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Launched on Kickstarter on Monday 20 April 2015 – Funded in 80 minutes The groundbreaking Single Board Computer reached its 15k goal on Kickstarter in 80 minutes. UDOO Neo merges the world of Arduino™ and Raspberry Pi with wireless connectivity and 9-axis motion sensors, providing a complete and easy solution to free your imagination, make your objects alive and create new smart devices and appliances from scratch. Campaign Link: bit.ly/UdooNEO On Monday 20 April 2015 SECO USA Inc. launched UDOO Neo on Kickstarter at 11 o’clock in EST time, raising the 15k USD dollar goal in just 80 minutes. The first to be astonished by the overwhelmingly successful launch are UDOO Team members: “We felt immediatly a great interest for the NEO, but we weren’t expecting such enthusiast reaction. This confirms that we’re in the right direction: people are eager to get involved in the Internet of Things computing, and UDOO NEO seems their perfect companion” declares Maurizio Caporali, NEO’s product manager. UDOO Neo is a credit-card size (59.3mm x 85mm - 3.35" x 2.33"), low-cost, low-power consumption, open-source hardware board, able to run Android or Linux and Arduino-compatible. It can be used as a fully-fledged computer, as an Arduino-compatible microcontroller or as an embedded computer to build new devices, smart objects and appliances. UDOO Neo comes in two versions: UDOO Neo Basic and UDOO Neo. UDOO Neo Basic has 512MB of RAM, one USB port, one micro USB OTG port, HDMI video output for LVDS and touchscreen, Wi-Fi module, Bluetooth 4.0 module (including Classic Bluetooth and Bluetooth 4.0), analog and digital camera connection, 54 GPIOs and MicroSD card for the operating system. In addition to all the features of UDOO Neo Basic, UDOO Neo has also a fast ethernet (10/100 Mbps), 9-axis motion sensors embedded, and it has 1GB of RAM instead of 512MB. UDOO Neo is the result of a joint effort between SECO (http://www.seco.com/en/welcome-seco) and Aidilab (http://aidilab.com/). SECO is a global leader in the B2B embedded market, with 36 years of experience in design and production of electronic embedded solutions. AidiLab is a design studio founded as a startup of the Interaction Design Lab (IDA) of Siena University (http://www.unisi.it/) thanks to passionate efforts of professors and students. It collaborates with SECO in the hardware and software development of UDOO, and manages the communication and the relation with the user base. “UDOO Neo is a new-generation single board computer, ready for Internet of Things applications thanks to its wireless connectivity and embedded sensors that no other board on the market features right now.” says Maurizio Caporali, Product Manager of UDOO Neo. UDOO needs the funds to keep the price low, this is the reason why it will be launched on Kickstarter. Right now, a $49 pledge is the minimum to get a UDOO Neo Basic and $59 to get a UDOO Neo. SECO aims to ship the boards to customers in September 2015. Contact info@udoo.org for further inquiries. www.udoo.org

iWave's new Freescale i.MX6 Dual Lite/Solo based Pico ITX SBC integrates all standard interfaces into a single board with ultra-compact yet highly integrated platform that can be utilized across multiple embedded PC, system and industrial designs. It has got all the necessary functions that the embedded world demands on a single board. It also provides an expansion header through which interfaces can be used according to their applications. Measuring just 100mm x 72mm, the Pico-ITX is currently the smallest complete ARM Cortex A9 main board in the industry, smaller than all existing ATX, BTX and ITX form factors. More Info: http://www.iwavesystems.com/product/development-platform/i-mx6-pico-itx-sbc/i-mx6-pico-itx-sbc.html E-mail: mktg@iwavesystems.com Submit your enquiry here: iWave Order Form | iWave Systems

'Multi-core Processor Technology’ will be the key in the development of next generation of advanced computing devices. With major silicon vendor Freescale bringing multi-core application processors for the mainstream embedded devices, there is need to have the multi-core processing support in the embedded operating systems. Windows Embedded Compact 7(WEC7) will enhance the performance of ARM based multi-core platforms with the addition of Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) support. iWave systems has done a SMP support verification on its Freescale’s i.MX6 Quad core processor running WEC7 platform. Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) support in WEC7: The most important update in the Windows Embedded Compact 7 is the support for Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) which takes the full advantage of multi-core systems providing a performance boost when the multithreaded applications are being used. The multi-core processor platforms such as Freescale’s i.MX6Q which has 4 identical CPU cores, can effectively take advantage of SMP support in WEC7. SMP enabled kernel can use several CPU cores simultaneously and distribute the execution of different processes and threads to them. The number of available cores can be determined by SMP API from the application – the processing and assignment of a thread to a specially selected core is also possible. Read More.. Windows Embedded Compact7 on i.MX6 RainboW-G15D Development Board: iWave Systems, profoundly known for its genuine embedded solution offerings spanning from SOMs to fully integrated systems, offers Windows Embedded Compact 7 (WEC7) reference BSP for iWave’s i.MX6 platform named RainboW G15D besides the existing Linux & Android BSP versions. All the latest features that WEC7 offers such as Silverlight 3.0, MPEG-4 HD, Expression Blend, Active Sync and also Adobe Flash10.1 are made available. About i.MX6 Qseven Development Board: The Development Platform incorporates Qseven compatible i.MX6x SOM which is based on Freescale's iMX 6 Series 1.2GHz multimedia focused processor and Generic Q7 compatible Evaluation Board. This platform can be used for quick prototyping of any high end applications in verticals like Automotive, Industrial & Medical. Being a nano ITX form factor with 120mmx120mm size, the board is highly packed with all necessary on-board connectors to validate complete iMX6 CPU features. About iWave Systems: iWave has been an innovator in the development of “Highly integrated, high-performance, low-power and low-cost i.MX6/i.MX50/i.MX53/i.MX51/i.MX27 SOMs”. iWave helps its customers reduce their time-to-market and development effort with its products ranging from System-On-Module to complete systems. The i.MX6 Pico ITX SBC is brought out by iWave in a record time of just 5 weeks. Furthermore, iWave’s i.MX6/i.MX50/i.MX53/i.MX51/i.MX27 SOMs have been engineered to meet the industry demanding requirements like various Embedded Computing Applications in Industrial, Medical & Automotive verticals. iWave provides full product design engineering and manufacturing services around the i.MX SOMs to help customers quickly develop innovative products and solutions. For more details: WEC7 on i.MX6 Rainbow G15D | iWave Systems email: mktg@iwavesystems.com

MOZART SBC - i.MX51 Single Board Computer Added by Michele Cecchettini on August 25, 2010 at 10:02am http://imxcommunity.org/photo/mozart-sbc-imx51-single-board/next?context=latest > CPU: i.MX51 800 MHz CortexA8 > HD720 decoding > 512MB DDR2 SDRAM > Real World Connectors: DVI, USB, AUDIO, ETHERNET > Expansion Connectors > Dimensions: 120 x 100 mm > Supply: 10-26 V http://www.msystemitaly.com/files/mozart_flyer.pdf

iWave has proudly expanded its product range with the announcement of latest i.MX6UL SODIMM SOM, i.e RainboW-G18M, which integrates the power efficient high performance ARM Cortex A7 based Freescale’s i.MX6UL CPU core operating up to 528MHz speed. The i.MX6UL SODIMM module is ultra-compact in size measuring just 67.6 x 29mm, and is ideally suitable for very low power cost optimized embedded applications. In such a small form-factor, this module supports plenty of features. The i.MX6UL module is equipped with 256MB of DDR3 RAM, which is expandable upto 1GB. 256MB of NAND flash is supported on the SOM which is also expandable. This SOM is integrated with on-board PF3000 PMIC and dual Ethernet PHY. All the IO peripheral interfaces are supported by i.MX6UL SOC, which is available via the 200 pin SODIMM edge connector. To support the new designs based on this i.MX6UL module, iWave has also announced i.MX6UL SODIMM Development Kit, which includes i.MX6UL CPU based SODIMM SOM and a carrier board. It's an ideal platform to get started with the i.MX6UL device for quick time to market. This module supports two USB ports, Micro SD, 24 bit RGB display, 8-bit parallel camera ports, I2S audio or JTAG header, Debug UART, two CAN ports, two UART, PWM interface, I2C and GPIOs. The i.MX6UL SOM is intended for various applications including but not limited to Industrial HMI, Access Control, Mobile POS, IOT Gateway, Wearable devices, Secure e-commerce, Energy management, Industrial Control & Automation, Medical & Healthcare devices, White goods & Smart appliances. The i.MX6UL SODIMM Development Kit will be available for shipping from the start of Q4-2015 with Linux BSP. So order today! For more details on this product, please visit our website www.iwavesystems.com OR E-mail us on mktg@iwavesystems.com Thank you!!

In this new version, the experts at GuruCE have achieved some major improvements in performance and added quite a lot of new functionality: 4.75x faster than our previous release This is >6x faster than our competitor's BSP... Added full HDMI support, including display auto-detection, hot-plug and dynamic resolution changes in CE This means you can plug in a 1360x768 monitor and have the CE desktop shown in that resolution, then unplug the monitor and plug in a 1920x1080 monitor and CE will dynamically change resolution and show the desktop in 1920x1080 resolution, all this of course without the purple line on the left (a long-standing problem in all the other iMX6 BSPs available). HDMI, LVDS and LCD display output is now configurable in the bootloader This means you can have one kernel image for all. Just go into the bootloader menu and select which display you are using at which resolution and launch the kernel. Simple as that! Added support for DMA on all UARTs Full RX & TX DMA support on UART1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Upgraded to the latest Vivante GPU GALCORE driver v5.0.11 (25762) And we added all the tutorials and test code as well. Together with the amazing performance increase of this release you can now enjoy 110+ fps in full-screen 1920x1080 (and 350+ fps windowed) for OpenGL-ES 1.1/2.0! The OpenVG spinning tiger sample is now so fast you only see a blur, and we fully support OpenCL on Dual and Quad of course. Now asynchronously loading drivers for faster boot Added free downloadable demo kernel for Congatec-QMX6 (Dual/Quad, 1 GB module) on a QKIT-ARM Maximum CPU temperature at rest: 45°C / 113°F Maximum CPU temperature while running OpenGL-ES 2.0 reflecting ball: 65°C / 149°F This is not nearly as low as we would like, but it's a lot better already. Our next release will focus on power consumption and heat generation reductions. Improved network performance The performance improvements also make Ethernet throughput a lot better. We're only halfway to reaching the theoretical maximum possible on the iMX6 of ~45 Mbyte/s (it's on our list of things to fix), but at least Ethernet speeds are out of the KByte range now (tested using NETIO on WEC7 & WEC2013): NETIO - Network Throughput Benchmark, Version 1.32 (C) 1997-2012 Kai Uwe Rommel TCP connection established. Packet size 1k bytes: 19.11 MByte/s Tx, 19.22 MByte/s Rx. Packet size 2k bytes: 21.22 MByte/s Tx, 20.38 MByte/s Rx. Packet size 4k bytes: 22.44 MByte/s Tx, 20.85 MByte/s Rx. Packet size 8k bytes: 23.06 MByte/s Tx, 22.43 MByte/s Rx. Packet size 16k bytes: 20.67 MByte/s Tx, 19.38 MByte/s Rx. Packet size 32k bytes: 20.79 MByte/s Tx, 20.58 MByte/s Rx. Done. UDP connection established. Packet size 1k bytes: 13.84 MByte/s (0%) Tx, 13.76 MByte/s (0%) Rx. Packet size 2k bytes: 15.97 MByte/s (0%) Tx, 15.97 MByte/s (0%) Rx. Packet size 4k bytes: 20.25 MByte/s (0%) Tx, 19.83 MByte/s (0%) Rx. Packet size 8k bytes: 22.39 MByte/s (0%) Tx, 22.49 MByte/s (0%) Rx. Packet size 16k bytes: 19.34 MByte/s (0%) Tx, 17.95 MByte/s (0%) Rx. Packet size 32k bytes: 21.78 MByte/s (0%) Tx, 21.17 MByte/s (0%) Rx. Done. Further details in the release notes. Don't believe the hype? Try it yourself! We've got free downloadable demo kernels for the RIoTboard, the SABRE-Lite, the Nitrogen6X, the Opal6, the ConnectCore6 and now also the Conga-QMX6. GuruCE website: https://guruce.com iMX6 landing page: https://guruce.com/imx6 Latest iMX6 BSP r474: https://guruce.com/imx6-bsp-releases/imx6-r474

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UDOO Neo = Raspberry Pi + Arduino + Wi-Fi + BT 4.0 + Sensors gets funded in just 80 minutes

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iWave announces i.MX6UL SODIMM SOM

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