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August 21, 2025August 22, 2025 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Raspberry Pi CM5 carrier board supports dual Ethernet (1GbE + 2.5GbE) and wide 7V–36V DC input

Waveshare’s CM5-DUAL-ETH-BASE is a carrier board for the Raspberry Pi CM5, featuring dual Ethernet (1GbE + 2.5GbE), two 4K HDMI outputs, two MIPI CSI/DSI interfaces, and more. It supports NVMe SSDs or AI accelerators via an M.2 slot, offers USB 3.2/2.0 ports, a 40-pin GPIO header, and a wide 7V–36V DC input, making it ideal for industrial networking and edge computing applications. In the past, we have seen other carrier boards such as Seeed Studio’s CM5 MINIMA, Waveshare’s CM5-NANO-B, and CM5-PoE-BASE-A, among others. However, this is the only carrier board that features dual Ethernet with a 2.5GbE option and a wide input voltage range. Waveshare CM5-DUAL-ETH-BASE specifications: Compatibility – Compatible with all Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 variants Storage M.2 M-Key slot (PCIe Gen2/3 x1) for NVMe SSDs or AI modules MicroSD card slot (for CM5 Lite without eMMC) Display and Camera 2x HDMI ports supporting dual 4K display output […]

August 20, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Avalue EMX-TWLP – A Twin Lake mini-ITX motherboard for industrial applications

Fanless thin Twin Lake Mini-ITX motherboard for industrial applications

Last week, we wrote about the Jetway MTX-TWL1 industrial-grade Intel N150/N250 mini-ITX motherboard, but there’s another Twin Lake mini-ITX option: the Avalue EMX-TWLP equipped with Intel N150, N250, or Core 3 N355 processor, and also designed for industrial applications. The thin mini-ITX motherboard takes up to 16GB DDR5 according to Avalue, supports M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD and SATA drives for storage, features two 2.5GbE ports and two M.2 Key-E/M sockets for WiFi and cellular connectivity, one HDMI port, two DP connectors, and eDP or LVDS, a PCIe Gen3 x1 slot, and more. Avalue EMX-TWLP specifications: Twin Lake SoC (one or the other) Intel Processor N150 quad-core processor @ up to 3.6 GHz (Turbo) with 6MB cache, 24EU Intel UHD graphics @ 1.0 GHz; TDP: 6W Intel Processor N250 quad-core processor @ up to 3.8 GHz (Turbo) with 6MB cache, 32EU Intel UHD graphics @ 1.25 GHz; TDP: 6W Intel Core 3 N355 […]

August 19, 2025August 20, 2025 by Debashis Das - 4 Comments

ESP32 Modbus gateway handles RTU, TCP/IP, and MQTT for industrial IoT

Designed by Namnam in Vietnam, the ESP32 Modbus gateway is built to communicate with PLCs and industrial sensors over Modbus RTU (RS-485) or Modbus TCP/IP (Ethernet/Wi-Fi). Designed for use in farms, factories, and electrical cabinets where reliable communication, remote monitoring, and control are required. Key features of this industrial IoT board include Modbus RTU/TCP master and slave support, automatic Wi-Fi/Ethernet switching, multi-Wi-Fi handling, watchdog timer, deep sleep, and FOTA updates via FTP. The board supports a wide input voltage range and can be programmed over USB. ESP32 Modbus gateway specifications Wireless Module – ESP32-WROOM-32 module with ESP32 dual-core processor @ 160 MHz, 520 Kbytes SRAM, 4 Mbit Flash Connectivity 10/100Mbps Ethernet RJ45 port via LAN8720A controller Wifi and WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 via ESP32 RS485 – SP485EE transceiver (Serial2, auto DERE) USB – USB Type-C port for programming and power Misc Onboard Red, Blue, and Pwr LED User and […]

August 19, 2025August 18, 2025 by Debashis Das - 4 Comments

Ebyte ECB31-PB – A Raspberry Pi Model A-sized industrial SBC with Allwinner T113-S3 or T113-S4 SoC

Ebyte ECB31 PB Allwinner T113 S industrial SBC

The Ebyte ECB31-PB is a low-cost industrial SBC powered by an Allwinner T113-S3/S4 dual-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor that comes in a Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ form factor, which is fairly rare to see in the age of Raspberry Pi 5 (Model B). There are two variants of the board: one with 128 MB DDR3 (Allwinner T113-S3) and the other with 256MB DDR3 (Allwinner T113-S4). Both feature 8GB eMMC flash, Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, optional 4G LTE via mini PCIe module and a NanoSIM card slot, a microSD card, dual CAN bus, a USB 2.0 port, and a GPIO header. Multimedia interfaces include MIPI DSI and CVBS outputs, two CVBS video inputs, and audio input/output. With an industrial operating temperature of -40°C to 85°C, this SBC is useful for smart home, IoT gateways, digital signage, and other embedded applications. Ebyte ECB31-PB specifications SoC – Allwinner T113-S3 or T113-S4 CPU Dual-core […]

August 15, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 6 Comments

ArmSoM CM1 – A $15 Compute Module/SBC hybrid powered by Rockchip RK3506J SoC

ArmSom CM1 RK3506J Compute Module and Carrier board

ArmSoM CM1 is a system-on-module/compute module powered by the industrial-grade Rockchip RK3506K tri-core Arm Cortex-A7 SoC, coupled with 256MB or 512MB DDR3L, 256MB or 512MB NAND flash, and exposing I/Os through 2.54mm pitch headers. The module is more of a SoM/SBC hybrid with a MIPI DSI display connector, a microSD card slot, a USB Type-C port, and 44-pin and 40-pin GPIO headers that allow the CM1 to be used as a standalone SBC or as a module connected to a baseboard like the company’s CM1-IO carrier board (aka ArmSoM-FORGE1-IO). ArmSoM CM1 specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3506J CPU 3x Arm Cortex-A7 cores up to 1.5 GHz Arm Cortex-M0 real-time core GPU – 2D GPU only No VPU, no NPU System Memory – 256MB or 512MB DDR3L Storage 256MB or 512MB SPI NAND flash MicroSD card slot Display Interface – 2-lane MIPI DSI connector up to 1280 x 1280 @ 60FPS USB […]

August 14, 2025August 20, 2025 by Debashis Das - 1 Comment

Jetway MTX-TWL1 – An Industrial-grade, fanless Intel Processor N250 or N150 Mini-ITX motherboard

Jetway MTX TWL1 industrial, fanless Mini ITX motherboard

Jetway’s MTX-TWL1 is a fanless industrial Mini-ITX motherboard built around the Intel Processor N250 or N150 Twin Lake processor designed for embedded and IoT applications. It supports up to 32GB DDR5 memory, triple 4K display, dual 2.5GbE, SATA, and M.2 slots for NVMe, wireless, or 4G LTE/5G cellular connectivity. Additionally, it features six COM ports, USB 3.2, Type-C with DP Alt Mode, GPIOs, and a wide power and temperature range, making it suitable for In one of our last posts, we wrote about the Jetway JMTX-ADN8, which shares the same Mini-ITX form factor but is powered by Alder Lake-N processors instead. The boards have quite a different layout, but they both use DDR5 SO-DIMM memory, M.2 slots, SATA port, and a wide operating temperature range from -20°C to 60°C for industrial applications. Jetway MTX-TWL1 specifications: Twin Lake SoC (one or the other) Intel Processor N150 quad-core processor @ up to 3.6 […]

August 9, 2025August 9, 2025 by Debashis Das - 2 Comments

Banana Pi BPI-F4 – An industrial Edge AI SBC powered by Sunplus SP7350 SoC with 4.1 TOPS NPU

The Banana Pi BPI-F4 is a compact industrial-grade Edge AI development board built around the Sunplus SP7350 quad-core Cortex-A55 SoC with a 4.1 TOPS NPU. Compared to the SunPlus SP7021-based BPI-F2S SBC, the new BPI-F4 supports additional interfaces through terminal blocks and is suitable for AI vision, robotics, and control systems. The board supports booting from microSD or onboard eMMC and provides USB 3.0/2.0 ports, HDMI video output, Ethernet, and a MIPI CSI input for an OV5647 camera. Connectivity options include Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. Other features include seven terminal blocks for GPIO, ADC, SPI, I²C, UART, and PWM, jumper-based power and USB mode selection, and automatic boot. Banana Pi BPI-F4 specifications: BPI-F4-Core board SoC – Sunplus SP7350 (C3V) CPU Quad-core Cortex-A55 @ 2.1 GHz Cortex-M4 MCU @ up to 400MHz for always-on sub-system VPU – H.264 video decoding/encoding AI Accelerator – 4.1 TOPS NPU @ 900 MHz (Sometimes […]

August 6, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 3 Comments

Nuvoton MG51 8-bit 8051 MCU family features with up to 64KB flash, 4KB SRAM

NuMaker-MG51FC MG51 8-bit 8051 MCU development board

Nuvoton MG51 Series is a new family of 8-bit 8051 microcontrollers clocked at up to 24 MHz with up to 64KB flash, 4KB SRAM, 5V operation, industrial temperature range, and a range of peripherals such as UART, I2C, SPI, 12-bit ADC, as well as up to 46 GPIOs. Some may have assumed 8-bit microcontrollers may be dead by now, but Nuvoton is not giving up, and after the MUG51 8-bit 8051 microcontroller family was introduced in 2023, the company is at it again with the MG51 Series, offering a higher clock speed, higher memory and storage capacity, and additional I/Os. Target applications include home appliances, LED lighting control, motor control, and industrial automation. Nuvoton MG51 specifications: MCU core – 8-bit 1T 8051-based CMOS microcontroller up to 24 MHz; fully compatible with MCS-51 Memory 256 bytes on-chip RAM Up to 4 KB auxiliary RAM (XRAM) Storage Up to 64 KB Flash […]