SECO introduced MAURY, one of the first SMARC Rel. 2.1.1-compliant computer on module (COM) products with NXP Semiconductors' i.MX 93 application processor.
NXP's i.MX 93 application processor is based on Arm Cortex-A55, Arm Cortex-M33 and Arm Ethos-U65 microNPU and uses NXP's innovative Energy Flex architecture to deliver high computing and artificial intelligence (AI) performance at low power consumption.
The processor is particularly energy efficient and cost-effective compared with existing products.
MAURY can be used for a variety of applications: medical devices, fleet management, EV charging stations, industrial machines, AI vision, AI-powered coffee machines, and smart home appliances, including battery-powered ones.
Due to low heat generation, cooling is often not necessary.
MAURY is equipped with an NXP i.MX 933x/935x processor and offers a wide range of wired and wireless interfaces, including: 2x Gigabit Ethernet, an optional on-board soldered Wi-Fi/BLE M.2 1216 module, 1x USB 2.0 OTG, up to 4x USB 2.0 host, 2x CAN, 4x UART, 1x MIPI-CSI, and 1x I2S interface.
The module offers up to 2 GB of soldered LPDDR4X/LPDDR4-3200 memory.
The neural processing unit (NPU) built into the i.MX 93 processor has performance of 0.5 TOP/s, useful for keyword recognition, noise reduction, beamforming, Deep Speech 2, and image recognition (e.g., ResNet-50).
Network models based on a number of frameworks such as TensorFlow, MXNet, PyTorch or Caffe can be easily converted.
Display options include a single-channel LVDS video interface with resolutions up to 720p60 and MIPI-DSI or eDP with resolutions up to 1080p60.
Computer vision applications are facilitated by a MIPI-CSI camera interface.
MAURY is distinguished by its SMARC form factor and particularly compact design (82 x 50 mm).
The module can be used in temperature ranges from -40°C to +85°C, making it suitable for commercial and industrial applications.
It uses Linux (Yocto) as the operating system. Operating systems such as Ubuntu (Debian) and Windows 10 IoT-Enterprise will be added later.
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"Devices increasingly require mixed technology capabilities, including artificial intelligence-based context awareness, real-time control, and edge-to-cloud connectivity," says Davide Catani, CTO of SECO, who adds, "The MAURY SMARC module makes it extremely fast to integrate such capabilities into low-cost, low-power devices."
"The i.MX 93 is a new type of application processor that offers optimized performance and energy efficiency, along with efficient machine learning and advanced security with EdgeLock secure enclave," said Robert Thompson, Director, Secure Connected Edge Ecosystem, NXP Semiconductors. "SECO's MAURY enables the full capabilities of the i.MX 93 SoC in the SMARC module form factor that will enable faster time to market across a wide range of industries for our joint customers."
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