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Hall-Stand 4A-130
Microchip: code configuration plug-in for
MPLAB X IDE supports 16-bit PIC MCUs
Microchip announces the expansion of its
MPLAB Code Configurator Plug-In to sup-
port 16-bit PIC MCUs, in addition to the 8-bit
devices already supported. This code develop-
ment tool enables developers to enhance the
design experience with faster application devel-
opment. Based on the popularity of this tool for
8-bit products, Microchip has added support
for more than 50 16-bit devices into the latest
release of the MPLAB Code Configurator.
Hall-Stand 1-350
Renesas: RX700 series offers
240 MHz operation and 4 MB
on-chip flash memory
Renesas Electronics announced the availabil-
ity of the RX71M Group as the new flagship
product in the RX Family of 32-bit micro-
controllers. Developed for use in industrial
equipment, the new series doubles the CPU
operating frequency to 240 MHz from the
120 MHz of previous products and is available
with up to 4 MB of on-chip flash memory.
Hall-Stand 2-240
MSC: new SSDs from Samsung
with high-write endurance
MSC Technologies is offering Samsung’s
newly released SM843T and SV843 Sol-
id-State Disks. The SM843T SSD utilizing
selected MLC NAND Flash, the SV843T uti-
lizing 3D-NAND Flash, which feature con-
sistently low latency, high level of sustained
writes, and high-write endurance coupled
with power-loss protection all at capacities up
to 960GB.The life of a drive is generally deter-
mined by such factors as the type of applica-
tions and workloads that are being used. The
Samsung SM843T is optimized for random
write workloads up to 1.8 full drive writes per
day and up to 3.6 WPD with the SV843 SSD
which represents a 12x improvement over
competitive offerings.
Hall-Stand 4-140
Microsemi: FPGAs enhanced with phys-
ically unclonable function technology
Microsemi announced the latest addition to
it’s portfolio of Cyber Security capabilities for
it’s flagship FPGAs, SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA
and IGLOO2, with Physically Unclonable
Function (PUF) technology licensed from
Intrinsic-ID. With the hardened PUF tech-
nology as part of Microsemi’s devices, system
architects and designers now have an ultra-se-
cure solution they can rely on when devel-
oping a wide range of applications for the
Internet of Things.
Hall-Stand 4A-101
Mouser: 1GbE embedded IoT
gateway by Advantech
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the MIO
2263 Embedded IoT Gateway from Advan-
tech. The MIO 2263 is a single-board com-
puter equipped with either an Intel Celeron
or Intel Atom CPU. These embedded Internet
of Things gateway SBCs feature a 1GbE inter-
face for Ethernet connectivity up to 1,000
Mbps, up to 8GBytes of RAM, multiple I/O
and communication interfaces, high-defini-
tion audio, and a half-size Mini PCI Express
expansion slot.
Hall-Stand 5-445
Telit to help build awareness of
privacy and security across the IoT
Telit Wireless Solutions announced, that, in
response to the recent rise in consumer and
enterprise concerns surrounding privacy and
cyber security, the company will redouble its
efforts to increase awareness about how its
solutions can be properly applied to maxi-
mize security and privacy in handling per-
sonal information, such as health records and
making online or mobile payments. With the
effort, Telit hopes to help allay concerns by
connected consumers and industry that it is
not necessary to sacrifice privacy to enjoy all
that the Internet of Thing has to offer.
Hall-Stand 2-140
MEN: unmanaged 8-port Ethernet
switch in rugged aluminum enclosure
The NM10 is a robust unmanaged 8-port Eth-
ernet switch in a compact box PC format and
is available in four standard configurations.
The flexible switch comes with either 100 Mb
or 1 Gb Ethernet interfaces, as well as with a
Class 2 wide range power supply. Conforming
to EN 50155 and ISO 7637-2, the rugged Eth-
ernet switch reliably operates in the extended
temperature range of -40 to +70°C (+85°C for
10 minutes in accordance with Tx) in harsh
road, railway and industrial applications.
Hall-Stand 5-208
TI: DLP Pico 1080p display chipset
enables full high-definition projection
Texas Instruments announced that the 0.47”
TRP Full-HD 1080p chipset for video and
data display applications is sampling to its
third-party developer network. Based on the
proven DLP Cinema technology used in more
than eight out of ten digital theatres world-
wide, the 0.47” TRP Full-HD 1080p chipset is
the smallest TI chipset capable of generating
brighter, more efficient full high-definition
projection displays from small form-factor
electronics.
Hall-Stand 4-325
Green Hills support TI’s TDA2x
ADAS processor family
Green Hills Software has made available
its automotive safety and security products,
including the INTEGRITY real-time operat-
ing system and INTEGRITY Multivisor virtu-
alization solution, for the Texas Instruments
TDA2x processor product family and TI’s
Vision SDK, targeting Advanced Driver Assis-
tance Systems (ADAS).
Hall-Stand 1-340
Silica: ArchiTech Louvre board
combines NXP MCU and NFC tag
SILICA has announced availability of the
ArchiTech Louvre board, a platform to help
engineers accelerate the implementation of
Near Field Communications in electronic
devices. The demonstration and development
board is based around the NXP LPC11U37
ARM Cortex M0 microcontroller and the
NXP NTAG I2C tag IC. It comes with firm-
ware and sample Android applications, and
source code is provided under GPL. The Lou-
vre board is also equipped an Arduino con-
nector interface to facilitate connection to
an external platform for which thousands of
applications are available and has an integral
2.7-inch, e-ink display.
Hall-Stand 1-511
DFI: 3.5” Embedded SBC features
low-power consumption at only 15W TDP
DFI unveils HU551, the most advanced 3.5”
SBC in its 4th generation Intel Core prod-
uct line. The new U-Series platform with
BGA 1168 packaging technology features
smart performance, immersive visuals, and
low-power consumption at only 15W TDP.
The enhanced Intel HD graphics GT series
integrated in the processor projects a 24%
performance increase over its previous gen-
eration. Improvements include rich media,
multiple displays, as well as immersive
visual experiences to a variety of industrial
applications.
Hall-Stand 4-520
Rigol: MCPS test solution
supports DAQ system M300
a complete and easy to use Test-Solution for
Data Acquisition and Data Logging. MCPS
is a software package, which can be installed
on standard Windows PCs (minimum Win-
dowsXP SP3) within one minute. The basic
concept of MCPS is to provide an easy and
fast way to configure a measurement. MCPS
is not a SCADA or development system, but
was designed to be used by all users and not
only by programmers or developers.
