Get A Custom-Built Raspberry Pi To Order

Now no matter businesses or startups can get their hands on customized, mass-produced versions of Raspberry Pi.  

Find the board to large for your IoT(Internet of Things)sensor?Shrink it down.
Don't need the integrated wireless functionality? Strip it out and save on costs. Want to add extra ports for video output? Sure thing. It dramatically expands the scope of what the Pi can do and marks its graduation from amateur enthusiast toy to major player in the hardware world.Raspberry Pi's Claire Doyle at a press conference to announce the new offering said:

We will support you every step of the way during the design process.From concept right through to the manufacture of the final boards; enabling the Raspberry Pi to be optimized to suit your specific applications. As the Raspberry Pi customer base is so diverse, and touches on so many different segments, we have recognized [OEM, or original equipment manufacturer] requests to customize the Pi to fit their specific requirements ."

Design And Engineering

If you face any problems, Element14 company provides Over 200 staff to help you. A four-step process—inquiry, consultation, proposal, completion—is required for each bespoke board order.And while Samsung and Philips fan may not shake hands to Element14, smaller startups and business may be enthusiasm for what new made-to-order service can provide.

Starting today, customers can talk to Element14 about reconfiguring the Pi's board layout, incorporating additional functionality onto the PCB,adding or removing headers and connectors,adding or removing interfaces, and changing the configuration of the board as a whole.
Raspberry Pi inventor Eben Upton said at the launch event:

We're aware there's been an enormous amount of interest in this pro-gram in the few months we've been talking about it.We know there is interest out there in the market. we're really looking forward to finding out what  sorts of things people do with it.

No firm details were provided about costs and lead times both depend on the requested modifications and number of units ordered,according to Element14 Richard Curtin.

Embedded System Development Rapidly

Embedded systems are everywhere，from the industrialized productions, buildings, banks, medical treatment. Embedded technology products has penetrated into every aspect of our lives. With the deevelopment of Cloud,Big Data,Internet,the development of embedded system gets great opportunities. Then how is the prospect of embedded development? There are some analysis following.　

Embedded applications 

IT technology has entered a stage of rapid development.The Internet began to enter the age of the Internet equipment technology. While equipment is mainly found in the form of computer,the Internet let all things become smarter,and put these smart objects together through the network. So embedded development technology is most widely applied in the field of Internet.And three kinds of technologies are most important for embedded technology.

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• Sensor technology, which is the key technology of computer application.So far most of the computers process the signal in digital which requires sensor converts analog signals into digital signals.　　
• RFID tag is also a kind of sensor technology. RFID technology is combined with radio frequency technology and embedded technology.RFID has a broad application prospect in automatic identification and logistics management.
• Embedded system technology combinates computer hardware and software,sensor technology, integration electricity,Road technology, electronic application technology as one of the complex technology. After decades of evolution,intelligent terminal products with an embedded system is everywhere,such as vehicle embedded system, HD monitor. Embedded system is changing people's life, and promote the industrial development.　　
  
  
  
  

  

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Embedded development opportunity

In recent years, with intelligent hardware products getting more popular, companies have joined in a wave to the development of smart products from dressing equipment to the unmanned vehicle.embedded technology is in the new high tide. Predictably embedded development prospects will be bright, its future life will be more and more intelligent.

mobile data terminal computer for smart transportation and industrial control equipment

Talking by Car Embedded System - Drivers Distraction Up to 27 Seconds

Many years ago now there was a heated discussion and laws suggested for preventing drivers from using phone while driving.In the UK,there had a discussion about using a phone while driving which make hands-free kits become more and popular. And more manufacturers integrated hands-free embeded operation sysyem into the vehicles, bypassing the need for any accessories.

While such solutions are far better than holding a phone while driving, it turns out they still form a serious distraction for drivers. Sometimes they can stop concentration for almost half a minute.That’s what two studies(PDF) carried out at the University of Utah for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (formerly the American Automobile Association) discovered.For example, dialing a phone number, sending a text,changing music tracks, using one of the personal assistants offered by brand of Microsoft, Apple, and Google for some task.

The loss of concentration for driving lasted between 15 and 27 seconds AAA Foundation also come up with a ratings system for different actions, with the scale being 1 mild distraction, 2 moderate distraction, 3 high distraction, 4 very high dis- traction, and 5 maximum distraction.It’s possible these findings will lead to vehicle embeded systems being banned .However, it could lead to more serious design for car embedded systems so as to limit distraction as much as possible.

Google Might Be Building Its Android Vehicel System

Google might be building its own vehicle infotainment system. Mentions of Android Automotive in the document first appeared in Android 5.1, but looks like it went unnoticed. Google is now on its second revision of the Automotive requirements which offers a peek into the ongoing work on bringing the Android OS to another form. This vehicle system may be far more powerful than Android Auto. This information was hinted with reference in of  Android Compatibility Definition Document which was labelled as Android Automotive. 

According to a report by ArsTechnica,  Android Automotive implementation refers to a vehicle head unit running Android as an infotainment functionality. In addition, the report also points out that this is not for the Android Auto app, but is rather for a Google-certified car operating system that would run directly on the car’s hardware, like Toyota, GM.

Overall, the compatibility test doesn’t mention much content of the outline . Most are about framework of the electronic equipment.There's been speculation that this system can  used by the car in the OAA ( Open Automotive Alliance ). 

There is also a voicethat  the system could also be used in Google self-driving car, hit the market in 2017 with production models. But in terms of the current information,it's far  away from talking about product's commercialization.

UP - Intel x5-Z8300 board in a Raspberry Pi2 form factor

UP, a special embeded board,takes advantages of Raspberry Pi 2 SBC（Single board computer），running on Linux, Windows 10 and Android system. Funding five million in Kickstarter(the world's largest funding platform for creative projects), it has surprisingly got 18,832 Euro when forty days left. The embedded board features 1.844Hz Intel Atom X5-8300 quad-core processor with 1GB eMM memory, five USB2.0 ports,a 40GPIO and USB 3.0 OTG port,a network port,a DSI port,a MIPI port, a HDMI port, a RTC port .

  
1. 1.844Hz Intel Atom X5-8300 Quad Core processor
2. 1GB eMM memory
3. 40GPIO
4. A USB 3.0 OTG port
5. A network port
6. A DSI port
7. A MIPI port
8. A HDMI port
9. A RTC port
10. Five USB 2.0 ports

 






 
 

The Intel X5-8300 board with five to ten dollars housing,  will be the smallest desk-top PC at present. And if the funding gets succeed, the PC will start shipping for about 89 euros in February 2016.