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Mouser stocks Wireless Xpress Bluetooth modules to upgrade connectivity

Wed, Nov 07, 2018

Designed to quickly develop Bluetooth technology based IoT applications, Silicon Labs’ Wireless Xpress BGX13x modules are now available from distributor, Mouser.

The modules offer Bluetooth 5 compliance in either a system in package (SiP) or PCB module for smart home devices, sensors, and industrial monitoring.

The Silicon Labs Wireless Xpress BGX13x modules enable a Bluetooth low energy cable replacement without requiring wireless firmware development. Using only the modules’ UART interface, the devices allow embedded systems to connect and communicate across a Bluetooth low energy link to smartphones and other BGX devices. Users can also remotely manage and update Bluetooth-enabled products over the air (OTA) using native device management features. Silicon Labs’ Zentri Device Management Service (DMS) allows end users to easily install and update firmware, view real-time device health metrics, and adjust product settings through mobile apps.

There are two options, the BGX13P PCB module and the BGX13S SiP, both of which include an on-board Bluetooth stack controlled through an Xpress command API, plus cable replacement firmware pre-programmed. The modules require a total PCB area of just 51mm². Both have certifications from Bluetooth, CE, FCC, Japan, and South Korea.

The modules are supported by the Wireless Xpress BGX13P starter kit, which includes a BGX13P expansion board with a pre-mounted BGX13P module. The BGX13P expansion board can operate in standalone mode with a PC via USB port or in a simulated embedded host mode with a Silicon Labs’ EFM8 or EFM32 starter kit.

Mouser stocks semiconductors and electronic components for the newest design projects. Its website is continually updated and offers advanced search methods to quickly locate inventory. Mouser.com also houses datasheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, and engineering tools. The global distributor’s website, Mouser.com, is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than five million products from over 750 manufacturers.

Mouser Electronics is a Berkshire Hathaway company. Mouser offers 23 support locations around the world to provide best-in-class customer service and ships globally to over 600,000 customers in more than 220 countries/territories from its facility south of Dallas, Texas, USA.

Silicon Labs provides silicon and software focused on performance, energy savings, connectivity and simplicity.

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Digital input ICs halve footprint and lower power

Wed, Nov 07, 2018

To meet the size, power and performance requirements of Industry 4.0, Maxim Integrated has added to its family of digital input devices.

One, the MAX22192, is integrated into the company’s new Go-IO programmable logic controller (PLC) reference design.

Increased automation means a need for real-time decision-making and feedback-loop mechanisms. These intelligent Industry 4.0 systems require digital input ICs inside the PLCs to receive on/off status signals. They must also be robust, high performing and robust for integration throughout manufacturing environments.

Maxim’s expanded portfolio of IEC61131-2-compliant digital input devices is claimed to offer the industry’s smallest solution size (by as much as 50 per cent), the lowest power dissipation (by as much as 60 per cent), and is up to six times faster and has the most robust performance (integrating 1kV of surge protection and integrated diagnostics).

The family also includes a parasitically powered digital input that reduces power dissipation by up to 60 per cent and does not require a discrete isolated power supply.

The digital input devices available from Maxim are the MAX22190 eight-channel octal digital input with serial peripheral interface (SPI), accurate input current limiters, built-in surge protection of more than 1kV and wire break detection in a 5.0 x 5.0mm package.

The MAX22191 single-channel, parasitically powered digital input with accurate input current limiters and 250ns (max) propagation delay is in a 2.8 x 2.9mm package; the

MAX22192 eight-channel octal digital input with isolated SPI, wire break detection and accurate input current limiters in a 6.0 x 10mm package.

The MAX22195 high-speed octal digital input ICs have parallel output and accurate input current limiters, 300ns (max) propagation delay, parallel interface, low power, low heat dissipation, fault tolerance with built-in diagnostics, configurability and a robust design in a 5.0 x 5.0mm 32-TQFN package.

These ICs join the MAX14912 and MAX14913 octal high-speed, switch/push-pull driver with integrated surge protection, diagnostics and fast/safe demagnetisation, the MAX14914 universal digital IO with surge protection, high-side switch/push-pull driver/digital input and an SPI and the MAX14483 six-channel, high-density, high-speed, low-power digital isolator optimised for daisy chained SPI applications.

Evaluation kits (MAX22190, MAX221919, MAX22192 and MAX22195) are also available.

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Two Xeon processor additions target HPC and AI

Tue, Nov 06, 2018

Intel announces two member of its Xeon processor portfolio. The Cascade Lake advanced performance processor is expected to be released the first half of 2019 and the Intel Xeon E-2100 processor for entry-level servers is available now.

Cascade Lake represents a new class of Intel Xeon Scalable processors designed for the most demanding high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) workloads. The processor incorporates a performance optimised multi-chip package to deliver up to 48 cores per CPU and 12 DDR4 memory channels per socket.

Cascade Lake advanced performance processors will deliver both core CPU performance gains and leadership in memory bandwidth constrained workloads, promises Intel. Performance estimates include Linpack up to 1.21x versus Intel Xeon Scalable 8180 processor and 3.4×2 versus AMD EPYC 7601; Stream Triad up to 1.83x versus Intel Scalable 8180 processor and 1.3×2 versus AMD EPYC 7601;

AI/deep learning inference up to 17x images-per-second versus Intel Xeon Platinum processor at launch.

Intel SGX on the Intel Xeon E-2100 processor family delivers hardware-based security to secure customer data and applications. This feature allows new entry-level servers featuring an Intel Xeon E-2100 processor to provide an additional layer of hardware-enhanced security measures when used with properly enabled cloud applications.

The Xeon E-2100 processor is targeted at small- and medium-size businesses and cloud service providers. It supports workloads suitable for entry-level servers as well as any computing applications requiring enhanced data protection for sensitive workloads.

The Intel Xeon E-2100 processor-based servers will support the latest file-sharing, storage and backup, virtualisation, and employee productivity solutions.

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SoCs now support Bluetooth mesh standard

Mon, Nov 05, 2018

The addition of the Bluetooth mesh networking standard to the RSL10 Bluetooth 5 Radio SoCs, introduces mesh networking and new development support, says ON Semiconductor.

Standardised Bluetooth mesh networking is now supported with the ON Semiconductor Mesh release, enabling many-to-many device communications. Device manufacturers can deploy large-scale, low-power Bluetooth mesh networks for smart homes, building automation and asset tracking.

The ON Semiconductor RSL10 Mesh release is claimed to have the industry’s lowest power consumption. It consumes just 62.5nW in deep sleep mode and seven milliwatts (mW) peak receive power to preserve battery life. The RSL10 radio’s energy efficiency was recently validated by the EEMBC’s ULPMark where it became the first device to break 1,000 ULP Marks, and produced Core Profile scores more than twice those of the previous industry leader, reports ON Semiconductor.

Prototyping and testing of Bluetooth Low Energy peripherals for node-to-node and mesh connectivity is now easier with the RSL10 USB Dongle. ON Semiconductor’s BLE Explorer software applications and the RSL10 USB Dongle enables developers to scan, connect, and wirelessly interact with prototypes while monitoring and logging behaviour.

The RSL10 Bluetooth Mesh package is available now.

ON Semiconductor supplies energy efficient, power management, analogue, sensors, logic, timing, connectivity, discrete, SoC and custom devices. The company’s products help engineers in automotive, communications, computing, consumer, industrial, medical, aerospace and defence applications. ON Semiconductor has a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centres in key markets throughout North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions.

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