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anomalies and take immediate action right
at the source of input. Enhanced security
features bolster the analytics engine and will
provide enterprises with yet another layer of
data and device protection. Bringing all the
elements together, the Linux Foundation has
launched the open source EdgeX Foundry
project in order to build an open framework
for edge computing. This will involve devel-
oping a range of microservices that can sit
on a various operating systems and hardware
(from x86 to ARM). AMD, Analog Devices,
Dell and sensor company RFmicron, as well
as energy harvesting specialists EnOcean
Alliance, have all signed up.
The Linux Foundation points to industry
fragmentation and the lack of a common
IoT solution framework continuing to hin-
der widespread adoption and stalling mar-
ket growth. The complexity of the current
landscape and the broad variety of compo-
nents creates paralysis. EdgeX is intended to
solve this by making it easy to quickly create
IoT edge solutions that have the flexibility to
adapt to changing business needs. Businesses
currently have to invest a lot of time and
energy into developing their own edge com-
puting solutions, before they can even deploy
IoT solutions to address business challenges,
EdgeX will foster an ecosystem of interopera-
ble components from a variety of vendors, so
that resources can be spent on driving business
value instead of combining and integrating IoT
components. Adopting an open source edge
software platform is going to be the way for-
wards. This will allow hardware makers to scale
faster with an interoperable partner ecosystem,
benefiting from more robust security and sys-
tem management, while sensor/device makers
can write an application-level device driver
with a selected protocol through use of an SDK.
Likewise system integrators can get to market
faster by combining together plug-and-
play ingredients with their own proprietary
technology.
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N.A.T.: 2U MicroTCA.4.1 chassis for
telecom, industrial and high energy
physics research applications
N.A.T. announced the NATIVE-R2, a pow-
erful new 2U MicroTCA (MTCA.4.1) chassis
that is particularly suited to telecommunica-
tions, industrial and particle physics research
applications. Supporting a single MCH and
power unit, the NATIVE-R2 can accommo-
date six horizontally-mounted AdvancedMC
(AMCs) modules (five mid-size and one
full-size), up to five MicroRTMs and a JTAG
switch module (JSM).
The NATIVE-R2 enables developers to
build a compact, multi-purpose comput-
ing system for a variety of applications by
integrating cost-effective AMCs. The com-
pact design and support for PCIe Gen3 x8
makes the NATIVE-R2 ideal for applica-
tions with high connectivity requirements,
such as high energy physics and telecom
edge, access and aggregation equipment.
Optional support for White Rabbit, an
Ethernet extension protocol for preci-
sion timing of network nodes, provides
sub-nanosecond accuracy synchronization,
particularly useful for the high energy
physics community.
F&S: efus COM with NXP i.MX 6ULL ARM
Cortex-A7 CPU
efusA7UL is an addition to the efus COM
product family by F&S Elektronik Systeme,
lining up with the pin compatible efus COMs
based on i.MX 6Solo/ DualLite/ Quad/ Quad-
Plus and i.MX 6SoloX. The board uses a NXP
i.MX 6ULL ARM Cortex-A7 CPU with up to
900MHz. It offers up to 1GB DDR3L RAM,
512MB SLC NAND Flash and 32GB eMMC,
as well as 2x Ethernet (10/100Mbit), 2x USB,
2x CAN and up to 4x I2C, 4x SPI, 6x UART, 2x
SD-Card and I2S for Audio.
Kontron: industrial-grade ZINC19
rackmount series in 2U and 4U rack units
Kontron now offers its ZINC19 rackmount
series with 7th generation Intel Core and
Intel Xeon processors making it a perfect fit
for complex control and computing tasks.
Demanding graphics and image processing
applications are made possible by a num-
ber of optional high-performance graphics
cards. The system is specifically designed for
continuous operation in rough industrial
environments and can withstand exposure to
extended shock, vibration and temperature
levels.
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