Renesas RZ/G1 Cortex-A15/A7 processor series was introduced in 2016 targeting industrial human machine interface, and RZ/G1M was one the the first processors supported by the industrial-grade CIP Super Long-Term Support (SLTS) Linux kernel – as part of Renesas RZ/G Linux Platform – with commitment of over 10 years of support.
The company has now launched a 64-bit version of the industrial processors with Renesas RZ/G2 family featuring up to eight Cortex-A53/A57 cores and supported by RZ/G Linux Platform for long term Linux support.
Renesas RZ/G2 family is now comprised of four SKUs with the following key features and specifications.
| RZ/G2 Series | RZ/G2E | RZ/G2N | RZ/G2M | RZ/G2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economical | Mid-Range (Pin Compatible) | Highest Performance | ||
| CPU (64-bit ARMv8A) |
2x Cortex-A53 @ 1.2GHz L1, L2 Parity/ECC |
2x Cortex-A57 @ 1.5GHz L1, L2 Parity/ECC |
2x Cortex-A57 @ 1.5GHz 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.2GHz L1, L2 Parity/ECC |
4x Cortex-A57 @ 1.5GHz 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.2GHz L1, L2 Parity/ECC |
| Performance | 5.5kDMIPS | 12.3kDMIPS | 23.3kDMIPS | 35.6kDMIPS |
| DRAM I/F | DDR3L-1866 x 32-bit (ECC) |
LPDDR4-3200 x 32-bit (ECC) |
LPDDR4-3200 x 64-bit (ECC) |
LPDDR4-3200 x 128-bit (ECC) |
| Video Codec | FHD Resolution H.265 Decoder H.264/AVC |
4K Resolution H.265 Decoder H.264/AVC |
4K Resolution H.265 Decoder H.264/AVC |
4K Resolution H.265 Decoder H.264/AVC |
| 3D GFX | PowerVR GE8300 @ 600MHz |
PowerVR GE7800 @ 600MHz |
PowerVR GX6250 @ 600MHz |
PowerVR GX6650 @ 600MHz |
| Other Peripheral Functions | USB 3.0, GbE, PCI-e, MIPI-CSI, LVDS | USB 3.0, SATA, PCI-e, GbE, MIPI-CSI, HDMI | USB 3.0, PCI-e, GbE, MIPI-CSI, HDMI | USB 3.0, SATA, PCI-e, GbE, MIPI-CSI, HDMI |
Renesas will offer two development boards compliant with 96Boards specifications, namely RZ/G2E 96 Development Kit powered by the dual-core RZ/G2E Economical model with 2GB DDR3L, 64MB QSPI flash, GbE, USB 3.0, HDMI out, and more…
as well as the RZ/G2M 96 Development Kit with mid range RZ/G2M hexa-core Cortex A57/A53 processor, 4GB DDR4, a SATA port, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, HDMI, MIPI DSI, etc…
I’m struggling to understand how any of those two boards can be 96boards compliant, and there seems to be a combination of 96boards SBC plus a mezzanine for both models.
The RZ/G2 MPUs will be available in four devices – RZ/G2E, RZ/G2N, RZ/G2M, and RZ/G2H – with configurations including the eight-core RZ/G2H, the six-core RZ/G2M, and the two-core RZ/G2N and RZ/G2E.
The six-core RZ/G2M and two-core RZ/G2E are available now, but the RZ/G2N and RX/G2H processors will be released later on. Mass production is currently scheduled to start in Q1 2020. More details can be found in the product page.
Via LinuxGizmos
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