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May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Intel Atom x7000RE fanless industrial box PC offers 10-year life cycle for factory automation

AAEON BOXER-6617-ASL is a rugged and compact fanless industrial box PC built around the Intel Atom x7000RE series of SoCs. It is designed for harsh industrial environments and has a wide operating temperature range (-20°C to 70°C) and a guaranteed 10-year product lifecycle making it a reliable long-term solution for factory automation and other embedded applications. The rugged embedded system supports up to 32GB DDR5 memory, dual HDMI, dual 2.5GbE LAN ports, and extensive I/O including six serial ports, USB 3.2 and 2.0, DIO, and audio. Storage options include M.2 NVMe and 2.5″ SATA, with additional expansion through M.2 E-Key (Wi-Fi) and B-Key (5G/LTE) sockets. It also has a wide 9V–36V power input range, circuit protection, and strong shock/vibration resistance. The computer also features six RS-232/422/485 serial ports and DIO via DB9 connectors AAEON BOXER-6617-ASL Specifications: Amston Lake Series SoC options (one or the other) Intel Atom x7835RE octa-core processor […]

May 6, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments

Compulab IOT-LINK – An ultra-compact NXP i.MX 9352 IoT gateway with WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, 4G LTE Cat 1-bis, and GbE connectivity

Compulab IOT-LINK is a low-cost, tiny industrial IoT gateway based on NXP i.MX 9352 Arm Cortex-A55/M33 AI SoC with support for Gigabit Ethernet, 4G LTE Cat 1-bis, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and Wireless Mesh connectivity. The fanless gateway also features two RS485 or CAN-FD interfaces and three DI / DO, and as an industrial-grade hardware platform, it takes 12V to 24V DC input, and can operate 24/7 in the -40°C to 80°C temperature range. Target applications include HVAC monitoring, industrial predictive maintenance, energy storage, EV charging, vehicle telematics and fleet management, and lighting control. IOT-LINK specifications: SoC – NXP i.MX 9352 CPU 2x Arm Cortex-A55 cores @ up to 1.7GHz Arm Cortex-M33 real-time core @ 250 MHz NPU – 0.5 TOPS Arm Ethos U65 microNPU System Memory – Up to 2GB LPDDR4 Storage – Up to 64GB eMMC flash Networking Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port 4G/LTE Cat 1-bis cellular modem with […]

May 5, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment

KSTR-IMX93 single board computer pairs NXP i.MX 93 SoC with Nordic Semi nRF5340, nRF9151, and nRF7002 wireless chips

Conclusive Engineering KSTR-IMX93 is a single board computer (SBC) powered by an NXP i.MX 93 Cortex-A55/M33 AI SoC and equipped with three Nordic Semi wireless solutions, namely nRF5340 SoC, nRF9151 SiP, and nRF7002 WiFi 6 coprocessor. This allows the board to offer a wide range of wireless and wired connectivity options with Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4 LE, Zigbee, Thread, NB-IoT, LTE Cat-M1, and GNSS. In some way, the KSTR-IMX93 is the equivalent of combining a Nordic Thingy:91 X Cellular IoT development platform with an Arm Linux SBC. KSTR-IMX93 specifications: SoC – NXP i.MX 93 CPU Single or dual-core Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.7 GHz Arm Cortex-M33 up to 250 MHz GPU – PXP 2D GPU with blending/composition, resize, color space conversion NPU – Arm Ethos-U65 NPU @ 1 GHz up to 0.5 TOPS Memory – 640 KB OCRAM w/ ECC Security – EdgeLock Secure Enclave System Memory […]

May 4, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

EDATEC launches 7-inch, 10.1-inch and 15.6-inch Industrial HMI displays powered by Raspberry Pi CM5

EDATEC ED-HMI3120 industrial Human Machine Interface HMI displays

EDATEC ED-HMI3120 series is a family of Raspberry Pi CM5-powered industrial Human-Machine Interface (HMI) displays available in 7-inch (ED-HMI3120-070C), 10.1-inch (ED-HMI3120-101C), and 15.6-inch (ED-HMI3120-156C) variants. Like the Chipsee 7-inch/10.1-inch Raspberry Pi CM5 industrial panel PCs, the EDATEC HMI displays are designed for factory automation, process control, and IoT applications. All models offer Gigabit Ethernet, 100Mbps Ethernet, isolated RS485/RS232 ports, and wireless options like WiFi and 4G LTE. EDATEC ED-HMI3120 specifications SoM – Raspberry Pi CM5 with Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core Cortex-A76 SoC, 2GB, 4GB or 8GB RAM, and 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB eMMC flash Storage MicroSD card slot M.2 B-Key socket for 2230/2242 NVMe SSD 4KB EEPROM Display HMI3120-070C – 7-inch TFT display with 1024×600 resolution, 16.7M colors, 400 cd/m² luminance, 80°/80° H/V viewing angles, and 10-point capacitive touch HMI3120-101C – 10.1-inch TFT display with 1280×800 resolution, 16.7M colors, 250 cd/m² luminance, 80°/80° H/V viewing angles, and 10-point capacitive touch HMI3120-156C […]

April 29, 2025April 30, 2025 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Inventia MT-718 PS battery-powered IP68 industrial telemetry logger integrates environmental sensors, cellular IoT connectivity

Inventia MT 718 PS battery operated telemetry logger with IP68 protection

Inventia MT-718 PS is a compact, battery-powered industrial telemetry logger designed for monitoring, logging, and data transmission in industrial and environmental applications, especially in areas where grid power supply and access to infrastructure are limited. It supports 2G/4G LTE Cat 1 or NB-IoT/LTE Cat M1 (eMTC) connectivity, and comes with an IP68-rated waterproof housing, allowing operation under 2 meters of water for up to 24 hours. Key features include five binary/counter inputs, two analog inputs (0–5V with 4–20mA conversion option), and built-in pressure (0–10 bar), temperature, and humidity sensors, as well as RS-485 with Modbus RTU support. The logger also features two digital outputs, can store up to 60,000 records at 1-second intervals, offers an optional OLED display, and supports OTA firmware updates. It is powered by replaceable alkaline or lithium batteries for long-term, maintenance-free operation and includes tamper detection via a lid sensor. The MT-718 OS can be used […]

April 29, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments

Small (45x43mm) system-on-module packs Rockchip RK3562 AIoT SoC, 16GB eMMC, 2GB RAM, and PMIC

MIYR Tech MYC-YR3562 is a small 45x43mm system-on-module that packs a Rockchip RK3562 or RK3562J quad-core Cortex-A53 AIoT SoC with a 1 TOPS AI accelerator, up to 2GB LPDDR4, 16GB eMMC flash, 32 Kbit EEPROM, and a PMIC. To keep the module small while making no compromise on the number of I/Os offered, the company designed the module with 164 castellated holes (LCC – ) and 58 pads (LGA). That means the MYC-YR3562 system-on-module gets all interfaces from the RK3562(J) SoC, including Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, PCIe 2.1, RGB, LVDS, and MIPI-DSI interfaces, camera inputs (MIPI-CSI), and a range of low-speed I/Os. MYC-YR3562 SoM specifications SoC – Rockchip RK3562 or RK3562J CPU RK3562 – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 quad-core @ 2.0 GHz RK3562J – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 quad-core @ 1.2 GHz (stock, overclock up to 1.8 GHz) GPU – Mali-G52-2EE with support for OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan 1.0/1.1 AI accelerator […]

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 by Debashis Das - 2 Comments

Waveshare 8-channel RS485 to Ethernet industrial serial servers work as a Modbus & MQTT gateways, RS485-to-JSON converters

Industrial Isolated 8 Ch RS485 to RJ45 Ethernet Serial Server

Waveshare has launched the 8-Channel RS485 TO ETH (B) and 8-Channel RS485 TO POE ETH (B) industrial Ethernet serial servers designed for bi-directional transparent data transmission between RS485 and Ethernet networks. The only difference is PoE support, one has it, the other doesn’t, recognizable by their names. It features eight RS485 channels that operate independently, and supports two Ethernet ports (with an optional PoE version compliant with IEEE 802.3af). Key features include working as a serial server, Modbus gateway, MQTT gateway, and RS-485 to JSON converter. It also supports protocols like TCP, UDP, HTTP, DHCP, DNS, and more. It works in the industrial temperature range (-40°C to 85°C), offers power and signal isolation, 2kV surge protection, and comes housed in a durable aluminum alloy enclosure. Additionally, it supports wall-mount or rail-mount installation, multiple power supply methods (DC 7–36V via screw terminal or PoE), and web browser/device library configuration. These features make […]

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 by Debashis Das - 1 Comment

Zalmotek RA6M1, RA8M1, and RZ/A3U SoMs follow Adafruit Feather form factor, support carrier board for robotics and industrial control

Romanian company Zalmotek has recently introduced three new SoMs, the RA6M1, RA8M1, and RZ/A3UL, and a modular carrier board designed for embedded applications such as robotics, industrial control, and edge computing. There are a few things that I find interesting about this setup. The SoM comes in Adafruit Feather form factor and, as a result, supports various Adafruit FeatherWings. The modular carrier board supports the Dynamixel motor driver module, the Particle M-SoM breakout module, Ethernet, and CAN modules. The RA6M1 Feather SoM is powered by a Renesas RA6M1 Arm Cortex-M4 CPU at up to 120 MHz, with 512 KB flash and 96 KB SRAM while the RA8M1 Feather SoM features a Renesas RA8M1 64-bit Arm Cortex-M85 running at up to 360 MHz with 128 Mbit SPI flash, the RZ/A3UL Feather SoM is based on a Renesas RZ/A3UL 64-bit Arm Cortex-A55 CPU at up to 1 GHz, with 512 Mbit OctaFlash […]