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Fanless embedded Rudi-AGX is for advanced AI applications

Mon, Feb 01, 2021

A thermally-optimised, fanless embedded system from Nvidia hardware partner, Connect Tech, the Rudi-AGX is based on the Nvidia AGX Xavier. This is claimed to be the most powerful system on module (SoM) in the Nvidia Jetson family and enables customers to deploy computationally heavy artificial intelligence (AI) workloads at the edge.

The Rudi-AGX unleashes the full potential of the Jetson AGX Xavier module, capable of running AI programs at maximum performance (Max-N), says Connect Tech, while maintaining a safe operating temperature. The edge device is designed to seamlessly deploy the next generation of autonomous vehicles, smart city applications, and intelligent video solutions.

It is equipped with an AGX Xavier SoM embedded, together with a Volta GPU with 512 Cuda cores, 64 Tensor cores. It is able to achieve an AI performance of 32Terra operations per second. Connect Tech explains that the Rudi-AGX‘s thermal optimisation allows access to the module’s full AI performance capabilities.

Rudi-AGX can be customised to specific I/O needs with both small and large batch manufacturing services available.

Connect Tech also provides other Jetson edge device options. There is the Rudi-NX, an embedded system designed to channel the performance power of the Jetson Xavier NX SoC. Pre-configured to support a variety of AI, vision, and sensor applications, Rudi-NX is a field-ready device.

Sentry-X is a ruggedised Jetson AGX Xavier powered edge device. It is tested to meet MIL-STD-810G as well as DO-160G for shock and vibration, and provides ingress protection of IP67. Sentry-X is designed with a quick-remove I/O dock for rapid extraction of the compute system, making it particularly well suited to aerospace and defence applications.

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Mini-ITX motherboard is based on 10th generation Intel Core processor

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

At the heart of the Wade-8212 Mini-ITX motherboard is Intel’s 10th generation Core processor (formerly known as Comet Lake S), and the Intel Q470E chipset.

Portwell says that the processor combination provides enhanced CPU and graphic performance and has the capability for flexible I/O expansion.

The Wade-8212 is the latest addition to Portwell’s family of Mini-ITX form factor embedded system boards. According to Brian Lai, Portwell’s product manager, it is designed to provide powerful multi-tasking function and enhanced high-definition imaging capability with fast network connectivity of 2.5Gbit. I/O and expansion ports support multiple peripheral devices for industrial automation, robotic manufacturing, automated test equipment, semiconductor equipment, factory process control, automated guide vehicle (AGV), medical equipment, communications appliances, IoT gateway and smart transportation applications, says Portwell.

In addition to the Intel Q470E chipset and the latest 10th Intel Core i9 / i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron processor, there are up to 10 cores/20 threads (35W to 80W) in the LGA1200 socket. Wade-8212 also features dual-channel DDR4 2400 / 2666 / 2933MHz non-ECC SDRAM on two SO-DIMM sockets up to 64Gbyte. There is 1.0 and 2.5Gbit Ethernet (Intel I219LM and I225LM) and five COM ports – two of which are BIOS-configurable. The Mini-ITX embedded board also has six USB 3.2 Gen 1, four USB 2.0, four SATA III ports, as well as general purpose I/O and an audio jack. For expansion, the Wade-8212 offers one PCIe Gen 3 x16, one M.2 key E 2230 for wireless modules (Bluetooth/Wi-Fi), one M.2. key M 2242 / 2260 / 2280 for SSD, one M.2 key B 3042 and SIM card socket for 4G / 5G interfaces. The triple display interfaces include one DP 1.2 (4K resolution), one HDMI 2.0a (4K resolution), one VGA (resolution up to 1920×1200), one LVDS (resolution up to 1920 x 1200) connector on board, ATX power and onboard TPM 2.0 for security.

The Wade-8212 offers more than 20 per cent more cores than previous generation processors, up to 31 per cent better performance on multi-tasking compute-intensive applications, and as much as 11 per cent improved performance on single-task compute-intensive applications, said Brian Lai, product manager, at Portwell.

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Arduino-compatible shields support automation system development

Thu, Dec 24, 2020

Distributor, RS Components is stocking NCN5100ASGEVB evaluation boards from ON Semiconductor. The Arduino-compatible boards have all the components necessary to create smart home and building automation systems based on KNX communication technology, says RS. They are suitable for a wide variety of leading microcontrollers, and can be plugged directly into existing development platforms to complete projects in shorter time frames.

There are three variants of the NCN5100ASGEVB from ON Semiconductor, available, based on the NCN5110, NCN5121 or NCN5130 KNX-certified transceiver ICs. Both standard or more sophisticated implementations can be addressed. Each transceiver has an integrated pair of high-efficiency DC/DC converters. The first DC/DC converter is primarily to supply the transceiver and the system microcontroller and provides a fixed 3.3V output. The output for the second converter is adjustable across the 1.2 to 21V range.

The second converter can power peripheral parts such as a relay, display or other analogue I/Os. The power delivery and operational efficiency, combined with the low bus voltage drop and quiescent current allow engineers to explore potential opportunities for KNX in much more power-hungry application scenarios, says RS Components.

Timings for boards featuring the streamlined NCN5110 analogue front end are controlled by the host microcontroller, while the NCN5121 and NCN5130 versions have extra functionality. In addition to the PHY, a MAC layer has been incorporated which reduces software development.

The high degree of component integration keeps size and bill of materials costs to an absolute minimum, adds RS.

The ON Semiconductor NCN5100ASGEVB evaluation boards are shipping now from RS in the Asia Pacific, EMEA and North America regions.

RS Components is a trading brand of Electrocomponents and is an omni-channel partner for industrial customers and suppliers designing, building or maintaining industrial equipment and facilities. The distributor stocks more than 500,000 industrial and electronic products, sourced from over 2,500 leading suppliers. It has operations in 32 countries, trades through multiple channels and ships over 50,000 parcels a day.

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TenAsys and Real-Time Systems partner for virtualisation OS

Fri, Dec 18, 2020

RTOS provider, TenAsys has teamed up with Intel co-development partner and hypervisor technology specialist, Real-Time Systems to develop PC-based software for a secure, consolidated system of disparate workloads for deterministic applications.

The RTS Hypervisor for x86 architecture enables TenAsys’ INtime RTOS applications to run alongside different operating systems and varying workloads in hard real-time at minimum jitter, avoiding any overhead from virtualisation. Designers can make use of the latest protocols and CPU technologies like time-sensitive networking (TSN) or Intel Time Coordinated Computing (TCC). According to RealTime Systems, the consolidated system enhances system performance, reduces system power consumption, increases flexibility in communication and enables shared use of USB, NVMe, and advanced host controller interface (AHCI) devices.

INtime distributed RTOS has been para-virtualised to operate within the RTS Hypervisor. The hardware-assisted virtualisation technology securely shields real-time applications from other operating systems. This improves security, says TenAsys and also allows a reboot of the general purpose OS while real-time applications on INtime keep running during the process.

“INtime for Windows has been one of the most popular Windows real-time environments for many years. With INtime Distributed RTOS support in our solution, even more designers around the globe can now benefit from the RTS Hypervisor, which is developing more and more into the de facto standard for industrial automation and medical applications,” said Gerd Lammers, founder of Real-Time Systems.

For qualified applicants, Real-Time Systems and TenAsys provide a pre-integrated evaluation version free of charge.

TenAsys was founded in 2000 and provides real-time software and services based on the Intel x86 architecture and Microsoft Windows for mission-critical systems.

Real-Time Systems provides hypervisor technology specialising in real-time virtualisation. The Intel co-development partner was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Ravensburg, Germany.

Since 2018, Real-Time Systems is a company of congatec AG with partners in Europe, USA, and Asia.

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