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Compact, Fanless SMARC Module Suitable For Internet of Things (IoT) And Industry 4.0 applications
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Kontron's energy-efficient Smarc 2.0 module is designed for smart devices in a very compact and fanless design. This approach, which balances processor and graphics performance while retaining a very low energy footprint, is especially useful in Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 applications. The presence of two Ethernet ports directly on the board facilitates networking considerably.
The Smarc-sAMX7 features a 2x1GHz ARM Cortex A7 processor with an additional 200 MHz M4 processor in dual-core configuration, the single-core version runs at 800 MHz. It comes with up to 2GB DDR3 memory, a dual channel LVDS interface, up to two Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), three PCI-Express (PCIe) and four USB 4.0 ports. 64GB eMMC 5.0 is used as onboard storage. The Smarc-sAMX7 utilizes the Uboot bootloader and supports Yocto Linux as the operating system. It is fully operational in an extended temperature range from ‑20 to 85°C.
Features
- Based on NXP i.MX 7 Family
- Up to 2x 1 GHz Cortex® A7 + 200 MHz M4 processor
- Up to 2 GByte RAM
- Dual channel LVDS interface
- Up to 2x GByte Ethernet, 3x PCIe, 4x USB 2.0
More Information
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