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Arrow Electronics and Appletec agree compact camera modules

Tue, Jan 25, 2022

Fast prototyping for new designs and re-engineering existing products is assured following an agreement signed by Arrow Electronics with Israeli company, Appletec. As a result, Appletec will produce a range of compact camera modules (CCMs) exclusively for Arrow.

The CCMs are intended for developers who want to add an embedded vision capability to products used in sectors including industrial, medical, security and automotive. A customisation service will support a variety of interconnect solutions.

The choice of CCM will depend on a number of factors in the requirements of the application. For example, the amount of detail to be captured will determine the choice of resolution and frame rate, while the selected field of view (FOV) and depth of field will reflect the area to be covered.

The Arrow CCMs use CMOS image sensors from onsemi and can utilise the image signal processor (ISP) on the customer’s main board. Two fixed focus CCMs are available initially, offering 0.3 or 4Mpixel sensors and FoV ranging from 49 to 84 degrees. Frame rates range from 36.7 frames per second (at 720p) and 75 frames per second (at VGA) up to 360 frames per second. A CCM with auto-focus and 13Mpixel sensor will be added soon offering 30 frames per second and 64 degree FoV.

A fourth CCM, based on a 1.26Mpixel, 30 frames per second sensor has an integrated image flow processor, enabling vision functionality even for microcontroller platforms without additional hardware components.

System developers can write their own software drivers for the CCMs or make use of the driver produced by eInfochips, an Arrow company, which is due to be released at the end of Q1 2022.

Companies that wish to accelerate development times even deploy one of Arrow’s camera reference designs.

Arrow Electronics says it guides innovation forward for over 180,000 leading technology manufacturers and service providers.

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RDK2 development kit aids proof of concepts

Mon, Dec 06, 2021

Marketed as a complete solution for firmware and hardware developers, the RDK2 development kit from Rutronik, this modular toolkit uses the PSoC62 microcontroller from Infineon Cypress and provides a solution for applications in Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial IoT (IIoT), smart wearables and smart home.

The toolkit is particularly suitable for the development of proof of concepts.

“The electronics industry thrives on innovation. That’s exactly what we demonstrate at Rutronik. The RDK2 has the advantage that the development of products is faster. It offers numerous useful features as well as interfaces and has exceptional flexibility also in terms of application options. All the components we use are available in Rutronik’s portfolio,” said Stephan Menze, head of global innovation management at Rutronik.

The board uses the PSoC62 from Infineon Cypress for this purpose. The microcontroller has a dual-core CPU and suits secure edge computing and cloud applications. The PSoC62 features an integrated power management IC for SMPS and all connected power supplies.

“Infineon welcomes the decision by Rutronik to implement the powerful PsoC62 microcontroller as the core of their newly developed board ‘RDK2’. With the PSoC 6 microcontroller family, Infineon offers a platform for IoT applications that enables connectivity, increased computing power, and security at low power consumption as well as cost. We continue to trust Rutronik’s service and customer reach and with the RDK2 they provide customers with a significant advantage in development,” says Susanne Horn, vice-president of distribution management EMEA at Infineon.

The butterfly design allows improved handling. That ensures user-friendly access to the Arduino connectors and reduces possible interference from electromagnetic influences, especially with RF IoT Arduino Shields. For testing the analogue-to-digital conversion, an integrated potentiometer is available. As a special feature users have access to all PSoC62 pins via the Arduino headers. Additionally, a capacitive sensing technology called Cap Sense is included. It enables a touch surface that serves as a slider.

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Arrow Electronics camera modules enable plug-and-play addition of vision capabilities to extensive range of embedded applications

Mon, Dec 06, 2021

Based on sensor technology from Onsemi, Arrow Electronics’ family of plug-and-play camera modules provide original equipment manufacturers with the means to incorporate a wide range of camera functionalities into their products. Target application areas include artificial intelligence (AI) and machine vision, low-power Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and commercial and consumer security products.

Arrow worked with Shiratech Solutions to create the camera mezzanine cards compliant with the 96Boards specification. Each module is based on a CMOS image sensor from Onsemi with a different set of capabilities, enabling users to select functionality depending on their specific product requirements. Each mezzanine is also equipped with the Onsemi AP1302 image signal processor (ISP). If the main processor does not have an integrated ISP, this IC takes over functionalities including sensor configuration and calibration, image format conversion, basic transformations, and autofocus.

The AP1302 supports Onsemi image sensors up to 13 MP, providing wide flexibility for developers.

The SRT-Vision96-AR0430 mezzanine board features an Onsemi AR0430 sensor-based 4MP resolution, full-colour (RGB) 120 FPS camera with an 80 degrees field of view and focus range from 10cm to infinity. Target applications include consumer appliances, AI vision and access control. For IoT applications requiring low power consumption and fast recording speeds, the SRT-Vision 96-ARX3A0 uses the ARX3A0 0.3 MP 360 fps monochrome sensor.

The current line-up is completed by the SRT-VISION96-AR1335, which offers a 13 MP, 60 fps RGB camera and is designed for digital still camera, AI vision and body cameras. By working with camera module suppliers Appletec, Basler and Leopard Imaging, Arrow provides developers with a range of imaging solutions that can be added to embedded hardware without the need for specialist expertise or long development cycles.

The Arrow camera mezzanines can be plugged directly into compatible 96Boards baseboards and, together with the accompanying driver and board support package, provide all the elements necessary to create a proof of concept.

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Private LoRaWAN in a box is available from Digi-Key

Thu, Nov 25, 2021

Partnering with Seeed Studio and Machinechat, Digi-Key Electronics has announced it is the exclusive source for the Seed Studio-Machinechat LoRaWAN-in-a-Box, believed to be the first private LoRaWAN kit.

The partnership combines Seeed Studio’s industrial-grade long range wide area network (LoRaWAN) IoT sensors and gateways with Machinechat’s JEDI Pro Seeed Studio Edition software. Available for immediate use for IoT development, the kit is believed to be the first private LoRaWAN-in-a-box.

“Digi-Key is proud to be the exclusive global source for these turnkey, industry-first LoRaWAN solutions,” said Robbie Paul, director of IoT business solutions at Digi-Key. “Wireless connectivity technologies like LoRaWAN are leading the way for mass adoption of IoT, and we are excited to inspire developers and systems integrators around the world with many new possibilities available to them with these solutions.”

It is designed to support developers with rapid IoT deployments and enhanced security features offering control over device data, to save development time and ultimately reduce technical complexity and costs, says Digi-Key. The first LoRaWAN-in-a-Box solution is focused on rapid deployment of smart agriculture and precision farming projects.

Eric Pan, CEO of Seeed Studio, observed: “By bundling our award-winning SenseCAP LoRaWAN hardware solutions with Machinechat’s innovative and easy-to-use software, Digi-Key customers worldwide will be able to build and deploy robust, private LoRa IoT deployments in days versus weeks.”

“Machinechat is thrilled to be part of this partnership with Digi-Key Electronics . . . and Seeed Studio,” said Sanjeev Datla, CEO of Machinechat. “Our combined private LoRaWAN-in-a-Box solutions enable systems integrators and enterprise IT teams to rapidly transform their ideas into transformational IoT digital projects.”

Seeed Studio SenseCAP’s industrial-grade LoRaWAN sensors, data logger, and gateway solutions are designed for rapid installation and deployment in commercial IoT applications, including smart agriculture, precision farming, and smart cities. Products support LoRaWAN protocol Class A, wide-distance transmission of up to 10km line of sight. There is also support for multiple ISM bands: EU868, US915, AU915, AS923 and for Ethernet backhaul with cellular optional. Other features are industrial grade protection with an IP66 enclosure, suitable for outdoor applications. It is also able to operate in temperatures from -40 to +70 degrees C, and up to 85 degrees C for SenseCAP sensors.

Machinechat’s JEDI Pro Seeed Studio Edition is an affordable IoT data monitoring and visualisation software. Designed specifically for commercial IoT deployments, Machinechat JEDI Pro Seeed Studio Edition is able to ingest data from Seeed Studio’s SenseCAP LoRa sensors using the integrated Seeed Studio data collector (Chirpstack installation required). It also ingests data from virtually any device or sensor using integrated HTTP API server, TCP server and MQTT broker.

Users can configure dashboards to visualise real time and historical data with line, area, tile, radial and data grid charts.

It is also possible to monitor data using integrated rules engine to trigger email notifications, SMS or execute external scripts (email notification requires an SMTP server and SMS requires a Twilio account).

The virtual data sensor allows developers and integrators to simulate project deployment scenarios. A single application binary runs as a service with integrated database and managed local data storage.

There is support for up to 200 devices or sensors. Windows, macOS, Linux, Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone are all supported.

Digi-Key Electronics is headquartered in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA, distributing electronic components and automation products worldwide.

Beyond the products that drive technology innovation, Digi-Key also supports design engineers and procurement professionals with a wealth of digital solutions and tools to make their jobs more efficient.

http://www.digikey.com

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Arrow Electronics and Appletec agree compact camera modules

RDK2 development kit aids proof of concepts

Arrow Electronics camera modules enable plug-and-play addition of vision capabilities to extensive range of embedded applications

Private LoRaWAN in a box is available from Digi-Key

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