Congatec
SMARC modules with up to eight cores
Congatec is launching robust SMARC modules based on the Intel Atom x7000RE processor series (codenamed Amston Lake) and Intel Core i3 processor, which have been specially developed for industrial requirements.
Compared to the previous generation, they offer up to eight cores, twice as many processor cores with the same power consumption. The credit card-sized 'conga-SA8' modules are suitable for industrial edge computing and powerful virtualization options. According to Congatec, the modules also enable consolidated edge computing applications in the industrial temperature range of -40 to +85 °C to benefit from increased performance and energy efficiency. Integrated AI capabilities also accelerate the processing of deep learning inferences. Such workloads can use the optimized Intel AVX2 (Advanced Vector Extensions 2) and Intel VNNI (Vector Neural Network Instructions) instruction sets. Both the CPU and the integrated Intel Gen 12 UHD GPU support INT8 deep learning inference processing, resulting in up to a six-fold increase in object recognition performance and a significant increase in graphics processing compared to previous generations. The virtualization-ready nature of the modules with a hypervisor integrated into the firmware facilitates the consolidation of multiple application-specific workloads. The SMARC module supports Wi-Fi 6E.
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