Highlights

Kit Close-Up: BeaglePlay and BeagleConnect Freedom Wireless Development Platforms
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Playing with a BeagleBoard

Editor Bill Wong takes a hands-on look at the BeaglePlay and BeagleConnect Freedom Wireless development platforms.
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Modules

SMARC Computer-on-Module Tackles Real-Time Apps

Congatec’s SMARC module utilizes Texas Instruments’ TDA4VM processor with real-time cores.
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TechXchange: System-on-Module Solutions

Details and design tips about system-on-module (SOM) platforms like SMARC and COM Express.
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On the Lab Bench this Week: Dev Kits

Robots on the move: Check out what’s on Bill’s bench these days from the likes of NXP and NVIDIA.
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Supercomputer Module Doubles Performance for Faster Neural Nets

NVIDIA’s Jetson TX1 was an amazing platform that delivered supercomputer performance in a compact module. The Jetson TX2 doubles the performance.
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Power

Power & Analog 2017 Forecast: What Experts Are Saying

Representatives from major players in the semiconductor industry share their predictions for 2017 regarding power modules, wireless power, data converters, wireless sensing, and...
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Implement Gate Drivers for 3-Level NPC2 Modules with Reverse-Blocking IGBTs

The NPC2 three-level half-bridge converter topology leverages reverse-blocking IGBTs to reduce the power semiconductor count.
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Electronic Design’s Products of the Week (3/9-3/13)

Here we've rounded up some of the latest products to optimize your applications, devices, and systems.
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Goggle Display Helps Swimmers Count Strokes

A module developed by Instabeat and STMicroelectronics helps swimmers track, store, and project information (e.g., heart rate) straight onto their goggles without distraction...
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What Can You Make with These Development Boards?

Developers have access to a host of options to work with the latest processing platforms. We take a look at the Raspberry Pi 2, Gizmo 2, and Creator CI20.