Boards/Backplanes

The X-60 SATA III series from Swissbit is now available from distributor Rutronik. The modules are suitable for embedded applications requiring solid state storage in smaller, removable form factors. All SATA SSD modules offer a long service life combined with controlled BOM and a change notification process.

The TQ Group’s TQMa6xbased on the i.MX6 processor from Freescale can now be operated together with the INTEGRITY RTOS from Green Hills Software. The TQ minimodule and the INTEGRITY RTOS are suited for applications in which a high degree of safety is required.

SEGGER releases the emPower evaluation board, dedicated to convey a comprehensive and out-of-the-box experience of SEGGER’s complete embedded software offerings and thus accelerating the start of any embedded project. emPower is an affordable platform for customers to enhance software evaluation, prototyping and proof of concept.

To satisfy the demand for flexibility plus ever-increasing data rates, cooling capacities and power consumption, Pentair has developed the Schroff AdvancedTCA ECO Modular System. Designed with user-friendliness in mind, this 14U AdvancedTCA system offers 14 slots and is based on a modular concept with a cost-optimised scope of features. All features can be upgraded or minimised as required and the cooling and power supply can be easily adapted to...

The ITX-i89H0 Mini-ITX industrial motherboard from ARBOR Technology (UK) is based on the Intel CM236 Platform Control Hub (codenamed Sunrise Point-H) and soldered onboard Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 processor (codenamed Skylake-H). It is manufactured on 14nm process technology with 2nd Generation 3-D Tri-Gate transistors.

The GS66508T enhancement mode transistor and the associated EVBHB half-bridge evaluation board from GaN System is now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. The GS66508T is a 650V enhancement mode gallium nitride (GaN) power switch with top-cooled configuration. The fully functional GS66508T-EVBHB board is easily configured into any half bridge-based topology, including synchronous boost or buck conversion, as well as pulsed switching to evaluate t...

The BC3770 battery charger evaluation kit from Freescale which is aimed at engineers designing mobile devices that require Li-ion or LiPo battery charging is available at element14. The FRDM-BC3770-EVM is a low cost, fully programmed development tool that shows designers how to implement a dual-path lithium battery charger. Priced at £34.93 and available for next day delivery, the kit comes with two boards the FRDM-BC3770 board with a pre-p...

Following Fujitsu’s introduction of the motherboards of the Classic Desktop and Extended Lifecycle series with the latest generation of Intel Core processors, the company is now presenting models specifically for industrial use. The D3445-S and D3446-S are designed for continuous operation in an extended temperature range from 0° to 60°C and have a guaranteed availability of five years. 

Google has announced an extension of access to its Brillo operating system and Weave communication platform to its broader developer community. As such, TechNexion offers the PICO-IMX6UL System-on-Module (SoM) - the fitting hardware for this new operating system. The PICO Module is equipped with a Freescale i.MX6 UltraLite Processor and is a compact, ubiquitous computing SoM that is optimised for mobile Internet of Things (IoT) applicat...

The latest range of E-Blocks electronic modules and supporting Flowcode 6 development environment from Matrix Technology Solutions is available from RS Components. RS is stocking all 50 E-Blocks modules in the range, which users can snap together to build custom electronic systems quickly and easily.