Geniatech launches Renesas RZ/V2N, RZ/V2H, and RZ/V2L OSM Size-M/L system-on-modules

Geniatech has introduced three OSM system-on-modules powered by Renesas RZ/V2N/V2H/V2L Cortex-A55/M33 microprocessors, namely the OSM Size-M (45x35mm) SOM-V2N-OSM, plus the OSM Size-L (45x45mm) SOM-V2H-OSM and SOM-V2L-OSM modules, all designed for Edge AI and computer vision applications.

Geniatech SOM-V2N-OSM

Specifications:

SoC – Renesas RZ/V2N
- CPU
  - Quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 @ 1.8 GHz
  - Arm Cortex-M33 @ 200 MHz
- GPU – Arm Mali-G31 3D graphics engine (GE3D) with OpenGL ES 3.2 and OpenCL 2.0 FP
- VPU – Encode & decode
  - H.264 – Up to 1920×1080 @ 60 fps (Renesas specs, but SOMDEVICES also mentions up to 4K @ 30 FPS)
  - H.265 – Up to 3840×2160 @ 30 fps
- AI accelerator – DRP-AI3 up to 4 dense TOPS / 15 sparse TOPS
System Memory – 8GB LPDDR4x RAM
Storage – 64GB eMMC flash
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- Display – 4-lane MIPI-DSI
- Camera – 2x 4-lane MIPI CSI-2
- Audio – 2x I²S
- Networking – 2x Gigabit Ethernet (RGMII)
- USB – 1x USB OTG, 1x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0
- PCIe – 1x PCIe Gen3
- Low-speed I/Os
  - 5x UART (1x console), 1x SPI
  - 16x GPIO, 4x PWM
  - 2x SDIO
  - 2x CAN Bus
- Analog – 2x ADC
- Debugging – JTAG
Supply Voltage – 5V
Dimensions – 45 x 30 mm (SGeT OSM Specification v1.2, OSM Size-M)
Temperature Range – -20°C to +85°C
Humidity – 5% to 95% RH, non-condensing

The company says it is designed for embedded systems requiring compact size, low power consumption, and AI capability. It’s the first OSM module based on the Renesas RZ-V2N we’ve covered here, but another SoM option is the SOMDEVICES µSMARC RZ/V2N module.

Geniatech SOM-V2H-OSM

Specifications:

SoC – Renesas RZ/V2H
- CPU/MCU cores
  - 4x Arm Cortex-A55 cores up to 1.8 GHz
  - 2x Cortex-R8 real-time cores up to 800 MHz
  - Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller core up to 200 MHz for system management
- GPU – Arm Mali-G31 GPU
- NPU – DRP-AI3 dynamically reconfigurable processor delivering up to 8 TOPS (INT8) or 80 TOPS (Sparse)
System Memory – 16GB LPDDR4x (2x 8GB)
Storage – 64GB eMMC flash
Camera I/F – 2x MIPI CSI-2 interfaces via on-module connector
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- Display – 4-lane MIPI DSI
- Camera – 2x 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 (on top of the 2x via the module’s connector)
- Audio – 2x I2S
- Networking – 2x Gigabit Ethernet (RGMII)
- USB – 2x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0 (1x with OTG)
- PCIe – 2x PCIe Gen3
- Low-speed I/Os
  - 4x UART (1x console), 1x SPI
  - 22x GPIO, 3x PWM
  - 2x CAN Bus
  - 2x SDIO
- Analog – 2x ADC
- Debugging – JTAG
Supply Voltage – 5V DC
Dimensions – 45 x 45mm (SGeT OSM Specification v1.2, OSM Size-L)
Temperature Range – -20°C to +85°C
Humidity – 5% to 95% RH, non-condensing

Geniatech says the module targets embedded vision systems requiring high AI performance, and it’s indeed the most powerful module of the three announced by the company. The only other Renesas RZ/V2H we’ve covered previously is the Grinn ReneSOM-V2H, which is also an LGA design, but with a non-standard 42.6 x 37 mm form factor

Geniatech OSM-V2L-OSM

Specifications:

SoC – Renesas RZ/V2L
- CPU
  - 2x Arm Cortex A55 cores @ up to 1.2 GHz
  - 1x Arm Cortex M33 real-time core @ 200 MHz
- GPU – Arm Mali G31 GPU @ 500MHz
- VPU – H.264 encoder/decoder up to 1080p30
- NPU – DRP-AI accelerator (somehow not advertised by Geniatech)
System Memory – 2GB DDR
Storage – 16GB eMMC flash (8GB/32GB as options)
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- Display – 4-lane MIPI DSI
- Camera – 4-lane MIPI CSI-2
- Networking – 2x Gigabit Ethernet
- USB – 2x USB (Host + OTG)
- Low-speed I/Os
  - 4x UART, 1x SPI, 3x I2C
  - 1x PWM
  - 2x CAN FD
  - 2x SDIO
- Analog – 2x 12-bit ADC
- Debugging – JTAG
Supply Voltage – 5V DC
Dimensions – 45 x 45mm (SGeT OSM Specification v1.1, OSM Size-L)
Temperature Range – -20°C to +85°C
Humidity – 35% to 75% RH, non-condensing

The Renesas RZ/V2L MPU itself is older, as it was introduced in 2022, and that might be why Geniatech doesn’t mention the DRP-AI NPU at all in the specifications. It should still be useful for entry-level embedded systems with camera input. It looks to be an upgrade to the company’s SOM-G2L-OSM module with a Renesas Rz/G2L MPU, 1GB of RAM, and an 8GB eMMC flash introduced in 2022.

Software support and availability

A Yocto-based Linux BSP supports all three Renesas OSM system-on-modules, but Geniatech didn’t provide that much information about the software side. We can assume Geniatech mostly leverages the support provided by Renesas. The company didn’t announce any Renesas OSM development kit, but something like the RK3568 OSM devkit should be available to customers now or soon.

Geniatech hasn’t provided pricing for any of the modules. You can inquire about pricing and find a few more details on the OSM product page.

Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

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.