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| | Open-Spec, i.MX6 UL-Based SBC Boasts DAQ and Wireless Features
Technologic Systems has announced an engineering sampling program for a wireless- and data acquisition focused SBC with open specifications that runs Debian Linux on NXP's low-power i.MX6 UL SoC. The -40°C to 85°C tolerant TS-7180 is designed for industrial applications such as industrial control automation and remote monitoring management, including unmanned control room, industrial automation, automatic asset management and asset tracking.
Like Technologic's i.MX6-based TS-7970, the TS-7180 has a 122 mm x 112 mm footprint. Like its 119 mm x 94 mm TS-7553-V2 SBC and sandwich-style, 75 mm x 55 mm TS-4100, it features the power-sipping, Cortex-A7 based i.MX6 UL, enabling the board to run at a typical 0.91 W. Like the TS-4100, the new SBC includes an FPGA. On the TS-4100 this was described as a Lattice MachX02 FPGA with an open source, programmable ZPU soft core for controlling GPIO, SPI, I2C and daughtercards. Here, the manual mentions only that the unnamed FPGA enables the optional, 3x 16-bit wide quadrature counters, which are accessible via I2C registers. The "quadrature and edge-counter inputs provide access to" dual, optional tachometers, says Technologic.
Low-Power Pico-ITX SBC Serves
Axiomtek has introduced its PICO318 board, a palm-sized fanless pico-ITX motherboard powered by the Intel Pentium processor N4200 or Celeron processor N3350 (code name: Apollo Lake). The PICO318 is a low power-consumption 2.5" embedded board that is expandable, rugged design, feature-rich and versatile to help facilitate quick deployment. The PICO318 is equipped with one 204-pin DDR3L-1867 SO-DIMM for up to 8 GB system memory. A dual-display capability is available through 18/24-bit single/dual channel LVDS and DisplayPort. For storage, there are one M.2 key B slot for SATA or PCIe x2 SSD card and one half-size PCI Express Mini Card slot with support for mSATA. Moreover, the Pico-ITX form factor SBC features 12 V DC power supply input with AT Auto Power On function.
Discover Unknown PCB Design Issues with DRC This white paper from Mentor addresses several of the pervasive myths within the PCB verification market, such as the need for post-layout PCB verification on high-speed designs.
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Raspberry Pi DAQ HAT Can Stack Eight High In August, Measurement Computing Corp. (MCC) launched its MCC 118 voltage measurement DAQ HAT for the Raspberry Pi with eight ±10 V inputs and sample rates up to 100 kS/s. It has now released a promised MCC 152 voltage output and digital I/O HAT that can be stacked along with the MCC 118 and future MCC HATs in configurations of up to eight boards. The $99 MCC 152 is equipped with two 12-bit, 0-5 V analog outputs with update rates up to 5 kS/s. There are also 8x bidirectional digital I/O lines with 3.3 V and 5 V support that can be "configured as input or output on a bit by bit basis," says MCC. Each output bit can source 10 mA and sink 25 mA, and can be individually disabled.
Screw terminal connections are available for all I/O, and power is provided via the Raspberry Pi's 40-pin GPIO connector. The 65 mm à 56.5 mm à 12 mm HAT supports 0 to 55°C temperatures. HAT configuration parameters are stored in an on-board EEPROM so you can set up the GPIO pins via the Pi when the HAT is connected. When stacking boards, onboard jumpers identify each board in the stack. |
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