Posted on by Debashis Das - 4 Comments on Microchip SAMA7D65 Cortex-A7 MPU comes in SoC and SiP packages with up to 2Gbit integrated DDR3L memory

Microchip SAMA7D65 Cortex-A7 MPU comes in SoC and SiP packages with up to 2Gbit integrated DDR3L memory

Microchip SAMA7D65 Cortex A7 MPU

Microchip has recently released the SAMA7D65 MPU, a high-performance Arm Cortex-A7 embedded processor designed for HMI and connectivity applications across industrial, home, medical, and appliance markets. The MPU is available in both System-in-Package (SiP) and System-on-Chip (SoC) variants and features various display interfaces, including MIPI DSI, LVDS, and 8-bit Serial RGB interfaces, along with a 2D GPU for graphical acceleration. Memory and storage options include support for 16-bit DDR2/DDR3/DDR3L and LPDDR2/3 memory, optional 1 Gbit or 2 Gbit DDR3 RAM, NAND Flash, eMMC Flash, and SD card. It features dual Gigabit Ethernet with TSN support, an I3C controller, five CAN-FD interfaces, and three high-speed USB ports. Additionally, it comes with various security features, including physically unclonable function (PUF), secure boot, key storage, and cryptographic accelerators for AES, SHA, RSA, and ECC. Microchip SAMA7D65 SoC/SiP specifications: CPU – Arm Cortex-A7 core up to 1 GHz Arm TrustZone, NEON, FPU 32KB L1 I-cache […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 4 Comments on Samsung 32″ EMDX color e-paper display runs Tizen 8.0, offers 2560×1440 resolution, up to 200 days of battery life

Samsung 32″ EMDX color e-paper display runs Tizen 8.0, offers 2560×1440 resolution, up to 200 days of battery life

Samsung 32" EM32DX color E-paper Display

Samsung has unveiled a 32-inch color e-paper display with WQHD (2,560 x 1,440) resolution and a built-in 4,600mAh battery that can last up to 200 days on a charge if the display is updated once a day. The Samsung 32″ EMDX color e-paper display is mainly designed for digital signage applications in shops, restaurants, public transportation, and public spaces. Like other e-paper displays, it does not consume any power if the image is unchanged. I was initially surprised at the bright colors of the EMDX display from the photos shared by Samsung, but after a closer look, I’m not convinced those are photos of the actual display. Samsung 32″ EMDX color e-paper display specifications: 32-inch E-Ink Spectra 6 Color ePaper with 2,544 x 1,400 resolution, up to 54,600 colors with dithering, 178° H/V viewing angle Storage – 8 GB eMMC flash Wireless – WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 Ethernet – […]

ArmSoM RK3588 AIModule7 NVIDIA Jetson Nano-compatible SOM
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ADLINK COM-HPC-mMTL – A COM-HPC Mini Computer-on-Module with up to 16-core Intel Core Ultra 7 165H processor

COM-HPC-mMTL 16-core Intel Core Ultra COM-HPC Mini

ADLINK COM-HPC-mMTL is an industrial-grade COM-HPC Mini Computer-on-Module based on Intel Meteor Lake processors up to the 16-core Intel Core Ultra 7 165H featuring Intel Arc Graphics with eight Xe cores, Intel AI Boost NPU up to 8.2 TOPS, and 16x PCIE Gen4 lanes. The COM-HPC R1.2-compliant Mini size module also supports up to 64GB LPDDR5x memory soldered directly onto the board, an optional NVMe BGA SSD, and features two SATA interfaces, two 2.5 Gbps Ethernet, multiple DDI/USB4, and USB 3.0/2.0 through the standard 400-pin board-to-board connector of the 95x70mm CoM. ADLINK COM-HPC-mMTL specifications: Meteor Lake H/U SoC (one or the other) Intel Core Ultra 7 165H 16-core (6P+8E+2LPE) processor @ up to 5.0 / 3.8 / 2.5 GHz with 24MB cache, 8x Xe-cores Intel Arc graphics @ 2.35 GHz, Intel AI Boost NPU; TDP: 28W Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16-core (6P+8E+2LPE) processor @ up to 4.8 / 3.8 […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 6 Comments on Bosch magnetic-field quantum sensors leverage synthetic diamonds, lasers, and microwaves for ultra-precise measurements

Bosch magnetic-field quantum sensors leverage synthetic diamonds, lasers, and microwaves for ultra-precise measurements

Bosch Quantum Sensing Development Board

Most people have heard about quantum computers, but quantum sensors? I’ve just come across those as Bosch is developing magnetic-field quantum sensors harnessing “the power of quantum physics to enable measurements with unmatched precision” while being much more compact than other quantum sensors using techniques like SQUIDs (superconducting quantum interference device), vapor cells, or optical traps. Bosch Quantum Sensing (that’s the full company name) further explains its magnetic-field quantum sensors surpass the capabilities of conventional sensors by offering a wider measurement range, higher sensitivity, and higher spatial resolution. They currently have an internal quantum sensor prototype/evaluation board that’s about the size of a smartphone, so they are still quite larger than traditional sensors. Bosch quantum magnetometer can measure tiny magnetic field variations with accuracy, including the Earth magnetic’s field, and even analyze the direction of and magnetude of magnetic fields giving the equivalent of a 3D-point magnetic representation. This notably […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment on Aerium Lumen – An NVIDIA Jetson carrier board for drones and robots

Aerium Lumen – An NVIDIA Jetson carrier board for drones and robots

NVIDIA Jetson Carrier Board for drones

Aerium System’s Lumen is a carrier board for NVIDIA Jetson SO-DIMM modules designed specifically for drones and robots with a range of low-profile connectors for I/Os for USB, UART, I2C, etc…, and three M.2 sockets for storage and wireless expansion. It targets the same applications as ARK Electronics’ NDAA-compliant Jetson Orin Nano/NX carrier board for drones we covered last year, but it’s not sold as a full kit and lacks NDAA-compliance. On the positive side, it is quite smaller and lighter, so it might be better suited to smaller and/or less complex drones or robots that may still benefit from Vision AI acceleration. Aerium Lumen specifications: Compatible system-on-modules NVIDIA Jetson Nano NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX NVIDIA Jetson TX2 NX Potentially other Jetson-compatible SO-DIMM modules like the Mixtile Core 3588E, but those are not listed by the company. Storage MicroSD card slot M.2 Key-B […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment on STMicro STM32MP23 Cortex-A35/M33 MPU features a 600 GOPS NPU for industrial IoT and ML applications

STMicro STM32MP23 Cortex-A35/M33 MPU features a 600 GOPS NPU for industrial IoT and ML applications

STM32MP235 block diagram

STMicroelectronics STM32MP23 is a dual-core Cortex-A35 general-purpose microprocessor (MPU) with a Cortex-M33 real-time core, and 600 GOPS of performance operating at up to 125°C and designed for industrial and Internet-of-Things (IoT) edge computing, advanced HMI, and machine-learning (ML) applications. It follows the STM32MP25 series unveiled in 2023 and launched the following year as the first member of the STM32MP2 family. The STM32MP23 is a cost-down version of the STM32MP25 with similar specifications (and pin-to-pin compatible packages), but the new family has a weaker 0.6 TOPS NPU, and tops at two Ethernet ports for the high-end parts instead of three. Ditto for CAN Bus interfaces (2x vs 3x). Other changes include a 16-bit memory interface and the lack of PCIe and USB 3.0 interfaces. STM32MP23 specifications: CPU – Single or dual Arm Cortex-A35 cores running at up to 1.5 GHz or 1.2 GHz with 512KB L2 cache Real-time MCU – Arm […]

Rockchip RK3568, RK3588 and Intel x86 SBCs and SoMs in 2025
Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 17 Comments on GPMI is a Chinese alternative to HDMI and DisplayPort with up to 192 Gbps bandwidth, 480W Power Delivery

GPMI is a Chinese alternative to HDMI and DisplayPort with up to 192 Gbps bandwidth, 480W Power Delivery

GPMI Power Delivery

Defined by the Shenzhen 8K UHD Video Industry Cooperation Alliance (SUCA), GPMI (General Purpose Media Interface) is an alternative to HDMI and DisplayPort supporting up to 192 Gbps bandwidth and 480W power delivery (PD). As far as I know, the specifications have not been made public just yet, but ITHome.com shared some photos and details. The GPMI standard defines two types of connectors: Type-B and Type-C (USB-C) with support for 192 Gbps/480W PD and 96 Gbps/240W PD, respectively. Here’s how GPMI compares to the latest HDMI and DP versions. The best resource I’ve found about the GPMI standard is a white paper shared by Hisilicon. It requires email registration, and it’s only in Chinese, but I’ve translated some of the slides for reference. The Type-B port looks like a compressed HDMI port, which might be great for laptops and tablets, while the Type-C port appears to be identical to a […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on AAEON UP 710S Edge Intel Processor N50/N97/N100/N200 mini PC is offered with Windows 11 IoT Enterprise or Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS

AAEON UP 710S Edge Intel Processor N50/N97/N100/N200 mini PC is offered with Windows 11 IoT Enterprise or Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS

AAEON UP 710S Edge Mini PC

AAEON UP 710S Edge is a small fanless Mini PC powered by Intel Processor N50, N97, N100, or N200 Alder Lake-N SoC designed for companies wanting to upgrade industrial automation setups, and running Windows 11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 LTSC or Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS. Based on the UP 710S SBC introduced last November, the mini PC features a 10-pin terminal block with up to eight GPIOs, SPI, I2C, and PWM, an RS-232/422/485 COM, and support for WiFi and Bluetooth via an M.2 2230 E-Key slot. The computer also offers HDMI video output, three USB 3.2 ports, and gigabit Ethernet networking. UP 710S Edge specifications: Alder Lake-N SoC Intel Processor N50 dual-core processor up to 3.4 GHz with 6MB cache, 16EU Intel UHD Graphics @ up to 750 MHz; TDP: 6W Intel Processor N97 quad-core processor up to 3.6 GHz with 6MB cache, 24EU Intel UHD Graphics @ up to 1.2 GHz; […]

Boardcon CM3588 Rockchip RK3588 System-on-Module designed for AI and IoT applications