SOM Enhances Industrial Systems with Advanced HMI
Virtium Embedded Artists' RZ/G3E SOM, a system-on-module (SOM) based on Renesas' RZ/G3E application processor, provides the compute, connectivity, and graphics capabilities needed for sophisticated human-machine interfaces (HMIs) in today's industrial and medical equipment.
With the interfaces, memory, and storage required to support the RZ/G3E’s compute engine, which features quad Arm Cortex-A55 CPU cores and a single Cortex-M33 CPU, the SOM can control two full-HD displays while offering MIPI-DSI, dual LVDS, and digital RGB interfaces.
Its HMI capabilities include H.264 and H.265 video codecs as well as a 3D graphics controller. Among the high-speed connectivity features are a dual-data lane PCIe Gen 3 interface, single USB 3.2 and dual USB 2.0 interfaces, and a dual Gigabit Ethernet controller. The RZ/G3E SOM also offers a comprehensive, ready-made hardware implementation in an 82- × 50-mm format compatible with an MXM3 connector.
The RZ/G3E SOM development kit enables designers to create prototypes and validate new designs. Its carrier board also serves as a reference design, providing a blueprint for the interfaces required.
Three options are available for Linux: Linux BSP Plus, the Verified Linux Package, or a Software Development Kit, with varying levels of support for kernel updates and maintenance provided by Renesas. The SOM is available in versions with a commercial (0 to 70°C) or industrial (–40 to 85°C) temperature range.
The RZ/G3E SOM offers two options for edge AI processing. The RZ/G3E processor includes an integrated Arm Etho-U55 neural processing unit (NPU) core rated for 0.5 TOPS of inference performance for basic vision AI, voice AI, and sensor data-based AI applications. The SOM is also available in a version with a DeepX DX-M1 AI accelerator, which has 25 TOPS of AI performance for high-end inference applications.
