EMBEDDED COMPUTERS: Module features quad-core Intel Atom
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congatec AG has introduced the conga-QA3 Qseven module based on the Intel Atom processor E3845. All modules are fitted with ceramic capacitors making them ideal for industrial mobile applications in harsh environments. New features include an ample L2 cache, which can be shared by multiple cores, and a much faster Intel HD graphics unit compared with the previous generation. This turns new applications into visual experiences.
The modules support the Intel Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (Intel AES-NI) set. This allows developers to offload particularly compute-intensive packaging and encryption routines of the well-known cryptographic algorithm AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) into hardware, thereby enabling high performance encryption without putting a significant burden on the CPU cores.
The conga-QA3 comes in five different Intel Atom processor-based versions (formerly codenamed "Bay Trail") for high scalability. It ranges from the entry-level single-core Intel Atom processor E3815 with 1.46 GHz and a low power consumption of 5 watts, up to the quad-core Intel Atom processor E3845 with 1.91 GHz and 10 watts.
The Qseven modules are each equipped with 2 GB of DDR3L memory and up to 16 GB eMMC 4.5 for mass storage. Depending on which processor is used, versions with 8 GB of RAM are available. The integrated graphics are significantly more powerful than the previous model and support DirectX 11, OpenGL 3, OpenCL 1.2 and high-performance, flexible hardware decoding to decode even multiple high-resolution full HD videos in parallel.
Up to 2560 x 1600 pixels with DisplayPort and 1920 x 1200 pixels with HDMI are natively supported in the processor. It is also possible to connect up to two independent display interfaces via 2x 24-bit LVDS.
Thanks to native USB 3.0 support, the modules achieve fast data transmission with low power consumption. One of the five provided USB 2.0 ports is executed as USB 3.0 SuperSpeed.
? congatec has also announced that Neil Wood has joined the company as Regional Sales Manager UK & Ireland. In close cooperation with the regional distribution partners AMC, Avnet Embedded and Data Modul, he will focus on growing business in key markets such as medical technology, digital signage, traffic management, transportation and industrial controls.
congatec will be exhibiting the conga-QA3 at the Embedded Design Show in Coventry from 22 - 23 October; Neil is looking forward to meeting you at Booth G5.
congatec AG is a leading supplier of industrial computer modules using the standard form factors Qseven, COM Express, XTX and ETX, as well as single-board computers and ODM services. Core knowledge and technical know-how includes unique extended BIOS features as well as comprehensive driver and board support packages. Following the design-in phase, customers are given support via extensive product lifecycle management.
Quick facts
• Driver for innovation and technology leadership
• Focused on Computer-on-Modules
• Leading in x86 & ARM COM technology
Product range
Industrial computer modules using form factors Qseven, COM Express (Type2, Type6 and Type10), XTX and ETX, single-board computers and ODM services
Standards and certifications
• COM Express
• XTX/ETX
• Mini-ITX
• Qseven
Industries/sectors served
• Industrial automation
• Digital signage
• Medical
• Automotive
• Transportation
• Aerospace
• Gaming
• POS/POI
UK Sales Office
Cedarville
1 Draycott Road
Breaston
Derby
DE72 3DA
T: +44 (0)1332 872201
Mobile: +44 (0)7951 487501
E: neil.wood@congatec.com
