Called conga-TR4, it is available with optional burn-in and cold-soak stress screening for increased reliability.“The most demanding graphics and compute workloads benefit from the modules’ four cores, eight threads and eight GPU of AMD’s Zen microarchitecture in a rugged shape,” according to Congatec.Processor power is scalable from 12W to 25W, according to the company, and 4k UHD designs are possible with passive cooling.Maximum performance depends on the environmental conditions and is specified with 1.6GHz to 2.8GHz turbo boost in the sub-zero temperature range, said Congatec, and 2GHz to a maximum of 3.6GHz in the positive temperature range.
Memory support is up to 32Gbyte dual-channel DDR4 with up to 3200MT/s and optional ECC for maximum data security.Up to four independent displays are supported with 4k resolution and 10bit HDR, as well as DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.4 for 3D graphics.Hardware-acceleration for streaming HEVC (H.265) video in both directions is included.For deep learning, there is HSA and OpenCL 2.0 support in the GPU, and a built-in secure processor has RSA, SHA, and AES encryption and decryption hardware acceleration.USB-C can be implemented on the carrier board, including USB 3.1 Gen 2 with 10Gbit/s, Power Delivery and DisplayPort 1.4 “for example, to connect external touchscreens with a single cable”, said the company.Other interfaces are 1x PEG 3.0 x8, 4x PCIe Gen 3 and 4x PCIe Gen 2, 3x USB 3.1 Gen 2, 1x USB 3.1 Gen 1, 8x USB 2.0, 2x SATA Gen 3, and 1x Gbit Ethernet – plus I/Os for SD, SPI, LPC, I²C, 2x legacy UART and High Definition audio.Supported operating systems include Linux, Yocto 2.0 and Windows 10 (Windows 7 option).“Typical applications for the industrial-grade COM Express modules can be found in rugged edge computing with embedded vision and artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, rail cars and wagons, outdoor equipment in the oil and gas industries, mobile ambulance equipment, broadcasting vans, or in security and video surveillance, as well as base station equipment for 5G.”
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