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| | NanoPi Neo4 SBC Breaks RK3399 Records for Size and Price
In August, FriendlyElec introduced the NanoPi M4, which was then the smallest, most affordable Rockchip RK3399 based SBC yet. The company has now eclipsed the Raspberry Pi style, 85 mm x 56 mm NanoPi M4 on both counts, with a 60 mm x 45 mm size and $45 promotional price ($50 standard). The similarly open-spec, Linux and Android-ready NanoPi Neo4, however, is not likely to beat the M4 on performance, as it ships with only 1 GB of DDR3-1866 instead of 2 GB or 4 GB of LPDDR3. This is the first SBC built around the hexa-core RK3399 that doesn't offer 2 GB RAM at a minimum. That includes the still unpriced Khadas Edge, which will soon launch on Indiegogo, and Vamrs' $99 and up, 96Boards form factor Rock960, in addition to the many other RK3399 based entries listed in LinuxGizmos' June catalog of 116 hacker boards.
One designer in a garage, a small startup and even small groups within large companies are designing IoT edge devices. These designers need to keep non-recurring expense (NRE) down by using affordable design tools that are easy to use to quickly produce results and by minimizing IP and fabrication costs. This white paper discusses an approach to minimize NRE for IoT edge device implementation.
Rugged Nano-ITX SBC Boasts Security Encryption Hardware WinSystems has announced its Nano-ITX form factor ITX-N-3900 board-level system. It provides a complete system that can be readily expanded and configured for diverse applications requiring an extended product life and high reliability under extreme operating temperatures. The 4.27-inch (120 mm) square footprint features an on-board Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0-compliant chipset and four USB 3.1 host ports, along with a robust I/O set.
The ITX-N-3900 is SBC based on the Intel Atom E3900 Apollo Lake processor family. It uses less than 12 W for fanless applications and performs reliably in industrial operating temperatures ranging from -40º to +85ºC. It includes a SODIMM socket supporting up to 8 GB of DDR3L system memory, one high-speed SATA storage interface, microSD storage and one mSATA storage interface. It includes dual Ethernet, DisplayPort, an RS-232/485/422 serial channel, and expansion options via Mini-PCle and M.2 connectors.
Have Your Tasks Multiplied with the IIoT? Don't Worry: Add More Cores!
Separating tasks in isolated cores makes system designs highly modular and scalable. With the 8th generation of Intel Core and Intel Xeon processors now offering six cores and 12 threads, engineers can deploy new edge devices capable of connecting and controlling various devices in real-time.
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ADLINK has announced the addition of the quad-core Intel Core i3-8100H processor to its recently released Express-CF COM Express Basic size Type 6 module based on the 8th Generation Intel Core i5/i7 and Xeon processors (formerly Coffee Lake) with Mobile Intel QM370, HM370, CM246 chipset.  Whereas previous generations Intel Core i3 processors supported only dual cores with 3 MB cache, the Intel Core i3-8100H is the first in its class to support 4 CPU cores with 6 MB of cache. This major upgrade results in a more than 80% performance boost in MIPS (million instructions per second), and an almost doubling of memory/caching bandwidth, all at no significant cost increase compared to earlier generations. Intel Core i3 processors are widely recognized as the best valued processor and are therefore preferred in high-volume, cost-sensitive applications. They are popular choices in gaming, medical and industrial control. |
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