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Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on AsiaRF AWH575-MF1 WiFi HaLow industrial IoT controller offers RS232, RS485, I2C, SPI, UART, and ADC interfaces

AsiaRF AWH575-MF1 WiFi HaLow industrial IoT controller offers RS232, RS485, I2C, SPI, UART, and ADC interfaces

WiFi HaLow IoT controller

AsiaRF AWH575-MF1 is a WiFi HaLow industrial IoT controller / remote control kit with RS232, RS485, I2C, SPI, UART, and 12-bit ADC interfaces to connect sensors or actuators and designed for long-range, low-power M2M communication. The board is comprised of an STMicro STM32U5 Cortex-M33 microcontroller to handle I/Os and communicate with an MM6108 WiFi HaLow (802.11ah) module made by AsiaRF. The board takes power from a USB-C port or optionally from a terminal block supporting a wider 9V to 24V DC input. AsiaRF AWH575-MF1 specifications: MCU – STMicro STM32U585CIT6Q CPU – Arm Cortex-M33 core @ 160 MHz Memory – 786 KB SRAM Storage – 2MB Flash Wi-Fi HaLow AsiaRF 802.11ah module based on Morse Micro MM6108 chipset Frequency Range – 902MHz to 928MHz Channel bandwidth – 1/2/4/8MHz Data Rate – Single-stream max data rate of 10 Mbps Transmit Power – 21dBm +/-2dBm @ MCS 0 Modulation – BPSK/QPSK/16 QAM/64 QAM […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments on SparkFun IoT RedBoard – Raspberry Pi RP2350 or ESP32 WiFi & Bluetooth boards with Arduino UNO R4 form factor

SparkFun IoT RedBoard – Raspberry Pi RP2350 or ESP32 WiFi & Bluetooth boards with Arduino UNO R4 form factor

Sparkfun IoT RedBoard RP2350

SparkFun has just launched the “IoT RedBoard – RP2350” and “IoT RedBoard – ESP32” boards with Arduino UNO R4 form factor based on respectively Raspberry Pi RP2350B + RM2 wireless module and ESP32-WROOM-32E WiFi and Bluetooth module. Both boards feature Arduino UNO headers and a Qwiic connector for expansion, a microSD card for storage, battery support, USB and DC jack power input, plus a few buttons and LEDs. The RP2350 board also adds an HSTX connector mainly useful for controlling HDMI or SPI displays. Sparkfun IoT RedBoard specifications: MCU sub-system and wireless RP2350 model MCU –  Raspberry Pi RP2350B CPU Dual-core Arm Cortex-M33 @ 150 MHz with Arm Trust zone, Secure boot Dual-core RISC-V Hazard3 @ 150 MHz Up to two cores can be used at any given time Memory – 520 KB on-chip SRAM Memory – 8MB PSRAM Storage – 16MB Flash Wireless module – Raspberry Pi RM2 2.4 […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on EDATEC ED-IPC3630 Raspberry Pi CM5-powered industrial PC gets eight DI, eight DO, and two CAN Bus

EDATEC ED-IPC3630 Raspberry Pi CM5-powered industrial PC gets eight DI, eight DO, and two CAN Bus

EDATEC ED-IPC3630

EDATEC ED-IPC3630 is an industrial PC (IPC) built around the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5) with up to 8GB RAM and designed for industrial automation, IoT, and control applications with features like a wide 9V to 36V DC power input and a DIN-rail mount. The industrial computer also offers dual GbE, optional WiFi 5 and/or 4G LTE cellular connectivity, HDMI video output, a few USB ports, eight digital inputs (DI), eight digital outputs (DO), and two CAN Bus interfaces. ED-IPC3630 Specifications: SoM – Raspberry Pi CM5 SoC – Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core Cortex-A76 processor @ 2.4GHz with VideoCore VII GPU System Memory – 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB LPDDR4-4267 SDRAM (the 16GB model is not offered, maybe due to supply issues) Storage – Options for 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB eMMC flash Wireless – Optional dual-band WiFi 5 and Bluetooth LE 5.0 module Storage M.2 Key-B socket optionally fitted with 128GB, 256GB, […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 5 Comments on u-blox DAN-F10N – The world’s smallest dual-band (L1/L5) GNSS module with an integrated patch antenna fits in a 4cm2 package

u-blox DAN-F10N – The world’s smallest dual-band (L1/L5) GNSS module with an integrated patch antenna fits in a 4cm2 package

u blox DAN-F10N world’s smallest GNSS module

u-blox has recently announced the world’s smallest L1, L5 dual-band GNSS module with an integrated patch antenna for precise meter-level positioning in applications such as asset tracking, telematics, industrial automation, consumer UAVs, and sports trackers. The module features a compact 20x20x8mm dual-band patch antenna with a unique packaging technology, enabling surface mounting for automated manufacturing and simplified integration. Its SAW-LNA-SAW RF architecture and an LTE B13 notch filter in the L1 RF path enhance out-of-band jamming immunity, ensuring smooth operation near cellular modems. The module includes internal flash memory for firmware upgrades and supports an antenna switch function for operation with an external active GNSS antenna. DAN-F10N GNSS module specifications: Storage – Internal Flash for firmware GNSS receiver u-blox F10 engine GPS: L1 C/A, L5 QZSS: L1C/A, L1S, L1Sb, L5 Galileo: E1B/C, E5a BeiDou: B1C, B2a NavIC: L5 SBAS: L1 C/A, BDSBAS B1C Communication protocol NMEA UBX binary RTCM v. […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on MediaTek Genio 720 and 520 AIoT SoCs target generative AI applications with 10 TOPS AI accelerator

MediaTek Genio 720 and 520 AIoT SoCs target generative AI applications with 10 TOPS AI accelerator

MediaTek Genio 720 520

The announcement of the MediaTek Genio 720 and Genio 520 octa-core Cortex-A78/A55 AIoT SoCs is one of the news I missed at Embedded World 2025.  The new models appear to be updates to the Genio 700 and Genio 500 with a beefier NPU, and the Taiwanese company says the new Genio series supports generative AI models, human-machine interface (HMI), multimedia, and connectivity features for smart home, retail, industrial, and commercial IoT devices. Both are equipped with a 10 TOPS NPU/AI accelerator for transformer and convolutional neural network (CNN) models and support up to 16GB of LPDDR5 memory to handle “edge-optimized” (i.e. quantized) large language models (LLMs) such as Llama, Gemini, Phi, and DeepSeek, and other generative AI tasks. MediaTek Genio 720 and Genio 520 specifications: Octa-core CPU Genio 520 2x Arm Cortex-A78 up to 2.2 GHz (Commercial) or 2.0 GHz (Industrial) 6x Arm Cortex-A55 up to 2.0 GHz (Commercial) or […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - No Comments on Panasonic PAN B511-1C Bluetooth 6.0 and 802.15.4 module features castellated holes and LGA footprint

Panasonic PAN B511-1C Bluetooth 6.0 and 802.15.4 module features castellated holes and LGA footprint

Panasonic PAN B511 1C Bluetooth 6.0 and 802.15.4 module

Panasonic industry has recently introduced the PAN B511-1C Bluetooth 6.0 and 802.15.4 module based on the Nordic Semi nRF54L15 SoC and designed for ultra-low-power wireless communication. The compact module integrates a chip antenna, 32MBit flash memory, two Crystals, and the Nordic nRF54L51 which provides a 128 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller with Bluetooth 6.0 (LE), Thread, Zigbee, and Matter, along with multiple peripherals such as SPI, UART, I2S, PWM, and ADC. The PAN B511-1C also implements security features to support secure boot, secure firmware updates, cryptographic acceleration, and tamper detection, making it suitable for a range of IoT, industrial automation, smart home, medical (wearables), and battery-powered applications. PAN B511-1C module specification: SoC – Nordic Semiconductor nRF54L15 MCU cores Arm Cortex-M33 with Arm TrustZone @ 128MHz RISC-V coprocessor for software-defined peripheral Memory – 256KB SRAM Storage – 1.5MB non-volatile memory Wireless Bluetooth 6.0 Data rates – 2Mbps, 1Mbps, 500kbps, 125kbps Features AoA / […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment on Makerdiary nRF9151 Connect Kit board offers LTE-M, NB-IoT, DECT NR+, and GPS connectivity, on-board battery charger

Makerdiary nRF9151 Connect Kit board offers LTE-M, NB-IoT, DECT NR+, and GPS connectivity, on-board battery charger

Makerdiary nRF9151 Connect Kit

Makerdiary nRF9151 Connect Kit is a Nordic Semi nRF9151-based board with LTE-M, NB-IoT, GNSS, and DECT NR+ connectivity, an on-board battery charger, and a built-in nRF52820 “interface” MCU for debugging and programming. The board features a USB-C port for power and programming, two 20-pin headers for expansion with through and castellated holes, a nano SIM card slot and a footprint for an eSIM, user and reset buttons, and a few user LEDs. Makerdiary nRF9151 Connect Kit specifications: SiP – Nordic Semi nRF9151 CPU – Arm Cortex-M33 @ 64 MHz Memory – 256 KB SRAM Storage – 1 MB flash Wireless – LTE-M and NB-IoT modem with GNSS 700-2200 MHz LTE bands: B1-B5, B8, B12, B13, B17-B20, B25, B26, B28, B65, B66, B85 Power Class 5 20 dBm Power Class 3 23 dBm 1.9GHz NR+ band support Certified for global operation Security – Arm TrustZone + Arm CryptoCell Interface MCU – […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 4 Comments on Seeed reComputer J3010B Edge AI PC features NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano with up to 67 TOPS of AI performance

Seeed reComputer J3010B Edge AI PC features NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano with up to 67 TOPS of AI performance

reComputer J3010B Jetson Orin Nano Edge AI Computer

Seeed Studio’s reComputer J3010B Edge AI PC is built around the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano module, which offers up to 67 TOPS AI performance (67 TOPS in super mode), with up to 8GB LPDDR5 memory, and a pre-installed 128GB NVMe SSD for storage. The mini PC features two USB 3.2 ports, HDMI 2.1 video output, a Gigabit Ethernet jack, M.2 slots for SSD and Wi-Fi, a mini PCIe socket for LTE, a 40-pin GPIO header, and a 12-pin UART header. With a compact aluminum case and active cooling, it has an operating temperature range of -10 to 60°C and can be powered via a DC 9-19V input. These features make this device useful for AI, IoT, and edge computing applications, such as smart lampposts for traffic monitoring, EV battery swapping and charging systems, smart recycling centers for waste management, and more. reComputer J3010B specifications: SoM options NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano […]

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