The brand new Toradex Iris board is a small form factor Pico ITX board measuring only 100×72mm (3.94 x 2.84 inch).

Together with Colibri T20, which comes with a NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 1Ghz Dual Core CPU, it forms a very compact embedded ARM system, providing 1080p video with simultaneous dual screen capability.

Furthermore, the system offers a wide range of interfaces including USB 2.0 High Speed, 3x RS232, micro SD, Ethernet, LVDS, Resistive Touch, I2C, SPI, GPIOs, PWM, Audio, Analog In and may more.

All schematics and design data is available for free on our website, including the complete Altium Project! This makes it the ideal starting point for your own customized board.

You find all the required files here: http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/Iris_CarrierBoard/

They tiny board targets application like Digital Signage, Human Machine Interfaces, Control Applications, Thin Clients and others where a lot of CPU and graphic performance, a small form factor and extreme low power consumption is a requirement. Because all the design data is free available, it is also an optimal board for development and rapid prototyping.

It is now available in our Webshop for purchase:

http://www.toradex.com/En/Products/Colibri_Boards/Iris

See the Iris and the Colibri family live at the ESC in San Jose from May 3rd to May 5th.

Several Toradex Engineers will be happy to answer all your questions.

Toradex will be showcasing its latest generation products at Embedded World 2011 Nuremberg, Germany, from March 1-3 . Our stands are located in Hall 9-130, Hall 10-452 and Hall 12-203.

Additionally, Toradex products will be presented by NVIDIA (Hall 9-578), ARM (Hall 10-343), Eltan (Hall 9-255), Christ-Elektronik (Hall 9-236).

Unprecedented graphics performance: Colibri Tegra 2 Computer Module

Toradex‘ latest generation Colibri SODIMM computer module features the NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 Dual Core. The highly miniaturized low power module boasts unprecedented high end graphics functionality. It is pin compatible with the widespread Colibri ARM® product family, which is currently in use by more than 3000 companies worldwide. All of the Colibri modules encapsulate the complexity of a complete ARM-SoC-design, including mass storage (Flash, RAM), network connectivity, audio, touch, as well as various highly optimized boot loaders and operating systems.

Perfect fit and functionality: Iris Carrier Board for Colibri Modules

Iris is a full featured, miniaturized carrier board targeted for all Toradex Colibri modules. With its Pico ITX form factor (100 x 72 mm) the bundle of Iris and any of the Colibri modules is ideally suited for very compact and low power applications.

The speciality of Iris is to support the additional/enhanced functionality provided by the new Colibri Tegra 2 product, whilst being backward compatible with all the other pin-compatible Colibri modules.

Iris implements the major part of the interfaces available on the Colibri SODIMM connector:

* Video port on a DVI-I connector
* LVDS connector
* Digital RGB connector
* Touch connector
* Micro SD
* USB (host and client)
* LAN
* Serial interfaces: STD, BT, FF UART
* Audio interface (output jack and header)
* SPI, I2C interfaces, 4 ADCs 8 DIOs (header)
* 4 PWMs (header)
* Battery Holder (RTC)

Reduced to the max: xiilun™ PC

xiilun™ PC is an extremely compact (60 x 89 x 16mm), fan-less single board computer in a robust aluminum die-cast housing. It features the latest Intel® Atom™ CPU with the Intel EG20T chipset. Despite being the world’s smallest PC, xiilun provides the functions of a standard x86 computer and features an ultra low power consumption.
The product is manufactured using embedded components, thus ensuring a long term product availability. Click here to view the xiilun product flyer.

The smallest of its kind: Topaz Single Board Computer based on Intel®Atom™E6xx

Topaz is one of the world’s smallest x86 Single Board Computers (SBC). It features the latest Intel® Atom™ E6xx CPU with the Intel® EG20T chipset. Despite its credit card size, it provides the functions of a standard x86 computer with extremly low power consumption. Topaz is very thin – just 12mm! Long time availability is guaranteed due to the selection of embedded product line components. Click here to view the Topaz product flyer.

New addition: Oak USB Sensor

The Oak Orientation sensor combines a digital 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis magnetometer into a single package. The sensor has a linear acceleration full-scale of ±2g / ±4g / ±8g and a magnetic field full-scale of ±1.3 / ±1.9 / ±2.5 / ±4.0 / ±4.7 / ±5.6 / ±8.1 gauss, both fully selectable by the user.

Applications range from compensated compassing, display orientation and motion-activated functions, through to gaming and virtual reality input devices, impact recognition and logging, as well as vibration monitoring.

Process the Oak USB Sensor data in the recently launched Oak Studio acquisition tool from Toradex. With this freely available tool, real-time data can be viewed either in graphical or tabular form, can be paused for intermediate review or be exported in CSV format for further analysis and storage.

Completely wireless: Elm ZigBee Sensors

The Elm ZigBee Sensor product family combines the cost and performance advantage of highly integrated precision sensors with the ZigBee PRO Feature Set; the only standards-based wireless technology designed to address the unique needs of low-cost, low-power wireless sensor and control networks in just about any market.

Elm ZigBee Sensors consist of a compact main board with ZigBee Pro interface that is combined with a variety of different add-on boards each with a specific sensor type. First add-on boards feature atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, temperature and distance sensors as well as a UART interface. The Elm ZigBee Sensors can communicate with, for example, the Telegesis ETRX2USB stick or even with the UART interface add-on board when used as coordinator. Power is supplied by a button type battery or optionally through an external power supply.

Monitoring and processing the Elm ZigBee Sensor data can be easily done with the dedicated Elm Studio acquisition tool from Toradex. With this freely available tool, sensor data can be viewed either in graphical or tabular form, can be paused for intermediate review or be exported in CSV format for further analysis and storage. In addition, sensor settings like MAC address, ZigBee channel, sensor name and sample rate can be changed remotely.

Near field coming closer: NFC Demonstration Kit

Toradex has developed an NFC Demonstration Kit featuring NXP Semiconductors’ controller IC PN532. The PN532 offers proximity connectivity targeting 13.56MHz reader/writer applications for POS terminals and handheld devices.

Key features:

• Reader/writer functionality compatible to ISO/IEC 14443 A&B, MIFARE, FeliCa and NFC Forum tag types
• Full peer-to-peer functionality
• Up to 10cm operating distance
• UART interface to host system

Flexible autonomy: Novel Concept for Intelligent Transport System

Toradex Mechatronics has developed a novel concept for an Intelligent Transport System that features:

• Autonomous navigation with battery powered mobile robots
• Wireless communication with host computer
• Simple, compact and flexible system layout with no moving parts nor any cables

The transport system is ideally suited for applications requiring full traceability, high modularity and low maintenance.

Always close to you: Independent Toradex® Companies Worldwide

Toradex AG, Altsagenstrasse 5, 6048 Horw, Switzerland, T: +41 41 500 4800

Toradex Services GmbH, Altsagenstrasse 5, 6048 Horw, Switzerland, T: +41 41 500 4815

Toradex Mechatronics Sàrl, Avenue des Baumettes 3, 1020 Renens, Switzerland, T: +41 41 500 4894

Toradex, Inc., 219 1st Ave South #401, Seattle WA 98104, United States, T: +1 (206) 452-2031

Toradex (China) Ltd., Room 215, Affiliated Building, No. 3688 Jin Du Road, Min Hang District, Shanghai, .R. China 201108, T: +86-21-54380582

Toradex Vina Co.,Ltd., 26 Nguyen Dinh Khoi, Ward 4, Tan Binh District, HCMC, Vietnam, T: +84-90-8172887

Toradex Solutions Pvt. Ltd., 104/A, 4th Cross, Electronics City, Hosur Road, Bangalore 561-229, India, T: +91-80-4110 3132

Run Bryony Run!
Support Bryony’s fundraising for the MS Society at London Marathon.

Bryony, who is working as an accountant for Toradex in Switzerland, has been talking about running the London Marathon for several years. Finally, she has decided to do something about it!

For Bryony, it’s “the taking part that counts”. And she has chosen to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society because she has seen first hand what a fantastic organisation the MS Society is. According to Bryony, “they are an enormous support to so many in need.”

The London Marathon takes place on April 17, 2011. It is a major sporting event in the UK which combines world class  athletics, participation of the masses and substantial fundraising activities. The course is around 42 kilometers and covers the distance from Blackheath to the finish line at The Mall.

Please visit Bryony’s fundraising page if you would like to support her!

Come and meet Toradex at the Embedded World 2011 from 1-3 March 2011.  Our team of engineers will be on hand to go through your project requirements in more detail and talk you through our range of embedded products.  Make a note in your diary, see you there!

For further information visit the organisers webpage: http://www.embedded-world.de/en/default.ashx

Meet us live at the Embedded China (Shanghai) conference from September 7th to 9th 2010.

Come and talk to us about our latest products, including the addition of Nvidia’s Tegra T20 Dual Core Processor to Toradex’s Colibri product line (more details on the Colibri Tegra T20)

Our team will be on hand to discuss your projects in more detail and how we can provide solutions with our products / engineering services.

More details on the conference can be found here. We look forward to meeting you soon.

Meet Toradex live at the Embedded System Conference in San Jose form April 27th to 29th 2010.

Highlights this year:

- Official start of the new Website including US Webshop
- New Robin module with the Intel Atom Z530 1GB RAM and 4GB SSD on board
- Daisy, a tiny Pico-ITX base board for Robin
- New software features for the Colibri family
- Limestone version 2.0

Visit our booth 1544 to have a chat with our Chief SW Architect or discuss your next project directly with our US team.

You can find more information about the conference here.

We looking forward to seeing you soon.

A Colibri PXA computer module was spottet in a science television emission, named “Einstein”, of Schweizer Fernsehen DRS. The Colibri module seems to be used as a central controller unit of a degradation test instrument. You can download the TV station’s podcast (in Swiss German, 150MB) from here.  To see the the sequence with the Colibri Computer, move to 13.52 minutes.

Toradex launches the new Woodpecker product line at the Embedded System Conference 2008 in Boston, MA from October 26 – 30, booth #1105.
Woodpecker Z530 and Z510 are embedded Micro COM Express™ computer modules based on the Intel® Atom™ Z530 and Z510 processors and the Intel® System Controller Hub US15W.

The Intel® Atom™ Z530 processor runs at 1.6GHz and is designed for high performance computing with low power consumption. The low cost module Woodpecker Z510 features the Intel® Atom™ Z510 processor which runs at 1.1GHz.
Woodpecker Z530 offers two PCI Express x1 lanes, one PCI interface, and up to six High Speed USB ports for fast signal connectivity. One USB port can also be configured as USB client. The module features in the standard configuration a dual independent graphic output with SDVO and LVDS output ports, or alternatively a VGA and LVDS interface.
The Woodpecker boards provide a wide range of interfaces for mass storage devices. A master and slave PATA interface supports up to two IDE devices. Additionally, two SATA interfaces are available onboard. A microSD card slot is available on the module for convenient memory extension. A 30 pin FFC connector features two additional SDIO channels for SD cards, MMC cards, WLAN adaptors, Bluetooth adaptors, modems, IrDA adapters, RFID readers, or GPS modules.
The module is fully COM Express™ pin out type 2 compatible. Woodpecker can be used as a replacement for COM Express™ or ETXExpress® modules from other manufacturers.
Woodpecker is another aggressively priced computer module from Toradex. The price is 119 Euros (single unit) for the Woodpecker Z510 with 1.1 GHz and 169 Euros (single unit) for the Woodpecker Z530 with 1.6 GHz. Prices for higher quantities are openly listed on the company’s homepage. Samples will be available end of October.
Toradex will introduce the new Woodpecker product line at the Embedded System Conference in Boston, MA from October 26 – 30, 2008. Visit the Toradex booth #1105 or the company website to learn more about Woodpecker.

The latest member of the Colibri product family is Colibri PXA310. The SoDIMM-sized computer module is based on the Marvell PXA310 processor and runs at 624 MHz. The product’s highlights are hardware video encoding and decoding, USB 2.0 high speed client, and an interesting operating temperature range from -20 to +85 degrees Celsius (extended temperature range).

XScale PXA310

Toradex provides a complete line of pin compatible Colibri SoDIMM-sized computer modules from the ultra low cost Colibri PXA300 running at 208 MHz up to the powerful Colibri PXA320 with 806 MHz CPU speed.

Colibri computer modules are used by numerous companies in diverse industries worldwide. All Colibri modules are based on Intel/Marvell XScale (PXA270, PXA300, PXA310, and PXA320) processors. The pin compatibility allows a simple, cost-efficient and performance-optimized design. Embedded Colibri modules are highly miniaturized and encapsulate complex hardware and software technology for fast and easy product development.

Toradex Colibri modules come with a pre-installed Windows CE 5.0/6.0 operating system and state of the art development tools that allow easy customization of the system (e.g. LCD settings & timings, integration of customer software, and the auto-start option at startup). Developers can therefore concentrate on their actual application without going through the hassle of setting up the operating system and dealing with driver development tasks.

Toradex will introduce the new Colibri PXA310 at the Embedded System Conference in Boston, MA from October 26 – 30, 2008. Visit the Toradex booth #1105 or the company website to learn more about Colibri PXA310.