Computer-on-Module Sports Sitara AM62P
What you'll learn:
- What TI's AMP62P Sitara SoC brings to Toradex's Verdin AM62P computer-on-module.
- A look at the family of Verdin COM family.
- Toradex's carrier boards for industrial apps.
Toradex added Texas Instruments' quad-core AM62P Sitara system-on-chip (SoC) to its Verdin AM62P computer-on-module (COM). The SoC includes four 64-bit Cortex-A53s and a 64-bit Cortex-R5F for real-time control that can target ASIL B and ASIL D applications. It has a 3D GPU and four-lane D-PHY CSI-2 camera interface. Integrated Gigabit Ethernet supports time-sensitive networking (TSN). Also in the mix is a two-port switch.
The Verdin COM family supports additional SoCs (see table). Other modules in the family, like the Verdin iMX95, feature neural processing units (NPUs) for handling artificial intelligence (AI) on the edge. The AM26P can still tackle AI chores, but in a more limited fashion. The Verdin AM62P targets cost-effective applications that need graphics and real-time compute power. Its GPU delivers up to 50 GFLOPS of performance.
Verdin Family of Computer-on-Modules
The Verdin AM62P works with up to three displays. This includes a MIPI DSI Quad-Lane (up to 3840×1080 at 60 fps), an LVDS Dual Channel that supports a single 3840×1080 display at 60 fps, or two displays with a resoultion of 1920×1080 at 60 fps.
The COM needs a carrier board, and Toradex has two that target industrial applications (see figure). These boards will fit with any of the Verdin COM family. The Ivy is a small-form-factor board with network and USB ports as well as connectors for digital and analog ports. The Mallow follows the popular, 100- × 72-mm Pico-ITX form factor. The boards can support Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless connectivity.
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