embedded world 2017: Low-power VMEbus board holds ARM Cortex-A15 CPU
March 01, 2017
The VMEbus SBC A23C from MEN Micro is based on the Sitara dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 AM5728 from Texas Instruments, running at 1.5 GHz. With integrated M4, GPU, and DSP coprocessors, the Sitara A15...
The VMEbus SBC A23C from MEN Micro is based on the Sitara dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 AM5728 from Texas Instruments, running at 1.5 GHz. With integrated M4, GPU, and DSP coprocessors, the Sitara A15 provides not only perfect building blocks for real-time behavior and digital image processing, but also the possibility for application partitioning.
The A23C comes with one USB port, two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, and one RS232 COM interface in the front. With 2 Gbytes of DDR3 SDRAM, flash, FRAM, and microSD card and mSATA slots, it offers lots of storage possibilities. For even more modularity, two XMC/PMC slots are available, extending the standard I/O in the 6U board for example, with additional storage and Ethernet interfaces or graphic functions.
Whether in industrial automation or in the power and energy market, the versatile A23C is well suited as the heart of a multi-purpose industrial computer. Thanks to the extended temperature range, firmly soldered components, and long-term availability (10 years), it’s also suited for applications with especially high demands for security, reliability or extreme environmental conditions.
Rich Nass is a regular contributor to Embedded Computing Design. He has appeared on more than 500 episodes of the popular Embedded Executive podcast series, and is a regular contributor to the Embedded Insiders podcast.
Rich has been in the engineering OEM industry for more than 35 years, and is a recognized expert in the areas of embedded computing, Edge AI, industrial computing, the IoT, and cyber-resiliency and safety and security issues. He writes and speaks regularly on these topics and more.
Rich is currently the Liaison to Industry for the Embedded World North America Exhibition and Conference, and has held similar positions with the global Embedded World Conference and Exhibition.
Previously, Rich was the Brand Director for UBM’s award-winning Design News property. Prior to that, he led the content team for UBM Canon’s Medical Devices Group, as well all custom properties and events. In prior stints, he led the Content Team at EE Times, handling the Embedded and Custom groups and the TechOnline DesignLine network of design engineering web sites.
Nass holds a BSEE degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
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