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Acromag: 6U VPX carrier cards
for PMC or XMC modules feature
high-speed PCIe interface
Acromag expands their OpenVPX carrier card
selection with the addition of two new models
that provide a simple and cost-effective solu-
tion for interfacing a PMC or XMC module to
a VPX computer system. The VPX4820 and
VPX4821 features two PMC or XMC slots
with support for front or real panel I/O and
delivers 25W of power to each site.
DATA MODUL: ARM-based 7“ Industrial
Panel PC in various performance classes
Based on a modular concept DATA MODUL
develops system solutions for a multitude of
demanding applications. Particularly, long-term
availability of products plays an increasing role
in today’s industrial environment, therefore,
DATA MODUL concentrates more and more
on in-house development. The new 7” Indus-
trial Panel PC in widescreen format is based on
DATA MODUL´s eDM-CB-Colibri ARM Car-
rier Board. The flexible board design allows the
integration of scalable Toradex Colibri modules
with various performance classes from ARM
Freescale Vybrid Cortex-A5 @ 400MHz to
ARMCortex-A9 Quad Core 1.4GHz.
Conrad to distribute SECO‘s UDOO
prototyping development platform
Conrad Business Supplies has been selected as
an authorised distributor for the UDOO pro-
totyping board that provides a powerful, flex-
ible environment in which users can explore
Android, Linux, Arduino and Google ADK
applications and embark on projects with
‘Internet of Things’ functionality. A joint effort
between SECO and AIDILAB, UDOO is a
powerful board based on a dual or quad core
ARM cortex-A9 CPU with a dedicated ARM
processor for GPIO helping it deliver high
performance both on Android and Linux
operating systems.
MSC introduces flexible, expandable
4U 19-inch industrial system
MSC Technologies has introduced its
high-performance 4 U 19-inch Infinity
96I4508-MBQ87 system based on the Intel
Q87 desktop chipset and desktop versions (S
series) of the 4th generation Intel Core pro-
cessors under the label DSM Computer. With
an installation depth of 508 mm, the indus-
trial computer provides adequate space, such
as for four 5.25 inch plug-in modules and one
3.5 inch plug-in module that permits a flex-
ible system expansion. Furthermore, seven
free slots are available for accepting additional
plug-in cards: one PCI Express 3.0 x16, one
PCI Express 2.0 x16, one PCI Express 2.0 x8
and four PCI. A 1000 GB 3.5 inch SATA III
600 drive (or larger) is integrated in the hous-
ing. A 5.25 inch DVD-RW drive, a 2.5 inch
SSD drive or an mSATA III SSD drive can be
installed as an option.
DFI: 4th gen Intel Core COM Express
product line and carrier boards
DFI rolled out its most advanced COM
Express products adopting 4th Generation
Intel Core processor and feature-rich car-
rier boards. Due to the increasing demands
of COM Express in recent years, DFI is try-
ing to develop perfect solutions for intelligent
systems. At present, DFI has six Basic type 6
and type 2 modules and one Compact type 6
module; as well as different form factor carrier
boards that focus on specific features.
Axiomtek: 31.5-inch OPS-com-
pliant digital signage display
Axiomtek has introduced OFP321, its new
31.5-inch Full HD digital signage display
suitable for various display applications in
shopping mall, corporate, education, bank,
transportation, retail store, restaurant, and
performing art center. The OFP321 is built
according to the standard Open Pluggable
Specification and features a 1920x1080p panel
with 3000:1 contrast for users looking for a
simple-to-implement digital signage solution.
IBASE: PICMG 1.3 full-size CPU
card with Intel Q87 chipset
IBASE has launched the IB980 PICMG 1.3
full-size CPU card that utilizes the Intel Q87
chipset to support the 4th Generation Intel
Core processors. The IB980 platform is aimed
to meet the high-performance requirements
of demanding applications such as medi-
cal imaging, industrial automation, network
security, gaming and digital signage.
Kithara: PC as EtherCAT slave
Kithara Software has completed the support of
PCIe EtherCAT slave cards as a complement
to the Kithara EtherCAT Master functional-
ity. This added feature allows for regular PCs
to be applied as EtherCAT slaves. A module
of the real-time extension »RealTime Suite«,
the EtherCAT Master by Kithara has been an
established control solution for many years in
the fields of measurement and control appli-
cations, automation, robotics as well as image
capture and image processing.
Kontron launches SMARC certified
design partner program
Kontron has launched the SMARC Cer-
tified Design Partner Program which has
been set up to support customers in appli-
