Yesterday, I wrote about the Beacon AM62L SoM, one of the first system-on-module based on Texas Instruments AM62L dual-core Cortex-A53 SoC for low-power IoT and HMI applications. It turns out there’s another AM62L module compliant with the OSM Size-S standard, along with a Raspberry Pi-sized carrier board.
iWave Systems iG-RainboW-G69M is a 30x30mm CPU module with 1GB or 2GB LPDDR4, 8GB eMMC flash by default, and 332 LGA contacts exposing interfaces such as RGB LCD and MIPI CSI display interfaces, dual gigabit Ethernet, I2S audio, USB 2.0 interfaces, and a range of low-speed I/Os.
iWave Systems iG-RainboW-G69M specifications:
- SoC – Texas Instruments AM62Lx
- CPU – Dual-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor up to 1.25GHz
- Cache – 32KB L1 D-cache, 32KB L1 I-cache per core; shared 256KB L2 cache
- System Memory – 1GB LPDDR4, expandable up to 2GB
- Storage
- 8GB eMMC flash (other capacities available upon request)
- 32Kbit EPPROM
- 332 LGA contacts
- Storage – 4-bit SD, SQPI
- Display
- 4-lane MIPI DSI interface
- 18-bit RGB LCD interface
- Audio – I2S
- Networking – 2x RGMII (Gigabit Ethernet)
- USB
- 1x USB 2.0 OTG
- 1x USB 2.0 Host
- Analog – 2x ADC
- Low-speed I/Os – 1x SPI, 2x I2C, 2x UART with Flow Control, 2x UART w/o Flow Control, 2x CAN bus, 2x PWM, 11x GPIOs
- Debugging – Debug UART, JTAG
- Misc – RTC controller
- Power Supply – 5V/2.5A via LGA pins; PMIC on module
- Dimensions – 30 x 30mm (OSM Size-S form factor)
- Temperature Range – -40°C to +85°C (Industrial)
- ESG – REACH & RoHS3 Compliant
iWave Systems only mentions support for Linux 6.12.13 or higher, but as noted yesterday, the AM62L processors also support Android, Linur RT, and FreeRTOS. Target applications include Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), medical equipment for patient monitoring, building automation, EV charging stations, solar energy management, secure gateways and metering, and mobile and industrial printers.
As noted in the introduction, the company also offers an evaluation kit featuring a Raspberry Pi-like OSM carrier board for the module with display and camera interfaces, Gigabit Ethernet, a 40-pin GPIO header, and more.
Specifications:
- System-on-Module – iG-RainboW-G69M as described above
- Storage – MicroSD card slot
- Display Interface
- 18-bit RGB display connector
- Optional Micro HDMI port
- Optional LVDS display connector
- Camera Interface – Optional MIPI CSI connector
- Networking – Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 jack
- USB
- 2x USB 3.0 ports
- Micro USB 2.0 OTG port
- USB header
- Expansion – 3x 100-pin expansion connectors with support for RGMII, MIPI-DSI, UART, SPI, CAN, PWM, I2S, I2C, JTAG & GPIOs
- Debugging – 3-pin Debug UART header; JTAG via 100-pin connector
- Misc
- Power and Reset buttons
- Power ON/OFF switch
- Boot selection switch
- RTC battery header
- Fan header
- Power Supply – 12V via DC jack
- Dimensions – 85 x 56mm (credit card form factor)
- Temperature Range – -40°C to +85°C (Industrial)
- Compliance – REACH & RoHS3 compliant
The board ships with a 12V/2A power supply, safety guidelines, and a USB Debug cable. You’ll find partial information to get started on the documentation website. I say partial, because most of the documentation and software resources require email registration with manual approval from sales.
If the board above feels familiar, it’s because it’s the same design as the iWave Systems iW-RainboW-G54S SBC based on STM32MP133/MP135 OSM Size-S module. It’s the advantage of having a standard, and the carrier board should even support OSM modules from Size 0 to Size L from iWave Systems and other companies making compliant modules.
There’s no information about availability and pricing. But seeing the way the part numbers are hidden from the photos, I assume the module may not be ready yet, and they may have used previous versions of the OSM module and carrier board. More details can be found on the product pages for the module and the SBC.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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