Quick Starter Kit for SMARC 2.0 aids Intel Atom processors

“With SMARC 2.0, developers of highly integrated IoT and Industry 4.0 applications will get the next level of technology on a credit card sized, off-the-shelf module with minimum space requirements.

The starter kit is an important building block for our SMARC eco system enabling a quick evaluation of this latest state of the art technology that satisfies various IoT connectivity requirements.

The Quick Starter Kit comes with a ready to use SMARC 2.0 module that provides pre-integrated fast WLAN and Bluetooth LE support. Additional connectivity can be supported with dual Gigabit Ethernet for cloud connected appliances with redundancy or for secure firewall solutions.” explains Martin Danzer, Director of Product Management at congatec.

The new SMARC 2.0 Quick Starter Kit from congatec integrates the conga-SA5, the high-end maximum performance computer module for the low-power class. It features the powerful quad-core Intel Atom x7-E3950 processor with up to 2.0 GHz and Intel Gen 9 graphics with 18 execution units.

With 8 GB LPDDR4 RAM, the module also provides latest memory technology. Another highlight is the provision of a pre-certified M.2 communications module for up to 433 Mbit/s WLAN 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth LE and optionally NFC.

The starter kit also offers all interfaces provided by the new SMARC 2.0 module. These comprise of dual GbE including hardware-based and therefore especially fast real-time synchronisation, MIPI CSI dual cameras, USB 3.0 plus fast 32 GB eMMC 5.0 flash memory and TPM 2.0 on the module.

The conga-SEVAL evaluation carrier board provides a broad range of interfaces including 4x PCIe x1, 1 mini PCIe, 2x USB 3.0, and 4x USB 2.0 for generic extensions. Also provided are 2x RJ45 for Gigabit Ethernet, 4x COM, 1x CAN bus and 12x GPIO.

Displays can be connected via dual channel LVDS, eDP, DP and 2x MIPI DSI. Additional storage media are available via a SD/MMC socket and 1x SATA 6G. Digital and analog audio I/Os for I2S and HDA round out the interface offerings.

The Quick Starter Kit is completed by an ATX power supply, the conga-ACA2 MIPI CSI-2 dual camera module, WLAN antenna, LVDS adapter, SATA, USB cables and a cooling solution for the module.

On the software side, the congatec starter kit includes board support packages of the conga-SA5 module for the complete Windows 10 IoT family and Linux operating systems. Starting to develop SMARC 2.0 applications couldn’t be made any easier.