Garz & Fricke’s “Tanaro” SBC runs Linux or Android on an i.MX8M Mini with 2x Ethernet, mini-PCIe, LVDS with optional touchscreens, and isolated CAN and serial ports.

Garz & Fricke announced a “coming up” Tanaro (or Tanaro Core) SBC that features NXP’s quad -A53, 1.8GHz i.MX8M Mini Quad, the faster, but HD-only cousin to the i.MX8M. It follows other Garz & Fricke SBCs including its smaller, i.MX6 ULL based Nallino Core, as well as other Mini-based SBCs including Seco’s SBC-C61 and Boundary Devices’ Nitrogen8M_Mini.

Tanaro
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Manufactured in Hamburg, Germany, the 159 x 80 x 18mm Tanaro has a 0 to 60°C range and wide-range 9-32V power. The SBC is designed for Human Machine Interface (HMI) panel-PC applications and is available with flush, rear, and panel mounts, with optional touchscreens from 7 to 32 inches.

The Tanaro runs Yocto based Linux or Android on the quad-core version of the Cortex-M4 equipped Mini. RAM tops out at 1GB LPDDR4 instead of 2GB or 4GB for the SBCs listed above. There’s also 4GB MLC eMMC and a microSD slot.

Tanaro (left) and i.MX8M Mini block diagrams
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The Tanaro is equipped with coastline ports including USB host, micro-USB OTG, and both Fast and Gigabit Ethernet ports. A mini-PCIe slot supports optional WiFi/BT or 4G modules.

Media interfaces include LVDS with touch and backlight support, a MIPI-CSI camera connection, and several audio interfaces. Serial interfaces include isolated CAN and RS-485.

Specifications listed for the Tanaro include:

• Processor — NXP i.MX8M Mini Quad (4x Cortex-A53 @ up to 1.8GHz); GCNanoUltra GPU for 3D, GC320 for 2D; Cortex-M4F @ 400MHz
• Memory/storage:
  • 1GB LPDDR4 RAM
  • 4GB MLC eMMC
  • MicroSD slot
• Networking/wireless:
  • 10/100 Ethernet port
  • 10/100/1000 (GbE) port
  • Optional wireless via mini-PCIe (see farther below)
• Media I/O:
  • Dual-channel, 24-bit LVDS
  • PCAP (I2C) touch interface with 12V backlight interface (PWM)
  • MIPI-CSI interface
  • Mic input
  • Speaker out connector
  • Internal speaker connector
• Other I/O:
  • USB 2.0 host port
  • Micro-USB OTG port
  • 2x RS-232 interfaces
  • Isolated RS-485 interface
  • Isolated CAN interface
• Expansion — Mini-PCIe half-size slot for optional WiFi-n/BT 4.0 or 3G/4G cards
• Other features — RTC with battery
• Power — 9-32V DC input (nom. 13-32V); PMIC
• Operating temperature — 0 to 60°C; 5 to 95% relative humidity tolerance
• Dimensions — 159 x 80 x 18mm
• Weight — 102 g
• Operating system — Yocto based Linux; Android

 
Further information

No pricing or availability information was provided for the “coming up” Tanaro. More information may be found in Garz & Fricke’s announcement and product page.