Fortec UK is to distribute an Aaeon Pico-ITX board with a NXP i.MX8M Plus processor, which has quad 1.6GHz Arm Cortex-A53 cores. Called Pico-IMX8PL (PICOIMX8PL-A10-0001) and measuring 72 x 100mm, the “board delivers exceptional computing power and versatility in a remarkably compact form factor”, said Fortec. To this, the on-board machine learning accelerator adds 2.3 Top/s. Memory includes 2Gbyte of LPDDR4, ...
P-Duke has announced ultra-wide input isolated 40W dc-dc converters for railway and industrial use. RED40-72xxxU converter will work over 14 – 160Vdc (11:1 range) and comes in a 2 x 1in (~25 x 50mm) footprint package. “Using just one dc-dc converter model for various supply voltages – 24, 28, 36, 48, 72, 96 or 110Vdc – in different regions avoids ...
Moxa is aiming at rail vehicles and trackside use with PCs that comply with the E1 Mark (applied for), ISO 7637-2, and EN 50121-4 standards for vehicular and wayside applications. The V2403C series industrial computers are built around Intel’s 7th generation Core i7, Core i5, Core i3 or Celeron processors, and come with up to 32Gbyte RAM, one mSATA slot ...
Aimed at nominal 72V and 110Vdc inputs, the 500W RMD500-EW power supply series from Recom is intended for baseplate-cooled railway use, and similar 300W and 150W rolling stock and trackside PSUs are in the pipeline. Inputs can span 43 to 154Vdc (4:1), and peak at 170V. Output is 24V at up to 500W even with the baseplate at 95°C. Efficiency is up ...
Power Integrations is aiming at railway traction with a set of gate drivers for 130 x 140mm IGBT modules from manufacturers including Infineon, Mitsubishi, Hitachi and ABB. Numbered 1SP063xxxx1R, the drivers match the footprint of single-channel IHM IGBT-modules with 1.2 to 1.4kA outputs and 3.3kV blocking voltage. There are three boards in the set: the main driver (1SP0635D2S1R peripheral driver centre) ...
High-temperature batteries could one day power road vehicles, according to the University of Nottingham, which has worked with Chinese universities to take a step forward with molten salt ‘metal-air’ batteries. Having a battery running at 700-800°C might seem a little impractical. “This molten salt battery has multiple feasible application directions, and transport is one of these,” Nottingham professor of electro-chemistry George Chen ...
300 Litemax TFT LCDs have been supplied by Display Technology in a major transportation contract for a rail CCTV system. The 1068E 10.4inch TFT LCDs emits 1600 nits LED backlighting and boasts high brightness of 1600 cd/m2 with a resolution of 800 x 600 (SVGA) and a viewing angle of 65°(H) and 65°to 45°(V). The displays are suitable for the ...
The smart, connected transportation system relies on embedded computing capabilities, writes Caroline Hayes. In 1988, “Let the train take the strain” was British Rail’s advertising slogan. Travelling by train was very different back then. Today, passenger groups expect free Wi-Fi connectivity in carriages and at stations, so that they can send and receive calls and emails, access entertainment sites and ...
Puls Power has introduced DIN-rail power supplies for railway applications, suitable for both track-side and on-board train equipment. The firm claims 100% greater mains failure bridging time than required by the railway standard EN 50155 (S2). All PCBs are conformally coated to increase weather resistance, and all PSUs are completely convection cooled for increasing reliability, and quiet operation. Input is ...
The WARR Hyperloop team from the Technical University in Munich (TUM) wins the third international annual SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition
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