Rugged CoMs are based on 13th Gen Intel Core and has soldered RAM
Designed to be shock- and vibration-resistant for harsh environments, six new COM Express Compact computer on modules (CoMs) released by congatec are based on the rugged 13th Gen Intel Core processor.
They are designed to withstand extreme temperature ranges of -40 to +85 degrees C. The COM Express Type 6 CoMs are equipped with soldered RAM and provide full compliance for shock and vibration resistant operation in harsh environments up to the highest railway standards, confirm congatec.
Target OEM applications include manned and unmanned rail and off-road vehicles for mining, construction, agriculture, forestry, as well as any other mobility application off paved roads. They are also suitable for shock and vibration resistant stationary devices and outdoor applications with high temperature fluctuations which require critical infrastructure protection (CIP) against earthquakes and other mission-critical events.
The 13th Gen Intel Core processors have up to 14 cores and 20 threads, and fast LPDDR5x memory. They deliver parallel processing and multi-tasking options for connected outdoor, rail and off-road applications within optimised power budgets, said congatec. System designs will also become more sustainable due to improved performance per Watt ratios and reduced power costs over a lifetime. These features are enabled by the Intel hybrid architecture, which is available for the first time in a highly rugged design and combines two core microarchitectures – Performance-cores (P-cores) and Efficient-cores (E-cores) – on a single processor. In addition, the soldered LPDDR5x memory supports in-band error code correction (IBECC), so no special memory is needed for mission critical applications requiring highest data integrity, which also reduces the components to be procured. Support for time sensitive networking (TSN) and time co-ordinated computing (TCC) complete the industrial grade feature set.
The modules are supported by congatec’s ecosystem which includes active and passive cooling solutions, optional conformal coating for protection against moisture, thermal shock, static, vibration and contamination, evaluation carrier boards as well as the carrier board schematics.
For virtual machine deployments and workload consolidation in edge computing, customers can order the modules with pre-evaluated real-time hypervisor technology from Real-Time Systems. The hypervisor supports real time operation and adds no additional latency.
Additional service offerings including shock and vibration tests for custom system designs, temperature screening, high-speed signal compliance testing, design-in services, and all required training sessions.
