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Radxa has posted specs for a new member of its community backed "Rock Pi" Raspberry Pi lookalike SBC family, this time with an Intel Cherry Trail Atom x5-Z8300, USB 3.0, microSD, HDMI, eDP/MIPI and GbE, plus optional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 LE.
iWave Demos Xen Virtualization on its I.MX8QM-Based Module
iWave Systems has announced that it has successfully demonstrated the Xen virtualization hypervisor on their i.MX8 QM SoC based System on Module. The SMARC R2.0 compatible SOM is based on the i.MX8 QuadMax SoC. The SoC is comprised of 2x Arm Cortex-A72 cores at 1.8 GHz and 4x Arm Cortex-A53 cores at 1.2 GHz and 2x additional Cortex-M4F cores at 266 MHz. On the i.MX8 QM, iWave has implemented the virtualization of hardware using the open-source type 1 Xen hypervisor. The Xen hypervisor enables multiple virtual machines to be created over a single hardware resource, each virtual machine capable of running its independent operating system. This enables i.MX8 QM SOM (shown) to run multiple operating systems concurrently on the same physical board. The Xen hypervisor allows maximum utilization of resources thereby improving overall system performance and efficiency.
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Qualcomm IPQ4019-Based SoM and Dev Board Run OpenWrt Linux The "Habanero" module from 8devices runs OpenWrt on Qualcomm's IPQ4019 SoC. The $55 open spec board supports dual-band, MU-MIMO 802.11ac (Wave2). A development kit for with module adds 5 Ethernet ports and USB. 8devices has added the Habanero as a new member to its line of dual-band system-on-modules (SOMs). The SOM is available in two versions. The Habanero, based on  Qualcomm's IPQ4019 SoC, is open for pre-orders for $55. And the Habanero-I, based on Qualcomm's IPQ4029 SoC can be bought on pre-order for $69. A $119 development kit, the Habanero DVK, provides the IPQ4019 SoC along with Ethernet, USB and other I/O. 8devices provides a number of modules that run OpenWrt Linux, the most recent of which was its Komikan SOM based on a MIPS24k-based Realtek SoC. The Habanero appears to be the company's 2nd module based on a Qualcomm SoC, following its IPQ4018 SoC-based Jalapeno board. Win a Free Subscription to Circuit Cellar Magazine!  This week's newsletter raffle is for a 1-year free subscription to Circuit Cellar! Drawing ends at midnight this coming Friday. Circuit Cellar is the premier media resource for professional engineers, academic technologists, and other electronics technology decision-makers worldwide involved in the design and development of embedded processor- and microcontroller-based systems across a broad range of applications. And congratulations to last week's raffle winner, Zygmunt S., who won a 2018 Digital Archive of Circuit Cellar magazine. Thanks to all who participated! |
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FriendlyElec has released an upgraded version of its Rockchip RK3399 based SBC, the NanoPi-M4. Called NanoPi M4V2, the new $70 board is mostly identical to its predecessor, but offers 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM, along with two user buttons for power and recovery. A little over a year ago, FriendlyElec rolled out its third RK3399 based SBC of 2018, the NanoPi-M4. The board seemed to hit on a sweet spot tradeoff in terms of an affordable SBC with a decent amount of RAM. Now the company has launched an upgraded version, the NanoPi-M4 that has 4 GB or RAM while moving to the more advanced LPDDR4, in contrast to the NanoPi M4's LPDDR3. While the NanoPi-M4 costs $75 in its 4 GB version ($50 for 2 GB), the new NanoPi-M4V2 with 4 GB costs only $70. The new board adds two new users buttons-for power and recovery-that were not on the original NanoPi-M4. Other differences on the new NanoPi M4V2 include 2Ã2 MIMO support and an inconsequential heavier weight of 50.62 grams (versus 47.70g).
Enter to Win VersaLogic's New Android Demo/Eval Kit!  VersaLogic's new Android Eval Kit provides an easy way to evaluate Arm/Android performance for rapid design and application development. It includes everything needed to run the Android OS on a high-reliability embedded system, including an Arm-based embedded computer board and a touch-screen display. No additional carrier cards, companion boards or other add-ons are needed. The Android Eval Kit is designed to save start-up time and allow the user to focus on their product development.
SMARC 2.0 module runs Linux on i.MX8M Mini
Congatec's "Conga-SMX8-Mini" SMARC 2.0 module runs Linux on NXP's i.MX8M Mini with up to 4 GB LPDDR4 and 128 GB eMMC and optional Wi-Fi and -40 to 85°C. There's also a new carrier and coolers for Congatec's Epyc 3000 based conga-B7E3 module. NXP's power-efficient, 14 nm FinFET fabricated i.MX8M Mini has attracted considerable support among computer-on-module manufacturers,  starting with Variscite's DART-MX8M-Mini.
Yet, Congatec's new Conga-SMX8-Mini is only the second SMARC 2.0 form-factor module we've seen after Avnet's MSC SM2S-IMX8MINI. The new product follows Congatec's similarly SMARC-compliant Conga-SMX8, which uses the higher-end i.MX8 QuadMax, QuadPlus or DualMax. Congatec touts the module for its MIPI-CSI-2 interface and support for an upcoming SMARC MIPI-CSI-2 starter kit to be released in cooperation with industrial camera manufacturer Basler. |
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