Avnet
Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet,
Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
today announced availability of the MicroZed™ Carrier Card Kit for
Arduino™, a versatile Arduino-compatible carrier card for Avnet’s
MicroZed system-on-module (SOM). The platform enables designers in
markets including industrial control, remote sensing, embedded vision
and many other IoT-centric applications to quickly develop prototypes
that combine the MicroZed SOM with the large ecosystem of Arduino
shields. The kit is now available for $89.
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The MicroZed Carrier Card Kit for Arduino features an UNO R3
Arduino-compatible shield interface that connects to the programmable
logic I/O on the MicroZed SOM. This allows designers to develop custom
interfaces between the shield circuits and the programmable logic in the
SoC.
In addition to the MicroZed-to-Shield interface, the carrier card also
includes a subset of Arduino-compatible connectors for interfacing
MicroZed to a low-power MCU Evaluation board (such as Freescale’s
Kinetis FRDM-KL46Z). This interface not only provides connectivity
between the MCU and processing system in the Zynq®-7000 All Programmable
SoC, but also allows the MCU to control MicroZed's power rails, enabling
use cases where power consumption can be reduced by offloading routine
tasks to the MCU, while reserving Zynq SoC operation for the functions
that require its unique processing capabilities.
“Avnet’s MicroZed Carrier Card for Arduino provides our growing base of
MicroZed users with a highly versatile prototyping platform,” said Peter
Fenn, global technical marketing manager, microcontrollers and wireless
connectivity, Avnet Electronics Marketing. “Through the combination of
MicroZed, an MCU subsystem, an Arduino shield and several expansion
interfaces, designers will be able to quickly develop their applications
from a catalog of off-the-shelf hardware modules, example software code
and proven reference designs.”
The Avnet-designed MicroZed Carrier Card Kit for Arduino includes:
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MicroZed Carrier Card for Arduino
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Quick Start Card
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Reference Design software and documentation
For more information and to purchase this kit, visit http://bit.ly/1SpnXZZ.
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About Avnet Electronics Marketing
Avnet Electronics Marketing is an operating group of Phoenix-based
Avnet, Inc. that serves electronic original equipment manufacturers
(EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in more
than 80 countries, distributing electronic components and embedded
systems from leading manufacturers and providing associated
design-chain, supply-chain and value-added integration services. The
group's website is located at www.em.avnet.com.
About Avnet, Inc.
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic
components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers
globally. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the
world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of customers by
providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the
fiscal year ended June 28, 2014, Avnet generated revenue of $27.5
billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
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