| Inspiring the Evolution of Embedded Design |
| March 29, 2022 Digital Signage Solutions |
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| | | Axiomtek announces the MANO526, a scalable Mini-ITX Motherboard aimed at smart city IIoT |
| Axiomtek launches the MANO256, scalable Mini-ITX Motherboard. The company launched the Motherboard on March 22, 2022, with some nods toward the IIoT sector. Aiming the uses at smart retailing, self-service kiosks, IIoT applications, and medical imaging. The board has the latest triple-view feature, meant to manage input from touch screens on self-serve kiosks and menu boards. |
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| | | Cincoze Rugged Intel 8th Gen Core i3/i5 Panel PC |
| The Cincoze CV-P2102 is a rugged HMI panel pc, built for outdoor, industrial, and in-vehicle applications. The system is powered by Intel’s Whiskey Lake processors, either an i3 or i5. The units are fanless and ventless as well cableless and jumperless components. |
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| | | Ibase OFP-W2700 Series Of 27 Inch Open Frame Panel PCs Features 8th Gen Intel I7 Processor |
| The Ibase OFP-W2700 family of IP65 open-frame panel PCs, offers three different processor and display options. The panels fit neatly in landscape or portrait enclosures and are easily maintained and customized. The systems come with 250/1000 nits brightness and 4K resolution. |
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| Editor's Desk by Stephen Vicinanza |
An Introduction and the Landscape in Digital Signage
Hello Circuit Cellar fans, I am Stephen Vicinanza. I am the new Online Editor for Circuit Cellar, and I have a piece of introductory advice. Don’t try to pronounce my last name, just call me Steve. After that weird introduction here is who I am. I am a writer with almost 20 years of experience writing about technology and science. I was an editor for MacMillan Publishing Solutions, working on books and journals for print and electronic publications, by such publishing houses as ASME, Cambridge University Press, and Elsevier. I started to write about embedded systems as a part-time job, and have continued the work throughout the last 5 years. It is exciting to be joining the Circuit Cellar team and bring to you the latest in embedded tech news. |
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| | It is safe to say that digital signage is a booming industry. They are everywhere electric car charging stations are located.All the city blocks in my city have them, as do many community centers in suburbia. Sidewalks and parks all have them, either within the park or just at the entrances and exits.
Many digital signs have touch screens and interactive features. Maps, paying for city parking, purchasing tickets for public transport, other access features, event schedules, business ads like restaurants and shoe stores. All this, and then within the businesses and organizations, as a self-serve function, with interactive menus and instructions. |
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Much of the core components, and systems that run the digital signs, are internet-based, and Nano and Mini form factor computers. One digital sign company, Yodeck, is even leveraging the Raspberry Pi 4 as the mainboard in its “player” which is a dedicated Nano PC, which runs digital signs.
Of course, the chip shortage doesn’t help, but as supply increases, the digital sign industry will follow its explosive growth path. The use of embedded technologies in the digital sign industry is growing as new innovations and technologies are added to the digital sign landscape.
Some of the latest technologies are QR Codes, MicroLED Tech, IoT enabled, (gesture recognition and object recognition) a host of improved security technologies. The areas where digital signs are advancing in recent places include cloud-based signs, live content streaming, and better displays (reflective technologies to counter direct sunlight and glare).
These advancements, as fears of the pandemic are now lessening, are what is fueling growth, even in the display and screen sector. The two sectors hit hardest in the digital sign industry during the public health crisis. Growth will continue at speed, with new, often simpler, methods to interact with signs, and our environment. |
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| Zynq UltraScale+ gets the SiP treatment with tiny OSDZU3 module The System-in-Package, Octavo Systems “OSDZU3” runs Linux on an FPGA equipped quad A53 Zyng UltraScale ZU3 MPSoC with 2GB LPDDR4. Add on the carrier for GbE, DP, SATA, USB, and PMODS. The Octavo SiP is aimed at bridging the gap between SoCs and Compute modules and is the Octavo’s most challenging SoC, the AMD-Xilinx Zynq UltraScale MPSoC. |
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