congatec COM Express Compact and Qseven computer-on-modules

The congatec COM Express Compact and Qseven computer-on-modules have Intel Atom, Celeron and Pentium processors. They feature Intel Gen 9 graphics and are said to deliver impressive performance per watt.

The product is suitable for both entry-level COM Express Compact designs and high-end Qseven platforms. Application areas can be found in embedded and IoT systems that require a customised, high-performance design and a fanless, low-power envelope of 5 to 12 W.

Both form factors will support real-time applications. Those applications will benefit from the hardware-integrated, IEEE 1588 compliant precision time protocol that can deliver nanosecond synchronisation accuracy. Alternative software implementations need microseconds.

There is also a hardware-integrated audio DSP that can be used for applications with speech recognition. The product has the ability to switch from a static, hardware-based PCIe lane configuration to a flexible, software-based set-up, which makes it possible to use the predefined GbE lanes of the modules for other purposes.

The modules come with energy-saving Intel Atom processors E3930, E3940 and E3950, for the industrial-grade extended temperature range of -40°C to +85°C, or are fitted with low-power dual-core Intel Celeron N3350 and quad-core Intel Pentium N4200 processors. The industrial-grade module variants with Intel Atom processors have a lidded cooling interface which connects directly to the processor. All modules host Intel Gen 9 graphics, which provide up to 18 execution units and support up to 4K decode and encode capabilities for HEVC4, H.264, VP8, SVC and MVC.