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quirement for flexibility. This is at odds with
the traditional requirement to build a cus-
tomised solution in which all of the compo-
nents have been carefully tuned and cost-engi-
neered. Not only is there not enough time in
the development cycle to support this, the
need to redesign and re-implement hardware
results in repeated NRE expenditure that can-
not be clawed back through volume sales. Re-
ducing NRE means exploring the capabilities
of off-the-shelf solutions and being ready to
move from one variant to another as product
requirements change. Single-board computer
solutions provide the combination of perform-
ance and flexibility that engineering teams re-
quire. They provide high-performance proces-
sors together with an array of flexible periph-
erals with support for less-common interfaces
through plugin modules that can be used
across product generations. Memory and power
supply options for SBCs ensure that products
can be easily right-sized for a given application.
Through these options, modern SBC designs
provide support for mass customisation without
incurring high NRE costs and time. Because
embedded systems developers require maximum
flexibility in their hardware choices to support
high-speed product life cycles, it is vitally im-
portant that their supply chain partners can ac-
commodate this. Breadth of choice in SBC plat-
forms is essential to ensure that important
points on the price-performance curve are cov-
ered. Not only that, stock levels need to be
maintained at sufficient levels to ensure that
not only prototyping volumes are supported
but that a product can move to early and full
production without incurring delays. It is not
enough to have an SBC in the catalogue only to
find that it will not be available for several
weeks. It needs to be shipped when the customer
needs it, because as the Cluetrain Manifesto
says, their own customers will not wait.
Although market demands have accelerated
with the growth of the internet, it is possible
to keep pace with them through smart sourcing
strategies that take advantage of off-the-shelf
SBC technology. Maximising that advantage
means choosing a supply-chain partner best
placed to put that technology in your hands
consistently.
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Mouser Electronics now stocking Axiomtek
Mouser Electronics entered into an agreement with Axiomtek to supply
their extensive offering of Single Board Computers, Industrial Mother-
boards, and embedded systems. As a leading member of the Intel Intel-
ligent Systems Alliance, Axiomtek is focused on bringing intelligent
systems and solutions to embedded systems engineers worldwide.
Mouser is stocking a wide selection of Axiomtek solutions, such as the
Mini ITX form factor MANO series of socketed industrial motherboards,
and Pico ITX embedded motherboards, a credit card-sized form factor
used in space-constrained embedded applications.
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ADL: 3.5-inch SBC supports 4th gen Core Quad/DC i3/i5/i7
processors
ADL Embedded Solutions announces its ADLQM87HD 3.5-Inch SBC
based on 4th Generation Intel Core Quad/DC i3/i5/i7 processors. The
ADLQM87HD features Intel's 4th generation Intel Core processors
with Intel’s latest HD Graphics 4600 engine and support for DirectX11.1,
OpenGL 4.0, and OpenCL 1.2. The ADLQM87HD also introduces the
Intel’s new AVX2 instruction set and TPM 1.2 and USB 3.0 functionality.
The ADLQM87HD also supports a broad set of features including
video ports for DVI/VGA and HDMI/DP, 3x RS232 COM ports, 4x
SATA 6Gb/s with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support, 8x USB2.0, 3x USB 3.0, two
bootable Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports, and HDA 7.1. Expansion possi-
bilities include a miniPCI socket as well as a 2x40-pin PCIE expansion
connector with four PCIe x1 lanes or one PCIe x4 lane for additional
breakout or mezzanine board functionality.
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AAEON launches new railway box PC
AAEON releases the new high-end AEV-6356 Railway BOX PC to
satisfy the versatile needs of railway business. The AEV-6356 adopts a
powerful Intel Core i7-3517UE Processor and is EN50155-TX certified,
which governs the operation, design, construction and testing of elec-
tronic equipment used on rail vehicles and in railway applications. This
certification also regulates running at a wide operating temperature
between -40°C ~70°C and 80°C for 10 minutes.
