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Friday, November 14
Session 9 - Open Standards for Embedded Computing Boards & Modules
11h00 - 13h00 SMARC, Qseven, eNUC - SGET standards for embedded applications
SGET Member Companies
In this session you will learn about the standardization activities and ideas within SGET, a Standardization
Group for Embedded.
After a brief presentation about SGET their standardization activities and plans for the future, the open
standards SMARC, Qseven and embedded NUC will be introduced and leading Embedded Computing
companies will present their boards and modules based on these standards.
The SMARC („Smart Mobility ARChitecture“) is a versatile small form factor computer Module defini-
tion targeting applications that require low power, low costs, and high performance. The Modules will
typically use ARM SOCs but alternative low power SOCs and CPUs, such as tablet oriented X86 devices
and other RISC CPUs may be used as well.
The Qseven concept is an off-the-shelf, multi vendor, Computer-On-Module that integrates all the core
components of a common PC and is mounted onto an application specific carrier board. Qseven modules
have a standardized form factor of 70mm x 70mm or 40mm x 70mm and have specified pinouts based on
the high speed MXM system connector that has a standardized pinout regardless of the vendor.
The eNUC activity targets to create a standard which makes Intel‘s NUC (Next Unit of Computing)
concept suitable for embedded applications.
Session 10 - Smart Energy
13h00 - 13h30 Smart Grid beyond just Smart Utility Meters
Kripa Venkat, Texas Instruments
In the past few years, terminologies such Smart Grid, Grid Intelligence, Smart meters, Automatic
Metering Infrastructure, Grid Communication etc. is being widely used, however, the purpose of all
these is to increase the efficiency and robustness of energy generation, transmission and distribu-
tion. Due to increasing demand for energy there has been several ways to develop, optimize and
combine renewal and non-renewable sources of energy to ensure a reliable source of power/energy.
In this presentation we will talk about how Smart Grid has evolved from just Smart Utility meters
to an array of intelligent devices.
Hall.Stand A1.307
Rohde & Schwarz adds triggering and
decoding option for RTO oscilloscopes
The R&S RTO-K60 option from Rohde &
Schwarz supports developers involved in
designing, verifying and debugging mod-
ules with USB interfaces. Equipped with this
option, the R&S RTO oscilloscope triggers on
USB 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 and HSIC-specific protocol
data, decodes the acquired waveforms and
displays the protocol content in an easy-to-
read format. The hardware-supported trigger
implementation of the R&S RTO provides
high acquisition rates and minimal blind
times.
Hall.Stand A6.419
AAEON: Intel Atom D2550 based
Panel PCs for industrial computing
AAEON launches the AHP-1123 and AHP-
2173 panel PCs for a wide range of indus-
trial applications. Powered by the Intel
Atom D2550 processor, the AHP-1123 and
AHP-2173 have a front bezel design and are
rated at IP65 for their high level of resis-
tance against water, dust and shock, making
them ideal devices for system monitoring
and human machine interface in places
where extreme conditions are expected,
such as outdoor laboratories and automated
production lines.
Hall.Stand A5.524
Mouser: congatec computing modules
powered by 22nm Intel Atom
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the Con-
ga-QA3 Qseven Modules from congatec. con-
gatec is amember of the Intel Internet ofThings
Solutions Alliance. The congatec Conga-QA3
Qseven Modules, available from Mouser Elec-
tronics, are based on the Intel E3800 Atom
Processors which utilize Intel‘s 22nm process
technology with 3-D Tri-Gate transistors. This
allows the Conga QA3 modules to deliver
significant improvements in computational
performance while also providing an ener-
gy-efficient systems for most applications.
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