Congatec Announces Low Power x86 SoMs based on AMD G-Series and Intel Atom E3800 SoCs

Congatec has announced two new low power x86 computer modules for embedded systems: Qseven modules based on AMD G-Series GX-210HA, GX-209HA and GX-210JA (6 to 9W TDP), and COM Express modules powered by Intel Atom “Bay Trail-I” E3800 series SoC (5 to 10W TDP), a well as Celeron N2930.

conga-QG Qseven SoM Powered by AMD G-Series SoCs

Congatec conga-QG Qseven modules specifications:

• SoC
  • AMD Embedded GX-210HA (2 x 1.0 GHz, L2 cache 1MB, 9 W) with AMD Radeon HD 8210E Graphics
  • AMD Embedded GX-210JA (2 x 1.0 GHz, , 6W) with AMD Radeon HD 8180E Graphics
  • AMD Embedded GX-209HA (2 x 1.0GHz, , 9W) with AMD Radeon HD 8180E Graphics

• System Memory – max. 8GB ECC with up to DDR3L-1333. 2GB by default
• Storage – Silicon Motion FerriSSD up to 64G
• Connectivity – Gigabit Ethernet
• I/O Interfaces
  • Up to 4 x PCI Express 2.0
  • 2 x SATA 2.0 3Gb/s
  • 1 x USB 3.0, 5 x USB 2.0
  • LPC bus,  SM-Bus, I²C bus, UART
  • SDIO

• Video Output – One DisplayPort 1.2 / HDMI 1.4a interface, 18/24-bit Single/Dual Channel LVDS Interface
• Sound – High Definition Audio Interface
• congatec Board Controller – Multi Stage Watchdog, non-volatile User Data Storage, Manufacturing and Board information, Board Statistics, BIOS Setup, Data Backup, I²C bus (fast mode, 400 kHz, multi-master), Power Loss Control
• Security – Optional Trusted Platform Module (TPM) . Hash and RSA algorithms, key lengths up to 2,048 bits, real random number generator
• Power Management – ACPI 3.0 with battery support
• Dimensions – 70 x 70 mm (Qseven form factor)
• Humidity – Operating: 10 to 90% r. H. non cond. / Storage 5 to 95% r. H. non cond.

The modules comes with AMI Aptio UEFI BIOS, and support Microsoft Windows 7/8, Windows Embedded Standard, Windows 8 Embedded, Windows Embedded Compact 7, and Linux.

The company claims an average 3 watts power consumption in typical application, and mention AMD G-series SoC has been designed to consume 33% less power than previous AMD G-Series (APUs). Most modules are destined to be used in the commercial temperature range, but those based on GX-209HD support industrial temperature range (40°C to +85°C). The Radeon GPU in G-Series SoC are compliant with DirectX 11.1, OpenGL 4.2 OpenCL 1.2, and a Universal Video Decoder 4.2 dedicated hardware can decode H.264, MPEG4, VC-1, MPEG-2 video streams. These modules target cost-sensitive applications in the control and automation industry, digital gaming, communications infrastructures, and graphics-rich devices such as thin clients, digital information boards and medical-imaging equipment.
You can find more information on Congatec conga-QG page.

conga-MA3 COM Express module Powered by Intel Atom E3800 and N2900 Series

Congatec conga-MA3 COM Express modules specifications:

• SoC
  • Intel Atom E3845 (4 x 1.91 GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 10 W) with Intel HD Graphics Gen 7
  • Intel Atom E3827 (2 x 1.75 GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 8 W) with Intel HD Graphics Gen 7
  • Intel Atom E3815 (1.46 GHz, 512kB L2 cache, 5 W) with Intel HD Graphics Gen 7
  • Intel Celeron N2930 (1.86 GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 7.5W) with Intel HD Graphics Gen 7
• System Memory – Onboard DDR3L memory support for up to 8 GByte with 1333MT/s. 2GB 1333MT/s DDR3L by default
• Storage – eMMC 4.51 interface, up to 64GB of MLC NAND or up to 4GB of SLC NAND
• Connectivity – Intel I210 Gigabit Ethernet controller
• I/O Interfaces
  • 4 x PCIe x1 lanes with 5 Gb/s
  • 2 x SATA 2.0 3Gb/s
  • 7 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0
  • LPC bus, SPI, I²C bus
• Display – TMDS (HDMI/DVI), DisplayPort 1.1, and one LVDS channel.
• Sound – Digital High Definition Audio Interface
• Motion Video Support – Full hardware acceleration for MPEG2, H.264, DirectX11, OCL 1.2, OGL 3.2, WMV9 and VC1
• congatec Board Controller – Multi Stage Watchdog, non-volatile User Data Storage, Manufacturing and Board information, Board Statistics, BIOS Setup, Data Backup, I²C bus (fast mode, 400 kHz, multi-master), Power Loss Control
• Power Management – ACPI 5 .0 compliant, Smart Battery Management
• Temperature Range – Operating: -40° to + 85°C. Storage: -40° to + 85°C
• Humidity – Operating: 10 to 90% r. H. non cond. / Storage 5 to 95% r. H. non cond.
• Dimensions – 55 x 84 mm (COM Express Mini Type 10)

The modules comes with AMI Aptio UEFI BIOS, and support Microsoft Windows 7/8, Windows Embedded Standard, Windows Embedded Compact 7, and Linux.

Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

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