Advantech’s range of embedded single board computers (ESBCs) are now equipped with 13th generation Intel Core processors, Intel Core mobile processors and Intel Processor N series. These new processors will bring significant performance enhancements to the SBCs, said Advantech. They are suitable for use in smart factories, machine automation, machine vision, transportation, medical, retail, and edge AI applications.
Intel’s latest processors will be integrated into three products across 2.5-inch (pico-ITX) 3.5-inch and four-inch ESBCs and launches from Q3 2023 to Q1 2024. This will improve application efficiency in intelligent factories, retail, healthcare, and energy management, said Advantech.
The new processors will increase single-thread performance by up to 1.04x, multi-thread performance by up to 1.34x, and CPU image classification inferencing performance by up to 1.25x compared to 12th Gen Intel Core processors.
The MIO-2364 2.5-inch Pico-ITX SBC will be equipped with the Intel Processor N-series. It has dual independent display (LVDS and HDMI), GbE (optional PoE/PD, 802.3at), four USB, a COM, and SMBus / I2C ports, with M.2 E-Key and M.2 B-Key expansion options. It supports iManager and software APIs and WISE-DeviceOn.
The MIO-5377R will feature the 13th Gen Intel Core processor with up to 14 cores and TDP of 28/15W. It has four simultaneous displays: LVDS / HDMI / DP / USB-C and two LAN, eight USB (including one USB4), four UART, two CANBus and three I2C ports. There are also M.2 E-Key, B-Key and M-Key (which supports NVMe) options. The SBC supports Windows 10 LTSC and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, embedded software APIs and WISE-DeviceOn.
The third SBC is the MIO-4370, a four-inch ESBC which will feature the 13th Gen Intel Core processor. This model is scalable with socket type CPU (LGA1700) and support for a standard CPU cooler. It has DDR5 4800 up to 32Gbyte and three simultaneous displays (dual HDMI+eDP). There is also dual high speed 2.5G Ethernet with TSN, two COM, CANbus and TPM and three expansion options of dual M.2 M-Key (with support for NVMe) and M.2 E-Key. This ESBC also supports Windows 10 LTSC & Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, embedded software APIs and WISE-DeviceOn.
Embedded
Embeddable database streamlines and analyses MCU data in milliseconds
Real-time secure embedded data management software provider, ITTIA, has launched its latest database, ITTIA DB IoT 8.8 for microcontrollers, microprocessors and electronic control units. The databased streams, analyses and gains insight in real time to microcontroller data in milliseconds to advance edge computing for IoT devices, said the company.
As part of the ITTIA DB embeddable database family, ITTIA DB IoT brings advanced database and stream processing capabilities to microcontroller devices.
With this new release, microcontroller applications embedded with ITTIA DB are capable of ingesting and aggregating data, detecting anomalies, storing information, and making choices in milliseconds. OEMs building gateway devices, industrial systems, software-defined vehicle applications, medical devices, wearables, and other embedded products can seamlessly embed ITTIA DB to locally monitor, store, and manage data in real time.
ITTIA DB IoT can be embedded into Arm Cortex-A, Cortex-M, and Cortex-R architecture devices, different RTOS platform variants, and can be easily ported to support custom environments.
ITTIA DB IoT’s architecture offers mix-and-match customisation so embedded developers may select to stream real time data, manage time series, and/or store table data.
Real time data capture and edge analytics are becoming common requirements for edge devices. As microcontroller technology advances, some OEMs seek to first process real-time data, interpret it and then store it while others prefer to store the entire data while footprint and performance play an important role in their design. ITTIA DB IoT 8.8 serves both schools of design. By incorporating ITTIA DB, a microcontroller can transform into a real time data processing platform that responds to event-driven data, as well as support applications that prefer to store the entire data into tables.
Embedded, edge IoT and AI systems demand devices to process data at a massive scale to achieve measurable metrics. ITTIA DB IoT 8.8 streaming and time series functionalities address this kind of demand. OEMs can build applications that respond immediately to events, craft materialised views over streams, and receive real time data from the current state on demand. Time series data ingestion, transformation, analytics, and distribution make microcontrollers compatible with today’s computing world, added ITTIA.
ITTIA software development lifecycle (SDL) conforms to the principles of IEC/ISO 62443.
Advantech introduces a range of intelligent cellular routers for industrial IoT
Advantech’s smart cellular routers and gateways for industrial internet of things (IoT) and enhanced networking includes 5G, LTE, 3G HSPA+, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS. Built and optimised for critical infrastructure applications in the most challenging and remote locations and environments their simplified plug-and-play designs, with remote management enables users to quickly configure, deploy and customise any installation from anywhere over an IP network.
Deploying cellular routers effectively into industrial networks requires taking intelligence to the absolute edge. It needs hardware that is carrier-agile, cost-competitive and has the flexible configuration interfaces to fit M2M applications. More importantly than ever, a truly open development platform is needed to build application software, host applications, seamlessly manage network connectivity and securely administer the system.
The versatility of industrial 5G, 4G applications requires hardware that is fit for purpose. Advantech offers a selection of routers and gateways designed and built in the European Union with the right data speeds, the right interfaces and the rugged specifications required.
The line between a router and an embedded computer is blurring in many of the latest applications and, depending on the processing power required, an intelligent router is a significantly more cost-effective than an embedded computer, claimed the company. New data demands for IIoT or operations optimisation initiatives also open new questions as to where data is compiled, enriched, and processed.
Advantech’s range of cellular routers and gateways for IIoT and enhanced, flexible, effective and secure networking include: ICR-2000 / ICR-2400 / ICR-2500 4G entry-level routers LTE Cat.4 with 3G/2G fallback industrial popular port options up to 4× Ethernet 10/100; ICR-4453 ultra high-speed 5G router and powerful edge computing gateway 5G NR cellular connectivity, Sub-6GHz Quad-core CPU with 1 GB RAM 2× SIM, eSIM Ready, TPM 2.0 5× Gigabit Ethernet, SFP Connector RS232, RS485, CAN BUS, 2× DI, 2× DO, USB Host; and ICR-2700 Libratum / ICR-2800 successors of v2 platform next-generation of successful design LR77 v2 router platform.
With pre-built APIs in selected applications platforms and an open environment that supports app development in Java, Python, C/C++, Node-Red, Docker, Advantech claimed its routers provide more flexibility than any other router on the market. An online app library is accessible for downloads on apps already developed to enhance specific router functionality.
Advantech unveils its first Open Standard Module S Size
Industrial embedded company, Advantech has released the ROM-2620, its first Open Standard Module (OSM) designed to revolutionise AIoT applications with its low power consumption and small size.
The ROM-2620 is based on the Open Standard Module (OSM) Size-S form factor specified by the Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies (SGET). It incorporates NXP Semiconductors’ i.MX 8ULP applications processor with integrated EdgeLock secure enclave. According to Advantech, this combination offers modular embedded computing that is cost-effective, compact, and power-efficient at the intelligent edge.
The NXP i.MX 8ULP applications processor features two Arm Cortex-A35 cores for powerful processing, an Arm Cortex-M33 core for real-time response and a Cadence Tensilica Hifi 4 DSP and Fusion DSP for efficient edge AI / ML processing and acceleration. The processor is built using advanced 28nm FD-SOI process technology and NXP’s Energy Flex architecture. The i.MX 8ULP enables exceptional power efficiency in both static and dynamic modes. The Cortex-M33 reduces static power down to 36 microWatts for applications requiring extended battery life. The Cortex-A35 delivers a 40 per cent performance improvement from 32bit to 64bit at just 1.62W for main operation load. The NXP i.MX 8ULP device also offers 3D/2D GPUs and four-lane MIPI DSI parallel display interfaces to cater to industrial HMI graphics needs. Additionally, UART, GPIO, I2C, FlexCAN, and fast Ethernet interfaces enable edge data collection, control, and transmission.
The ROM-2620 adopts the standard OSM size-S form factor (30 x 30mm) with 332 pinouts to meet the growing space requirements of IoT applications. The LGA surface mount package is resilient to vibration, shock and other mechanical stressors, said Advantech, making it suitable for IoT edge nodes operating in harsh industrial environments.
To future-proof the OSM form factor, Advantech provides full support throughout the design-in process and volume production, to product lifecycle management. It also offers design references, hardware documentation and manufacturing guidelines, for example stencil design suggestion and IR reflow diagram, with practical tips and information to ensure project success and minimize time-to-market.
Integrating NXP’s High Assurance Boot (HAB) technology into Advantech’s AIM-Linux software service simplifies the establishment of secure systems, said the company. This ensures that only software images signed by developers can be executed on the SOC. By leveraging the NXP EdgeLock secure enclave integrated into the i.MX 8ULP as a built-in security subsystem, ROM-2620 provides a silicon root of trust and robust security architecture, protecting edge devices against physical and network attacks.
The low power, miniature ROM-2620 OSM is now available for sample purchase.
http://www.advantech.com
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