Fanless Mini-ITX mainboard with Intel Atom Processor “Cedar Trial” D2550

acrosser Technology Co. Ltd, a global professional industrial and Embedded Computerprovider, announces the newMini-ITX mainboard, AMB-D255T3, which carries the Intel dual- core 1.86GHz Atom Processor D2550. AMB-D255T3 features onboard graphics via VGA and HDMI, DDR3 SO-DIMM support, PCI slot, mSATA socket with SATA & USB signals, and ATX connector for easy power in. AMB-D255T3 also provides complete I/O such as 6 x COM ports, 6 x USB2.0 ports, 2 x GbE RJ-45 ports, and 2 x SATA port.
AMB-D255T3 can support dual displays via VGA, HDMI or 18-bit LVDS. AMB-D255T3 has one MiniPCIe type slot and one PCI for customer’s expansion. The MiniPCIe slot works with SATA and USB signals that can be equipped with mSATA storage module.
AMB-D255T3 is certainly an excellent solution for applications that require powerful computing while still maintaining low-power consumption in a small form factor motherboard and has a complete set of I/O functions. Users can deploy the system solution with this fan-less mainboard easily. Ideally, it is a fast time-to-market weapon for system integrators.

Key features:
‧ Intel Atom D2550 1.86GHz
‧ 1 x DDR3 SO-DIMM up to 4GB
‧ 1 x VGA
‧ 1 x HDMI
‧ 1 x 18-bit LVDS
‧ 6 x USB2.0
‧ 6 x COM
‧ 2 x GbE (Realtek RTL8111E)
‧ 1 x PS/2
‧ 1 x KB/MS
‧ 1 x MiniPCIe slot
‧ 1 x PCI slot
‧ 2 x SATA ll
‧ 8-bit GPIO

Product Information:
http://www.acrosser.com/Products/Single-Board-Computer/Mini-ITX-&-others/AMB-D255T3　(Mini-ITX-)/Intel-Atom-D2550-AMB-D255T3-(Mini-ITX)-.html

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http://www.acrosser.com/inquiry.html

Meet Acrosser at Embedded World 2014!

ACROSSER Technology, a world-leading industrial computer manufacturer, announces its participation in Embedded World 2014 from February 25-27, 2014. The event will take place in Nuremberg, Germany. We warmly invite all customers to come and meet us in Hall 5, booth number: 5-305!

At Embedded World 2014, Acrosser Technology will showcase its NEW embedded system product, AES-HM76Z1FLand its In-Vehicle Computer, AIV-HM76V0FL. Both products will be displayed in LIVE DEMO, showing its stability and high performance to the audience. What’s more, Acrosser will select its most favored mini-ITX boards from among our loyal customers, being demonstrated as a featured zone inside the booth. Make sure you do not miss our mini-ITX collection!

For gaming applications, Acrosser will exhibit the All-in-One Gaming Board, AMB-A55EG1. The board features great computing and graphic performance, and high compatibility on multiple operating systems. If you are looking for a gaming system, do not miss our AGS-HM76G1. It is a cost-effective PC-based gaming solution that can be easily applied to your VLT, amusement, and slot machines.

In addition, Acrosser will also stress its focus on networking appliances. With a series of products being showcased, we are ready to be your solution provider! We look forward to making your embedded idea a reality, and we cordially invite you to visit our booth and discover our outstanding products.

Feel free to pay us a visit in Hall 5 at Booth 5-305!

Acrosser Technology Co., Ltd.
For more information, please visit to Acrosser Technology website 
www.acrosser.com
Contact：http://www.acrosser.com/inquiry.html

Apply for our AES-HM76Z1FL Product Testing Event NOW!

acrosser Technology Co., Ltd., a world-leading industrial and Embedded Computerdesigner and manufacturer, is pleased to announce that our AES-HM76Z1FL Product Testing Event has officially begun! To experience AES-HM76Z1FL’s superb computing performance, acrosser welcomes all system integrators, from all industries, to join the event! The campaign will only last for 3 months and ends in March, 2014. So don’t hesitate to submit your application! Please click our event web page or look for the banner on our website!

So, are you ready to explore the excellence of Acrosser’s embedded products? To sign up for the AES-HM76Z1FL Product Testing Event, please click here, complete the on-line application form and submit! Acrosser will review your eligibility upon receiving your request. There are only a limited of AES-HM76Z1FL models for this event, so we encourage you to apply early!

Once your application has been approved, Acrosser will send a confirmation e-mail and an AES-HM76Z1FL Product Release Form. Please double-check that the Product Release Form has the correct mailing information so that we can get the product to you in a timely manner. You will then receive free lease of our product for a duration of one month, starting immediately!

Please mark the date, and make sure to return the Feedback Sheet and the AES-HM76Z1FL model to Acrosser on time. Meanwhile, we will send a small gift back to your previous address as a closing of the event. If you are interested in placing an order after product testing, please contact our sales team for discount!

We are prepared to be amazed by your fascinating projects. With its small form factor and fanless design, AES-HM76Z1FL can be installed anywhere under multiple industrial projects. Apply for the event, and experience great computing performance!

Product Information:
http://www.acrosser.com/Products/Embedded-Computer/Fanless-Embedded-Systems/AES-HM76Z1FL/Intel-Core-i3／i7-AES-HM76Z1FL.html

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In-Vehicle Embedded Systems

Android has its share of benefits and challenges when it comes to automotive infotainment systems. One such challenge is that of the emergence of mixed-criticality systems comprising both infotainment and safety-/security-critical systems, enabled by high-performance multicore processors. To face this challenge: Try virtualization.

Android represents a compelling choice for automotive Embedded Systems. As the most popular and fastest-growing mobile Operating System (OS) – comprising two-thirds of worldwide smartphone shipments – automotive OEMs see Android as the means to provide the best possible multimedia experiences. Android provides standardized interfaces for accelerated graphics, audio, wireless networking, Bluetooth technology, USB, and more, enabling applications to easily harness the power of these hardware facilities. OEMs see Android as a means of leveraging consumers’ familiarity with mobile devices to improve the automotive experience.

The availability of the Android open-source infotainment platform comes at a time when OEMs are taking more control over the digital infrastructure in cars. The traditional model of outsourcing the entire infotainment system to Tier 1 component suppliers is being replaced (at least at some OEMs, to varying extents) with an approach in which the OEM chooses the operating system, development environment, and microprocessor platform and even performs a significant amount of software development. Tier 1s are asked to build hardware and provide application and driver work, but the OEM owns the architecture. Android provides the control that OEMs require in this new world. But while these advantages are attractive to OEMs, Android also poses some challenges when it comes to multiprocessor-enabled, consolidated in-vehicle systems that tuck safety- and security-critical applications and infotainment applications all into a single system; however, virtualization is effectively conquering these challenges.

Challenges with Android in the car

In 2012, for the first time in its 26-year history, the J.D. Power Auto Quality Study found that the embedded system is now the biggest source of problems in new cars. Therefore, OEMs are justifiably concerned with the reliability, stability, and security of Android.

Android’s extremely large source code base coupled with its open source development model results in extreme churn – literally thousands of edits per day across Android and its underlying Linux kernel. This guarantees a steady flow of vulnerabilities. A quick search of the U.S. CERT National Vulnerability Database turns up numerous vulnerabilities of varying severity for in-vehicle infotainment systems. Here is a sampling of the worst offenders:

We point these particular vulnerabilities out because they fall into the highest severity category of remote exploitability. They are used by hackers to root Android phones and tablets, and automotive manufacturers want to ensure that the same vulnerabilities do not threaten Android- or Linux-based infotainment systems.

Another concern with Android is driver/passenger safety. Automotive electronics architecture is in the midst of a major trend reversal: Instead of adding more and more processors for new functions, disparate functions are being consolidated into a smaller number of high-performance multicore processors in order to reduce size, weight, power, and component/wiring cost. Processor consolidation is leading safety-critical systems to be integrated with infotainment. The consolidation trend is aided by next-generation, performance-efficient multicore processor platforms, such as the “Jacinto” and OMAPprocessor families including TI’s OMAP 5 platform, which offers a dual-core, power-efficient ARM Cortex-A15 processing architecture.

Additionally, such mixed-criticality system consolidation, for example, includes OEMs looking to host real-time clusters, rear-view cameras, and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) within the center stack computer. Next-generation Android infotainment systems must ensure that applications and multimedia seamlessly interact with safety functions, and pose no risks to passengers.

refer to:http://embedded-computing.com/articles/the-future-android-vehicles/