With PicoCOM modules F&S goal is to offer as many standardized interfaces as possible, all fully supported by the integrated operating system. This allows rapid development of the application software with basic hardware knowledge. The entire CPU power management is already supplied on board and the card is connected to the customer's mainboard via a robust 80-pin connector. Only a few additional interface drivers are needed (RS232, Ethernet transformer). All the modules of this family have the same dimensions (40x50 mm) and use the same plug connector, where the first half of the pins carry fixed signals and the second half offers module-specific interfaces. Therefore, an upgrade to future modules of this series is possible at any time (upgrade to modules with higher processing power and more memory, as well as upgrade to later and cheaper modules).
PicoCOM1 | PicoCOM1.2 | PicoCOM4 | PicoCOMA5 | PicoCOMA9X | PicoCOMA7 | |
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State | no new developments | Production | no new developments | Production | Production | Production |
CPU | ||||||
CPU | ATMEL | NXP i.MX 6 | Samsung ARM 926, 400 MHz | NXP Vybrid | NXP i.MX 6 | NXP i.MX 6ULL |
Core | ARM 926 EJ | ARM Cortex-A7 | ARM 9 | Cortex-A5 + Cortex-M4 | ARM Cortex-A9 + Cortex-M4 | ARM Cortex-A7 |
No of Cores | Ultralite | Single-/Dual-Core | SoloX | 1 | ||
Frequency | 210 MHz | max. 696MHz | 400 MHz | max. 500MHz + 167 MHz | max. 1GHz + 200 MHz | max. 900MHz |
L2-Cache | 128KB | 512kB | 256KB | 128KB | ||
GPU | NEON | NEON FPU | NEON FPU | |||
Video | CPU | CPU, 2D | ||||
Operating System | ||||||
Android | Lollipop 5.1.1 | |||||
Linux | 2.6 (Emlix Eval/ Pro) (uboot installed) | Buildroot/Yocto (uboot installed) | 2.6.37 (uboot installed) | Buildroot (uboot installed) | Buildroot Yocto (uboot installed) | Buildroot (uboot installed) |
Windows | WCE 6.0 R3 (Bootloader installed) | WEC 2013 (Bootloader installed | WCE 6.0 R3 (Bootloader installed) | WCE 6.0 R3 WEC 7 WEC 2013 (Bootloader installed) | WEC 7 WEC 2013 (EBoot installed) | WEC 7 WEC 2013 (Bootloader installed) |
Real Time | MQX | FreeRTOS | ||||
Memory | ||||||
Flash | 32MB+ | max. 1GB SLC NAND | 64MB+ | max. 1GB | max. 1GB | max. 512MB NAND |
RAM | 32MB+ | max. 512MB | 64MB+ | max. 512MB | max. 512MB | max. 1GB |
Interfaces | ||||||
SD-Card | extern | 1x extern | extern | extern | 1x extern | 1x extern |
Ethernet | 10/ 100MB | 10/100Mb | 10/ 100MB | 2x 10/100MB IEEE 1588 | 1-2x 10/100Mb IEEE 1588 | 1-2 10/100MB IEEE1588 |
USB Host | 1-2 (2.0 FS) | 1x | 1-2 (1.1 FS) | 1-2 | 1x | 1x |
USB Device | 0-1 (2.0 FS) | 1x | 0-1 OTG (2.0 HS) listed within starter kit as RS232/ RS485 | 1 | 1x | 1x |
CAN | 1 | 2x | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2x | 1-2x |
UART | 1x with modem signal, baudrate 115200 1x with RTS/ CTS, max. baudrate 115200 1x mit max. baudrate 115200 | 6x | 1x with RTC/ CTS, max. baudrate 115200 1x with RTS/ CTS, max. baudrate 115200 1x with max. baudrate 115200 | 3 | 2-3x | 3x |
I2C | 1 | 2x | 1 | 1-2 | 1x | 1-2x |
SPI | opt. | 2x | opt. | 1 | 1x | 1x |
Audio | 1x Audio Codec Line Out (L/ R) 1x Audio Codec Line In (L/ R) 3x Analog In (10Bit resolution) | Line In/Out/analog | 1x Audio Codec Line Out (L/ R) 1x Audio Codec Line In (L/ R) | Line In/Out | Line In/Out | Line In/Out |
Digital I/O | max. 48 | max. 48 | ||||
Touch Panel | 4-wire, analogue resistive | 4-wire, analogue resistive; PCAP-Touch via I2C | 4-wire, analog resistive PCAP-Touch via I2C | 4-wire, analog resistive PCAP-Touch via I2C | ||
RTC | external IC | |||||
additional Interfaces | 4x 12Bit ADC (opt.) | |||||
Display | ||||||
RGB | 16/18bit | 16/18bit | 16/18 Bit | |||
LVDS | extern | extern | external | |||
Common | ||||||
Supply Voltage | +3,3V | +3,3V DC/ ±5% | +3,3V | +3,3V DC/ ±5% | +3,3V DC/ ±5% | +3,3V DC/ ±5% |
Power Consumption | 1W typ. | 2W typ. | 1,5W typ. | |||
Operating Temperature | -20°C - +85°C | 0°C - +70°C opt. -25°C - +85°C | 0°C - +70°C (-20°C - +85°C (optional)) | 0°C - +70°C opt. -20°C - +85°C | 0°C - +70°C opt. -40°C - +85°C | 0°C - +70°C opt. -25°C - +85°C |
Size | 40x50 mm | 40x50 mm | 40x50 mm | 40x50 mm | 40x50 mm | 40x50 mm |
Weight | ~15g | ~10g | ~15g | ~15g | ||
Long Term Availability | 2030 | 2023 | 2030 | 2031 |