[Updated Sep 12] — Intrinsyc debuted a SODIMM-style COM with up to 3GB RAM and 64GB flash, running Android 4.4 on a quad-core 2.5GHz Snapdragon 805, and a Nano-ITX baseboard.

If you’d like to design with the same high-powered ARM Cortex-A15 silicon found in the latest Android smartphones and tablets, Intrinsyc Technologies has the board combo for you. Like its Mobile Development Platform Tablet (MDP/T) reference design released earlier this year, the $219 Open-Q 8084 System-on-Module (SOM) and $449 Development Kit build on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805. The Snapdragon 805 combines four Cortex-A15-like Krait 450 cores clocked at 2.5GHz with an Adreno 420 GPU claimed to be 40 percent faster than the previous Adreno 330.

Open-Q 8084 SOM
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The Open-Q 8084 module has the same Open-Q branding as Intrinsyc’s earlier Snapdragon 800-based, 70 x 70mm Open-Q 8074 computer-on-module. However, instead of using that COM’s Qseven form-factor, the new board adopts the same 82mm width and 314-pin MXM 3.0 edge connector as the SMARC and EDM COM standards, but with a shorter, 35mm height than either of those formats offers. Additionally, the new Intrinsyc COM’s edge connector interface employs a completely custom pinout — so don’t try plugging it into a SMARC or EDM socket!

The Open-Q 8084 module and associated development board target applications including smart glasses, medical imaging systems, videoconferencing, and digital signage, says Intrinsyc. Major capabilities are said to include:

• 4K capture with H.264 (AVC) format
• 4K playback with H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC) formats
• 4K Ultra HD on-device display concurrent with 4K Ultra HD output to HDTV
• HD multichannel audio with DTS-HD and Dolby Digital Plus
• Asynchronous Symmetrical Multi-Processing (aSMP) power sensing and control
• Broad sensor support

The module is equipped with 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM plus 16GB of eMMC 5.0 flash, expandable to 64GB. The latest 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1 are built-in along with power management circuitry. Everything else flows through the 314-pin MXM 3.0 edge connector, as described below.

Open-Q 8084 SOM block diagram (click image to enlarge)

Specifications listed for the Open-Q 8084 COM include:

• Processor — Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (8084):
  • 4x Krait 450 cores @ up to 2.5GHz
  • Adreno 420 GPU @ 500MHz
  • Hexagon QDSP6 V5A (600MHz)
  • 2x ISPs for up to 55-megapixel stereoscopic 3D
• Memory:
  • 3GB PoP LPDDR3 RAM
  • 16GB of eMMC 5.0 flash, expandable to 64GB
• Wireless:
  • 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi (2.4GHz/5GHz) for 600Mbps throughput
  • Bluetooth 4.1
  • Antennas
• I/O (via 314-pin MXM 3.0 edge connector):
  • PCIe
  • SD, SATA
  • HDMI
  • SPI, I2C. I2S, GPIO
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • 3x MIPI CSI
  • 2x MIPI DSI
  • NFC, UIM
  • Slim bus
  • 2x USB 2.0 (host and client)
  • 2x USB 3.0 (host and client)
  • USB HSIC
  • JTAG
  • Serial ports
• Power +3.3V DC; PMIC supporting processor and peripheral LDOs, boost regulators, and clock management and auxiliary signals
• Operating temperature — 0 to 70°C
• Dimensions — 82 x 35mm
• Operating system — Android 4.4; Linux customization upon request

 
Open-Q 8084 Development Kit

The development kit for the Open-Q 8084 includes the COM along with a 120 x 120mm Nano-ITX form-factor baseboard, power supply, and software. The baseboard supplements the COM with a microSD slot and GPS radio, as well as coastline I/O connectors, including an HDMI port, dual USB 3.0 ports, dual USB 2.0 ports, audio jacks, a debug port, and a mini-PCIe slot. The baseboard also supplies various other interfaces, including SATA and MIPI CSI/DSI, and offers options for connecting sensors, cameras, and a qHD touchscreens.

Open-Q 8084 Development Kit and its block diagram
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Open-Q 8084 Development Kit specifications listed by Intrinsyc include:

• Processor/Memory/Wireless — Snapdragon 805 etc. via Open-Q 8084 SOM
• Storage — microSD slot; SATA 3.0 interface
• Display:
  • HDMI 1.4 out port
  • 2x MIPI-DSI display interfaces
  • Optional qHD LCD capacitive touchscreen
• Cameras — 3x MIPI-CSI interfaces with optional cameras
• Sensors:
  • GPS with GLONASS and COMPASS support
  • Optional compass, gyro, accelerometer
• Other I/O:
  • USB 3.0 host port
  • Micro-USB 3.0 port
  • 2x USB 2.0 host ports
  • Debug port
  • 3.5mm headphone out; mic-in jacks (supports 6x digital mics)
  • Additional audio I/O header (Intrinsyc 5.1-ch. audio codec module WCD9320)
  • Gigabit Ethernet interface
  • Headers for PCIe, JTAG, NFC/UIM, Sensor/IOT, UART, UFS
• Expansion — mini-PCIe slot
• Other features — 3x user buttons; 3x user LEDS; power indicator
• Power — 12V power supply with external battery connector; optional PMIC with battery support
• Dimensions — Nano-ITX form-factor (120 x 120mm)

 
Further information

The Open-Q 8084 SOM module ($219) and Development Kit ($449) are available for purchase, with shipments due in October. More information and direct sales may be found at Intrinsyc’s Open-Q 8084 SOM and Open-Q 8084 Development Kit product pages.