3.5-in. Application Carrier Board Supports COM-HPC Mini Modules
congatec introduced the first board-level product from its recently introduced “aReady.” strategy targeting deployment in industrial use cases. Designed for space-constrained rugged high-performance IIoT applications, the 3.5-in. conga-HPC/3.5-Mini carrier board has an operating temperature range from -40 to + 85°C. When combined with the conga-aCOM/mRLP COM-HPC Mini module in aReady.COM version, the hypervisor and operating system configuration come pre-installed, and a software expansion package for secure IIoT connection is planned.
The board’s ability to boot product bundles and install applications immediately minimizes the complexity of integration below the application layer, addressing the diverse IIoT functionalities of embedded- and edge-computing systems. Two options for the COTS carrier board are available, one with the conga-HPC/mRLP COM-HPC Mini module, and one with the complete aReady. bundle for high convenience and design security. Possible configuration examples include a pre-installed ctrlX OS from Bosch Rexroth and virtual machines for tasks such as real-time control, HMI, AI, IIoT data exchange, firewall and maintenance/management functions.
Offering an application-specific modular embedded computing platform in a 3.5-inch format, both options establish a foundation for rapid prototyping and price/performance balancing through processor selection. Customer-specific carrier-board variants address dedicated designs with minimal development effort, reducing costs and shortening time-to-market. They also enable long-term use of any given carrier-board design, as upgrades are possible by swapping modules across processor generations and manufacturers.
The conga-HPC/3.5-Mini offers interfaces that include RJ45 Ethernet, USB type A and C, DP++, as well as 4-pin audio external connectivity options, with M.2 slots available to connect necessary expansion cards. Internal interfaces include USB2, SATA III, HDA, and Sound Wire as well as 2x UART, CAN, GP SPI, eSPI, 12x GPIO, and 2x I2C.
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