Professional Consumer
In the current tech landscape, the prosumer market presents exceptional opportunities for innovation and growth.
High-end consumers, from home baristas to DIY enthusiasts, are increasingly seeking devices that offer professional-level capabilities. These products, from coffee makers to wood cutters, are expected to feature IoT, AI, and advanced Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy technologies for seamless connectivity and enhanced functionality.
To edge the competition, these devices must also be suitably compact and robust, with high-quality displays, and reliably perform in demanding environments over the long term. Manufacturers that can navigate these opportunities and deliver high-performance, reliable prosumer products will be well-positioned to lead this rapidly evolving market.
Application - Prosumer
Consumables are becoming more and more intelligent – users now expect them to be easy to use and many devices are connected to their cell phones or the Internet. Avnet delivers sophisticated CPU platforms and display solutions to make the world easier.
General Requirements for Prosumer
- Medium Lifecycle Typical 3-5 years
- Very price competitive (End customer is public consumer)
- High Volumes (typical 30K – 150K /Year) (High output capacity and production flexibility)
- Service a long period after end of production
- Power efficient design Low Power ARM CPU´s with high Performance
- Connectivity is Key (IoT, Cloud, Wireless, OTA)
- Fast Product Update Cycles Modular CPU platforms, OSM
- High Sophistic User Interface (GUI, resolution, AI)
CPU Building Blocks - Prosumer
Typical CPU Platforms for applications at Prosumer
MSC OSM-MF-IMX8MINI/NANO (NXP® Arm®Cortex®-A53)
- Solo/Dual/Quad core Arm Cortex-A53
- Multimedia 2D/3D GPU (VPU Mini only)
- MIPI-DSI x4, PCI Express Gen. 2 (Mini only)
- 2x USB 2.0, GBE
MSC OSM-SF-IMX93 (NXP® Arm® Cortex® -A55)
- Single / Dual core Arm Cortex-A55 CPU up to 1.7GHz
- MIPI-DSI x4 / LVDS (optional on RGB)
- 2x Gigabit Ethernet (RGMII)
- 2x SPI, 4x I²C, 4x UART, 20 GPIOs, 2x ADC inputs
A complete Computer-on-Module can be treated as a functional macro and inserted into a full-custom board design for the application.
That will shorten the development time of customer specific board designs dramatically, help to achieve the shortest possible time-to-market because the functional macro is already proven to work, and comes with full software and firmware support.
CUSTOM BOARD and SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS for HVAC
- Carrier board
- Custom ARM SBC
- Custom BSP / BIOS
- OS and Application SW Support
Standard Compute Module
Standard Compute Module on Baseboard / Carrierboard
Compute module technology into full-custom compute design
Prosumer - Typical HW Concept
Typical Block Diagram
“Prosumer”
Display Innovation for Prosumer
Avnet’s Ecosystem consists of all major tier 1 display manufacturers
Displays go custom – Most AvE projects require Full Stack, i.e. Display, Touch & application specific Cover Lens (Glass) bonded together.
With our engineering / R&D in Germany and cooperation with all major touch & touch driver partners and 2nd tier display integrators we deliver the best solution for your application.
Standardized display touch platforms like SimpleFlex allows fast time to market
Typical Display – Touch Requirements
For Prosumer Application
Display Size: 4,3“ – 7“ (16/9, 16/10, bar type) depending on UI
Display Type:Â TFT (MIPI, RGB, LVDS)
Brightness: Brightness of 300 – 500 cd/m² for indoor use
Touch:Â PCAP low cost
Cover lens: Â AG / Clear Glass
Bonding: Â Typical air gap / OCA bondingÂ
Temp. (op): Standard temperature range of 0 to + 60°C
Longevity:Â 5+ Years
HMI for Coffee Machines
Customers requirements
Today, end users expect a mobile phone-like user experience when operating a coffee machine. Due to the requirements for more intelligence and high-resolution displays with touch, the switch from MCU to an MPU with Linux-based SW is necessary.
Our Solution
Development and delivery of HMI Solution with
- ARM Single Board Computer based on existing platform
- Linux based application SW
- 7“ TFT with PCAP including housing according customers design
The Result
Tria delivers a customer-specific system solution based on existing platform solutions as well as the application SW from a single source. This enabled our customer to reduce the time to market for their new high-end coffee machines and significantly increase the user experience.
