Kontron M2M smart services developer kit

A machine-to-machine (M2M) smart services developer kit with a deployable Intel Atom processor-based services-ready system is now available.

Developed in collaboration with Intel, the standards-based computer-on-module-based kit provides simple plug-and-play capability enabling designers to develop and test their application’s connectivity and performance, then quickly deploy.

The kit is designed to meet user needs for accelerated M2M connected-computing launch schedules of smart services that use cloud-based computing to communicate and aggregate data on edge node and gateway devices.

The kit uses the COM Express compatible Kontron computer-on-module nanoETXexpress-TT powered by the Intel Atom processor and includes a M2M system carrier board and an AV board to support headed configuration use.

The kit is 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN (wireless local area network) and 802.15.4 WPAN (wireless personal area network) capable, allowing rapid development of wireless connectivity solutions.

3G WWAN (wireless wide area network) is either pre-installed or easily enabled by dropping in a pre-certified PCI Express 3G/4G module for further broadband connectivity flexibility.

The kit can be used in multiple ways to generate, aggregate and transmit machine-to-machine data to the cloud. The M2M System is preloaded with a trial of Wind River Linux 4.1. The kit also includes a Wind River LiveUSB drive that provides the software stacks and drivers to support immediate wireless connectivity testing.

The kit consists of a COM Express compatible Kontron nanoETXexpress-TT COM using the Intel Atom E640 1 GHz and other M2M system boards.

The external USB port simplifies use of M2M SDKs provided by M2M ISVs. Sufficient storage is provided for M2M smart service applications, middleware and OS on the 4 GB internal MicroSD card.

The system’s built-in accelerometer, dual HDMI and HD audio support enables designers to implement both movement tracking and intensive audio/video smart services features. The kit supports 300 Mbps Wi-Fi throughput with 802.11 b/g/n at 2.4 GHz band and 5 GHz band for 802.11a.

An integrated 802.15.4 WPAN transceiver flexibly supports a wide range of protocols and network topologies, such as 6LoPAN, Wireless HART, ZigBee and others, using an 802.15.4 MAC layer interface.