June 2009

Dear customer,

 

Low power means different things in different applications. For some it's the possibility to use passive cooling. Read more about how to design a plate fin heat sink for sufficient cooling of your embedded system.

 

Enjoy your reading!  


 

Magnus Fritzson

Market Communications Manager

Determining  plate  fin  heat  sink  parameters

Passive cooling using plate fin sinks is a fail safe and quiet method that consumes no power and is easy to manufacture.

 

This article describes how to use the physics and mathematics behind a plate fin sin sink to design a sufficient cooling device for an embedded system.

 

Read more »
 
 

AdvancedTCA

- That's why

ATCA enables the use of standard computer products and still maintain a 5-9 availability level.

– The system is alive 99.999 percent of the time. Five nines is what they tend to call it, says Barry Buxton, Technical Manager at RadiSys.

 

Read more »

 

Web based form for support request

It's accessible in the support section on the Hectronic website. Administer contact and adress information in your account to easily request technical support from Hectronic.


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Balancing functionality with complexity

It's about weighing pros against cons when configuring your Linux system for the application. Let's take a quick glance at a couple of examples.

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What is Helix?

 

Helix is our Linux distribution in use by many of our customers. A toolkit for configuration and compilation of open-source software is included.

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H4103 - Qseven Reference Carrier Board

The H4103 is designed for Qseven modules, for instance the Hectronic H6049 with Intel Atom.

Read more »

 

In Focus

Qseven module

H6049 »

 

The Qseven specification has been created for applications requiring both small form factor and lowest power consumption using latest processor and I/O technology.

Memory products from SMART Modular Technologies

Products from Smart Modular have been used by Hectronic in projects and products and are now added to the standard product offering.

 

In Focus

Industrial grade

XceedUltra2 SSD »

 

Read more about:

DRAM Memory Products »

FLASH Products »

Storage products »

Industrial motherboards and systems from BCM

Hectronic offers products from BCM in the Nordic countries. Motherboads and systems have been added to the standard product offering.

 

In Focus

Nano-ITX Intel Atom

NX15MXL »

 

Read more about:

Embedded Box PCs »

Min-ITX Motherboards »

Nano-ITX Motherboards »

ATX Motherboards »

Micro-ATX Motherboards »

For feedback you are always welcome to contact me by e-mail: magnus.fritzson@hectronic.se


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