VIA Technologies known for its array of embedded boards and solutions has announced the release of a Linux Board Support Package (BSP) based on the Yocto 2.0.3 for the VIA SOM-9×20 module. The VIA SOM 9×20 module was custom designed and meant for the Android platform and so migrating to a Linux framework was something …
VIA Snapdragon 820 Based SOM now compatible with Linux Read More »
Seco Embedded Creators have launched the i.MX8M based Q7-C25 and i.MX8Quad based Q7-C26. Both can run Linux and Android, and are available in 0 to 60°C and -40 to 85°C models. The 5V modules have many similar features, but the Q7-C26 based on the more powerful, up to hexacore i.MX8Quad adds some extras such as SATA III support. The Q7-C25 utilizes NXP’s dual- …
Seco’s New i.MX8M And i.MX8Quad Based Modules Run Linux Read More »
The OSD335x C-SiP System-in-Package (SiP) developed by Octavo, is a concept package that is modeled on its previous Sitara AM335x based SiP by including up to 16GB eMMC, an oscillator along with 1GB DDR3, PMIC, LDO, and EEPROM. The OSD335x C-SiP, is the most consolidated System-In-Package (SiP) module ever made. Modeled like its predecessors, the OSD335x C-SiP incorporates the Cortex-A8 based …
OCTAVO CREATES A 1GHZ COMPUTER THAT FITS INTO A 27X27MM SIP PACKAGE Read More »
Introduction In this tutorial, we will go over how to connect an Open Scope MZ to Lab VIEW. To do so, I will be walking you through some example VIs that I made. These examples allow you to access the oscilloscope and Wave gen/DC power supply functions of the Open Scope as well as the …
by Derek Hildreth – Technologic Systems This comprehensive and easy to read example C code is designed to work alone or included as a library for dealing with general purpose I/O via the sysfs interface in Linux. It can easily be applied to any computer which utilizes the GPIO sysfs interface (both pro and maker …
Robust C Library and Utility for GPIO sysfs Interface in Linux Read More »
Linux has long been on the edge of breaking into embedded systems, but one barrier has been the lack of affordable development boards with fast enough processors and large enough storage to cope with Linux. In the last few years, the situation has changed and there are a number of low-cost development boards, each with …
