Hammond enclosures for credit card-sized computers

Hammond Electronics has launched a range of design-specific moulded enclosures to support the credit card-sized, bare board computers which provide basic functionality across a wide range of applications.

Although broadly similar in size and shape, there are differences in the positioning of I/O, power and expansion ports on each design. The enclosures are available in translucent blue, grey or black, and each version is configured for the particular design of board, with machined slots, cutouts and apertures in the cover and end panels. In some variants, the covers are moulded with the required access points.

Initially, the supported computers are the Arduino Uno, Due and Mega, the Beaglebone and Beaglebone Black, and the Freescale Freedom. The enclosures provide good protection for the board themselves and have dedicated access positions for external connectivity such as ethernet, USB and serial ports.