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Arrow EMEA - Intel FPGA solutions
Guiding innovation forward and driving leading edge solutions is Arrow’s mission to support all markets and applications. And the high flexible FPGA technology from Intel enables and scales perfect into this topic. Arrow has many FPGA experts to support customers in EMEA. With best-in-class Intel FPGA board solutions, we are driving and generating many of applications. Our huge professional partner network combined with internal FPGA&solution experts, enables Arrow to solve also complex inquiries and providing full solutions to our customers.
Talking about AI, CNN, deep learning, acceleration, cloud, and other data related requirements, all can be done with Intel FPGA’s in high efficiency, supported by Arrow.
Webinars
Arrow is providing various free of charge trainings and webinars, basic ones for beginners, dedicated topics on markets or application level, as well as deep dive sessions for high end Intel® FPGAs. Follow the link to get an overview of the most popular webinars provided by Arrow and our network.
European "JUMP START" Program for FPGAs
The Arrow Electronics JUMP START Program enables interested FPGA enthusiasts to begin their new project, with a FREE of charge Arrow promotion board.
– Intel announced new analog DIRECT-RF-FPGA with up to 64GSPS integrated ADC/DACs
– Acceleration cards from Intel maximize data throughput
– Latest and highest performance Intel FPGA family Agilex is available
– Exor GigaSOM: Worldwide first system on module with X86 CPU and Intel FPGA
– MAX1000 low cost board enables many new applications
– World’s highest capacity FPGA is from Intel: STRATIX® 10 GX 10M with 10.2 million logic elements
– Arrow and partners introduce a new FPGA board connector standard for peripherals called CRUVI
Open Projects at Arrow:
Arrow as technology leader has always interesting projects, which we are driving with partners, engineers and universities. If you would like to be involved in one of the following projects, or own a complete project, don’t hesitate to get in contact with us and we will introduce you to the details. Necessary hardware will be provided by Arrow and guidance&support during the development.
FPGA Acceleration Stick: The main idea of an external FPGA stick on a PC is, to offload critical or difficult CPU workloads to an USB 3.0 connected acceleration stick and make the system more efficient. Critical tasks can be AntiVirus, data-filtering, rendering, de/encryption, graphic, algortihms, Matlab,…! This project contains three main topics and can be chosen separately. First is the development of an USB 3.0 driver/API on the PC side, to download and flash an Intel FPGA image via USB 3.0. Second is the efficient data sharing of a test algorithm with low latency between the PC and the FPGA via USB 3.0. Third is the application layer, to convert an algorithm or application into an FPGA image on the PC side and share low latency data content from the PC to the FPGA, to offload workloads.
Arrow Board Demos: Your idea is our mission! Arrow is offering many best-in-class Intel FPGA boards for thousands of applications. And the most exciting applications coming from you. So, tell us what you want to do with an Intel FPGA and Arrow is trying to help with one of our best-in-class Intel FPGA boards incl. support, to bring your ideas to life.
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We don’t just offer the Intel FPGAs & SoCs as pure IC we can also provide you the latest generations of FPGAs and SoCs ready to use as System on Module in your Project.
FPGAs are a semiconductor IC where a large majority of the elctrical functionality inside the device can be changed, changed by design engineer, changed during the PCB assembly process, or even changed after the euipment has been shipped to the customer out in the “field”. Our highly qualfied application engineers are here to help you to find the right FPGA, SoC or SoM for your project.
FPGA & SoC SoM
Agilex
Intel Agilex is built on 10nm technology and introduces the use of chiplets to offer a flexible way to integrate different options for the Agilex family. It is available as traditional FPGA and as a SoC option with a Quad Core Cortex A53 processor. The target applications range from High Performance Computing, AI to industrial Machine Vision.
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Manufacturer |
Device |
Formfactor |
Connector / Interface |
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Trenz Electronic |
AGFA014 |
160 x 160 mm COM-HPC Server Size D |
B2B Connector 2 x 400 pin |
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Terasic |
AGFB014R24 |
254 x 98.40 x 32.61 |
PCIe Card |
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Stratix 10
Intel Stratix 10 Family is based on a 14nm Tri-Gate technology. Intel Stratix 10 introduces the Hyperflex Architecture to boost the performance needed for high speed and computing intense applications. It is available as traditional FPGA and SoC version with a quad core Cortex A53. Typical applications are wired and wireless communication, high performance computing and AI.
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Manufacturer |
Device |
Formfactor |
Connector / Interface |
Image |
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Tearasic |
1SX280HU2F50E1VG |
125 x 133 mm |
FMC & FMC+ Connector |
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Bittware A Molex Company |
Different Options available |
¾ Length PCIe |
PCIe Card |
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Reflex CES |
Different Options available |
Different Form Factors |
PCIe Card and COMXpress Cards available |
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Arria 10
Based on a 20nm technology Arria 10 builds the mid-range family in the Intel FPGA portfolio. Available as traditional FPGA and SoC variant with a dual core Cortex A9 it gives immense performance for a wide field of applications like ADAS, Vision applications, Data Logger, industrial control units and many others and still meet the power budget.
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Manufacturer |
Device |
Formfactor / Size |
Connector / Interface |
Image |
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Aries Embedded |
10AS027 to 10AS066 Industrial & Commercial Temp Grade |
60 x 110 mm |
2x SEAF 200 Pins Connector 2x QRF8 Connector for Transceiver |
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DreamChip |
10AS016 to 10AS048 Industrial & Commercial Temp Grade |
80 x 65 mm |
2x Samtec QSH 180 Pin Connector |
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| Critial Link |
10AS027 & 10AS048 Industrial & Commercial Temp Grade |
400 x 400 mm |
Samtec 320 Pin board to board connector + Hirose 144 Pin board to board |
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Bitware A Molex Company |
Different Options available |
¾ Length PCIe |
PCIe Card |
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ReflexCES |
10AS066 Industrial & Commercial Temp Grade |
86 x 95 mm |
HPC & LPC FMC Connector |
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Intel PAC |
10AX1150 |
Standard height ½ length PCIe card |
PCIe, 1xQSFP+, 4x10GbE or 40GbE |
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Cyclone 10 GX
Intel Cyclone 10 GX FPGAs provide 12.5G transceiver-based functions, 1.4 Gbps LVDS, and up to 72 bit wide DDR3 SDRAM interface at up to 1,866 Mbps. Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX FPGAs are optimized for high-bandwidth performance applications, such as machine vision, video connectivity, and smart vision cameras.
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Manufacturer |
Device |
Formfactor |
Connector / Interface |
Image |
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EXOR |
Atom x86 CPU + 10CX220 |
81.6 x 54 x 4.9 mm |
SoM direct solderable to base board |
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Trenz Electronic |
10CX220 |
80 x 60 mm |
3 x Samtec Razor Beam 160 pin connector (ST5) |
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Cyclone 10 LP
Intel® Cyclone® 10 LP FPGAs are optimized for low static power, low-cost applications, such as I/O expansion, sensor fusion, motor/motion control, chip-to-chip bridging, and control.
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Manufacturer |
Device |
Formfactor |
Connector / Interface |
Image |
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Trenz Electronic |
Cyclone 10 LP Ref Kit |
95 x 110 mm |
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Trenz Electronic |
Cyclone 10 LP Different Options available |
61.5 x 25 mm |
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Cyclone V
Intel Cyclone V family meets the industry challenge to be cost effective and to provide performance while being power efficient. The family variants came with different options like DSP capabilities, gigbit transceiver and with dual core Cortex A9 to meet the requirement for a variety of applications. You will find them in industrial control units, bridges, motor control, industrial cameras and many more.
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Manufacturer |
Device |
Formfactor |
Connector / Interface |
Image |
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CriticalLink |
Cyclone V SoC Different options available |
82 x 39mm |
314 Pin Edge-Connector |
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Trenz Electronic |
Cyclone V SoC |
160 x 130mm |
FMC LPC Connector |
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Exor |
Cyclone V SoC |
46 x 35 mm |
Direct solderable on pcb |
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Terasic |
Cyclone V |
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MAX 10
MAX10 based on a 55nm technology revolutionize non-volatile integration by bringing the advantages of single supply, ADCs, DSP capabilities, instant-on functionality and dual configuration to your application in one single chip with the different family members. They find there use in IO expander, Board Management Controller, bridging, motor control and many more.
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Manufacturer |
Device |
Formfactor |
Connector / Interface |
Image |
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Trenz Electronic |
10M08 Different Options available |
61.5 x 25 mm |
Arduino MKR Header & PMOD (not soldered) |
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Trenz Electronic |
10M08 AnalogMAX Series of Modules |
61.5 x 25 mm Other modules of this module family |
Arduino MKR Header & PMOD (not soldered) |
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Terasic |
10M50DAS484C6G |
233.35 x 160 mm |
Various standard peripheral connectors |
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Others
Eval Boards
We offer a broad range of Eval Boards from our Partners Trenz Electronic, Exor, Terasic, CriticalLink, etc.. Those board covers from entry level MAX Family over more complex Cyclone and Arria devices up to the high end Stratix and Agilex Family. We also have free of charge boards for loaner. If you are interested in what board would best fit your needs to evaluate your project please contact us .
Together with Trenz Electronic with developed our own JTAG Progammer that is fully supported by the Intel Quartus design environment. It comes with standard JTAG connector or as solderable solution to directly mount it on your board.
Partners at a glance
Terasic is the official board manufacturer for Intel. They are mostly the first with boards for new families and therefore they offer a broad range of different boards for one FPGA Family. Beside the hardware Terasic is also providing design examples, schematics and all you need to get started with your evaluation.
Trenz Electronic is a close partner to Arrow and gave in cooperation with Arrow birth to the MAX1000 board what is the module to go if you want start diving into the world of FPGA. Trenz has a lot of different boards and modules available and also provide them as production ready solution.
Bittware a Molex company offers acceleration solutions in a PCIe card form factor. They also provide customization of their solutions.
ReflexCES is designing and manufacturing high-speed boards and rugged system based on FPGAs since 2000
CriticalLink’s MitySoM modules cover the range from Cyclone V up to Arria 10 and are very strong in the imaging sector. They don’t just provide excellent hardware also they give you a whole software bundle to give your project a kick start.
Exor is providing industrial HMI solutions since years and also provides you the possibility to benefit from their knowledge and offer SoMs that are based on their standard products. Exor even gives you the possibility to get your Industry 4.0 solution up and running in no time with there own cloud system called CORVINA and there gateways.
Where to find more information & training:
We are hosting on regular base trainings and seminars with our dedicated FAEs and partners. For the actual schedule please see Arrow's Event section.
For more information please contact us or visit www.intel.com.
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Intel provides a complete suite of development tools for every stage of your design.
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Tool |
Description |
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Quartus Prime Design Software |
The Quartus Prime Design Software guides you through your whole design process from design entry, synthesis and optimization and verfication and simulation. It will support you on pin planning as well as embed interlectual property to your design. Available in free of charge Lite version to paid standard and pro version which will give you more capabilities as you move your journey up in complexity. |
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SoC Embedded Development Suite |
The SoC EDS is a comprehensive tool suite for embedded software development on Intel SoC FPGAs. It is not just the development tools it also give you utility programs and design examples to jump-start your firmware and application software development. It includes the Linaro Compiler and the Sourcery CodeBench Lite ARM EABI GCC and in the paid version also the ARM Compiler. |
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NIOS II Embedded Design Suite |
TheNios II Software Build Tools are a set of powerful commands, utilities, and scripts to manage build options for applications, BSPs, and software libraries.TheNios II Software Build Tools (SBT) for Eclipse is an integrated development environment forNios II software development tasks, such as editing, building, and debugging. |
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HLS Compiler |
Intel HLS Compiler is for hardware developers, algorithm and IP library designers. It accelarates hardware development through faster verification by using C++ simulation. This helps you to cut down development time and reduces your time to market.
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DSP Builder for Intel FPGA |
The DSP Builder for Intel FPGA gives you the possibility to use a model-based design flow through Matlab Simulink. It will generate HDL code from your MATLAB functions and Simulink models. The code can directly be used in your FPGA design. |
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Intel Distribution of OpenVino |
Develop applications and solutions that emulate human vision with the Intel® Distribution ofOpenVINO™ toolkit. Based on convolutional neural networks (CNN), the toolkit extends workloads across Intel® hardware (including accelerators) and maximizes performance. |
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Intel FPGA SDK for OpenCL |
Enables software developers to target FPGAs for heterogenous acceleration by abstracting hardware development. |
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Quartus Edition Feature & Device Overview:
This Features are supported by all editions:
– Partial reconfiguration (Limited in Standard Edition)– IP Base Suite (Available for purchase in Lite Edition)
– Intel HLS Compiler
– Platform Designer Pro (Pro Edition) and Platform Designer (Standard and Lite Edition)
– Chip Planner
– ModelSim Intel FPGA Edition (requires additional license)
– ModelSim Intel FPGA Starter Edition
– Synthesis Support for VHDL, Verilog and SystemVerilog (limited in in Standard and Lite Edition)
– Design Space Explorer II, Timing and Power Analyzer
– Signal Tap Logic Analyzer
– 64Bit Windows and Linux Support
Feature differences Pro & Standard Edition
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Feature |
Rapid Recompile |
Block-Based Design |
Incremental Optimization |
Multiprocessor Support (Faster compile Time) |
Design Partition Planner |
Interface Planner |
Logic Lock Regions |
VHDL-2008 |
Early Placement |
Register Retiming |
Transceiver Toolkit |
Intel Advanced Link Analyzer Tool |
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Pro Edition
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y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
y |
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y |
y |
y |
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Standard Edition |
y |
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y |
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y |
Note: The listed features are not available in Lite Edition.
Device Support
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Device |
Intel Agilex |
Intel Stratix 10 |
Intel Arria 10 |
Cyclone 10 GX |
Cyclone 10 LP |
Stratix IV, V |
Arria II, V |
Cyclone IV, V |
MAX Series |
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Pro Edition |
y |
y |
y |
y (free license) |
n |
n |
n |
n |
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Standard Edition |
n |
n |
y |
n |
y |
y |
y |
y |
Y |
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Lite Edition |
n |
n |
n |
n |
y |
n |
n |
y |
y |
Installation & Licensing:
For FPGAs the installation files can be found in the Intel Download Center.
For support on installation and licensing find the official guide from Intel here.
For more information please contact us or visit www.intel.com.
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Latest embedded Intel Atom® x6000E Series called Elkhart Lake, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® N and J Series, with up to 15 years longevity.
Computing at the edge has become more important than ever. With increasing workloads, more complex environments, and more data to analyze; yesterday’s processors can’t meet the intelligence demands of today. Introducing Intel’s latest platform enhanced for IoT. The Intel Atom® x6000E Series processors, Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® N and J Series processors for Embedded & IoT applications are built to drive performance, integration, and versatility.
Arrow’s technical Embedded Team is ready to support you. Please contact us for all questions on Embedded designs, incl. pricing.
Key features:
– Up to 4 cores with 3.0 GHz max
– TDP: 4.5-12W
– Memory: LPDDR4, DDR4-3200
– In-band error correction code with standard memory
– Intel® UHD Graphics, 4kp60 on three displays
– Intel® Programmable Services Engine (PSE), dedicated offload engine
– Remote device manageability
– Functional safety with Intel® Safety Island (Intel® SI)
– Hardware-based security
– Enables scalability for IoT: 2/ 4 core options ranging from 1.0 GHz to 1.9 GHz with burst frequencies up to 3.0 GHz.
– Fast RAM: 4x32 LPDDR4/x @4267 MT/s, max 8 / 16 GB, @3200 MT/s; 2x64 DDR4 @3200 MT/s, max 32 GB.
– Error correction with standard RAM: In-band error-correcting code (IBECC) corrects single-bit memory errors in standard, non-ECC memory.
– 4K graphics with Intel® UHD Graphics drives up to 3 independent 4Kp60 displays via DisplayPort 1.3 and HDMI 2.0b.
– GPU performance for AI and computer vision, with up to 32 execution unit cores drive deep learning inference and computer vision engines.
Interfaces
– Ethernet MAC: 3x 2.5GbE, plus time-sensitive networking
– PCIe/USB: Eight lanes/six ports PCIe 3.0, up to four USB 3.1 ports, 10 USB 2.0 ports.
Hardware Security Features
– Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) with integrated TPM 2.0 capability.
– Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI), Intel® SHA Extensions, Intel® Secure Key, for hardware-accelerated cryptography operations.
– Intel® Boot Guard, against platform tampering and hardware root of trust.
Integrated IoT-Specific Services
– PSE for embedded applications: Intel® Programmable Services Engine (Intel® PSE) is based on an ARM microcontroller with dedicated hardware resources for real-time computing, network synchronization, and low-DMIPS computing. The Intel® PSE is also able to host functions like out-of-band management and network proxies.
– Real-time computing by TCC: Intel® Time Coordinated Computing (Intel® TCC) and TSN support worst-case execution time (WCET) and ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) at the device level and across networks of devices.
– Functional Safety: Intel Atom® x6427FE and x6200FE processors meet IEC 61508 and ISO 13849 requirements for functional safety and safety integrity levels (SIL2/Cat.3 PL d certified6, SIL3/Cat.4 PL e capable).
– Intel® Safety Island (Intel® SI): Integrated, functional safety IP works on the CPU to check for errors, flag and report faults, and perform diagnostic tests
– Remote device management: Monitor and manage devices. Able to do remote firmware and software updates.
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Arrow as Technology Platform and Service Provider supports customers with the full range of Intel products. From sensor to sunset, we provide Intel based solutions from the EDGE, via gateways to servers and finally into the cloud, where the full performance of the AI signal path is accelerated and scaled.
Processors - CPUs:
Intel CPUs are the heart of many electronics and deliver a unique benefit to many applications in the past, today and in the future. Common names and products like Celeron, Pentium, Atom, Core i3/i5/i7/i9 and Xeon are all supported by Arrow. Implementing these Intel CPUs in our customer solutions is key and drives the following markets in Embedded, Industrial, Automotive, IoT, AI, Server, Edge and others.
Arrow supports customers and deliver Intel CPUs. Don’t hesitate to get in contact with us for your Intel CPU application.
NUC PC / Element:
Full features NUCs (Next Unit of Computing) are small form factor PCs, on a unified and scalable platform. There are four groups of NUC PCs available. NUCs are covering the full range of Intel CPUs, from low range to high performance in a compact solution and can deliver 24/7 operation time.
– NUC Element: A full scalable CPU platform for standard, embedded and rugged applications. There are three basic types available, NUC Compute Elements, NUC Board Elements and NUC Chassis Elements.
A NUC Compute Element is the compact CPU board itself, as a plugin module.
A NUC Board Element is a small motherboard, where the Compute Element is plugged in. These motherboards can also be designed by the customer itself, to meet dedicated requirements.
A NUC Chassis Element is available as compact PC housing or also as rugged version for higher environmental requirements.
– NUC Board: This is the fundamental board of the NUC PC series including CPU. It’s a perfect solution for integrated and scalable applications as the memory, housing and software can be individually adjusted by the customer.
– NUC Kit: It’s a scalable NUC PC with motherboard, housing and power supply, but without memory (HDD, SSD and DDR3/4) and no operating system.
– NUC Mini PC: Ready to use PC with components and also Windows 10 included. It’s available in different NUC standard form factors and flexible from low power to high-end CPUs, to address all customer requirement
Movidius – VPU:
Movidius VPUs (Vision Processing Unit) are excellent for low power execution of deep neural networks and vision applications. Transferring and sharing workloads from CPUs/GPUs to the high efficient VPU accelerates the performance of the overall. The Movidius Stick 2 supports OpenVINO Toolkit with optimizes & deploys deep learning solutions and scale image-processing capabilities.
For building own solutions with the Movidius chip, get in contact with us.
Memory&Storage – SSD:
Intel provides highest performance SSDs for server and client applications. Latest form factors (M.2, U.2, NVMe, AIC,…) and interfaces (e.g. SATA, PCIe Gen3 x4,…) providing the best scalable solution with high data throughput.
Accelerating the overall system with Intel Optane memory optimizes the read/write performance in combination with the CPU and makes applications more powerful.
Networking & I/O:
Intel’s Networking & I/O portfolio starts with full featured chip-based Ethernet Controllers for 10/100/1000/2500 Mbit/s networks and scales up to 100Gbit/s. For straight forward implementation int eh system, many network interface cards with PCIe interface providing a full feature set.
Wireless:
Intel provides wireless solutions for WIFI and Bluetooth with the latest standards and for highest performance.
More products:
For other Intel products and requests, get in contact with Arrow as franchised Intel distributor and partner.
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