Variscite VAR-SOM-AM62P SoM features Texas Instruments Sitara AM62P5 SoC for cost-effective multimedia applications

Variscite VAR-SOM-AM62P is a system-on-module powered by Texas Instruments Sitara AM62P5 quad-core Cortex-A53 + Cortex-R5F SoC coupled with up to 8GB LPDDR4 RAM and 128GB eMMC flash, and designed for cost-effective multimedia applications.

The SO-DIMM module offers high speed interfaces such as gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0, a certified WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 module, and operating in the -40 to 85°C industrial range. As a VAR-SOM module, it’s pin-to-pin compatible with other modules from the family such as the VAR-SOM-6UL or VAR-SOM-IMX93.

Variscite VAR-SOM-AM62P specifications:

• SoC – Texas Instruments Sitara AM62P5
  • CPU
    • 4x Arm Cortex-A53 @ 1.4 GHz up to 12,880 DMIPS
    • Arm Cortex-R5F real-time core up to @ 800 MHz
  • GPU –  3D GPU with OpenGL ES 3.2 & Vulkan1.2
  • VPU – H.264/H.265 Video Encoder/Decoder
  • No PRU
• System Memory – 1GB to 8GB LPDDR4
• Storage – 8GB to 128GB eMMC flash
• Networking
  • Gigabit Ethernet PHY (Analog Devices ADIN1300) designed for industrial applications
  • Wireless module – Certified dual-band Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax/ac/a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 5.4/BLE module (muRata Type 2DL LBEE5PL2DL based on IW611); optional 802.15.4 radio (I assume via a pin-compatible IW612 module (possibly Type 2EL LBES5PL2EL)
• 200-pin SO-DIMM edge connector with
  • Storage
    • SD / MMC
    • 1x OSPI, x2 QSPI
    • GPMC for external 8/16-bit parallel bus
  • Display
    • 24-bit MIPI DSI interface up to 3840×1080 resolution
    • 2x 24-bit LVDS up to 3840×1080 @ 60fps
    • Touch controller – Resistive, Capacitive
  • Networking – 2x Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
  • Camera – MIPI CSI2 interface
  • Audio
    • Headphone driver
    • Digital, Analog (stereo) microphone
    • 3x I2S digital audio interfaces (McASP)
    • Line In/Out
  • USB – 2x USB 2.0 OTG
  • Low-speed I/Os
    • 5x SPI, 5x I2C, up to 9x UART, 4x CAN / CAN FD
    • GPIOs
• Debugging – JTAG via optional header
• Misc – RTC on carrier
• Supply Voltage – 3.3V
• Dimensions – 67.6 x 33 (VAR-SOM Pin2Pin compliant)
• Temperature Range
  • Extended – Operating: 0 to +85°C; storage: -40 to +85°C
  • Industrial – -40°C to +85°C (operating and storage)
• Humidity – 5% to 95%

The VAR-SOM-AM62P is very similar to the VAR-SOM-AM62 we covered in 2023, but the AM62P5 SoC replaces the 400 MHz Cortex-M4 MCU core found in the AM6252/AM6254, by a more powerful  800 MHz Cortex-R5F real-time core. There’s no PRU anymore, but a H.264/H.264/VP9 VPU is added which should prove handy for multimedia applications.

Variscite provides Linux support via Debian and the Yocto Project, as well as an Android BSP. As a side note, the AMP62P5 SoC was upstreamed since Linux 6.6 LTS. There’s no development kit on the product page, but the company shared a photo of the VAR-SOM-AM62P devkit with us. Unsurprisingly, it looks to be based on the same Symphony carrier board as for the VAR-SOM-AM62, and other VAR-SOM modules, and includes a touchscreen display.

 

Variscite has yet to provide pricing information for the VAR-SOM-AM62P, but for reference, the earlier VAR-SOM-AM62 starts at $33. Additional information may be found on the product page and the press release. Embedded World 2025 is coming to a close, but for reference, the company demonstrates the new AM62P5 system-on-module at booth 4A-342.

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