Feature-rich high-performance tower system supports rapid development

Farnell element14 now stocks the feature-rich high-performance Freescale QorIQ TWR-LS1021A Layerscape Tower system module. It is compatible with the growing family of Tower expansion modules to support rapid prototyping as well as software development programs. The TWR-LS1021A module is engineered to enable a wide range of applications, from IoT gateways to industrial controllers, secure access points and asset management systems. It features a high level of integration, excellent balance of performance to power, and robust reliability. Its main strength is the outstanding level of performance delivered by the QorIQ LS1021A processor incorporating dual ARM Cortex-A7 cores running up to 1GHz and delivering more than 5,000 Coremarks of performance. The module offers higher integration levels than any previous Tower main processor board, enabling true single board designs to be supported and reducing both design effort and complexity, says the company.