Electronics Weekly—Future Electronics LEDs, RS Components Prototyping Board and More

Future Electronics LEDs

LUXEON CZ Color Line LEDs. (Image courtesy of Future Electronics.)

Future Electronics has launched the LUXEON CZ Color Line of LEDs, which have a consistent focal length and uniform radiation pattern across a portfolio of color and white emitters. Center beam power and color mixing provide lighting brilliance without sacrificing directional precision.

For more information, visit Future Electronics’ website.

Microchip Automotive Security Development Kit

CryptoAutomotive development kit. (Image courtesy of Microchip.)

Microchip has released the CryptoAutomotive In-Vehicle Network TrustAnchor/Border Security Device (TA/BSD) development kit that enables original equipment manufacturers and tier-one suppliers to introduce security to networked vehicle systems, starting in areas of priority, with a high level of protection and without disruption elsewhere.

The CryptoAutomotive TA/BSD development kit emulates a secure node in an automotive network and provides system designers with a starting point for implementing security. The tool demonstrates secure key storage, electronic control unit authentication, hardware-based crypto accelerators and other cryptographic elements.

Additional technical specifications are available on Microchip’s website.

Microsemi 24G SAS Expanders for Data Center Storage

SAS Expander setup. (Image courtesy of Microsemi.)

Microsemi has announced its 24G SAS (SAS-4) expanders for server and networked storage. 24G SAS doubles the bandwidth of the storage interconnect, which allows for the full bandwidth of the PCIe Gen 4 to be utilized by the storage interconnect.

The SXP24G family includes a firmware development framework that lets users preserve their firmware investment in prior generations of SAS expanders, providing faster time to market. The devices also feature Trusted Platform support, a new level of platform security thatincludes hardware root of trust aligned with initiatives like the Open Compute Security Project.

For more information, visit Microsemi’s website.

RS Components Prototyping Board

Arduino Yún prototyping board. (Image courtesy of RS Components.)

RS Components has introduced the latest version of the Arduino Yún Linux-based board, providing advanced network connections for Internet of Things (IoT) projects. This IoT board is especially suitable for education, as the platform, including hardware, software and documentation, is open source and freely available to all.

An important feature of the board is its dualprocessor, which includes an AVR Arduino ATmega32U4 microcontroller running at 16MHz, and the MIPS 24K-based Atheros 9331 processor, running at 400MHz. Interfacing to 64MB DDR2 RAM and 16MB of Flash memory, this second processor runs both Linux and the OpenWRT wireless software stack, which enables connection to Wi-Fi and 10/100-Mbit/s Ethernet networks.

For more information, visit RS Components’s website.

TT SMD Power Inductors

HA66 series of SMD power inductors. (Image courtesy of TT Electronics.)

TT Electronics has unveiled the HA66 series of SMD power inductors for use in high-power-density applications where size is a factor. The inductors’ compact design, together with their AEC-Q200 certification, provide the performance and reliability levels suitable for the automotive and industrial sectors.

The HA66 series is a low-loss, ferrite-based inductor designed with a variety of inductances and package sizes. The line comprises a range of 38 inductors with inductance ratings from 2.5 to 220μH, DC resistances from 0.018 to 0.820Ω and Irms values from 1.22 to 11.2A. The inductors are available in two case sizes: 5.7 x 5.7 x 3mm and 6.7 x 6.7 x 4mm.

Information concerning pricing and availability can be found on TT’s website.

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