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New Kontron COMe-m4AL10 (E2) Module

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The COMe-m4AL10 (E2) is ideally suited for use in industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 applications

Kontron has introduced its new COMe-m4AL10 (E2) module. The module is available with either Intel Atom®, Intel® Pentium® or Intel® Celeron® processors of the latest 5th generation. With dimensions of only 84 mm x 55 mm, it is an ideal solution for space-limited applications; furthermore the E2 version is designed for use in the industrial temperature range from -40°C to +85°C. Thanks to its large number of interfaces, significantly improved computing power and excellent performance-per-watt ratio, the COMe-m4AL10 (E2) is ideally suited for use in industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 applications. Medical imaging, autonomous vehicles, surveillance and security devices benefit as well from the powerful, yet extremely small modules. Thanks to the industrial-grade-by-design versions – specified for industrial temperature operation – and the long term availability, the new COMe-m4AL10 (E2) meets the special requirements of applications in transportation as well as defence markets.

The COMe-m4AL10 (E2) will be available in five different processor versions, as DualCore or QuadCore processors. Together with the COMe-mAL10 (E2), which supports DDR3L ECC memory, Kontron now offers a broad range of module solutions for every possible customer requirement.

The COMe-m4AL10 (E2) supports up to 16 GB LPDDR4 memory down and two independent displays: 1x DP++ (DP/HDMI/DVI) 4096×2160@60Hz and 1x Single Channel LVDS with DPtoLVDS (eDP on request) 3840×2160@30Hz. The module comes with storage options for two SATA II 300 Mbps interfaces and on request with additional eMMC memory (up to 128 GB MLC). In addition to having two serial ports, it provides two superfast USB 3.0 interfaces, up to eight USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, as well as four PCI-Express® Gen2 lanes for customer specific expansions.

Specifications

  • Low-Power – Performance / Watt optimized small form factor solution
  • COMe-mAL10 (E2): up to 8 GByte DDR3L memory down (ECC / non ECC)
  • COMe-m4AL10 (E2): up to 16 GByte LPDDR4 memory down (non ECC)
  • 2x USB 3.0/2.0, 6x USB 2.0, 2x SATA, eMMC Flash
  • Industrial grade temperature
  • Support of Kontron’s Embedded Security Solution – APPROTECT (optional)

As an optional feature the new Kontron COMe-m4AL10 (E2) supports the Kontron APPROTECT security solution based on Wibu-Systems CodeMeter®. Kontron APPROTECT Licensing also enables new business models such as ‘pay-per-use’ and time-based trial versions.

Kontron offers BSPs (Board Support Packages) for the following operating systems: Windows® 10, Enterprise, Windows® 10 IoT, Linux and VxWorks 7.

For more information please visit: www.kontron.com

Lumileds LUXEON MultiColor Module 2.5W

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LUXEON MultiColor Module 2.5W – RGBW 4-in-1 package with leading performance

The LUXEON MultiColor Module 2.5W is a 4-in-1 package that makes color tuning easier. Each channel is individually addressable, enabling a large color gamut while simplifying the ability of getting just the right color point.

The white LED source is located in a separate cavity to eliminate potential crosstalk with the blue LED and insure true color point. Offering superior lumen maintenance in a 5050 package, the LUXEON MultiColor Module is also very easy to assemble thank to a simplified solder pad layout. For all these reasons the LUXEON MultiColor Module is the product of choice for many architectural applications.

Features & benefits

  • RGBW 4-in-1 module
  • 5mm x 5mm
  • Individually control each channel
  • High color fidelity due to separate cavity for white
  • Easier color mixing thanks to even dies spacing

more information: www.lumileds.com

Say “Hello” The New Feather-Compactible OrangeCrab Board

Posted on by Emmanuel Odunlade

Owing to the trend that is driving the success of the Feather form factor for boards is the change in the methodology and languages in which boards are now being programmed. It is quite certain that the maker market is in its transition state and it is hard to tell what the next interesting thing disrupting the board ecosystem is, but with the availability of open-source toolchains for FPGA chips, the age of FPGA has come to stay with a number of FPGA boards starting to appear. So, if you are thinking of getting started with using an FPGA board, this could be a good entry point.

Among the new range of FPGA boards beginning to penetrate the maker market is the new OrangeCrab board from Greg Davill. The feather-compatible board modeled and developed by Davill is capable of running a soft RISC-V Core and has a fully open-source toolchain and according to the tweet by Davil, “

…the USB lines re hooked directly to the ECP5. So it should be possible to port [the CircuitPython] implementation done on Fomu over to this board”.

It is based on a Lattice Semi ECP5 FPGA, with 118 available I/O pins and up to about 8Gbit of DDR3 memory that takes more than 50 pins on the boards but still leaves enough for the board to be pin-compatible with the feather.

The board supports a LiPo battery connector, 128Mbit of QSPI Flash memory, a micro USB connector that allows for a direct UBS connection to the FPGA at full speed as well as a micro SD card socket.

The OrangeCrab board is not available for sale yet and of course without any pricing information, but more about its schematics and Gerber files can be found in the project’s GitHub repository.

You can follow Davill’s Twitter thread for some detailed tweets about the evolution of the board and exceptionally good images.

3x 4K Fanless Digital Signage Player Powered by AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 SoC

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IBASE Technology Inc. (TPEx: 8050), a world leading provider of digital signage players and embedded systems, rolls out its SI-323-N triple-HDMI digital signage player based on the AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R1000 SoC with AMD Radeon™ Vega 3 Graphics that enables unparalleled graphics performance and optimal power efficiency. The compact and fanless player is designed with hardware acceleration to support 4K @60Hz resolution for each independent display and suitable for space-constraint deployment in airports, shopping malls, restaurants and other commercial establishments.

“The SI-323-N is the latest IBASE digital signage system built with AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R1000 family that brings together the powerful performance of the pioneering “Zen” CPU and “Vega” GPU architectures. We are pleased to adopt AMD technologies in our digital signage solutions to provide multi-display support, platform scalability and software compatibility”, said Archer Chien, Director of Solution Product Planning Dept. at IBASE. “AMD’s Eyefinity technology helps eliminate the complexity of programming multi-screen signage for our customers to enable them to project different display configurations according to their needs.”

The SI-323-N features energy-saving and remote monitoring technologies with IBASE iCONTROL for power-on/off scheduling, automatic power recovery and low temperature boot protection, as well as hardware EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) that prevents display problems caused by disconnection of cables, unrecognized displays or power interruption. Furthermore, the new built-in display monitoring function helps monitor display status from the field sites continuously. It comes with 8GB of DDR4 system memory, two Gigabit Ethernet, and expansion interface such as Mini PCIe, M.2 E-Key for wireless functions, and M.2 M-Key for storage. The SI-323-N works with both Windows 10 IoT Enterprise and Linux Ubuntu operating systems.

SI-323-N FEATURES:

  • iCONTROL intelligent energy-saving & Observer remote monitoring technologies
  • AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R1000 SoC
  • 3x HDMI 2.0 with independent audio output support
  • Built-in hardware EDID emulation & display status monitoring functions
  • 2x DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM, dual channel, Max. 32GB
  • 1x Mini PCI-E (full-size) for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4G LTE or capture card options
  • 1x M.2 E-Key (2230) for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth options
  • 1x M.2 M-Key (2280) for storage
  • Compact and fanless design

Contact Information:

IBASE Technology Inc.
11F, No. 3-1, Yuan Qu St., Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. (Nankang Software Park)
Tel: 886-2-26557588
Email: sales@ibase.com.tw
www.ibase.com.tw

Waterproof digital sensor measures air and water pressure

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Alps Alpine has started mass-producing the HSPPAD143A waterproof digital pressure sensor for wide-ranging applications in wearable devices and IoT equipment such as flow meters for essential utilities.

The sensor offers an expanded pressure measurement range of 300 to 2100hPa from a water-resistant design. This means it works in both low-pressure environments at altitudes up to 9,000 meters and high-pressure conditions down to 10 meters underwater, allowing measurement in both open air and water with a single sensor. The HSPPAD143A also houses a dedicated, fully customized application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), drawing only 1.8µA in low power mode.

Alps Alpine – www.alpsalpine.com

Fuel gauges offer highest level of battery protection

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Maxim’s MAX17301 and the MAX17311 1-cell fuel gauge devices allow fine tuning of voltage and current thresholds based on various temperature zones with a low quiescent current of 24μA

Maxim Integrated Products has developed a 1-cell battery fuel gauge that can provide counterfeit and cloning protection with low quiescent current.

The configurable setting in the MAX17301 and the MAX17311 allow fine tuning of voltage and current thresholds based on various temperature zones. These ICs also offer a first-of-its-kind secondary protection scheme in case the primary protection fails. This secondary protection scheme permanently disables the battery by overriding a secondary protector or blowing a fuse in severe fault conditions.

All the devices in the fuel gauge family are equipped with Maxim’s patented ModelGauge m5 EZ algorithm that delivers highest state-of-charge (SOC) accuracy that eliminates the need for battery characterization. These fuel gauges also have a quiescent current (IQ) of 24μA with the FETs enabled and 18µA in hibernate, up to 80 percent lower than the nearest competitor,

The devices also include SHA-256 authentication to safeguard the systems from counterfeit batteries.

Conventional battery protectors monitor voltage and current, and in some cases include temperature monitoring. These options make the system vulnerable to unexpected crashes because battery state-of-charge (SOC) isn’t factored in when triggering an undervoltage cut-off decision. There is a need for a simple, compact solution that protects from unsafe charging conditions that can lead to extensive battery damage including over-voltage, short circuit, over/under temperature and more.

While system and battery designers continue to push the limits of capacity-constrained batteries in order to provide the longest possible run-time without damaging the cell, there are few highly-configurable solutions that are still simple to implement. Designers are also looking for a way to protect the system by ensuring that only genuine batteries are used, which can eliminate unexpected shutdowns and crashes caused by potentially unsafe, counterfeit batteries.

The MAX17301 and MAX17311 1-cell fuel gauges offer 2-level Li-ion protection, providing an additional layer of security in case the primary protector fails and help system makers meet product safety standards such as IEC 62368-1/UL 62368-1.

Getting started with the new ATtiny chips

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David Johnson-Davies introduces us to the new ATtiny series microcontrollers and shows us how to program then with Arduino IDE. He writes:

In 2016 Microchip/Atmel announced a completely new range of chips designed to replace their older ATmega and ATtiny ranges. The new ATtiny chips started with the 1-series ATtiny417 and ATtiny817, followed in 2018 by a lower cost series called the 0-series. The range now consists of a total of 25 parts.

Until recently these new chips were not accessible to users of the Arduino IDE, because no Arduino core existed for them, and you couldn’t program them using the existing ISP programmers. That changed a couple of months ago when Spence Konde released a megaTinyCore [1] for the new range, taking advantage of the work that Arduino have done to support their new ATmega4809-based boards.

This article gives an introduction to the new ATtiny parts, and explains how you can now program them from the Arduino IDE.

Getting started with the new ATtiny chips – [Link]

Mikromedia 7 CAPACITIVE Display

Posted on by Emmanuel Odunlade

Building beautiful GUI Based applications is the dream for every project which involves a display, however, quality of available displays and ease of development has always been a challenge. This is however fast-changing courtesy of the Mikromedia 7 Capacitive development board from Mikroe.

The mikromedia 7 Capacitive is a compact development board, designed as a complete solution for the rapid development of multimedia and GUI-centric applications. It features; a large 7” capacitive touch screen driven by a powerful graphics controller that can display a true-color 24-bit color palette (16.7 million colors), DSP-powered embedded sound CODEC IC, an MCU Card socket, a set of five compact mikroBUS™ Shuttle connectors, a set of very useful general-purpose sensors and devices, and more, essentially comprising of everything you need for the rapid development of different types of GUI-based applications.

Mikromedia 7″ Capacitive

At its core, there is an MCU Card socket (labeled 3 below) which allows Mikromedia 7 Capacitive to use any of the ARM® Cortex-M® microcontrollers (MCUs) mounted on a standardized MCU Card, regardless of their vendor or pin count. As a result of this, the Mikromedia 7 Capacitive is able to work with over 35o different MCUs. This provides a tremendous amount of flexibility, allowing mikromedia 7 to adapt to any specific application requirements, be it a demanding task of displaying fluid and glitch-free multimedia content, or something much simpler.

As a development board, the Mikromedia 7 features many connectivity options, including USB, Ethernet, nRF, WiFi, CAN (on the MCU Card that supports it) and two 1×26-pin headers. However, five compact-sized mikroBUS Shuttle connectors represent the most distinctive connectivity feature, allowing access to a huge base of Click boards™, growing on a daily basis. Each section of Mikromedia 7 is clearly marked, offering an intuitive and clean interface. Each section contains a single feature (WiFi, nRF, MP3, etc) along with the accompanying components and configuration jumpers. This makes working with the development board much simpler and thus, faster.

The usability of Mikromedia 7 doesn’t end with its ability to accelerate the prototyping and application development stages: it is designed as a complete solution which can be implemented directly into any project, with no additional hardware modifications required. Four mounting holes (3.2mm / 0.126”) at all four corners allow simple installation by using mounting screws. For most applications, a nice stylish casing is all that is needed to turn the Mikromedia 7 development board into a fully functional, high-performance, feature-rich design.

You can learn more: www.mikroe.com

Witty Pi 3 offers RTC clock and powers your Raspberry Pi from a battery

Posted on by Tope Oluyemi

Witty Pi 3 is the third generation of Witty Pi, and it is a descendant of Witty Pi 2. UUGear, popular for its add-on boards, has launched a new version of their Witty Pi board for the Raspberry Pi. According to the company, the Witty Pi 3 incorporates an RTC and power management options for the Raspberry Pi, including the ability to define complex on/off sequences using simple scripts. The board is compatible with any Pi with a 40-pin header including A+, B+, 2B, Zero, Zero W, 3B, 3B+, 3A+, and 4B, which seems to be every board in the product line. For the hardware features, the Witty Pi 3 is equipped with the same DS3231SN RTC chip present in the previous versions, and also an ATtiny841 microcontroller for more complex applications, micro USB port (power/programming), with an onboard LM29150 LDO voltage regulator, which is capable of handling up to 26V from a host of battery sources.

Available also is a slot for a CR2032 battery (for RTC), and there are no jumpers to work with, because all configuration is done via I2C, with a simple switch safely turning the Raspberry Pi’s power on or off if needed. The Witty Pi 3 equips the Raspberry Pi with a lot of different features: You can power your Raspberry Pi with higher voltage, you can also gracefully turn on/off Raspberry Pi with single tap on the switch. After shutting down, Raspberry Pi and all its USB peripherals’ power are fully cut. Raspberry Pi knows the accurate time, even without accessing the Internet.

Raspberry Pi is capable of knowing the temperature, due to the sensor in the RTC chip. You can also schedule the startup/shutdown of your Raspberry Pi. Another cool feature is it enables you write a script to define complex ON/OFF sequence. You can shut down Raspberry Pi when the input voltage is lower than the pre-set value, and turn on Raspberry Pi when input voltage raises to pre-set value. Finally, when the OS loses response, you can long hold the switch to force the power cut.

The Witty Pi 3 is now available for $23 direct from UUGear’s product page.

Free Download from Elektor: Supra 2.0 super low-noise MM/MD phono preamp

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Original publication: Elektor magazine July & August 2016, Authors: Thomas Scherer and Ton Giesberts (Elektor Labs), Free download expires: Friday 30 August, 2019

Vinyl is back with a vengeance among hi-fi enthusiasts. The sound of vinyl records is something very special and cannot be compared to the sound of digital audio sources. In this article we present a high-end phono preamplifier featuring four special opamps wired in parallel in each channel to achieve extremely low noise. We used this approach earlier in a design published back in 1982, with discrete transistors at that time.

Go to the article page and download a pdf copy of the magazine article. Downloading is free until Friday 30 August, 2019.

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