluation Board will be unveiled by VLSI Solution at electronica on 8th to 11th November. The VS1005 Hi-Res Player Evaluation Board is based on VLSI Solution's VS1005 SoC, a highly integrated all-in-one IC for audio processing applications, and VLSI Solution's high-resolution audio decoder libraries.
ARM single-board computers offer configuration flexibility
A range of compact, rugged ARM single-board computers and carrier boards have been unveiled by Diamond Systems. The EAGLE family is designed to work with the Toradex Apalis family of ARM Computer-On-Modules (COMs). The product line is composed of two models, the full-size, full-featured Eagle and its smaller sized, low-cost Eaglet.
Low-bandwidth video transmission enhanced by latest hardware
The challenge of transmitting quality live video over low bandwidth connections such as 3G, 4G or GPRS requires innovation in both software and hardware in order to meet space, power and cost constraints typical of video surveillance applications.
Arduino compatible shield accelerates MOSFET designs
The Protected Switch Shield with PROFET 24V for Arduino from Infineon Technologies is now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. This is a power switch evaluation board compatible with Arduino microcontroller boards and with Infineon’s XMC microcontroller kits using the Arduino form factor.
System solutions for embedded vision applications
Avnet Silica announced the availability of advanced camera development kits based on microcontroller platforms from NXP and STMicroelectronics. The kits offer a complete embedded vision solution that incorporate high-quality camera modules and offer long lifetime availability.
Kontron integrates latest generation Intel into its COMs
Kontron will introduce five new embedded platforms including motherboards and COMs based on the latest generation Intel Atom(TM) processor E3900 series, Intel Celeron processor N3350, and Intel Pentium processor N4200 platform. Kontron's new passively cooled embedded platforms will help developers achieve powerful and more energy-efficient solutions especially for low-noise systems that can benefit from CPUs that do not need any active cooling.
Single board computer makes fanless design possible
The MIO-5272 SBC (Single Board Computer) from Advantech has been added to the Rutronik portfolio. It comes in a 3.5in MI/O Extension (146x102) form factor and is based on Intel 6th generation Core i7/i5/i3/Celeron processors with triple independent display capability. The optimised thermal solution for the MIO-5272 makes fanless design possible on this compact, high performance platform under wide temperature environment (-40°C up to +85°...