congatec, TI team for SMARC modules
congatec in Germany is using an embedded ARM processor from TI for the first time for a SMARC Computer-on-Module.
The conga-STDA4 modules uses the industrial-grade TDA4VM processor with dual A72 cores and four R5 real time cores alongside a C66 DSP core and C7x AI accelerator.
The 8TOPS TDA4VM was launched three years ago and is manufacturing on o16nm process technology, but the SMARC module will bring the chip to a wider market of industrial designs such as autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).
“Collaborating with a computer-on-module provider like congatec on their application-ready modules is a key benefit to engineers who are working with our Arm Cortex-based processors like the TDA4VM. Industrial OEMs, especially those who don’t have the resources to invest in full custom designs, can benefit from innovative SMARC COMs that help streamline design while enabling high design security and low NRE costs,” said Srik Gurrapu, Industrial Business Lead, Processors, Texas Instruments.
The SMARC module is on show at the Embedded World (EW2023) exhibition in Germany this week.
“We see that autonomous driving based on AI and computer vision is one of the most important markets for embedded and edge computing technologies beside the second major growth accelerator digitization,” said Martin Danzer, Director Product Management at congatec.
“TI offers highly-integrated processors for such applications, and we are confident that our value adding Computer-on-Module approach will open new markets for such edge-server-grade, AI-driven, high-throughput technology. We will make TI processors available on our credit-card-sized SMARC Computer-on-Module ecosystem with all the added values. These include fast prototyping and application development, cost-effective carrier board designs, and ultra-reliable, responsive and performant resources from design-in to series production of OEM systems,” he said.
First booting samples are expected to be available in mid-2023. Series production is scheduled for 2024.
www.congatec.com/en/products/smarc/conga-STDA4/
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