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Texas Instruments (TI) has announced a new custom version of the PSpice simulator from Cadence Design Systems that enables engineers to simulate complex analog circuits with unlimited analysis of TI power and signal-chain products. By Rich Pell @ smart2zero.com
Available for download at no cost, PSpice for TI offers full-featured circuit simulation with a growing library of more than 5,700 TI analog integrated circuit (IC) models. The tool, says the company, makes it easier than ever for engineers to evaluate components for new designs.
“Cadence PSpice is the trusted signoff simulator for power supplies, internet of things devices, and other electronics in a wide range of markets, including healthcare, aerospace and defense, and automotive,” says Tom Beckley, senior vice president and general manager of the Custom IC and PCB Group at Cadence. “Our ongoing investment in PSpice and collaboration with TI aligns with our Intelligent System Design strategy by enabling TI customers to simulate their system-level designs faster, reducing development time and accelerating time to market.”
PSpice for TI enables designers to reduce the risk of circuit errors with full validation of system-level designs before the prototype, going beyond the analysis capabilities of many other simulators on the market. TI also provides open access to one of the industry’s largest libraries of IC models, which are automatically synced into the tool.
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With PSpice for TI, engineers can build a complete schematic without size limitations using a built-in library of TI power and signal chain models, as well as PSpice analog behavioral models, enhanced primitives, and a new capability for power designers with configurable power field-effect transistors and power diodes. Advanced capabilities include automatic measurements and post-processing, as well as Monte Carlo and worst-case analysis, enabling engineers to fully validate their designs over a wide range of operating conditions and device tolerances with just a few clicks.
After completing validation of a simulated design in PSpice for TI, users can open the design in commercial versions of PSpice Designer, and then transfer the design to other Cadence printed circuit board (PCB) tools such as OrCAD/Allegro PCB Designer without having to recreate their schematic. Product evaluation takes less time with synchronized library updates, which eliminate the need to manually import the latest TI models individually.
Within the tool, users also have quick access to TI data sheets, product information, reference design test circuits and relevant search queries from TI E2E technical support forums. For more, see, ” How to simulate complex analog power and signal-chain circuits with PSpice for TI .”
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Trenton Systems, a manufacturer of rugged servers, workstations, blade servers, JBOD storage systems, mini PCs, processor boards, and PCIe backplanes, is excited to announce the upcoming release of its most powerful rugged computer yet, the 3U BAM Server, featuring the company’s high-performance, next-gen, dual Intel® Xeon® SP motherboard.
Scheduled for release in early 2021, the 3U BAM Server is truly the rugged server of the future, sporting not only yet-to-be-released Intel® Xeon® SP processors, but also 11 PCIe Gen 4 slots, 24 next-gen ECC RDIMM slots, and MiniSAS HD storage capabilities, perfect for high-speed expansion, turbocharged application performance, and lightning-fast read and write speeds.
Ruggedized, certified, and wielding immense power, the 3U BAM is the perfect choice for mission-critical and industrial applications everywhere.
Whether your focus is defense, space, aviation, aerospace, telecommunications, industrial automation, video surveillance, oil and gas, data acquisition and signal processing, construction, cloud computing, communications, media or entertainment, the 3U BAM Server will take your operation beyond the call of duty, and then some.
Will you step into the future with us?
Visit our 3U BAM Server product page to learn more about the BAM or join our BAM VIP List for all the latest pre-release updates.
The 3U BAM Server is proudly designed, manufactured, assembled, integrated, tested, and supported in the USA, and most importantly, its configuration lies directly in the hands of the customer.
“One of our design goals for the BAM product line was giving customers as much flexibility as possible,” said Michael Bowling, CEO of Trenton Systems. “It is truly unique how agnostic and nimble the electrical, mechanical, and BIOS design is. The BAM motherboard and chassis can be configured to fit almost any compute requirement across a wide array of markets while being the most cost-effective dual Xeon® product Trenton has ever designed.”
Cost-effectiveness and customization are just two parts of the complete 3U BAM package. Baked right onto the BAM’s motherboard is a TPM 2.0 cryptoprocessor for an added boost to system security, as well as on-board IPMI to BMC for remote monitoring of server health. Cyberattacks and technical problems can be devastating, but we believe in securing and protecting your system for the long haul.
In addition, your favorite peripherals and high-speed network connections don’t have to take the backseat with the 3U BAM Server. Customers will find no shortage of input / output options, as the BAM’s next-gen dual Xeon® motherboard is equipped with:
High-speed storage options were also at the top of the design list for Trenton Systems’ talented engineers. Customers will be able to take advantage of:
But what about front-access storage options?
Customizable front-access drive bay options are yet another way Trenton Systems is putting customization into the hands of the customer. The standard BAM model features the following front-access configuration:
Customers may also choose from the following configurations:
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“The 3U BAM Server provides flexibility and scalability with various storage form factors,” said Yazz Krdzalic, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Trenton Systems. “From standard SATA drives to NVMe SSDs and even the latest Intel® Optane™ drives, you get to pick what part of your application utilizes which technology. You’re not locked into one or the other. That’s a huge plus for our customers across the military and industrial sectors.”
And as always, you can pair the 3U BAM Server with our PCIe backplanes or NVMe JBOD Storage Enclosures to equip your system with any extras it may need.
If you’re interested in learning more about what the BAM can do for your program or application, join Trenton Systems’ BAM VIP List for all the latest pre-release updates. You’ll receive the most up-to-date developments as we continue to design the rugged server of the future.
You can also subscribe to our company blog to stay informed of all things Trenton Systems.
We’ll see you and the 3U BAM Server in 2021.
Axiomtek – a world-renowned leader relentlessly devoted in the research, development and manufacture of series of innovative and reliable industrial computer products of high efficiency – is pleased to introduce the CEM130, its new COM Express Type 6 Compact module powered by the onboard AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1000 processor with AMD Radeon™ RX Vega graphics for embedded solutions that require a high-resolution display and full-graphics feature. The industrial-grade system on module also supports Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0) for efficient hardware-based data protection. The feature-rich CEM130 was designed for graphics-intensive Industrial IoT applications including automation control, medical imaging, digital signage, and gaming machines.
The CEM130 has a quad display capability through one VGA, one LVDS (or eDP 1.3 for option) and two DDI port for HDMI 1.4, DVI and DisplayPort 1.2. The COM Express Type 10 Mini module is equipped with two DDR-2400/3200 SO-DIMM slots with up to 32GB of system memory. To ensure reliability and stability, hardware monitoring and Watchdog Timer are in place. “Since image processing is now widely employed for diverse applications, Axiomtek’s advanced CEM130 was designed with superior graphics computing performance with low power consumption. It supports a maximum of seven PCIe x1 slots via PCIe bridges to ensure the expandability of system and realize the multi-display applications,” said Kevin Lin, a product manager of the Product Planning Division at Axiomtek. ”
We offer the CEB94011, a development baseboard designed to operate with the CEM130 for fast turnkey evaluation. In addition, this industrial-grade module can operate under wide voltage input from +8V to +20V and wide temperature ranging from -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F), making it an optimal solution for use in rugged and harsh environments.”
The CEM130 offers multiple I/O interfaces including two SATA-600 ports, three USB 3.0 ports, eight USB 2.0 ports, two serial TX/RX, one Gigabit LAN port with Intel® i210 Ethernet controller, one VGA, one LVDS (or eDP 1.3 for option), two DDI, HD Codec audio and 4-IN/OUT DIO. It also has one LPC bus, one SPI and one I2C expansion buses. The industrial embedded module supports 12V power in AT mode and 12V or 5VSB power in ATX mode. In addition, it is compatible with Windows® 10 and Linux operating systems.
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The CEM130 is now available for purchase. For more product information or customization services, please visit our global website at www.axiomtek.com or contact one of our sales representatives at info@axiomtek.com.tw.
Are you having trouble finding ways to entertain your children at home and motivate them to learn new skills that will be valuable to their future at the same time? Then, meet EDU:BIT!
EDU:BIT is an educational toy designed with the purpose of simplifying STEM education and empower children with coding habilities, though a series of creative, hands-on activities. It consists of a PCB with multiple interesting components, such as LED’s (in all forms and shapes, even a matrix of them), motors, a potentiometer, push-buttons, a sound sensor, a piezo buzzer, and even cables, everything you need to connect the circuits. The PCB is very well thought-out, avoiding the need for messy wires that come with breadboard projects, and some incredible attention to detail, containing even LED indicators for all the I/O pins. Besides, it is snappable, so that the sensors and the other components can be used separately on other projects and supports up to 2 DC motors and 3 servo motors.
The PCB is paired with a small book with a few coding games so that even young children can follow and code all by themselves. From these games, there are the popular twister wheel, rock paper scissors, snakes and ladders, and penalty shootout, where a cardboard goalkeeper is controlled by a servo motor to stop you from scoring. In the end, the children are presented with an application challenge that requires them to apply everything they have learned to build a useful project.
In the book, there are sections with flowcharts that show how to “break the code”, in a cartoon-ish style that seems very appealing. The coding itself is provided by building blocks, providing a high-level representation of the underlying Javascript or Python. This is where an adult can aid the learning process of their children, by making sure they are taking a glance at the language and engaging with it, not just dragging and dropping the block code. Speaking of engaging, the interface seems easy to use and suitable for kids.
The product itself is currently a Kickstarter project, launching later this month. The early backers receive a 47% discount, to if you fancy picking it up for your kids, this might be just the perfect time! On the website, there are a bunch of testimonials that describe this product as colorful and fun, simple, and enjoyable. Some reviews even touch on the potential it provides for teachers in schools, not just it teaches you to code or how the technologies work, but because it does so in such a fun, versatile and creative way.
EDU:BIT website: https://edubit.cytron.io
UPDATE 22/09/2020: The campaign will go live next Tuesday, 29th September 2020 at 8.30pm (GMT+8) on kickstarter.com
UPDATE 30/09/2020: The campaign is live on kickstarter.com
With a vast majority of the world population owning a smartphone, being able to track someone through their phone is not such a bad idea after all, especially if it is done within legal limits. This is the end result of a recent project developed by engineering student Amine Mehdi Mansouri, whose initial efforts on creating a quick project to check the connection status of plant sensors, has resulted in the development of a tiny little custom device that is able to track over 500 people legally.
Speaking on the project and its morphing, Amine said his curiosity heightened when he discovered that devices use probe requests frames sent by mobile devices to announce the SSID they were connected to. So, phones, laptops, and WiFi devices constantly search for all WiFi networks that you must have connected with in the past and share the information with anyone who is listening for those public packets, well except if you changed as “saved”. Else, anyone can get access to where you have been before and your unique device MAC address.
The tracker board, according to Mansouri, is made up of 12 components, all of which are surface mount and easy to solder with an 0805 package. For proper device operation, Mansouri had to create a mesh-like network with eight of these boards, along with a series of Kortex Xtend Lite NAT (Wi-Fi) repeaters used to get the list of those connected to the Wi-Fi.
For tests, Mansouri used his local library, with the boards set up in different places. The devices were used to collect addresses from mobile phones based on which of the devices they were connected to or had been connected to. In two days, Mansouri had been able to target 526 MAC addresses, with their respective RSSI values that indicated the proximity of each person to the nearest device.
“I just had to sit and watch how my database was getting filled with new unique (not randomized) MAC addresses,” says Mansouri.
A perfect hacker device, the device comes in a very small form factor and can fit into hidden places like pockets, books, or shelves. To indicate its status the board comes with a green led that indicates when the device is on and a reset button that can be used to update SSID and pass.
While Mansouri acknowledges that the device at its current state could be useful to people, he mentioned the need to still carry our some coding and that the project will be made open-source on GitHub when all of that is done.
You can get more details about the project and follow his build process via the project’s page on Hackaday
fpx is a tiny & easy to configure module that enables use of USB‑C (USB‑PD) chargers, adapters & power banks as power sources. It can be added to existing devices to expand the ways they can be powered (from a USB-C car adapter, power bank, etc.) and not just the power brick they came with. It can also be used in new projects to easily access up to 100 watts of safe and clean power from existing USB-C adapters.
fpx board is designed using the amazing KiCad. The design files here are ready for manufacturing and they include part numbers as well.
Firmware for fpx is written in C in the standard environment provided by Atmel via their Atmel Studio IDE on Windows. It should be possible to both compile and program this firmware using free and open source software such as GNU toolchain and avrdude on linux and other platforms. The firmware code is written as a single C file with no external dependencies which should make porting it easier.
fpx runs on ATtiny816 which is programmed over a single wire UPDI interface. It can be programmed and live debugged using Atmel ICE. fpx exposes UPDI, along with output of the 3.3v linear regulator as test points. Together with the ground terminal, it’s all that’s needed to
program and debug the board using Atmel ICE.
A very rudimentary jig is provided in [STEP](./fpx_rev66_prog_jig.step) and [STL](./fpx_rev66_prog_jig.stl) formats, suitable for pogo pins with body diameter of 1 mm and compressed length of 14.5 mm.
The source model is [a public onshape document] which you can copy and make modifications to. You will need a free onshape account to make changes. The model can be 3D printed using extrusion printers such as Prusa i3, without the need for overhang support.
The body of pogo pins is exposed on the side of the jig. You will need clamp-type test probes or similar to make connections to the programmer as shown below:
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Global technology solutions provider, Avnet, introduced the 96Boards ON Semiconductor Dual Camera Mezzanine development and prototyping platform for the AP1302 imaging processor, coupled with dual imaging camera modules. According to the company, the platform will enable design and system engineers to create cost-effective embedded vision applications utilizing industry-standard technologies.
The two Imager Access System (IAS) camera modules that ship standard on this Mezzanine use the AR0144 monochrome digital image sensor from ON Semiconductor. The AR0144 is a 1-megapixel Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) sensor (1280 horizontal by 800 vertical resolution) and will run at 60 frames per second at full resolution. Its global shutter pixel design is designed for accurate and ideal capture of moving scenes while producing digital images. The ability to capture clear images is ideal for applications such as scanning, industrial inspection, and drone navigation.
By using the 96Boards standard, this card can enable low-latency vision system prototyping by leveraging capabilities of the Xilinx Ultra96-V2 platform.
The platform utilizes MIPI and the camera serial interface (CSI2) standardizations which are specifications of the MIPI Alliance. The MIPI-CSI2 specification defines the interface between the image sensors, ISP, and a host processor, and is used for high-speed communications output from image sensors in most embedded systems.
The API 1302 image co-processor from ON Semiconductor performs image processing functions within the platform, including turning, configuration, and calibration of the sensors. These processing functions also help to reduce the design efforts of developing an embedded camera system. The AP1302 interfaces the sensors and the host processor using MIPI-CSI2 lanes.
The IAS image sensor module interface from ON Semiconductor helps solve this problem and enables:
The purpose of the standardized IAS interface is to help any embedded vision system or board designer to gain access to all compatible image sensor modules.
The Avnet-designed 96Boards ON Semiconductor Dual Camera Mezzanine development and prototyping platform comes with two IAS sensor modules and an AP1302 imaging co-processor. It is available today in the Americas, EMEA, APAC, and Japan for $199 (USD).
For more information, visit: Avnet
Renesas’ reference design considers the thermometer’s range of operation, accuracy, power considerations, and display options.
Renesas’ winning combination IR contactless thermometers are needed for medical applications to monitor an individual’s body temperature before entering any public place. Depending on the target market and application, the thermal range to be monitored, as well as the required accuracy, may differ significantly. This is especially the case when comparing thermometers used in a medical environment versus those used in industrial applications.
This reference design considers the thermometer’s range of operation, accuracy, power considerations, and display options. The design is one possible use case for designers.
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more information: https://www.renesas.com/eu/en/
Newhaven Display’s effortless EZ Grip IPS TFTs make mounting easy with sleek, simple designs
Newhaven Display’s 4.3″ EZ Grip TFTs deliver high-quality images and reliable performance with a built-in mounting interface for simple installation and sleek, seamless integration in applications. These 4.3″ displays are equipped with IPS technology to bring a wide range of viewing angles and accurate color representation on TFT LCDs.
These 4.3” TFTs are ideal for integrated displays in any lighting conditions. The EZ Grip design allows the display to sit flush with its application when mounted, allowing for easy installation and a streamlined appearance.
more information: www.newhavendisplay.com
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