SOM Joy to the Embedded World!
As the holiday season wraps us in its warmth, we’re taking a moment to reflect on an exciting quarter filled with Jingle Bells of progress and collaboration. From the launch of new software for our SOM platforms to unveiling fresh hardware manuals and exciting demos, we’ve been busy making sure everything is Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree for your next big project.
Just like Santa’s workshop, our global team has been bustling with activity, ensuring we meet your embedded needs with precision and care. As we step into the new year, we’re Dreaming of a White Christmas full of new opportunities and are grateful for your support. We look forward to sharing more milestones with you in 2025!
Cheers to a holly, jolly season of Peace on Earth and exciting new tech!
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Showtime
This holiday season we decked the halls of the embedded world with innovation and partnership! In Quarter 4, PHYTEC brought the festive spirit to Embedded World North America (October 8–10), NXP Tech Days Detroit (October 30–31), electronica (November 12–15), and SPS (November 12–14). At electronica, we unveiled our shiny new phyCORE-i.MX 91 at both the PHYTEC booth and the NXP booth at SPS. Our collaboration with TI brought holiday cheer to their booth, where our phyCORE-AM68x robot arm demo was a hit. Meanwhile, our building automation demo powered by the phyCORE-i.MX 8M Plus stood proudly on the NXP Partner Innovation Wall, spreading joy to attendees. At NXP Tech Days Detroit, visitors explored our Embedded Desktop Demo, also showcasing the phyCORE-i.MX 8M Plus running Debian—proving that innovation truly lights up the season!
Let It Code, Let It Code, Let It Code
We delivered some exciting gifts for your embedded projects over the quarter. Leading the way is a new major software release for the phyCORE-i.MX 8M Plus, designed to enhance functionality and make development even more seamless—like a well-wrapped present.
We also added fresh hardware manuals for the phyCORE-AM62x, phyCORE-AM62x DSC, and phyCORE-AM64x, providing all the details you need to dive into your next project. Just like santa’s elves, think of them as your ultimate holiday helpers, guiding you step by step on circuit design. With these updates we hope you can tackle your projects with ease and cheer this season!
Tech the Halls
We’ve been working hard to highlight the many ways PHYTEC supports your embedded designs—beyond just the SOM. We released two new articles packed with useful insights.
The first, Yocto vs. Debian vs. Zephyr: What’s the Best OS for Embedded Systems?, breaks down the strengths of each OS to help you choose the perfect fit for your project. The second, Heatsinks vs. Heat Spreaders: Understanding the Difference, sheds light on thermal management and the best tools to keep your designs cool under pressure. Speaking of, did you know we have a Thermal Management Accessory Kit compatible with the phyCORE-AM62x available to purchase now on our website? In fact, we have an entire Accessories section now for all your display, EVSE, embedded imaging and thermal management needs. Stay tuned for more in 2025!
Consider these articles little presents from us to you to help make your projects merry and bright.
Walking In A Future Wonderland
PHYTEC is gearing up for a spectacular start to the new year! In Q1 2025, we’re thrilled to launch a brand-new YouTube series exploring top GUI vendors on the phyCORE-i.MX 8M Plus. This crash course, based on the PD24.1.0 BSP, will dive deep into the capabilities and features of leading GUI solutions like Embedded Wizard and Qt 6, as well as some exciting newer options like Flutter and Kivy. We’ll also highlight the open-source favorite LVGL, showing how these tools can help you design seamless, interactive user interfaces.
2025 is shaping up to be an exciting year for PHYTEC—stay tuned for all the updates and innovations we’ll be sharing with you soon!
Here Comes Sandy Claws
Meow-y Christmas! from Bainbridge Island. This year we made a PHun food drive box that weighs donations, tracks progress, and is controlled by the phyCORE-AM62x. Although the AM62x has a GPU and can support many displays we used a SPI interface to drive a simple and cost effective 20 x 4 character LCD from Newhaven in this example. Project details including software references are made available on Hackster.io.
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