Kontron SMARC Starterkit

The Kontron SMARC Starterkit enables developers to gain fast entry into the world of embedded ARM processors. The kit comes in a sturdy transport case, has all the cables already connected and is equipped with all the necessary components, including a display and power supply. All Kontron SMARC computer-on-modules can be selected individually and - as an option - the SMARC Starterkit can be delivered with a pre-installed module, operating system, board support package and cooling solution.

Kontron currently offers a selection of SMARC specification conform module families based on ARM Cortex A9 and A8 processors from Freescale, Texas Instruments and Nvidia. While the Freescale i.MX6-based Kontron SMARC-sAMX6 and the Texas Instruments AM3874-based Kontron SMARC-sA3874i modules are designed for industrial temperature ranges of -40 to +85°C - a common requirement for transportation, mobile, military and other rugged environmental applications - the Nvidia Tegra 3-based computer-on-module Kontron SMARC-sAT30 is suitable for graphic-hungry applications as, for example, the POS/POI and medical markets require.

The cabled SMARC Starterkit comes in a sturdy aluminium case. It includes a 7″ WVGA touchscreen display (800 x 480), a 5 V wide-range power unit and the SMARC evaluation carrierboard, which offers all the relevant interfaces defined by the SMARC computer-on-module standard. The range of interfaces features an LVDS and an HDMI interface, as well as CSI and parallel camera ports. Networking features include, gigabit ethernet, CAN Bus, serial interfaces and a SIM card socket.