Boards/Backplanes
FPGA-based interface and processing card is high performing
A high performance FPGA-based interface and processing card in the Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) form factor, has been released by CommAgility. The AMC-V7 is based around a high-density Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGA and is suitable for LTE wireless front-end systems requiring multiple 10G CPRI links at up to rate option 8.
Next generation Raspberry Pi unveiled
Farnell element 14 and RS Components have launched Raspberry Pi B+. This new version has been developed with a close ear to customer feedback and meets many of the requests that have flowed back since the multi-million, credit-card sized computer was launched just over two years ago.
FMCs feature high-speed interfaces up to 40GB
The latest in the company's network interface series of FPGA Mezzanine Cards (FMCs), VadaTech has introduced the FMC108 with high-speed interfaces up to 40GB speeds. This FMC features dual QSFP+ ports for 40GbE/SRIO, PCIe and Aurora, and also cages for dual QSPF+, SPF+ and RJ-45 as well as some quad cage versions.
Motherboard with improved graphics targets gaming industry
A motherboard suitable for gaming, automation and digital signage applications, has been introduced by IBASE. The MI987 Mini-ITX motherboard, which is built on the latest 22nm process technology, is based on the Q87 chipset designed to support socket LGA1150 4th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3 processors. Compared to its predecessors, the board provides increased processing and graphics performance.
Development kit features embedded FRAM
Farnell element14 has launched Texas Instruments MSP430 ULP (ultra low power) FRAM LaunchPad, a development platform which combines embedded FRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory) and a holistic ultra low-power system architecture. The new addition to the LaunchPad family, MSP-EXP430FR5969 - an easy-to-use Evaluation Module for the MSP4305969 microcontroller enables developers to reduce energy budgets, minimise product size and enable a batter...
Motherboard boasts multiple high-speed I/O
An industrial-grade Mini-ITX motherboard, suitable for a variety of applications, has been launched by Advantech. The AIMB-225, which is based on the AMD Embedded G-series SoC, is suitable for use in gaming machines, surveillance, ATM/Kiosks and automation. Due to the board's SoC and SUSIAccess remote management software, the motherboard provides high-performance graphics and efficient system management.
Free online tool for backplanes shortens time-to-market
A free online tool for backplane product design has been released by Molex. The Backplane Pin Map Configurator is designed to shorten time-to-market, guiding users through a series of inputs to identify backplane parameters and generate a pin map for their backplane application. The tool is available free on the Molex website.
Module with a flexible I/O interface and security protection
A module with a flexible I/O interface and security protection has been released by Advantech. The RISC TX COM module, the ROM-3420, is designed with the Freescale ARM Cortex-A9 i.MX6 Dual 1GHz processor and RTX 2.0, making it suitable for demanding applications within the military, logistics, transportation/fleet management.
Evaluation kit targets capacitive input systems
EBV Elektronikand LNT Automation have joined forces to develop and launch their Display/Touch Evaluation Kit. The kit comprises a 7in. touch display (EVK2TI1) from LNT together with the SoCrates board from EBV. This combination enables users to build a graphical user interface with a capacitive input system quickly and easily and to test it themselves.
Motherboard provides improved performance and connectivity
An industrial-grade MicroATX motherboard embedded with the 4th generation Intel Core i processor, which provides improved graphic and computing performance, has been introduced by Advantech. Equipped with I/O, AIMB-503 also enables extended connectivity to handle multiple peripherals. Integrated with SUSIAccess 2.0 Pro remote device management software, the motherboard can meet the demands in the ATM/KIOSK market, such as remote control...