Concurrent Technologies has put Intel Atom x7000RE Amston Lake processors into a VME board, adding image processing and AI audio processing accelerators to the venerable form factor. CPU choice on the board, called Rhea, is either the four-core 1.5GHz x7433RE, or the two-core 2GHz x7213RE. “Whilst no longer the cutting edge of technology, VME continues to be a widely ...
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Embedded World: Atom x7000RE SMARC processor modules for industry
Congatec announced SMARC modules based on Intel’s Atom x7000RE ‘Amston Lake’ processors. “Specially designed for industrial requirements, they deliver eight processor cores, double the previous generation, while maintaining the same power consumption,” according to Congatec. Called conga‑SA8, the modules are credit card size and operate over -40 to +85°C. Read all the latest news from Embedded World 2024 » AI ...
BeagleBoard puts 4Top/s AI processor in Raspberry Pi form factor
The BeagleBoard organisation has introduced a 4Top/s-capable AI processor in Raspberry Pi form factor, built around a Texas Instruments AM67A vision processor. Called a link to suitable Debian XFCE Linux distribution, it “AM67A features a quad-core 64bit Arm CPU subsystem, two general-purpose DSPs and matrix-multiply-accelerators, GPU, vision and deep learning accelerators, and multiple Arm Cortex-R5 cores for low-latency GPIO control”, ...
Farnell stocking Advantech single-board computers in EMEA
Component distributor Farnell has added industrial single-board computers to it line card in EMEA (Europe and Middle East). “Over the coming months, Farnell plans to broaden this selection globally with focus on product breadth and expanding into other regions,” according to Farnell. “Advantech constantly reflects and introduces models,” said Advantech director of alliances Alexandre Caghassi. “The purpose of our partnership ...
3.5inch Raptor Lake single-board computers
Fortec Integrated has introduced a 3.5inch format single-board computer with a choice of Intel Raptor Lake processors. Made by Taiwanese company iBase, it is called IB961 and comes in four versions: i7 with 14cores (6 performance, 8 efficiency, 20 threads) i5 with 12 cores (4p, 8e 16t) i5 with 10 cores (2p, 8e, 12t) i3 with eight-cores (4p, 4e, 12t) ...
Industrial Nvidia Jetson Orin NX computer is waterproof and vibration-rugged
Advantech is aiming to put artificial intelligence into heavy industry with a computer built around an Nvidia’s 100Top/s Jetson Orin NX system-on-module. This processor gives it an octo-core 64bit Arm Cortex A78AE CPU plus a 1,024-core Nvidia Ampere GPU with 32 Tensor cores – partnered with 16Gbyte of LPDDR5 memory. Called MIC-715-OX, it is IP67-rated, and all the IO connectors ...
Fortec aims PC and COM Express module at medical applications
Distributor Fortec is aiming medical markets with a PC and COM Express Type 6 module from Axiomtek – both based around Gen 12 and 13 Intel processors (Alder Lake and Raptor Lake respectively) mBOX602 is the PC, for i7, i5 and i3 processor processors up to 65W supported by 2x DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM up to 64Gbyte. “The mBOX602 is IEC 60601 ...
Industrial mini-STX motherboards with Intel Alder Lake-N processors
Review Display Systems is stocking a pair of industrial mini-STX (140 x 148mm) motherboards from Kontron, built around Intel Alder Lake-N processors with in-built graphics. K3921-N (pictured) has two DisplayPort v1.4, one DisplayPort via front USB type-C, an embedded DisplayPort and a dual-channel 24bit LVDS interface. A total of two 4K UHD and one FHD can be driven. There are ...
AI assisted programming for web-linked PLC
Erqos has announced a phone and cloud connected programmable logic controller backed by an AI-based semi-automatic control code generator, and a similar tool for making matching phone apps. The DIN-rain controller, dubbed EQSP32, is built around an ESP32S3 microcontroller with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and the unit offers digital and analogue inputs and ouputs as well as serial busses. “EQSP32 lets ...
Hypervisor firmware now standard on Congatec x86 computer-on-modules
Congatec is to ship an installed hypervisor with many of its x86 computer-on-modules as standard. The hypervisor in question is related to RTS Hypervisor from Real-Time Systems – a company owned by Congatec, and installed as part of the BIOS. “It uses the same technology as RTS Hypervisor, but it is integrated in the modules” the company told Electronics Weekly, ...