Boards/Backplanes

Axiomtek has launched an industrial Mini-ITX motherboard, the MANO842, featuring quad-core SoC, fanless design, advanced graphics performance and 12VDC/STD ATX power input. The powerful MANO842 is equipped with a quad-core Intel Celeron J1900 processor with Intel HD Graphics engine, delivering outstanding computing, graphics and media performance at a competitive price.

The Fujitsu D3313-S series of mini-ITX boards are now available in two new AMD Embedded G-series SoC versions. The D3313-S4 with a dual core, 2.2GHz and a cTDP of 10 to 15W and the new D3313-S5 with a quad core, 1.2GHz and a cTDP of 5 to 7W, both use the 2nd gen of AMD G-series SoCs.

The Curiosity development board from Microchip has been launched by Farnell element14.  On board programming and debug via MPLAB X IDE and code generation via Microchip’s MCC will appeal to those new to microcontrollers such as hobbyists, makers and students. The board’s use of pdip components and access to most pins simplifies actual development for all users.

Microsemi and Nine Ways Research & Development have jointly announced the availability of Nine Way’s NetFusion, an industrial Ethernet switch development board based on Microsemi’s SmartFusion 2 SoC FPGA device. NetFusion is a hardware solution specifically designed for industrial networking, motor control, site perimeter telemetry and telematics for industrial segment customers.

An industrial-grade ATX motherboard powered by a 4th generation Intel Core i processor has been introduced by Advantech. SIMB-A31, which also features the company’s SUSIAccess 2.0 Pro version, is suitable for a wide range of industrial applications such as automation, ATMs and kiosks.

The Netduino 3 electronics platform is now in stock at Mouser Electronics. This newest version of the open-source Netduino platform adds Wi-Fi connectivity. Netduino 3, is an open-source electronics platform designed around the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework, combining the ease of high-level coding and the raw feature set of the STM32 F4 family of microcontrollers.

Accelerating the design of wearables, product identification, and smart-city applications for the IoT, the CLOUD-ST25TA evaluation board is based on the ST25TA02K chip from STMicroelectronics. It contains everything that engineers need to start adding an NFC interface to any kind of electronic device, from Bluetooth audio products and wearable devices to NFC posters and business cards.

An exclusive System on Module (SoM) that helps engineers exploit the new ARM-powered Freescale QorIQ LS1021A communication processor has been unveiled by Arrow Electronics, together with two associated carrier boards that give a choice of platforms for application development. Arrow developed the ECUcore-1021 SoM and boards together with Freescale and automation technology systems specialist SYS TEC electronic.

A first COM Express Basic Size Type 6 module incorporating the latest Intel Xeon E3-1200 processor and Intel Core i7 processor (formerly codenamed “Broadwell”) with Intel QM87 Chipset has been launched by Adlink Technology. It features improved graphics and processing performance compared to previous generation processors.

The ETX-BT Modules from ADLINK Technology are ready for shipment from Mouser Electronics. These Computer-on-Module (COM) devices are designed around the Intel Atom System on Chip (SoC) and include standard functions required for almost any application, such as graphics, Ethernet, audio, IDE, floppy, keyboard/mouse, parallel, serial and USB ports, and PCI and ISA system busses.