q7 som presentation at ftf india,2011

iWave Systems Technologies

Q7 SOM Q7 SOM A Substitute to Custom Engineering A Substitute to Custom Engineering


Session AgendaSession AgendaSession AgendaSession AgendaSession AgendaSession AgendaSession AgendaSession Agenda

� SOM Overview

� Uniqueness of Q7 SOM

� ARM growth towards Q7

� Q7 SOM design challenges

� iWave’s Q7 SOM roadmap

� Case Studies

� References


SOM OVERVIEW SOM OVERVIEW

iWave Systems TechnologiesiWave Systems Technologies

SOM/COM DefinitionSOM/COM Definition

� Extension of SOC and serves the purpose of

flexible SBC

� Best aspects of Off the shelf SBC and Custom

design solution

� Suitable for low power embedded computing

� Widely accepted different industry requirements

� X-Board, ETX/XTX, COM Express, Q7 etc

� In 2008 COM market size is US$ 515 million - VDC

market study


SOM AdvantagesSOM Advantages

� Small size packed with great stuff

� Ready to use Off the shelf availability

� Quick time to market

� Great cost saving

� Scalable CPU choices

� Reduces risk - No manufacturing overheads

� Design Reuse

� Control over form factors


SOM/COM standards EvolutionSOM/COM standards Evolution

� Legacy Support

� PowerPC/X86 based architecture

� Power intensive

Standard X-Board ETX XTX COM Express

Form factor 68mmx49mm 95x114 mm 95x114 mm

110x155mm (Extended)

95x125mm (Basic)

95x95mm (Compact)

Legacy Support Full Legacy Full Legacy Legacy except ISA Legacy except ISA

PCI Yes Yes Yes Yes

PCIe No No Yes Yes

Voltage 3.3V,3.3VSB 5V, 5VSB 5V, 5VSB 12V, 5VSB


UNIQUENESS OF Q7 SOMUNIQUENESS OF Q7 SOM


Q7 SOM InterfacesQ7 SOM Interfaces

� Legacy free interfaces only

� 4x PCI Express lanes

� 2x SATA, 8x USB 2.0

� 2x Express Card

� SDIO, I²C Bus

� High Definition Audio/AC97

� Gigabit Ethernet

� Graphic Interfaces

� LVDS 2x24 Bit

� SDVO, Display Port and HDMI (shared)

� Power

� Single 5V power for low cost implementation

� Battery Management


Q7 UniquenessQ7 Uniqueness

� Q7 is the Only one SOM Standard available for ARM/RISC CPU

� Small Form factor & easy integration

� High performance fast serial interfaces

� Scalability across various CPU choices

� ARM, X86, PPC Architecture

� 400MHz to Dual Core 2GHz+

� Freescale, TI, NVIDIA, Intel CPU’s

� Availability across various vendors

� Congtec, Seco, Portwell, iWave

� IEI, MSC Vertriebs

� Obsolescence replacement

� Freely available Industry Standard


Q7 UniquenessQ7 Uniqueness

� Broad Industry support

� Industrial, Medical

� Automotive IVI

� SOM for deep embedded applications

� Low power designs (12W or less)

� No Fan is required

� Low cost, rugged high speed MXM connector

� No connectors required on module

� Available in various heights 5.5mm, 7.8mm etc

� Offered by Foxconn, Aces, Speedtech, Lotes etc

� Low cost – less than 2USD/unit

� Certified for rugged & high speed applications


ARM GROWTH TOWARDS Q7ARM GROWTH TOWARDS Q7


ARM’s Growth ARM’s Growth

� Latest Q7 R1.20 defines new ARM specification

� ARM is Coping with high level IO requirement of Q7

� PCIe, HDMI, SATA, LVDS, Giga Ethernet etc.

� Scalability of CPU choices

� 400MHz to Dual Core 1.2GHz CPU Speed

� Inbuilt Graphic Accelerators

� 2D/3D Graphics, OpenVG/OpenGL

� 1080p HD Decode/Encode


ARM’s Growth towards Q7 ARM’s Growth towards Q7

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Freescale Application Processor – Built in Features

ETHERNET LVDS SATA Decode/Encode HDMI PCIe

Dual CH

LVDS

Dual CH

LVDS

RGB to

LVDS

PATA to

SATA

SATA2.0

3Gbps

SATA1.0

1.5Gbps

RGB to

HDMI

RGB to

HDMI

Built-in

HDMI

10/100

Ethernet

10/100

Ethernet

10/100/100

Ethernet

None

None

PCIe2.0

x1 lane

720p Decode

D1 Encode

1080p Decode

720p Encode

1080p Decode

1080p Encode

i.M

x6x

i.M

x53

i.M

x51


Q7 SOM DESIGN CHALLENGESQ7 SOM DESIGN CHALLENGES


Functional Design ChallengesFunctional Design Challenges

Application processor doesn’t support all Q7 interfaces



� Onboard conversion devices are required

� HDMI TMDS – RGB to HDMI Converter

� Minimum 3 USB Host ports –USB HUB

� Ethernet – Onboard Ethernet PHY

� SATA – PATA to SATA

� LVDS Display - LVDS Transmitter

� CAN – Onboard CAN controllers

� Voltage translation buffers

� Onboard Flash & Micro SD memory support



Onboard conversion devices – i.Mx51 Q7 module

i.MX51Processor

DDR2 128MB

NAND FLASH128MB

PMICMC13892

SPI

SD2 4bitMicro SD

JTAG

Q7 Module Edge Connector

PATA x 1

USB Host1

RGB (24 Bit)

FEC x 1

SD1/MMC- 4 bit x 1

I2C x 1(1.8V)

SPI x 1

WDT x 1

Power Button x 1

Reset Button x 1

5V Input

SATA x 1

USB 2.0 x4

LVDS x1

CAN x 1

Power Good x 10

PATA to SATA*

USB HUB

LVDS Transmitter

CAN Controller*

Ethernet PHYEthernet x 1

DRAM

NAND

AC’97 x 1(3.3V CMOS)

USB Transceiver

AC’97 x 1(2.75)

I2C x 1(3.3V CMOS)

WDGOUT x 1

Buffer/Voltage Level

TranslatorWDGOUT x 1 (2.75V)

WDT x 1(2.75V)

SPI x 1(2.75V)

Reset Button x 1(1.8V)


Real Estate ChallengesReal Estate Challenges

� Real Estate

� Available space

70mm*59.4mm

� Component height

restrictions


Real Estate ChallengesReal Estate Challenges

� Heavy Component Density – Tough placement

� Onboard convertor devices

� Minimum 4 or 8 DDR devices

� CPU supports 1GB or 2GB DDR2 controller

� For 1GB support, 8x1Gb or 4x2Gb devices needed

� Onboard multiple power regulator circuit

� CPU & IO devices require multiple power rails

� Core supply, DDR supply, 2.5V and 3.3V IO requirements

� Switching regulators and associated bulk inductors

� Too many Discrete Components


Real Estate ChallengesReal Estate ChallengesHeavy Component Density – Tough placement

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Layout Design ChallengesLayout Design Challenges

� High Speed Layout Design

� Accommodating all the components – Placement

� Multiple signal/power planes requirements

� DDR, PCIe, USB, LVDS… differential signals

� Reference plane for all signal layers

� Multiple voltage rails & avoiding split plane

� Impedance control Board


Layout Design ChallengesLayout Design Challenges

� Strict 1.2mm board thickness requirement

� Issue in achieving Impedance Control

� No. of layers Vs. PCB thickness

� Power & High speed section isolation

� HDI Vs. Regular Layout Design

� HDI- Can stuff more components

� HDI - Expensive layout design & per unit price

� Board warping due to imbalance placement


Layout Design ChallengesLayout Design ChallengesTypical Layout Stack-up


Thermal Design ChallengesThermal Design Challenges

� Top edge defined for heat transfer

� Heat transfer from CPU and DRAM via copper layers

� Heat spreader defined for high power versions (12W max)


IWAVE’s Q7 ROADMAPIWAVE’s Q7 ROADMAP


i.Mxi.Mx Based Q7 RoadmapBased Q7 Roadmap

Q3-2011 Q4-2011 Q1-2012 Q2- 2012

Freescale i.Mx51 Q7 800MHz

720p Decode D1 Encode

WinCE6.0, Android2.3, Linux,

QNX6.5

Industrial/MedicalMu

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Per

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Freescale i.Mx53 Q7 800MHz/1GHz

1080p Decode 720p Encode

WEC7, Android2.3, Linux,

QNX6.5

Automotive/Industrial

Freescale i.Mx50 Q7 800MHz

2D Graphics

WEC7, Android2.3, Linux

Industrial/Medical – Low cost

Freescale i.Mx6x Q7 1.2GHz Dual Core

1080p Decode 1080p Encode

WEC7, Android3.0, Linux

Industrial/Automotive

iWave i.Mx Q7 SOM Availability


iWave iWave i.Mxi.Mx Series Q7 FeaturesSeries Q7 Features

Q7 Features i.Mx51 Q7 i.Mx53 Q7 i.Mx50 Q7 i.Mx6x Q7* ARM Q7 Min Q7 Max

Processor i.Mx51 800MHz i.Mx53 0.8/1GHz i.Mx50 800MHz i.Mx6x 1.2GHz

DDR2 RAM 128-512MB 512MB-1GB 256-512MB 512MB-1GB

NAND/eMMC Flash 128MB-2GB 2-8GB eMMC 2-8GB eMMC 2-8GB eMMC

On-board Micro SD Yes Yes Yes Yes

On-board JTAG Yes Yes Yes Yes

PCI Express Lane No No No PCIex1 Lane 0 4

SATA Channels SATA 1 Port SATA 1 Port No SATA 1 Port 0 2

USB 2.0 Ports 4 Host/1Device 4 Host/1Device 4 Host/1Device 4 Host/1 Device 3 8

LVDS Channels Single Channel Dual Channel Single Channel Dual Channel 0 Dual CH

Display

SDVO/TMDSTMDS HDMI TMDS HDMI TMDS HDMI TMDS HDMI 0 1

HD Audio / AC'97 AC97 AC97 AC97 AC97 0 1

Ethernet 10/100 Ethernet 10/100 Ethernet 10/100 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Ethernet 0 10/100/1000

SD/MMC 8-bit SD/MMC 8-bit SD/MMC 8-bit SD/MMC 8-bit SD/MMC 8-bit 0 1

I2C Bus Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 1

SPI Bus Yes Yes Yes Yes 0 1

CAN Bus* Yes Yes Yes Yes 0 1

Watchdog Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 1

Express Card No No No No 0 2

LPC Bus No No No No 0 1

SMBus No No No No 0 1

Power Consumption 2.5W Typ 3W Typ 2.5W Typ 6W Typ 12W


iWave iWave i.Mxi.Mx SOM OS RoadmapSOM OS Roadmap

OS Support i.Mx27 SOM i.Mx51 Q7 i.Mx53 Q7 i.Mx50 Q7 i.Mx6x Q7*

WinCE WinCE6.0 WinCE6.0 WEC7 WEC7 WEC7

Linux Linux2.6.19 Linux 2.6.35 Linux 2.6.35 Linux 2.6.35 Linux 2.6.35

Android Android1.6 Android 2.2 Android 2.3 Android 2.3 Android 3.0*

QNX QNX Neutrino 6.5 QNX Neutrino 6.5

VxWorks VxWorks6.6


Q7 SOM Q7 SOM –– Target ApplicationsTarget Applications

� Industrial Automation & Control

� Industrial/Medical HMI

� Healthcare equipment's

� Imaging system

� Industrial Handhelds

� Panel PC

� Vehicle Infotainment


Q7 Generic Carrier BoardQ7 Generic Carrier Board

� Q7 ARM Development platform

� Generic to all Q7 SOM modules

� Samples Available now


Design Services around SOMDesign Services around SOM

� Custom Carrier board development

� Custom SOM development

� Custom software driver development

� OS Porting and Migration

� BOM Optimization & Obsolescence replacement

� Design review & Support


CASE STUDIESCASE STUDIES


Industrial HMIIndustrial HMI

� Industrial HMI for Web enabled remote

monitoring

� i.Mx51 based Q7 module

� Custom Q7 carrier Board

� USB2.0 Host/Device

� 3.5” TFT LCD

� GSM/GPRS Module

� Ethernet

� RS485/RS232

� OS: WinCE6.0 R2


Medical HMIMedical HMI

� Medical HMI for Keratometer

� i.Mx51 based Q7 module

� Custom Q7 carrier Board

� USB2.0 Host/Device

� 7” TFT LCD

� Dual Camera

� SPI Printer Interface

� OS: Linux 2.6.35


REFERENCESREFERENCES


ReferencesReferences� http://www.qseven-standard.org/

� http://www.xtx-standard.org/about.html

� http://www.etx-ig.de/specs/specs.php

� http://www.com-express-source.com

� www.tri-m.com/products/kontron/files/manual/xboardgp8_man.pdf

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