Austrian embedded equipment manufacturer, Ronetix, has released two i.MX93 system-on-modules (SoMs): the RNX-iMX93-OSM that follows the Open Standard Module (OSM) form factor, and the RNX-iMX93-SMARC compliant with the SMARC 2.1 (smart mobility architecture) standard.
Ronetix i.MX93 SoMs are powered by the NXP i.MX93 processor featuring a 64-bit dual-core Arm Cortex-A55 application processor running at 1.7GHz and a Cortex-M33 core running at 250MHz for low-latency and real-time tasks. The SoC supports up to 2GB LPDDR4 RAM and 512GB eMMC storage, and the integrated Arm Ethos-U65 microNPU offers up to 0.5 TOPS of computing power for machine vision applications and intelligent energy management (IEM). Applicable for industrial automation and IoT, the SoMs also feature two CAN and Ethernet interfaces to aid high-speed data transfer.
Other hardware featuring the i.MX93 that we have covered recently include the ADLINK OSM-IMX93, MaaXBoard OSM93, and Ka-Ro Electronics’ QS93.
The RNX-iMX93-SMARC system-on-module comes in 82 x 50mm SMARC form factor while the RNX-iMX93-OSM system-on-module comes in the solderable, 45 x 45mm, OSM-L form factor.
Ronetix RNX-iMX93-SMARC / RNX-iMX93-OSM specifications:
- SoC – NXP i.MX 93 dual-core Cortex-A55 processor @ up to 1.7 GHz, with Arm Cortex-M33 co-processor @ 250 MHz, and 0.5TOPS Arm Ethos-U65 microNPU
- Memory – 1GB LPDDR4
- Storage – 4GB eMMC (optional: up to 64GB)
- Display
- 1080p60 MIPI-DSI (4-lane, 1.5Gbps/lane) with PHY
- 720p60 LVDS (4-lane)
- Camera – 1080p60 MIPI-CSI (2-lane, 1.5Gbps/lane) with PHY
- Ethernet – 2x Gigabit Ethernet
- Wireless: SparkLan AP6275SDSR or AzureWave AW-CM276NF Wi-Fi + BT module (optional)
- 802.11ax, dual-band Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth 5.0 Secure Connection Compliant
- Peripherals
- USB – 4x USB 2.0 (with USB hub), 2x USB 2.0 (without USB hub)
- Up to 5x UART ports (OSM SoM only)
- MMC/SD/SDIO
- 2x SPI, 2x I2C, 2x CAN
- Up to 4x general purpose PWM signals (OSM SoM only)
- GPIOs
- Supply Voltage – 5V
- Form Factor
- OSM Size-L – 45x45mm
- SMARC – 82x50mm
- Temperature Range – 0°C to 70°C, -40°C to 80°C (optional)
- Relative Humidity – 10% to 90%
- Mean Time to Failure (MTTF) – >200000 hours
- Software – Yocto, Linux Kernel, U-BOOT
The system-on-modules are provided with the Linux Yocto distribution, an open-source project for embedded development. Carrier boards, RNX-OSM-CARRIER and RNX-SMARC-CARRIER, are also available for evaluation and integration purposes.
The Ronetix RNX-iMX93-OSM module costs €120 (about $128) and the RNX-iMX93-SMARC module is priced at $135. The carrier boards are sold for $280 each. You can purchase the system-on-modules online from the shop and get more technical information on the wiki.
Tomisin is a writer specializing in hardware product reviews, comparisons, and explainers. He is very passionate about small form factor and single-board computers.
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