TQ Embedded Unveils Intel Elkhart Lake COM Express and SMARC 2.1 Computers-on-Module

German technology company TQ Embedded has unveiled the TQMxE40 computer-on-module families based on the Intel Atom x6000E series, as well as Intel Pentium and Celeron N and J “Elkhart Lake” processors that comply with COM Express Mini, COM Express Compact, and SMARC computer-on-module standards.

The company’s TQMxE40M, TQMxE40S, and TQMxE40C1/C2 embedded modules are offered with all twelve Intel Elkhart Lake processors, up to 64GB RAM, and a -40°C to +85°C industrial temperature range. The computers-on-module are especially suited to industrial automation, medical technology, measurement technology, robotics as well as transport and logistics applications.

TQMxE40M COM Express Mini Module

Specifications:

• SoC – Intel Atom x6000E Series or Intel Pentium and Celeron N and J Series  part of Elkhart Lake family with 4.5 W to 12 W TDP
• System Memory – 4, 8, 16 GB LPDDR4/4x with IBECC (In-band EEC)
• Storage – 8 to 256 GB eMMC flash, 32kbit EEPROM
• COM Express Mini Type 10 board-to-board connectors:
  • Storage – 2x SATA 3.0 (up to 6 Gb/s), 1x SD card
  • Video Output
    • 1x eDP (4K @ 60 Hz) or single-channel LVDS (18/24 bit)
    • 1x Digital Display Interface (DDI) for DP (4K @ 60 Hz)
  • Networking – Gigabit Ethernet with IEEE 1588 trigger signal
  • USB – 2x USB 3.1 (Gen2), 8x USB 2.0
  • Serial Ports – 2x Serial port (2x Rx/Tx, 2x RTS/CTS)
  • PCIe – 4x PCIe 3.0 (up to 8 Gb/s)
  • Low-speed interfaces – LPC/eSPI, SMBus, SPI for external UEFI BIOS flash,1x I2C, 8x GPIO (multiplexed with SD card)
• H/W Security – Optional TPM 2.0 (SLM9670)
• Misc – TQMx86 board controller with watchdog and flexiCFG hardware monitor
• Supply Voltage
  • Main Voltage: 4.75 V – 20 V
  • Standby Voltage: 4.75 V – 5.25 V
  • RTC Battery Voltage: 3 V
• Power consumption – Typ. 3 – 8 W/max. 14 W (Green ECO-Off: < 0.1 W)
• Dimensions – 84 x 55 mm (COM Express Mini, type 10 form factor)
• Temperature range – Extended: -40°C…+85°C; standard: 0°C…+60°C
  

TQMxE40S SMARC 2.1 Module

Specifications:

• SoC – Intel Atom x6000E Series or Intel Pentium and Celeron N and J Series  part of Elkhart Lake family
• System Memory – 4, 8, 16 GB LPDDR4/4x with IBECC (In-band EEC)
• Storage – 8 to 256 GB eMMC flash, 32kbit EEPROM
• SMARC 2.1 314-pin MXM 3.0 edge connector:
  • Storage – 1x SATA 3.0 (up to 6 Gb/s), 1x SD card
  • Video Output
    • 1x eDP (4K @ 60 Hz) or single-channel LVDS (18/24 bit)
    • 2x DisplayPort++ (DP++) up to 4Kp60
  • Audio – 1x I2S
  • Networking – 2x Gigabit Ethernet with IEEE 1588 trigger signal
  • USB – 2x USB 3.1 (Gen2), 4x USB 2.0
  • Serial Ports – 2x Serial port (4x Rx/Tx, 2x RTS/CTS), 2x CAN bus
  • PCIe – 4x PCIe 3.0 (up to 8 Gb/s)
  • Low-speed interfaces – LPC/eSPI, SMBus, SPI for external UEFI BIOS flash, 4x I2C, 14x GPIO
• H/W Security – Optional TPM 2.0 (SLM9670)
• Misc – TQMx86 board controller with watchdog and flexiCFG hardware monitor
• Supply Voltage
  • Main Voltage: 4.75 V – 20 V
  • Standby Voltage: 4.75 V – 5.25 V
  • RTC Battery Voltage: 3 V
• Power consumption – Typ. 3 – 8 W/max. 14 W
• Dimensions – 82 x 50 mm (SMARC 2.1 form factor)
• Temperature range – Extended: -40°C…+85°C; standard: 0°C…+60°C

TQMxE40C1/C2 COM Express Type 6 CoM

TQMxE40C1 and TQMxE40C2 are both COM Express Type 6 Computers-on-Module but the former comes with up to 16GB soldered RAM, while the latter features two SO-DIMM sockets to add up to 64GB RAM

TQMxE40C1/C2 specifications:

• SoC – Intel Atom x6000E Series or Intel Pentium and Celeron N and J Series  part of Elkhart Lake family
• System Memory
  • TQMxE40C1 – 4, 8, 16 GB LPDDR4/4x with IBECC (In-band EEC)
  • TQMxE40C2 – 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM with IBECC
• Storage – 8 to 256 GB eMMC flash, 32kbit EEPROM
• COM Express Type 6 board-to-board connectors:
  • Storage – 2x SATA 3.0 (up to 6 Gb/s), 1x SD card
  • Video Output
    • 1x eDP (4K @ 60 Hz) or single-channel LVDS (18/24 bit)
    • 2x Digital Display Interface (DDI) for DP up to 4K @ 60 Hz
  • Networking – 1x Gigabit Ethernet with IEEE 1588 trigger signal
  • USB – 2x USB 3.1 (Gen2), 8x USB 2.0
  • Serial Ports – 2x Serial port (2x Rx/Tx, 2x RTS/CTS ptional through TQ flexiCFG), 2x CAN bus
  • PCIe – 8x PCIe 3.0 (up to 8 Gb/s)
  • Low-speed interfaces – LPC/eSPI, SMBus, SPI for external UEFI BIOS flash, 1x I2C, 8x GPIO (multiplexed with SD card)
• H/W Security – Optional TPM 2.0 (SLM9670)
• Misc – TQMx86 board controller with watchdog and flexiCFG hardware monitor
• Supply Voltage
  • Main Voltage: 4.75 V – 20 V
  • Standby Voltage: 4.75 V – 5.25 V
  • RTC Battery Voltage: 3 V
• Power consumption – Typ. 3 – 8 W/max. 14 W (Green ECO-Off: < 0.1 W)
• Dimensions – 95 x 95 mm (COM Express Compact Type 6 form factor)
• Temperature range – Extended: -40°C…+85°C; standard: 0°C…+60°C

The COM Express Type 6 modules have similar specs to the COM Express Mini module, except they offer more PCIe interfaces (8 vs 4), two DisplayPort output, instead of just one.

TQ Group offers evaluation/development kit for all four types of modules including MB-COME10-2 carrier board for COM Express Mini and MB-SMARC-3 SMARC 2.1 motherboard. The company did not provide information about OS/software support, but we should expect the usual support for Windows 10 (IoT) and Linux distributions.

Despite the photos only showing the COM Express Type 6 modules to be coming soon, all four Elkhart Lake CoM’s are expected to launch in Q1/Q2 2021 once Intel latest IoT Edge processors get into mass-production. More details may be found in the press release that links to the product pages of the modules covered in this post. If you’re looking for more Elkhart Lake computers-on-modules, check out our recent coverage of Congatec Atom x6000E Qseven, SMARC, COM Express Modules.

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