A new sensor platform open standard was unveiled at Embedded World, which aims to push the M.2 connector and form factor. Formerly known as the Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF), the M.2 port is most commonly found in laptops and desktops, as an expansion slot for connecting high-speed storage to the motherboard. What the new group is proposing is to use the M.2 connector as a way of joining sensor hardware with the required processing power and connectivity – in a modular fashion that allows different combinations of SoCs and sensor boards to be joined by adopters. The founding members of the M2.COM group are Advantech (embedded computer designer), ARM (chip IP designer), Bosch Sensortec (Bosch’s consumer electronics and MEMS-focused…