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Compact Elkhart Lake module has 2.5GbE and triple 4K

Jun 11, 2021 — by Eric Brown 365 views

Portwell’s Linux-ready “PCOM-B645VG” Compact Type 6 module offers Intel Elkhart Lake E and RE CPUs plus up to 32GB ECC RAM, triple 4K displays, 2.5GbE, 2x USB 3.1 Gen2, 6x PCIe 3.0, and -40 to 85°C support.

Portwell, which announced an Intel Elkhart Lake based PQ7-M109 Qseven module last November, has returned with a COM Express Compact Type 6 module with the same, 10nm fabricated Atom x6000 processors. The 95 x 95mm PCOM-B645VG joins other Elkhart Lake based Compact Type 6 modules such as Avnet’s MSC C6C-EL, Kontron’s COMe-cEL6 (E2), TQ’s TQMxE40C1 and TQMxE40C2, and Eurotech’s CPU-161-19 and CPU-161-20.



PCOM-B645VG, front and back
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Like all these modules, the PCOM-B645VG supports the standard Elkhart Lake “E” models, and like the Eurotech and TQ models there is support for at least one “RE” part: the quad-core, 1.9GHz Atom x6425RE. The RE models add Intel’s TCC and similar TSN synchronized networking features for soft Real Time applications.

The E models supported by Portwell include the dual-core Atom x6211E, two quad-core models up to the 1.8GHz/3.0GHz Atom x6425E, and the quad-core 1.8GHz/3.0 GHz Pentium J6426 (see chart below). Like the RE part, they all support error-correcting IBECC memory and provide Intel UHD Graphics and the Cortex-M7 based Intel PSE chip for OOB and INB device management. The PCOM-B645VG is available with Ubuntu, Yocto, and Wind River Linux 7 plus Android 10, Windows 10, and “RTOS Windriver.”



PCOM-B645VG block diagram (left) and CPU choices
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The PCOM-B645VG supports up to 32GB DDR4-3200, including IBECC RAM, and offers dual SATA III interfaces and a 2.5GbE controller (MaxLinear GPY215). The module supports up to 3x simultaneous 4K displays via DDI interfaces that enable DP, HDMI, eDP, VGA, and dual-channel, 24-bit LVDS.

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The module is further equipped with 2x USB 3.1 Gen2 at up to 10Gbps and 8x USB 2.0. Optionally, you can replace this with 4x USB 3.1 Gen2 and a single USB OTG. Other features include 6x PCIe Gen3, HD Audio, 8x GPIO, I2C, UART, LPC, and SMBus. TPM 2.0 and Intel AES security are also available.

The PCOM-B645VG has a 9-18VDC input with AT/ATX and supports a -40 to 85°C temperature range. Options include heatsinks and a choice of Mini-ITX (PCOM-C605), ATX, or PICMG 1.3 form-factor carrier boards.

 
Further information

The PCOM-B645VG has been “released” at an undisclosed price. More information may be found in Portwell’s announcement and product page.
 

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