October 2017 Newsletter

Thank you for participating in our survey!

Thanks to you, we were able to give back to the global community via donations to the Red Cross (4282 USD), UNICEF (3298 USD), and The Nature Conservancy (2420 USD). Toradex committed 10K USD to charity on behalf of those taking our global survey on embedded operating systems and software solutions. Your valuable input will help shape Toradex’s future offerings. Stay tuned for more details.

Colibri iMX6ULL available soon

These upcoming Colibri SoMs based on the NXP^® i.MX 6ULL will soon be available for your use:

Colibri iMX6ULL 256MB: November 2017
Colibri iMX6ULL 512MB Wi-Fi/Bluetooth IT: December 2017

Colibri iMX7 with 1GB RAM and 4GB eMMC launched

The new version is available in sample quantities in the web shop now.

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Missed the webinar? It's available on demand

Secure over-the-air updates

Mender.io discusses considerations in designing an update system. They demonstrate best practices for safely deploying over-the-air (OTA) software updates for IoT devices on a Toradex Colibri SoM powered by the NXP^® i.MX 7 processor.

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Blog post: Creating graphical interfaces for embedded Linux with Electron

In this blog post, you’ll learn how to install Electron on a Toradex Colibri i.MX 6 module; run some basic sample programs to evaluate the software; and lastly, develop a basic GUI using Node.js, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

Partner news

Greatcom power over Ethernet (PoE) carrier boards

Greatcom carrier boards support Toradex’s Colibri family of SoMs. They support power over Ethernet (PoE) and provide a wide range of multimedia interfaces, including HDMI and an LVDS interface. Matching LVDS displays are available from 7 to 21 inches.

Toradex is growing fast and is hiring more talented people across various locations, to ensure we can continue delivering highly optimized BSPs and industry-leading support to you.

Product Updates

New release: V1.3b2 Windows Embedded Compact image and BSPs for iMX6 modules

Key updates include support for reading/writing config block parameters via IOCTL, and for camera interface (plugins for Analog Camera Adapter and OV5640 parallel interface).

New release: 2.7b4 Embedded Linux BSPs for Apalis and Colibri modules

The list of features and bug fixes includes CAN functionality, Gstreamer 0.10 for Apalis TK1, a deployed device tree tailored to Ixora for Apalis iMX 6 and more.

New release: V1.0 Windows Embedded Compact 7 & 2013 image and BSPs for iMX7 modules

This update includes faster mounting of USB mass storage devices and a splash screen in the OS image. Microsoft updates are also included.