June 2022

NIU1A: Nano Interface Unit for I/O management

North Atlantic Industries introduces NIU1A, the new Nano Interface Unit engineered to deliver a flexible and customizable I/O management with a low power, off-the-shelf module optimized for SWaP systems. NIU1A integrates a 28 Vdc imput power supply, two GbE Base-T ports, one function module slot for COSA® (Configurable Open Systems Architecture) modules among more than 100 to choose from, and an optional ARM® Cortex®-A9 Dual Core 800Mhz processor integrated with 512 MB of SDRAM and up to 32 GB of flash storage. NIU1A features a small footprint of 172x43x63mm, small weight of 499g and extended operations from -40°C to +71°C. NIU1A includes BSP and SDK support for Wind River® VxWorks® / Linux and Xilinx® PetaLinux tools. In addition, software support kits are supplied, with source code and board-specific library I/O APIs, to facilitate system integration. Each I/O function has dedicated processing, unburdening the SBC from unnecessary data management overhead. NIU1A is ideally suited for rugged military, industrial, and commercial applications. It delivers off-the-shelf solutions that accelerate deployment of SWaP-optimized systems in less time, with no NRE.