Congatec is pleased to announce that it is expanding its portfolio of strategic solutions in the Arm processor industry to include processors from Texas Instruments (TI). The first solution platform is the conga-STDA4, a SMARC COM module incorporating the Arm® Cortex® based TDA4VM industrial processor. Using a system-on-chip architecture, TI incorporates accelerated vision and AI processing, real-time control, and functional safety capabilities into its TDA4VM processor. This Dual Arm Cortex-A72 based module is designed for industrial mobile machinery that requires near-field analysis, such as automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots, construction and agricultural machinery. Other application areas are any vision-focused industrial or medical solutions that require powerful yet low-power artificial intelligence (AI) processors at the edge. Integrating the powerful TI TDA4VM processor into a standardized COM module simplifies the design process for this powerful processor technology, allowing designers from various embedded industries to focus on their core competencies. This is advantageous as companies save up-front costs and shorten time-to-market compared to fully custom designs, especially if they produce lower quantities of their solutions.
“Collaborating with a COM module provider like congatec on their application-ready modules is a key benefit for engineers working with our Arm Cortex-based processors like the TDA4VM. Industrial OEMs, especially those who do not have the resources to invest in fully custom designs, can benefit from innovative SMARC COMs that help streamline design while enabling high design safety and low NRE costs,” says Srik Gurrapu, Director of the Industrial Division, Processors, Texas Instruments.
“We see computer vision and AI-based autonomous driving as one of the most important markets for edge and embedded system technologies alongside the second major growth accelerator of digitization. TI offers highly integrated processors for these types of applications, and we are confident that our value-added focus on COM modules will open up new markets for this type of high-performance, AI-based, edge server-grade technology. TI processors will be available in our ecosystem of credit card sized COM SMARC modules with all the added values. These include rapid prototyping and application development, cost-effective motherboard designs, and ultra-reliable resources, with responsiveness and performance from design to series production of OEM systems,” explains Martin Danzer, Director of Product Management at congatec. .
congatec presented this new strategic portfolio for the first time at embedded world 2023 (hall 3 / booth 241), highlighting the upcoming SMARC module with TI TDA4VM processor. The first prototypes are expected to be available in mid-2023. Series production is planned for 2024. TI processors will be an integral part of congatec's Arm technology roadmap. As a result, congatec's ecosystem of high-performance COM modules will be highly scalable and cover all major performance levels.
