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| Cellular/Wi-Fi Gateway Targets In-Vehicle Intelligent Systems Kontron has introduced the EvoTRAC G103 In-Vehicle Rugged Cellular and Wi-Fi Gateway. It is designed to provide broad connectivity capabilities that enable a new range of in-vehicle management, remote access and cloud-based applications. Providing the mobile connectivity and on-board recording device storage needed for a new generation of more intelligent systems, the EvoTRAC G103 features a Wi-Fi and 4G Advanced Pro+ LTE module and includes a 64 GB eMMC for onboard storage as well as optional fixed storage capacity. The EvoTRAC G103 is a flexible open-architecture building block platform that supports fast access to actionable information from its integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet and dual CAN bus interface that supports 2.0 A and B, along with two USB 2.0 interfaces. With the explosion of data generated by today's commercial vehicles, implementing a robust gateway such as the EvoTRAC G103 offloads important information operators can use to keep drivers safe, lower fuel consumption and effectively manage maintenance costs.
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Myth Busted: The Truth About Developing Embedded Vision Solutions Are embedded vision solutions complex? Expensive? Strictly about software? Get answers to your top questions about developing embedded vision solutions, right from Avnet & Xilinx. We're at the moment of truth with embedded vision systems as scores of new applications means designs must go up faster than ever-with new technologies dropping every day. But isn't embedded vision complex? Lacking scalability? Rigid in its design capability? Truth be told, most of those ideas are myths. From the development of the first commercially viable FPGA in the 1980s to now, the amount of progress that's been made has revolutionized the space. Watch this video breaking down the five biggest myths around embedded vision development (available upon completion of a brief form). GO HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO
U-Blox Modules Selected for IoT Development Board Pair
U-blox has announced that its modules will be at the core of two new developer boards. The boards, which are designed and produced by Seeed, one of China's largest distributors of microelectronic components for the international developer and maker communities, provide cellular communication and positioning capabilities for a wide range of applications in the IoT. The first of the two development boards is a Raspberry Pi HAT designed to augment Raspberry Pi computers with cellular communication as well as cellular-based positioning services. The board will be released in multiple variants (USA AT&T, USA Verizon, Europe) based on the U-blox LARA-R2 LTE Cat 1 module series.
The second board, the WIO LTE Cat M1 / NB1 tracker, provides the essential hardware to make low-power location tracking devices for people, pets and assets. It can be programmed using the Arduino IDE and is also Espruino (JavaScript) compatible. The board uses the U-blox MAX-M8Q GNSS module to determine position, integrating signals from multiple GNSS satellite constellations, and connects to the cellular network using the U-blox SARA-R4 LTE Cat M1 / NB1 module. Developers and businesses can customize the standalone board and have it manufactured through Seeed's services to create solutions tailored to their specific needs.
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Designing a Debug and Test Tool By William Holt, Sequim Tek
During a career largely spent developing mixed signal IC products, I often longed for a personal, simple to use, analog and digital pattern generator tool. Numerous occasions arose where it was necessary to check the performance or parameters of an IC, a breadboard or an application board. Sometimes the setup was trivial: a few supplies and a signal generator or two. And sometimes the setup was quite complex. I had a few tools for the tougher problems but there was usually something not quite matching up---logic or interface voltages, offset, synchronization, limited pattern width/length and limited pattern control options. So after retiring, I decided to create a personal debug and test tool and here is the result.
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Nordic BLE SoC Selected for Cloud-Connected Thermostat Nordic Semiconductor has announced that Sikom, a developer of GSM-based IoT platforms, employs Nordic's nRF52840 Bluetooth 5/Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) advanced multiprotocol System-on-Chip (SoC) in its 'Bluetooth Thermostat EP' to support smartphone connectivity and smart-home networking. The thermostat is available to consumers and OEMs developing their own heating control systems. The Nordic SoC's Bluetooth 5 long-range capability enhances connection stability, boosting range and allowing the thermostat to be configured and controlled from anywhere in the house. From a companion app on a Bluetooth 4.0 (and later) smartphone the user can control thermostat features such as comfort and economy temperature set points, week programs, vacation modes and temperature logs. Because the thermostat can be controlled and configured directly from the smartphone, there is no requirement for a proprietary gateway between mobile device and thermostat, lowering the cost and complexity of installation and setup.
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