Hardkernel Launches A Single-unit Version Of Its 32-core Odroid-MC1 Cluster Computer
https://www.electronics-lab.com/hardkernel-launches-single-unit-version-32-core-odroid-mc1-cluster-computer/
Hardkernel has produced a single-unit version of its four-unit, 32-core Odroid-MC1 cluster computer for running Docker Swarm, Build Farm, and other parallel computing applications. The design offers greater flexibility for users to combine Odroid-MC1 Solo units for a “single unit, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or n stackable cluster”. The octa-core Odroid-MC1 Solo costs $48. Combing one or more Solo […]
ON Semiconductor RSL10 – Bluetooth® 5 System-on-Chip
https://www.electronics-lab.com/semiconductor-rsl10-bluetooth-5-system-chip/
Bringing the industry’s lowest power Bluetooth® low energy technology to IoT with a highly flexible multi-protocol 2,4 GHz radio RSL10 from ON Semiconductor. RSL10 is a multi-protocol Bluetooth 5 certified radio System on Chip (SoC) which brings ultra-low-power wireless technology to IoT. Offering the industry’s lowest power consumption, RSL10 helps provide devices like heart rate […]
Microchip’s New Open Source SAMA5D27 SOM Module Runs Mainline Linux
https://www.electronics-lab.com/microchips-new-open-source-sama5d27-som-module-runs-mainline-linux/
American microcontroller manufacturer company Microchip has unveiled an open source, mainline Linux ready “SAMA5D27 SOM” module. This module is based on a SiP implementation of its Cortex-A5-based SAMA5D27 SoC with 128MB RAM. The 40 x 38mm module is also compatible with a SOM1-EK1 dev board. SAMA5D27 SOM1 The SAMA5D27 SOM is Microchip’s first computer-on-module based on a Linux-ready application processor, and […]
Hardware Acronyms: SiP, SoC, SoM, CoM, SBC – What Are They?
https://www.electronics-lab.com/hardware-acronyms-sip-soc-som-com-sbc/
If you are new into hardware or still familiarizing yourself to the hardware ecosystem, you will realize some common terms often appear which could sometimes sound confusing or something out of rocket science, but it’s not. Here’s a quick look at five common terms used in hardware products or boards and what they denote. Let’s take […]
Phytec Develops Three PhyCore Modules – i.MX8, i.MX8M, and iMX8X, Driven By Linux
https://www.electronics-lab.com/phytec-develops-three-phycore-modules-i-mx8-i-mx8m-and-imx8x-driven-by-linux/
Phytec has updated their product pages for three new PhyCore modules, all of which support Linux. The three modules, which employ three different flavors of i.MX8 SOC is phyCORE-i.MX 8X, i.MX 8M, and i.MX 8 SBCs. The PhyCore COMs are based on NXP’s Cortex-A53 based i.MX8M, its -A53 and -A72 equipped i.MX8 Quad, and its -A35 based i.MX8X. phyCore-i.MX 8X The i.MX8X SoC found […]
NXP i.MX8M SoC Powered ArmStone MX8M Pico-ITX SBC Runs Linux With 8GB LPDDR4 RAM
https://www.electronics-lab.com/72305-2/
F&S Elektronik Systeme has unveiled its latest Pico-ITX format (100 x 72mm) SBC named ArmStone™MX8M. This board is powered by the NXP i.MX processor. Preliminary shipping will not until Q2 of this year. The new ArmStone™MX8M is available with dual or quad-core variants of the 1.5GHz, Cortex-A53 i.MX8M. The SoC combines a Vivante GC7000Lite GPU and VPU, enabling 4K HEVC/H265, H264, […]
Open-Q 845 HDK Development Board Integrates Snapdragon 845 SoC And Runs Android 8.0
https://www.electronics-lab.com/open-q-845-hdk-development-board-integrates-snapdragon-845-soc-runs-android-8-0/
Intrinsyc’s new Open-Q 845 HDK Development Kit has the same Mini-ITX (170 x 170mm) dimensions and sandwich-style design as the Open-Q 835 from the previous year. The main SoC, Snapdragon 845 is integrated into the board topped by a heatsink. This dev board includes a smartphone like 5.7-inch QHD (1440 x 2560) touchscreen controlled via MIPI-DSI, as well as a camera board […]
STMicroelectronics Introduces STM32WB – A SoC With 32bit Microcontroller And Bluetooth Low Energy 5
https://www.electronics-lab.com/stmicroelectronics-introduces-stm32wb-soc-32bit-microcontroller-bluetooth-low-energy/
The new STM32WB from STMicroelectronics is a new wireless supporting System on a chip (SoC) that comes with a fully-featured ARM Cortex-M4 (@ 64 MHz) based microcontroller to run the main computing processes. It also has an ARM Cortex-M0+ core (@ 32 MHz) to offload the main processor and offer real-time operation on the Bluetooth […]
Advantech SOM-5871 Module Introduces The New AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000 SoC
https://www.electronics-lab.com/advantech-som-5871-module-introduces-new-amd-ryzen-embedded-v1000-soc/
Taiwan based Advantech Co. has posted an introductory product page for a SOM-5871 module that appears to introduce the long-awaited next generation of AMD’s embedded R-Series SoC line. The R-Series is based on the same 14nm Zen Core already used in higher-end Ryzen SoCs. The new SoC is introduced as the “AMD Zen CPU Core” […]
Tiny i.MX7 module runs both Linux and FreeRTOS
https://www.electronics-lab.com/tiny-mx7-module-runs-linux-freertos/
F&S announced their tiny PicoCore MX7ULP module, which is able to run Linux or FreeRTOS on an NXP i.MX7 SoC. The board comes with up to 32GB eMMC plus optional WiFi/BT and extended temperature support. The new board measures only 40 x 35mm and will be presented on Embedded World (Feb. 27-Mar. 1) with expected […]