PinePhone Pro launches with RK3399 and 4GB RAM

Pine64 opened $399 developer pre-orders for a Linux driven “PinePhone Pro” with a power-efficient RK3399S variant, 4GB LPDDR4, 128GB flash, 6-inch screen, LTE and WiFi-ac, and 13MP and 5MP cameras. Pine64 unveiled a Linux smartphone follow-on to its PinePhone that advances from a quad -A53 Allwinner A64 to an RK3399S variant of the hexa-core -A72 […]

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i.MX8M Mini based mini-PC starts at $305

ICOP’s “EBOX-IMX8MM” embedded computer runs Android 9 or Linux on an i.MX8M Mini with up to 4GB LPDDR4 and 64GB eMMC plus 2x GbE, 3x USB, 4x COM, WiFi/BT, and a 12-36V input. Taiwan-based ICOP is primarily known for its embedded boards and systems based on x86 based CPUs from its sister company DM&P Group […]

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Signage player taps Ryzen V2000 for video wall displays

Ibase has launched an “SI-334” signage player that runs Ubuntu or Win 10 on AMD’s Ryzen Embedded V2000. There are 4x HDMI 2.0 ports with EDID and CEC plus 2x GbE, 3x USB 3.1 Gen2, and 3x M.2 with SIM. Ibase has begun shipping a digital signage player that it teased in Nov. 2020 in […]

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Sitara-based LoRa gateway launches with serial-to-LoRa adapter node

Embux’s “ELA-MG” LoRa gateway runs Linux on TI’s AM335x and offers a Semtech SX1272 LoRa module with -137dBm sensitivity plus GbE, USB, RS232, and RS485 ports. There is also an NB-IoT model and an “ELA-MA” serial-to-LoRa adapter for endpoints. Nexcom announced a LoRa wireless gateway from its Embux subsidiary, which has previously manufactured products...

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Dev kit debuts RISC-V XuanTie C910 SoC with a 3D GPU and Android and Linux support

Sipeed and Alibaba T-Head have opened $399 pre-orders on an “RVB-ICE” dev kit featuring a RISC-V compatible, dual-core, 1.2GHz XuanTie C910 ICE SoC with a Vivante 3D GPU, an NPU, 4GB RAM, and support for Android 10 and Debian 11. Sipeed and Alibaba’s T-Head Semiconductors unit (AKA Pintouge) are launching a development kit for a […]

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Tiger Lake signage player ships with Quividi analytics software

Axiomtek’s Linux-ready “DSP511” signage player is equipped with an 11th Gen CPU plus 4x HDMI, 3x M.2, 2.5GbE, and optional Quividi audience measurement software. Quividi is also available on the Whiskey Lake based “DSP501-527.” Axiomtek announced a partnership with signage analytics software company Quividi to offer Quividi’s audience and campaign intelligence...

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DFI spins Tiger Lake thin Mini-ITX SBC and COM Express modules

DFI has unveiled a “TGU171/TGU173” thin Mini-ITX board with 2.5GbE, 2x GbE, 4x USB 3.2 Gen2, 2x DP++, and 2x M.2, as well as Compact Type 6 “TGU968” and Mini Type 10 “TGU9A2” modules, all based on 11th Gen CPUs. DFI announced a “TGU” line of embedded boards and systems built around Intel’s 11th Gen […]

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Compact Whiskey Lake system offers optional dual-CAN module

Kontron’s Linux-friendly “KBox A-150-WKL” embedded PC has an 8th Gen Whiskey Lake CPU, up to 64GB DDR4, 2x GbE, 2x DP, 2x COM, 4x USB 3.1 Gen2, 3x M.2, and optional CAN and DIN-rail. Kontron has announced a fanless embedded computer with optional DIN-rail support that runs Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or Win 10 IoT on […]

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PICMG spec standardizes links between IoT controllers and sensors

PICMG has ratified an “IoT.1” firmware spec for standardizing plug-and-play communications between IoT controllers and sensors and effecters. The spec works with PICMG’s recent microSAM MCU module form factor. PICMG, which is known primarily for its COM Express standards, has released its first draft of a firmware spec for Internet of Things connectivity...

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i.MX8X Lite takes on IIoT and Vehicle-to-Everything applications

NXP has launched a headless “i.MX8X Lite” SoC for automotive telematics, V2X, and IIoT, with up to 2x Cortex-A35 cores plus a Cortex-M4 core and a security block with V2X acceleration and NXP EdgeLock security. Automotive telematics was one of the key applications mentioned by NXP when it announced the up to quad-core, Cortex-A35 i.MX8X […]

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