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Multi-node, multi-GPU system sets new benchmark for video streaming

Fri, Feb 26, 2021

Claimed to offer energy efficiency for video streaming, cloud gaming and social networking, the 2U, two-node, multi-GPU server from Supermicro Computer is based on Nvidia’s A100 GPU system.

The company says that its multi-node GPU server has high performance, energy efficiency and saves resources, making it suitable for data centres for video streaming, cloud gaming and social networking applications.

The multi-node GPU-server saves up to 10 per cent of the total cost of ownership, through shared power and cooling. The 2U two-node, energy-efficient system is powered by AMD EPYC 7002 series and designed with up to 64 cores and 128 PCIe 4.0 lanes with three double-width PCIe 4.0 GPUs or six single-width PCIe GPUs at full speed per node.

The GPU server also has thermally efficient, streamlined airflow, says the company. It is also equipped with Supermicro’s advanced I/O module (AIOM) for fast and flexible networking capabilities. The system can also process massive dataflow for demanding AI/ML applications, deep learning training, and inferencing.

The multi-GPU node design allows for serviceability. The two-node drawers in the 2U system can be pulled out for service because power and cooling resources are shared. According to Supermicro, accessibility to the GPUs lowers the cost of maintenance and upgrades. This feature is of particular benefit for GPU-accelerated applications, such as cloud gaming which typically require sustained high power usage and frequent maintenance.

Supermicro Computer develops and supplies high performance, high efficiency server and storage technology. It provides its advanced server Building Block Solutions for enterprise data centre, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and edge computing systems worldwide.

Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its We Keep IT Green initiative and claims to provide customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.

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Environmental sensors from Sensiron are added to Mouser Electronics linecard

Fri, Feb 26, 2021

Environmental sensors from Sensirion, a company which supplies the medical and automotive industries are now available from Mouser Electronics. The sensors can be used in homes and factories, including air purification, indoor air quality monitoring, and carbon dioxide detection.

Among the sensors available are the Sensirion SGP40 indoor air quality sensor. This is an integrated CMOSens sensor system on a single chip that provides a humidity-compensated indoor air quality signal. The sensor offers long term stability in terms of response time and sensitivity, and is intended for use in domestic applications including kitchen hoods, thermostats, and demand-controlled ventilation.

The SPS30 particulate matter sensor is an optical sensor that combines laser scattering with Sensirion’s contamination-resistant technology. It is built for a lifetime of more than eight years, and enables accurate measurements for HVAC equipment, air conditioners, and IoT devices.

Another offering in the range is Sensirion’s STC31. This is a chip-sized gas concentration sensor, offering accurate, high range CO² measurements for high-volume production. The STC31 sensor is based on a thermal conductivity measurement principle, which results in outstanding repeatability and long-term stability, says Mouser.

There is also the SFA30, a formaldehyde sensor module. It is based on Sensirion’s electrochemical technology and provides formaldehyde sensing with low cross-sensitivity to other volatile organic compounds. This sensor module is designed for simple integration into air purifiers, indoor air quality monitors, and demand-controlled ventilation systems.

Mouser claims to offer the world’s widest selection of the newest semiconductors and electronic components – in stock and ready to ship. Mouser helps accelerate customers’ designs with a website which hosts a library of technical resources, including a Technical Resource Centre, product data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information and engineering tools.

Mouser Electronics is a Berkshire Hathaway company and an authorised semiconductor and electronic component distributor focused on New Product Introductions from its leading manufacturer partners. The distributor’s website is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than five million products from over 1,100 manufacturer brands.

Mouser offers 27 support locations worldwide to provide customer service in local language, currency, and time zone. The distributor ships to over 630,000 customers in 223 countries/territories from its distribution facilities

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Renesas and LUPA develop open automotive smart camera

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

Partners in the development of the EagleCAM module, Renesas Electronics and LUPA-Electronics, describe it as an open turnkey solution, delivering flexible, high-performance perception.

The open front camera solution features Renesas’ R-Car V3H and R-Car V3M SoCs and supports low- to high-end front camera applications with extensions for surround view, driver monitoring, and augmented reality. It also includes Renesas’ automotive power management ICs (PMICs). The update of the R-Car V3H microcontroller means that new turnkey solutions will benefit from the improved CNN performance of up to 3.7 trillion operations per second, ASIL-C capability of the real-time domain and camera support of up to 8Mpixels. EagleCAM features a pre-validated hardware design, shortening the time required to reach mass production. Customers can access best-in-class perception stacks that offer shorter turnaround time or stacks based on emerging technologies, allowing them to achieve the best fit for their application needs.

The scalable camera platform targets the latest Euro NCAP and C-NCAP safety requirements, such as automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning, lane keeping assist, and traffic sign recognition. EagleCan enables OEMs and Tier 1s to differentiate and extend their offering by integrating their proprietary or third-party software to add driving features, explains Renesas.

Instead of the conventional ‘black box’ approach, Renesas and LUPA say the EagleCAM delivers flexible, high-performance perception while shortening time to market and reducing the bill of materials (BOM) costs.

“The combination of LUPA’s EagleCAM and Renesas R-Car SoCs delivers scalable and functional safety-compliant, open advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) solutions that enables flexible feature integration, allowing customers to achieve quicker time to production,” said Naoki Yoshida, vice president, Automotive Digital Products Marketing Division, Automotive Solution Business Unit, at Renesas. “We are excited that our collaboration will make it easier for our joint customers to develop smart camera applications and bring NCAP and L2+ functionality to their vehicles more quickly and confidently,” he added.

The EagleCAM camera featuring R-Car SoCs are available now from LUPA.

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Predictive maintenance evaluation kit monitors smart buildings

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

Sensors, microcontroller and embedded security hardware, software and CloudFormation templates are gathered together in the Xensiv predictive maintenance evaluation kit which has been developed by Infineon Technologies with Klika Tech, the IoT service provider.

The evaluation kit is powered by the cloud service provider AWS.

The kit is intended to be a starting point for quick and easy evaluation of sensor-based condition monitoring and predictive maintenance. Target applications include heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment as well as motors, fans, drives, compressors, refrigeration and other components of smart buildings.

“Together with AWS and Infineon we assembled an end-to-end HVACR [HVAC and refrigeration] predictive maintenance evaluation kit and anomaly detection solution that enables building operators to evaluate features to proactively respond to issues before they become costly failures,” said Gennadiy Borisov, president and co-CEO of Klika Tech. “

The Xensiv predictive maintenance evaluation kit is an extension for the XMC4700 XMC Relax kit. It can be equipped with Xensiv sensor satellite boards with a range of sensors for data collection and condition monitoring. Sensor options include an airflow measurement based on the Xensiv DPS368 barometric pressure sensor, current measurement at the fan and compressor based on the Xensiv TLI4971 current sensor, position sensing of the motor with the Xensiv TLI493D-W2BW 3D magnetic sensor or sound anomaly detection with the Xensiv IM69D130 MEMS microphone.

There is also the option for linear movement vibration measurement with the Xensiv TLE4997E linear Hall sensor, open and closed lid detection with the Xensiv TLE4964-3M Hall sensor, speed and direction measurement with the Xensiv TLI4966G double Hall sensor or data processing with the XMC industrial microcontroller XMC4700 powered by the Arm Cortex-M4. There is also the option for secured connection and authentication and multi-account registration with Optiga Trust M embedded security.

The software provided in the kit supports the FreeRTOS kernel. AWS Cloud integration is completed by full AWS CloudFormation templates and a software application stack. A graphic user interface (GUI) and basic anomaly detection are also included.

For connectivity, Wi-Fi and Ethernet are integrated on-board, as well as a mikroBUS ClickBoard interface for extended connectivity.

The Xensiv predictive maintenance evaluation kit will be available for selected customers at Infineon’s virtual Embedded Solutions Conference 2021. It will be available to order from distributors in the first half of 2021, says Infineon. A quick start guide, as well as Github and CloudFormation templates will be available for easy and quick set-up.

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Multi-node, multi-GPU system sets new benchmark for video streaming

Environmental sensors from Sensiron are added to Mouser Electronics linecard

Renesas and LUPA develop open automotive smart camera

Predictive maintenance evaluation kit monitors smart buildings

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