Avnet Embedded expands the product portfolio of high-performance standard modules in the COM-HPC form factor. The high-end client and server boards are designed for compute-intense graphics, AI and edge computing applications.
Welcome to the November issue of the Avnet Embedded Spotlight. It’s been an exciting month with Avnet CEO Phil Gallagher cutting the ribbon on our new, purpose-built global technology campus in Freiburg, Germany. It was a pleasure to host customers, partners and colleagues from Avnet, Avnet Integrated, Avnet Silica, Avnet Abacus and EBV Elektronik for our opening ceremony.
In this Christmas special episode, we will explore how to connect Avnet Embedded platforms quickly and easily to the cloud using SimpleSwitch™ and IoTConnect®, a cloud platform developed by Avnet. Then we will use IoTConnect® to control remotely a GPIO from the Cloud!
In the realm of embedded software development, real hardware can often be a scarce resource, hindering development progress and collaboration. This is where QEMU virtual images for SimpleSwitch™ step in, offering a versatile solution to overcome these limitations.
Embark on a journey to enhance your Python skills by developing an application that leverages GPIO control and MQTT communication. Join us as we delve into the nuances of container setup, project creation, GPIO toggling, and MQTT integration.
Made to be integrated, open frame displays have never been more in demand. You’ll spot them everywhere – across Point of Sale, Point of Information, EV charging , Industrial and Marine applications and so many more. It’s a space we’ve been familiar with for some time, offering a wide range of our own open frame solutions for easy deployment in customer applications.
You see a curved touchscreen monitor. You might even be thinking how good it would look in your gaming rig.
We see the painstaking mechanical stress needed to form the curve and how to calculate the limits of that stress. We see the film sensor and 3mm coverglass, optically bound to a TFT display. And the complexity of engineering both a backlight and laminating touch capability across the curve.
Sometimes products need a fanfare and sometimes… well, they’re just quietly great. Our new 7” SimplePlus touch display is in the second category. It’s superb – in the right hands. What do we mean by that? Well, on the face of it, it’s what might be called ‘mid-range’. A product that delivers the perfect balance between cost and performance, which is exactly what you need if you’re looking for affordability without cutting corners. You might call it the unsung hero of touch displays.
How many times have you touched a glass screen today? Ten? Twenty? Thirty? More? Unless you’re actively monitoring your screen time, it’s barely even a consideration. But the kind of glass you interact with matters. The way it looks influences your experience of the screen, even if you don’t consciously realise it. And the coverglass has usually been designed for the optimum comfort of use – and style.
We don’t need to tell you what exactly is so great about our new 15.6” ONCELL touch monitor – it’s all in the title of this article. But what we do need to explain is how on-cell technology achieves the kind of fast, thin and strong monitor that is ideal for training environments, point of sale and more.