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| Module Pair Designed to Intel's SDM Specification Giada will present its newly-launched SDM modules following Intel's new Intel Smart Display Modules specification and reference design at the upcoming ISE 2018 in Amsterdam. The new modules, using a SoC (System on Chip) processor, can fit into compact, all-in-one designs as new displays get thinner and power-efficient performance becomes more critical. The larger and more powerful SDM-7300U (shown here), to be shown for the first time globally at ISE 2018, features an Intel Kaby lake Core i5 7300U CPU and supports up to 32 GB DDR4 memory. The module, offering an HDMI port, can display video and images with 4K resolution. Incorporating high-speed PCIe connectivity with a custom I/O receptacle board, this module is compatible with Windows and Linux operation systems. The smaller module, the entry level SDM Z8350, was announced in Q3 2017. It features an Intel Atom Cherrytrail Z8350 CPU and up to 2 GB on-board memory. It is equipped with a 32 GB eMMC and can support two independent displays with a DP port and an HDMI port. The module has SDM standard I/O and supports Windows, Linux and Android 5.1. CONTINUE READING 5,000 Professionals. One Expo Floor.
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| Small Form Factor Board Sports Celeron J3455 Processor American Portwell Technology has announces the launch of the WUX-3455, a small form factor (SFF) embedded system board featuring the Intel Celeron processor J3455, formerly code-named Apollo Lake. The Intel Celeron processor J3455 integrates the low power Intel Gen9 graphics engine up to 18 execution units, enabling enhanced 3D graphics performance and greater speed for 4K encode and decode operations. The WUX-3455 is well suited as a solution supporting visual communications and real-time computing applications in medical, digital surveillance, industrial automation, office automation, retail and more. Portwell's WUX-3455 embedded system board, designed with a compact footprint (101.6 mm x 101.6 mm; 4˝ x 4˝), also features DDR3L SO-DIMM up to 8 GB supporting 1,866/1,600 MT/s; 6x USB ports; one DisplayPort (DP) and one HDMI with resolution up to 4096 x 2160; one COM port for RS-232 on rear I/O (RJ45 connector); and multiple storage interfaces with 1x SATA III port, 1x microSD 3.0 socket and support for onboard eMMC 5.0 up to 64 GB. Moreover, it integrates the M.2 interface, which provides wireless connectivity including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, allowing communication and connectivity for IoT edge devices and designs. CONTINUE READING |
Vehicle Embedded Computer Targets Comms and Control MEN Micro has announced the BC50R, a maintenance-free box computer that has been designed for data acquisition applications in rugged environments in vehicles such as trains, commercial vehicles, mobile machines or ships. All interfaces are implemented on rugged M12 connectors (USB, digital input and output, Gigabit Ethernet, CAN and legacy serial I/O). The housing is compliant to the IP65 protection class. On the inside, the system offers two PCI Express Mini Card slots with two SIM card slots for WLAN, GNSS or 3G/4G functionality. The necessary antenna connectors can be made available at the front panel. It is powered by an AMD Embedded G-Series APU, the T48N, running at 1.4 GHz. The use of the Embedded G-Series makes for high scalability in CPU (single/dual core) performance. The BC50R is equipped with 2 GB of DDR3 SDRAM and offers SD card and mSATA slots. The system is designed for fanless operation at temperatures from -40°C to +70°C (+85°C for up to 10 minutes). Its special aluminum housing with cooling fins serves as a heatsink for the internal electronics and provides conduction cooling. CONTINUE READING
Congatec Inks Deal for Long-Term AMD Geode Support Congatec and AMD have teamed together to provide extended life cycle support for the AMD Geode, one of the world's longest-serving x86 processors. The result is that AMD Geode processor boards from Congatec will have planned availability until the end of 2021. According to Congatec, embedded system developers will benefit from massive life cycle and return on investment improvements for their AMD Geode based product lines.
Supply until 2021 means 16 years of long-term availability for the Geode LX, which was introduced by AMD in 2005. This is unique to the embedded x86 processor markets, where processors in general are available for 7 years. In order to enable this extension, AMD has qualified a non-halogenated substrate with virtually no changes to processor form, fit or function so that all AMD qualification criteria will be met. Congatec modules with the new Geode processor samples are available now under identical product order numbers.
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FMC Board Serves up Rich, Flexible I/O Set Vadatech has announced the FMC155. The FMC155 is an FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) per the VITA 57.1 standard, offering a small footprint and allowing for general-purpose I/O expansion. The FMC155 provides sixteen LVDS I/Os, eight RS-485/422 RX plus eight RS-485/422 TX, and sixteen single-ended +3.3 V I/Os. LVDS signals go through a Cross Bar Switch (CBS), which allows I/O routing within each group of eight LVDS signals. Each FMC155 CBS port can be individually software-configured for routing, termination and direction. RS-485/422 can be full duplex or half-duplex depending on ordering option selected
System integrators will value having a single off the shelf module to provide multiple I/O with a standard high-density connector for ease of cabling and differential signaling between the transceivers on the FMC and the FPGA on the carrier. This result is optimal signal integrity across the FMC connector. The flexibility provided by the cross bar switch eases integration with programmable LVDS termination and routing.
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