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Arm® Cortex®-A8 RISC SOM with AM3517

Beacon's compact software-solution that fast-forwards embedded designs while reducing risk and controlling cost

Image of Beacon EmbeddedWorks' ARM® Cortex®-A8 RISC SOM with TI’s AM3517Beacon EmbeddedWorks' AM3517 system-on-module (SOM) is a compact, product-ready hardware and software solution that fast-forwards embedded designs while reducing risk and controlling cost.

Based on Texas Instruments’ Sitara™ AM3517 microprocessor and designed in the SOM-M2 form factor, the AM3517 module offers essential features for handheld and embedded networking applications. The AM3517 SOM-M2 features the superset AM3517 processor, and also supports the AM3505 processor.

The standard SOM-M2 form factor allows developers to reuse existing baseboard designs when upgrading to new AM processors, which extends roadmap possibilities for end products.

The compact size of the AM3517 SOM-M2 is ideal for medical patient monitoring wearables and other portable instrumentation applications. The AM3517 includes an SGX530 graphics accelerator and multiple communication ports, including wireless 802.11 b/g/n and wired 10/100 Ethernet peripherals. For commercial signage, medical imaging, avionics, and industrial displays, the AM3517 SOM‑M2 allows for powerful versatility, long life, and greener products.

By starting with the Zoom eXperimenter development kit, engineers can write application software on the same hardware that will be used in their final product.

Features
  • Scalable NAND Flash memory (512 MB standard)
  • Boots from onboard NAND or external SD/MMC, NAND, NOR, UART, USB, or Ethernet
  • 166 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, 256 MB standard (scalable to 512 MB)
  • 10/100 Base-T Ethernet controller (application/debug)
  • 802.11b/g/n wireless Ethernet
  • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
  • USB 2.0 high-speed on-the-go interface
  • USB 2.0 high-speed host interface
  • Up to four external UARTs
  • CAN 2.0B controller
  • Three I2C ports
  • Three SPI ports
  • SGX530 graphics accelerator (AM3517 only)
  • Programmable color LCD controller supports up to a 24 bpp TFT interface
  • Supports OpenGL 1.1/2.0 and OpenVG 1.0

Arm® Cortex®-A8 RISC SOM with TI’s AM3517

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionAvailable QuantityPriceView Details
IC MOD CORTEX-A8 600MHZ 256MBSOMAM3517-10-1780FJCRIC MOD CORTEX-A8 600MHZ 256MB86 - Immediate$3,259.68View Details
IC MOD CORTEX-A8 600MHZ 256MBSOMAM3517-10-1780FJIRIC MOD CORTEX-A8 600MHZ 256MB64 - Immediate$3,910.49View Details

Development Kit

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionAvailable QuantityPriceView Details
ZOOM AM3517 EXPERIMENTER BRDSDK-AM3517-10-256512RZOOM AM3517 EXPERIMENTER BRD0 - Immediate$3,448.62View Details
Published: 2024-05-22

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