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Rugged Apollo Lake SBC is Credit-Card Sized
VersaLogic has announced a new SWaP-optimized embedded SBC with ECC memory. Named "Harrier", this embedded computer features the Intel's latest 5th generation Apollo Lake Atom processors with error-correcting memory. The Harrier includes a TPM 2.0 security chip, on-board power regulation, USB and Ethernet I/O ports and Mini PCIe expansion sockets. The soldered-on ECC RAM enhances both the reliability and ruggedness of the product. According to the company, applications such as High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) UAVs and High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) systems present a considerable challenge related to memory errors. ECC memory is beneficial in environments where single bit memory errors may occur due to cosmic ray interactions, which increase dramatically at altitude. The Harrier is available with up to 8 GB of Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory to address the risk of memory errors in any high-reliability applications.
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Aaeon's M.2 and mini-PCIe "AI Edge Computing Modules" are based on Kneron's energy-efficient, dual Cortex-M4-enabled KL520 AI SoC, which offers 0.3 TOP NPU performance on only half a Watt. Aaeon took an early interest in edge AI acceleration with Arm-based Nvidia Jetson TX2 based computers such as the Boxer-8170AI. More recently, it has been delivering M.2 and mini-PCIe form-factor AI Core accessories for its Boxer computers and UP boards equipped with Intel Movidius Myriad 2 and Myriad X Vision Processing Units (VPUs). Now, it has added another approach to AI acceleration by launching a line of M.2 and mini-PCIe AI acceleration cards built around Kneron's new KL520 AI SoC. Aaeon is taking orders for three KL520-based AI Edge Computing Modules cards aimed at IoT, smart home, security and mobile devices: M2AI-2280-520 - M.2 B-Key 2280; M2AI-2242-520 - M.2 2242 and Mini-AI-520 - mini-PCIe. Aaeon's 0 to 70°C tolerant AI Edge Computing Modules operate at 0.5 W to 0.9 W.
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Whiskey Lake Squeezes onto Pico-ITX Board
Commell has announced the first Pico-ITX board we've seen based on Intel's 8th Gen "Whiskey Lake" U- or 10-year available UE-series processors. Commell has previously tapped Whiskey Lake on its larger, 3.5-inch LE-37N, which similarly uses UE chips. Aaeon's maker-focused UP Xtreme and ASRock's 3.5-inch SBC-350 and thin Mini-ITX IMB-1216. Commell's Linux-friendly "LP-178" Pico-ITX board features Intel's Whiskey Lake-UE CPUs at up to 4.4 GHz turbo and offers up to 16 GB DDR4, triple displays, SATA III, 2x GbE and 2x 10 Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports. The LP-178 is designed for gaming, surveillance, medical, defense, transportation and industrial automation applications. The SBC offers a choice of Linux and Windows 10 running on either the quad-core, 8-thread, 1.7 GHz/ 4.4 GHz Core i7-8665UE or the 2.0 GHz dual-core, dual-threaded Celeron 4305UE. Both offer low 15 W TDPs.
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RK3328-Based Industrial SBC Eases Raspbian Porting
Novasom's new M7+ version of its Pi-like, RK3328 based SBC-M7 board adds RS485, power over USB, an FPC connector for HDMI and a library that lets Pi users recompile Raspbian apps for use with its industrial RASPMOOD stack. In February, Novasom Industries launched its Linux-powered, Rockchip RK3328 based SBC-M7 single board computer, which Novasom now calls the Novasom M7, along with an SBC-M8 board based on a Snapdragon 410E. Now, Novasom has followed customer feedback to upgrade the somewhat Raspberry Pi-like Novasom M7 with a Novasom M7+ (or M7Plus) model that provides a variety of hardware and software improvements. The Novasom M7+ has added 5 V power input support to its USB 3.0 host port, although you can still use the 12 V DC input instead. Novasom has also added a stronger backlight driver and has upscaled to 6 A (at 5 V) backlight support for a brighter connected display.
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3.5-inch SBC Can Load Ryzen Embedded V1000 or R1000 Ibase has launched a 3.5-inch "IB918" SBC that runs Ubuntu or Windows on an AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000 or R1000 and offers 2x GbE, SATA III via M.2 and up to four simultaneous displays via 2x HDMI 2.0a, eDP and LVDS. Ibase previewed its IB918 back in April in conjunction with the release of AMD's the Ryzen Embedded R1000 SoC. In announcing the release of this 3.5-inch SBC, the company has revealed that it can also run the earlier, more advanced Ryzen Embedded V1000, supporting both Ubuntu and Windows 10. Customers can choose among the quad-core V1605B (IB918F-1605) and the dual-core V1202B (IB918F-1202), R1606G (IB918F-1606G), and R1505G (IB918F-1505G). Like the V1000, the R1000 is a 14 nm-fabricated SoC with essentially the same Zen CPU and Vega GPU cores. Although the R1000 lacks the ability to drive 4x independent 4K@60 displays, as seen on the V1000, it does similarly support triple 4K displays, which is all that is possible on the IB918.
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Trinamic Motion Control has unveiled an ultra-small single-chip motor driver that uses StealthChop technology to enable virtually silent operation. The device is designed to drive two-phase stepper motors up to 1.2 A RMS and with a voltage range of 1.8 VDC to 11 VDC. ... Continue reading →...»
STMicroelectronics has announced four STM32 MCUs that now available in an 8-pin package, enabling simple embedded projects to leverage 32-bit performance and flexibility in a compact and cost-effective outline. The four new STM32G0 devices deliver a combination of 8-pin economy with a 64 MHz Arm Cortex-M0+ CPU giving 59 DMIPS, up to 8 KB RAM and 32 KB flash on-chip, and high-performing peripherals. ... Continue reading →...» RECOM has introduced the RAC03-K which it claims is the smallest 3 W AC-DC power supply solution on the market. This converter can be used in a wide range of applications due to complete certifications for ITE and household standards. ... Continue reading →...»
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