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Hall.Stand A6.510
MSC: Qseven rev. 2.0 starter kit for Atom E3800 based modules
MSC Technologies introduces a Qseven Rev. 2.0 starter kit for its
Qseven modules with Intel Atom processor E3800. The starter kit is a
complete, ready-to-run environment for modules designed to the new
Revision 2.0 of the Qseven standard, and particularly for MSC Tech-
nologies’ new Q7-BT modules which are now entering wide availability.
The starter kit for E3800 based modules features the company’s new
Qseven Rev. 2.0 application carrier board MSC Q7-MB-EP6 which
gives access to most of the module’s key features such as USB 3.0, USB
2.0, HDMI, DisplayPort, SATA and UART interfaces. Furthermore the
board adds a second GbE LAN interface to the one provided by the
Qseven module, and also features SD, mSATA and miniPCIexpress
card slots as well as TFT backlight control.
Hall.Stand A5.476
Avnet Memec showcases latest technology in four focus zones
Avnet Memec will be showcasing the latest technologies from their
portfolio in four focus zones at the forthcoming electronica show.
Technologies for the Internet of Things will feature alongside Ana-
logue & Sensors, Data processing & Communications and FPGA &
MCU zones.
Electronica visitors to Avnet Memec’s IoT zone will be able to view a
wide variety of low power hardware and software demonstrations to
address the growing market for the Internet of Things. The demon-
strations will include sensor nodes, smoke detectors, alarm panels and
other devices talking to new low power wide area IoT networks based
on the LoRa technology and Sigfox. In addition to new low power com-
ponents, the demonstrations will incorporate Web and Cloud services
including Software/Apps for visualizing the data.
The Analogue and Sensors section will feature advanced power supply
and signal chain technologies from suppliers including Intersil, Maxim,
Microchip, MPS, Semtech and Silicon Labs. Cutting edge capacitive and
resistive touch sensor solutions, sensors for lighting, UV-Index, proxim-
ity, haptic, temperature and relative humidity are being showcased.
Also on the Avnet Memec stand will be Data processing & Communi-
cations and FPGA & MCU areas. Technologies including multi-core
ARM based SoCs from Marvell and fibre optic transceivers, modules
and active optical cables from Finisar will feature alongside comple-
mentary solutions from Applied Micro, Microchip, Microsemi, Rene-
sas, Silicon Labs. Various powerful solutions for Industrial Ethernet are
building another main focus in that zone.
Hall.Stand B1.274
Elma presents MicroTCA carrier hub with fibre-optic technology
MicroTCA-specialist Elma Electronic presents his new MicroTCA car-
rier hub with extremely fast signal transmission. The card equipped
with fibre-optic technology enables connection to PCs at a distance of
up to 150 meters. This enables relocation of computing power and the
related heat development. The new MCH was officially launched at the
specialist conference TWEPP-2014 in Aix-en-Provence, France. The
CPU of a MicroTCA.4-crate may only be of 4 TE width what often
causes problems especially with cooling. The Elma-MCH with four
tongues now solves this problem by transferring data from the MicroT-
CA.4-crate via fibre-optic connection to a conventional PC. Further
computing performance and cooling can be realized much easier. The
card also offers precise FPGA-based synchronization clock networks as
well as synchronization protocols such as WhiteRabbit or IEEE 1588
for data transmission.
Hall.Stand A6.306
congatec: COM Express mini module with ECC support
congatec now offers designers the safety and security of error correction
code, often referred to as ECC memory, on a COM Express Mini Type
10 module. The new conga-MA3E, a follow on from the congaMA3, is
based on the Intel Atom E3800 series of processors. Unlike standard
RAM modules, ECC modules feature additional functions to check the
data flow and adjust it as necessary in order to correct errors. The cor-
rection mode of this memory type can detect and correct both single
and double bit errors. It therefore differs significantly from the so-called
„parity bit“, where errors can be detected but not corrected. Both the con-
ga-MA3 and the conga-MA3E feature the latest Intel Atom single chip
design, an L2 cache able to be shared by multiple cores, and a much faster
Intel HD graphics engine than the previous generation.
Hall.Stand A5.476
Microsemi: SmartFusion2 and IGLOO2
FPGA with new security features
Microsemi announced the availability of its new ultra secure Smart-
Fusion2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2 FPGAs that have more advanced
security features at the device, design and system levels than any
other leading FPGA manufacturer. The new data security features are
now part of Microsemi’s mainstream SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs and
IGLOO2 FPGAs and allow developers to leverage the device’s lowest
power consumption in its class, high reliability capabilities and best-
in-class security technology to build highly differentiated products that
help gain a significant time to market advantage.
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