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March 27, 2025March 28, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 5 Comments

emCraft SOM-NRF9151 – A Nordic Semi nRF9151 System-on-Module with LTE-M, NB-IoT, DECT NR+, and GNSS

Better known for its Linux and uCLinux-powered system-on-modules, emCraft has just launched the SOM-NRF9151 system-on-module powered by a Nordic Semi nRF9151 Arm Cortex-M33 SiP (System-in-Package) with LTE-M, NB-IoT, and DECT NR+ connectivity, and GNSS functionality. The SoM also features a 16MB SPI flash, an nPMIC1300 for power management, a Nano SIM card slot, and a footprint for an eSIM. I/Os and power signals are exposed through two 50-pin board-to-board connectors, and the company provides a starter kit with a baseboard for evaluation. emCraft SOM-NRF9151 specifications: SiP – Nordic Semi nRF9151 CPU – Arm Cortex-M33 @ 64 MHz Memory – 256 KB SRAM Storage – 1 MB flash Wireless – LTE-M, NB-IoT, and DECT NR+ modem with GNSS 700-2200 MHz LTE bands: B1-B5, B8, B12, B13, B17-B20, B25, B26, B28, B65, B66, B85 Power Class 5 20 dBm Power Class 3 23 dBm 1.9GHz NR+ band support Certified for global operation […]

March 27, 2025March 26, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Radxa CM3J industrial-grade Rockchip RK3568J SoM is compatible with Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4

Radxa CM3J is a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 compatible SoM powered by a Rockchip RK3568J industrial-grade quad-core Cortex-A55 SoC and equipped with up to 8GB LPDDR4x and up to 256GB eMMC flash. It’s an update to the Radxa CM3 based on the Rockchip RK3566 SoC with an industrial temperature range and only two board-to-board connectors, and can also be viewed as a cost-down version of the Radxa CM3i with RK3568 and four B2B connectors. It competes directly against the industrial-grade Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 introduced at the beginning of this month. Radxa CM3J specifications compared to the Radxa CM3 and Raspberry Pi CM4: The Radxa CM3J has been tested with the official Raspberry Pi CM4 IO Board, WaveShare CM4‑POE‑UPS‑BASE, WaveShare CM4‑IO‑BASE‑B, and WaveShare CM4‑NANO‑B, but other carrier boards for the Compute Module 4 may also be supported. Like with other such modules, there’s no 100% pin compatibility with […]

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

SOMDEVICES µSMARC RZ/V2N system-on-module packs Renesas RZ/V2N MPU in a 82x30mm “micro SMARC” form factor

SOMDEVICES µSMARC RZ/V2N is a system-on-module powered by the Renesas RZ/V2N AI MPU and offered in a micro SMARC (µSMARC) form factor that’s quite smaller at 82x30mm than standard 82x50mm SMARC modules. The company told CNX Software it’s still 100% compatible with SMARC 2.1 with a 314-pin MXM 3.0 edge connector. It’s also cost-effective with a compact PCB and can be used in space-constrained applications. The µSMARC features up to 8GB LPDDR4, up to 128GB eMMC flash, two gigabit Ethernet PHY, and an optional WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.1 wireless module. µSMARC RZ/V2N specifications: SoC – Renesas RZ/V2N CPU Quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 @ 1.8 GHz Arm Cortex-M33 @ 200 MHz GPU – Arm Mali-G31 3D graphics engine (GE3D) with OpenGL ES 3.2 and Open CL 2.0 FP VPU – Encode & decode H.264 – Up to 1920×1080 @ 60 fps (Renesas specs, but SOMDEVICES also mentions up to 4K @ 30 […]

March 20, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment

Forlinx FET3506J-S low power system-on-module features Rockchip RK3506J industrial-grade tri-core Cortex-A7 SoC

Forlinx FET3506J-S system-on-module (SoM) is based on a Rockchip RK3506J SoC, the industrial version of the RK3506 tri-core Cortex-A7 SoC, designed for smart industrial applications, and operating at a low power consumption of about 0.7 Watts. The Rockchip RK3506 SoC was first unveiled in 2023 through a product roadmap. However, we only spotted it in a product at the very end of 2024 with the Luckfox Lyra and Luckfox Lyra Plus featuring a MIPI CSI display connector and optional Ethernet. The Forlinkx FET3506J-S CPU module is the first platform with the industrial version (RK3506J), and the company also provides the OK3506 carrier board/development board for evaluation. Forlinx FET3506J-S system-on-module Specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3506J CPU 3x Arm Cortex-A7 core up to 1.5 GHz or 1.6 GHz (depending on where one looks in the documentation) Arm Cortex-M0 real-time core GPU – 2D GPU only No VPU, no NPU System Memory – […]

March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 by Debashis Das - No Comments

IMDT V2N Renesas RZ/V2N SoM powers Edge AI SBC with HDMI, MIPI DSI, dual GbE, WiFi 4, and more

IMD Technologies has recently introduced the IMDT V2N SoM based on the newly launched Renesas RZ/V2N low-power AI MPU and its SBC carrier board designed for robotics, smart cities, industrial automation, and IoT applications. The SoM ships with 8GB RAM and 32GB eMMC flash, and supports various interfaces through B2B connectors including two 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 interfaces, a MIPI DSI display interface, and more. The SBC supports MIPI DSI or HDMI video output, dual GbE, WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.2, as well as expansion capabilities through M.2 sockets. IMDT V2N SBC specifications: IMDT V2N SoM SoC – Renesas RZ/V2N Application Processor – Quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 @ 1.8 GHz (0.9V) / 1.1 GHz (0.8V) L1 cache – 32KB I-cache (with parity) + 32KB D-cache (with ECC) per core L3 cache – 1MB (with ECC, max frequency 1.26 GHz) Neon, FPU, MMU, and cryptographic extension (for security models) Armv8-A architecture System Manager […]

March 17, 2025March 19, 2025 by Debashis Das - 9 Comments

Waveshare CM5-NANO-B is a compact Raspberry Pi CM5 carrier board with the same dimensions as the Compute Module 5

Waveshare CM5 NANO B Raspberry Pi CM5 carrier bord with CM5

Waveshare has just released the CM5-NANO-B, a compact Raspberry Pi CM5 carrier board, with the same dimensions as the Compute Module 5 and multiple peripheral interfaces making it suitable for industrial automation, IoT, embedded computing, AI development, and other space-constrained applications. Key features include a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port, an unpopulated 40-pin Raspberry Pi GPIO header, a USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A port, dual MIPI 4-lane interfaces, a mini HDMI port supporting 4K output, a USB audio 3.5mm jack, a microSD card slot, and a 16-pin PCIe Gen2/3 x1 connector. Power is supplied via a USB-C port (5V/5A), and additional features include an RTC battery header, a 4-pin PWM fan header, a dual-color LED indicator, and user-configurable buttons. Waveshare CM5-NANO-B specifications: Compatibility – Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5) Storage – MicroSD card slot (for Raspberry Pi CM5 Lite) Display Mini HDMI output up to 4K resolution Up to 2x MIPI […]

March 13, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment

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) […]

March 13, 2025March 14, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Thundercomm TurboX C6690 SoM runs Android 15 on Qualcomm DragonWing QCS6690 SoC for terminal equipment

Unveiled at Embedded World 2025, Thundercomm’s TurboX C6690 is a SoM (System-on-Module) powered by a 4nm Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6690 octa-core SoC, and designed for Android 15-based terminal equipment such as industrial handheld devices, industrial tablets, edge computing, and smart retail applications. The LGA system-on-module features a multi-chip package that combines 8GB LPDDR4x memory with 256GB UFS storage, and offers MIPI and DP (USB) display interfaces, four MIPI CSI camera interfaces, a USB 3.1 interface, a PCIe Gen2 interface, and various low-speed I/Os such GPIO, I2C, UART, and SPI. Thundercomm TurboX C6690 SoM specifications: SoC – Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6690 CPU – Octa-core Qualcomm Kryo CPU 7-series (1x Kryo Prime core @ 2.9GHz, 3x Kryo Gold @ 2.7GHz, 4x Kryo Silver @ 2.0GHz) GPU – Qualcomm Adreno GPU 7-series DSP – Qualcomm Hexagon DSP with HVX and HMX ISP – Qualcomm Spectra ISP 665 image processing VPU Video Encode – Up to […]