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July 13, 2026July 12, 2026 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Raspberry Pi gets 10BASE-T1S/T1L Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) HAT+ board

Germany-based Brechel Electronic has launched two new Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) expansion boards for Raspberry Pi platforms: the BE-IIS-HPP-T1S and the BE-IIS-HPP-T1L. Designed for technology evaluation, industrial network prototyping, and educational laboratory use, these boards add 10 Mbit/s Ethernet communication over a single twisted pair to standard Raspberry Pi SBCs. The BE-IIS-HPP-T1S is based on the Microchip LAN8651 10BASE-T1S MAC-PHY and supports IEEE 802.3cg Single Pair Ethernet over multidrop networks with up to 8 nodes, enabling distances up to 25 meters on a shared bus. For longer-reach point-to-point links, the company offers the BE-IIS-HPP-T1L, built around Analog Devices ADIN1110 MAC-PHY. Both boards are part of the BE-IIS HAT++ ecosystem, which allows multiple industrial communication HATs to be stacked on a single Raspberry Pi without running into SPI or GPIO resource conflicts. Brechel Electronic 10BASE-T1L and 10BASE-T1S specifications: Compatibility – Raspberry Pi HAT+ compliant T1L – Supports Pi 3, 4, 5, and Zero […]

July 6, 2026July 5, 2026 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Tiny Calixto Systems AM62L STAMP SOM targets industrial automation, HMI applications, EV chargers

Calixto Systems has introduced the AM62L STAMP SOM, a tiny (40x40mm) system-on-module around the Texas Instruments AM62L dual-core Arm Cortex-A53 CPU running at up to 1.25 GHz, along with an evaluation kit. Designed for embedded Linux applications, the module targets industrial automation, HMIs, EV chargers, and smart retail. Calixto AM62L STAMP SOM The SoM integrates up to 2GB LPDDR4x RAM and 8GB or 16GB eMMC storage, along with Gigabit Ethernet, two USB 2.0 OTG interfaces, dual SD interfaces, MIPI DSI and parallel RGB display support, McASP audio, and a wide range of industrial I/Os, including CAN FD, eight UARTs, four SPI buses, five I2C buses, ADC, DAC, PWM, GPIO, and a GPMC interface. It also integrates hardware security features such as AES encryption, RSA/ECC acceleration, DRBG, TRNG, and a unique device ID for secure embedded applications. AM62L STAMP SOM specifications: SoC – Texas Instruments Sitara AM62Lx single-core/dual-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor @ […]

July 6, 2026July 5, 2026 by Debashis Das - 1 Comment

u-blox F11 low-power dual-band GNSS chips and modules consume just 7mW in LEAP mode

u blox UBX F11270 KB and UBX F11170 CC L1,L5 dual band GNSS with just 7mW power consumption

u-blox has introduced the F11 platform, a new family of low-power GNSS chips and modules that includes the UBX-F11270-KB and UBX-F11170-CC dual-band GNSS chips, the UBX-M11070-KB chip (L1-only), the MAX-M11N module (L1-only), and the EVK-F112 evaluation kit. These are designed for battery-powered applications such as aftermarket telematics, asset tracking, wearables, drones, micromobility, and other industrial and consumer devices. Among those, the UBX-F11270-KB and UBX-F11170-CC support dual-band L1/L5 GNSS that automatically switch between L1/L5 operation based on signal conditions. The UBX-M11070-KB chip and MAX-M11N module are L1 band only, but all the modules and chips in the series support LEAP (Low Energy Accurate Positioning) mode with a typical power consumption of around 7 mW. Other features include indoor detection, polygonal geofencing, and multipath mitigation. u-blox UBX-F11270-KB and UBX-F11170-CC specifications: GNSS Engine – u-blox F11 platform Memory / Storage UBX-F11270-KB – Embedded flash memory supports firmware upgrade UBX-F11170-CC – Optional external SPI […]

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Raspberry Pi CM0-based industrial data acquisition gateway features RS-485, RS-232, DI, and DO interfaces

Raspberry Pi CM0 industrial data acquisition gateway

EDATEC ED-IPC1200 is an industrial data acquisition gateway powered by the Raspberry Pi Compute Module Zero (CM0), designed for industrial automation and edge applications with various I/O interfaces, a fanless design, and a wide range (9–28V) DC power input. The industrial computer features RS-485, RS-232, four digital inputs, and four digital outputs for data acquisition and equipment control, and supports Ethernet, and optional Wi-Fi/Bluetooth and/or 4G LTE connectivity. EDATEC ED-IPC1200 specifications: SoM – Raspberry Pi CM0 SoC – Broadcom BCM2710A1 CPU – Quad-core Cortex-A53 processor @ 1.0 GHz GPU – VideoCore IV GPU supporting OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0 graphics VPU – H.264/MPEG-4 1080p30 video decoding, H.264 1080p30 video encoding System Memory – 512MB LPDDR2 RAM Storage – 8GB or 16GB eMMC flash Wireless – Optional WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 module Networking 10/100Mbps Ethernet RJ45 jack Optional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on system-on-module 4G LTE CAT-1 with Nano SIM card slot […]

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 4 Comments

Banana Pi BPI-VP10 – A low-cost servo control board based on Fortior FU7512L dual-core RISC-V MCU

Banana Pi BPI-VP10 with metal case and servo

Banana Pi BPI-VP10 is a low-cost servo control board based on the Fortior FU7512L RISC-V MCU and the FD6288Q pre-driver chip, designed for industrial control applications that rely on 100W/200W servos. The servo motor control board supports multiple control modes, including pulse/direction, analog, and RS485, and is compatible with absolute encoders (Tamagawa/BiSS-C protocols), incremental encoders, and Hall encoders. The BPI-VP10 board, also called BPI-BJ2403N, aims to provide an easy-to-source platform for developers to experiment with the FU7512L microcontroller and design projects or products around it. Banana Pi BPI-VP10 (FU7512L-SVDriver) specifications: Microcontroller – Fortior Technology FU7512L CPU 32-bit RISC-V core @ 48 MHz ME2 motor engine core @ 48 MHz with FOC module and CORDIC module Memory – 12kB SRAM, 4kB PRAM for program execution Storage – 64kB Flash with ECC and CRC, self-programming, and code protection Encoder Support – Absolute encoders (Tamagawa/BiSS-C protocols), incremental encoders, and Hall encoders. Pulse Input – […]

June 29, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 4 Comments

Waveshare ESP32-C6-Zero-B – A tiny ESP32-C6 USB-C board with 5V-36V wide supply voltage

ESP32-C6 board 5-36V wide supply voltage

Waveshare ESP32-C6-Zero-B is a variant of the company’s ESP32-C6-Zero USB-C board that adds 5V-36V wide supply voltage support for industrial applications It’s based on the ESP32-C6FH8 wireless RISC-V SoC with 8MB flash, 2.4 GHz WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.x LE, and an 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee and Thread. It also exposes up to 20 GPIOs via headers and pads, and features an RGB LED, as well as Boot and Reset buttons. Waveshare ESP32-C6-Zero-B specifications: SoC – Espressif Systems ESP32-C6FH8 CPU Single-core 32-bit RISC-V clocked up to 160 MHz Low-power RISC-V core @ up to 20 MHz Memory – 512KB SRAM Storage – 320KB ROM, 8MB flash Wireless – 2.4 GHz WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, and 802.15.4 radio for Thread/Zigbee USB – USB Type-C port for program download and debugging Expansion 2x 9-pin headers with up to 13x GPIOs, UART, I2C, SPI, 6x ADC, I2S, PWM, Vin, 3.3V out, GND 7x solder pads […]

June 29, 2026June 29, 2026 by Debashis Das - 3 Comments

DEBIX T62P-01 Raspberry Pi-like industrial SBC features TI AM62P SoC, dual GbE with TSN, multi-domain UART

DEBIX T62P-01 Texas Instruments AM62P SBC

Polyhex Technology has introduced the DEBIX T62P-01, a compact industrial SBC built around Texas Instruments Sitara AM62P quad Cortex-A53/dual Cortex-R5F SoC designed for industrial IoT (IIoT), robotics, Edge computing, and smart terminal/HMI applications. Measuring 88 × 59 mm, the board supports up to 8GB of LPDDR4 memory, optional eMMC storage up to 256GB, and a MicroSD card slot. It also features two GbE ports, including one supporting PoE via an external PD module, as well as Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity. Security features include hardware secure boot with Root-of-Trust (RoT), an Arm TrustZone-based Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), and a Hardware Security Module (HSM) for cryptographic operations. DEBIX T62P-01 specifications: SoC – Texas Instruments AM62P (AM62P54CVMHIAMHR) Application CPU – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 up to 1.4 GHz Real-time cores 1x Arm Cortex-R5F up to 800MHz (integrated with MCU channel) 1x Arm Cortex-R5F up to 800MHz (for device management) GPU – Imagination […]

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Makerfabs MaTouch ESP32-P4 10.1-inch HMI display features 4G LTE and Ethernet connectivity, a 2MP camera

MaTouch ESP32 P4 TFTTouch 10.1 inch MIPI with 4G LTE SIM7670G

Makerfabs MaTouch ESP32-P4 TFTTouch 10.1 MIPI with 4G LTE is an ESP32-P4 + ESP32-C6-based display development platform for HMI edge AI, and connected embedded applications. The development board features a 10.1-inch IPS LCD, very similar to those of Seeed Studio’s reTerminal D1001, Waveshare ESP32-P4-WIFI6-Touch-LCD, and CrowPanel Advanced 7-inch displays. However, what makes it unique compared to other devices is that it also features a SIM7670G 4G LTE modem with a SIM card slot, an RJ45 Ethernet jack, and a 2MP camera. The HMI display also comes with microphone and speaker connectors, a microSD card slot, various USB interfaces, lithium battery support, and two 2.54 mm pitch GPIO expansion headers exposing UART, I2C, SPI, and other peripheral interfaces. All these features make it suitable for HMI, edge AI, and connected embedded applications. Makerfabs MaTouch ESP32-P4 10.1-inch 4G LTE specifications: SoC – Espressif Systems ESP32-P4NRW32 CPU Dual-core 32-bit RISC-V HP (High-performance) CPU @ up to 400 […]