These modules allow system designers to easily expand Ethernet or serial connectivity of embedded systems for IoT and Industrial applications.

“The new communication-oriented Embedded Peripheral Modules are the next step in our E.P. line of expansion modules for embedded systems, allowing us to better serve our industrial and embedded customers.” said Chico Hsiao, the Product Manager of Embedded Peripherals Division. “With the EMPL-G201 and EMP2-X401, customers can easily add communication ports to their embedded systems for IoT, M2M or industrial applications.”

With an mPCIe interface, the EMPL-G201 adds one or two isolated Gigabit Ethernet ports to any embedded system. Besides basic Gigabit Connectivity, more GbE ports allow system for Link aggregation (a.k.a Port Trunking) which can give 2x or 3x Gigabit speeds. Advanced networking features such as load-balancing, failover, or multiple IPs are also made possible by more GbE connectivity.

A daughter board with cable offers 2 standard RJ45 Ethernet jacks and accommodates a variety of embedded system form factors.

Innodisk's EMP2-X401 is a multi-port serial module that supports RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 communication. Offering either 4 or 8 ports, each serial port can be independently configured by software to use any of the 3 serial communication protocols.

A flexible cable connects the peripheral module with up to 8 daughter boards each with a DB9 serial port and power output selectable for 5V or 12V. This module also offers 8 sets of GPIO on expansion board for users as an optional purchase.