This Week's Focus: IoT Technology
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5G-Ready IoT Module Provides Advanced Security

U-blox has announced the SARA-R5 series of LTE-M and NB-IoT modules for low power wide area (LPWA) IoT applications. The module is built on the U-blox UBX-R5 cellular chipset and the U-blox M8 GNSS receiver chip. By integrating a hardware-based Root of Trust in a discrete secure element within the UBX-R5 chipset, the device provides robust secure communication from the chip all the way to the cloud. The secure element is compliant with EAL5+ High common criteria certification, making the SARA-R5 well suited to protect sensitive assets and communications.
The module also features a lightweight and low power pre-shared key (PSK) management system that is tailored to the needs of IoT applications, along with a comprehensive set of security features. LTE-M and NB-IoT are forward-compatible with 5G networks and, by implementing key LTE-M and NB-IoT features from 3GPP Release 14, SARA-R5 offers developers a smooth transition towards 5G via software upgrades to already deployed devices.



Report Expects PoE Solutions Market to
Exceed $2 Billion by 2025

The power-over-Ethernet (PoE) solutions market size is set to exceed $2 billion (USD) by 2025, according to a new research report by Global Market Insights. The PoE solutions market growth is driven by the increase in the number of connected devices generating demand for more power, light and data converged networks in IoT-enabled infrastructure, says the report. The enterprises are facing challenges while designing a network infrastructure that can support several IoT devices. They are continuously seeking new ways to address network capacity planning for high-speed performance.
PoE solutions enable companies to manufacture PoE-compatible network devices to provide a cost-effective solution for larger installations. The PoE solutions-enabled network infrastructure is helping companies to eliminate additional hardware and reduce costs required to provide connectivity and power to connected devices separately.

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Atom E3800 SoC-Based Fanless Computer Targets Industrial IoT

WinSystems has rolled out its SYS-ITX-N-3800 encased computing platform. Based on the Intel Atom E-3800 processor, this space-saving packaged CPU offers consistently reliable performance under extended operating temperatures of -25ºC to +60ºC. Inside its 150 mm x 150 mm x 53 mm rugged aluminum enclosure is a generous mix of processor and practical input/output options. This system is optimally engineered to satisfy diverse embedded system requirements and easily mount in tight spaces.




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Nordic Semiconductor's Modules Selected for IoT Positioning Platform

Nordic Semiconductor has announced that its nRF9160 System-in-Package (SiP) LTE-M/NB-IoT cellular IoT modules and nRF52840 Bluetooth 5/Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) SoCs are being used in the turnkey "GEPS" indoor and outdoor IoT positioning platform developed by Swedish industrial IoT startup, H&D Wireless.

GEPS is a turnkey, application-as-a-service solution that is designed to bridge the information gap between physical assets and business systems. It requires no upfront investment in hardware or software, and instead employs small 59 mm x 52 mm x 23 mm battery-powered, industrial-grade IoT tags (shown) embedded with either a Nordic nRF9160 SiP or nRF52840 SoC to track key assets and equipment via cellular, GPS or Bluetooth wireless technology in real-time.

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Arm-Based Industrial Panel PC is Designed for IoT Applications

Advantech has announced the TPC-71W, the new generation of its industrial panel PCs aimed at machine automation and web-terminal applications. TPC-71W is a cost-efficient, Arm-based industrial panel PC that features a 7" true-flat display with P-CAP multi-touch control and an NXP Arm Cortex-A9 i.MX 6 dual/quad-core processor. The system also features a serial port with a termination resistor that supports the CAN 2.0B protocol and offers a programmable bit rate of up to 1 Mb/s.

Equipped with the Google Chromium embedded web browser and support for various operating systems, including Android, Linux Yocto and Linux Ubuntu with QT GUI toolkits, TPC-71W allows system integrators to easily develop and deploy a wide range of industrial applications. The provision of wireless communication technologies, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and NFC, via a mini PCIe interface simplifies networking and ensures connectivity for data transfers.

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Industry News & Recent Posts

06-17-2019 15:11:29 PM
XP Power has launched a new range of 180-Watt U-channel AC-DC power supplies that are intended for space-constrained medical (BF), industrial and IT applications. The low-profile devices are just 29.5 mm high and occupy a small 107.6 mm x 62.8 mm footprint, allowing them to be used in high-density designs. ... Continue reading →...»

06-17-2019 14:51:52 PM
By Eric Brown Khadas has unveiled a "Khadas Vim3" SBC that runs Linux on an Amlogic S922X with 4x -A73 and 2x -A53 cores, with a future model featuring a neural processor. You get up to 4 GB RAM and 32 GB eMMC plus expansion via 40-pin GPIO, PCIe, and M.2 with NVMe. ... 
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06-17-2019 13:07:53 PM
Analog Devices has introduced a new solution for millimeter wave (mmWave) 5G featuring high-integrations for next gen cellular network infrastructure. The solution combines ADI's advanced beamformer IC, up/down frequency conversion (UDC) and additional mixed signal circuitry. ADI is calling this an optimized "Beams to Bits" signal chain. ... Continue reading →...»

06-17-2019 12:31:55 PM
American Portwell Technology has launched the WUX-7x00U, a small form factor (SFF) embedded board featuringIntel Core i5 7300U and i3 7100U processors, formerly codenamed Kaby Lake. The Intel processors integrate the Intel HD 620 graphics engine with 24 execution units,enabling enhanced 3D graphics performance and higher speed for 4K encode and decode operations.  ... 
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06-14-2019 11:23:51 AM
In this next part of his article series on Bluetooth mesh, Bob looks at how to create secure provisioning for a Bluetooth Mesh network without requiring user intervention. He also takes a special look at an attack called Man-in-the-Middle which Bluetooth's asymmetric key encryption is vulnerable to. ...  Continue reading →...»
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