Google Unveils USB Type-C Version Of It’s Edge TPU AI Chip
https://www.electronics-lab.com/google-unveils-usb-type-c-version-of-its-edge-tpu-ai-chip/
Google has come up with its Edge TPU machine learning chip announcement by also revealing a USB Type-C based device that can be plugged into any Linux or Android Things computer, including a Raspberry Pi. The company announced a USB stick computer version of Edge TPU that can work with any Linux or Android Things […]
Kobol’s Open-Spec Helios4 NAS SBC Features 4x SATA 3.0 Ports
https://www.electronics-lab.com/kobols-open-spec-helios4-nas-sbc-features-4x-sata-3-0-ports/
Singapore-based startup Kobol has successfully launched its open-spec “Helios4” NAS (network-attached storage) SBC and fanned system. In May 2017, Kobol tried to launch the open-spec Helios4 SBC and fan-equipped system for NAS on Kickstarter. Though a total of 337 backers helped to raise $74K for the Helios4, Kobol fell short of its $110K funding goal. The Helios4 NAS SBC […]
A Blend of Two Worlds – A SBC and a System-on-Module Powered by Rockchip RK3399
https://www.electronics-lab.com/a-blend-of-two-worlds-a-sbc-and-a-system-on-module-powered-by-rockchip-rk3399/
The Raspberry Pi 3 and other boards like the Asus Tinker Board are Single Board Computers (SBCs) that gives the user the full power of a computer without the need of any external parts. SBC offers a ready-to-use embedded development platform and helps to accelerate the time to market for a new product with mitigating risks. […]
Linux Powered Apalis iMX8 SoM Built On NXP’s QuadMax
https://www.electronics-lab.com/toradex-launches-linux-powered-apalis-imx8-som-built-nxps-quadmax/
Toradex, a Swiss embedded technology firm announced the world’s first embedded board built on NXP’s i.MX8 QuadMax back in Mar. 2017. Recently, Toradex has opened early access for selected customers to the SODIMM-style Apalis iMX8 module. A sign-up form offers the potential for newcomers to get an early look. This new Linux powered, wireless-enabled Apalis iMX8 uses the […]
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 […]
New Mini-ITX Form Factor Open-X 8M Development Kit Is Built Around i.MX8M Module
https://www.electronics-lab.com/73182-2/
The Canada based company Intrinsyc has announced the Open-X 8M System on Module (SOM) a month ago. Now Open-X 8M is followed up with a Mini-ITX form factor Open-X 8M Development Kit build. The kit includes a GbE port, dual USB 3.0 ports, M2 expansion, and much more user-friendly features. Open-X 8M SOM The Open-X 8M SOM can run Linux and Android 8.0 on the […]
Microchip MC1409UK – MPU based system on module
https://www.electronics-lab.com/microchip-mc1409uk-mpu-based-system-module/
Simplify industrial-grade Linux® designs with SAMA5D2 MPU-based system on module (SOM) with Microchip’s MC1409u. There is a great deal of design effort and complexity associated with creating an industrial-grade microprocessor (MPU)-based system. The ATSAMA5D27-SOM1, which contains the ARM® Cortex®-A5 ATSAMA5D27C-D1G-CU System in Package (SiP), greatly simplifies design by integrating the power management, non-volatile boot memory, […]
OpenEmbed Releases em3399 Rockchip RK3399 SoM plus an Evaluation Kit
https://www.electronics-lab.com/openembed-releases-em3399-rockchip-rk3399-som-plus-evaluation-kit/
The RK3399 processor from Rockchip has seen adoption in some boards in recent times. The Rockchip RK3399 processor has been deployed on boards like the Odroid-N1 board, Firefly’s Firefly-RK3399, the Theobroma RK3399-Q7 SoM, and more recently the Shenzhen Xunlong’s Orange Pi RK3399. The RK3399 is a low power, a high-performance processor for computing, personal mobile internet devices, and […]
InnoComm NXP i.MX8M System on Module – An Advanced Video Processing SoM with Connectivity
https://www.electronics-lab.com/innocomm-nxp-mx8m-system-module-advanced-video-processing-som-connectivity/
Last year (2017), NXP announced its new applications processors, the i.MX 8 series. The i.MX 8M family of applications processors based on Arm® Cortex®-A53 and Cortex-M4 cores provide industry-leading audio, voice and video processing for applications that scale from consumer home audio to industrial building automation and mobile computers. NXP announced a select group of partners that […]