congatec conga-TCV2 COM Express Compact Type 6 module

The congatec conga-TCV2 COM Express Type 6 Compact module, powered by the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 processor, is said to feature up to a 2x generational uplift in performance per watt and 2x more CPU cores compared to previous generations, at 76% of the previous size on a 100% pin-compatible form factor. The powerful AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 SoC integrates AMD Radeon graphics, with up to seven GPU compute units.

With up to eight cores and 16 threads on a single BGA footprint, the computer-on-module is suitable for digitisation and parallel-processed edge analytics — including workload balancing and consolidation enabled by virtual machines on the basis of congatec’s RTS real-time hypervisor implementations. Further areas include standard embedded applications — ranging from industrial box PCs and thin clients to embedded computing systems with high compute and graphics performance — as well as smart robotics, e-mobility and autonomous vehicles that use deep learning to optimise their situational awareness.

The modules feature 4 MB L2 cache, 8 MB L3 cache and up to 32 GB energy-efficient and fast dual-channel 64-bit DDR4 memory with up to 3200 MT/s and ECC support for data security. They support up to four independent displays with up to 4k60 UHD resolution over 3x DisplayPort 1.4/HDMI 2.1 and 1x LVDS/eDP. Further performance-oriented interfaces include 1x PEG 3.0 x8 and 8x PCIe Gen 3 Lanes, 2x USB 3.1 Gen 2, 8x USB 2.0, up to 2x SATA Gen 3, 1x Gbit Ethernet, 8 GPOIs I/Os, SPI and LPC, as well as 2x legacy UART provided by the board controller. All this comes in scalable TDP classes ranging from 54 W down to ultralow-power configurations consuming as little as 10 W.

The supported hypervisor and operating systems include RTS Hypervisor as well as Microsoft Windows 10, Linux/Yocto, Android Q and Wind River VxWorks. For safety-critical applications, the integrated AMD Secure Processor helps with hardware-accelerated encryption and decryption of RSA, SHA and AES. TPM support is onboard as well.