“This updated version of the design guide provides support for hardware developers and system architects by offering detailed implementation recommendations and layout best practices for SMARC-based carrier boards,” according to the group. “The revision ensures alignment with the latest specification and addresses several frequently discussed design topics from the developer community. It can be used by SGET members and non-members to create carrier boards based on the standard and design guide.”
As well as alignment with specification updates v2.2, changes from guide v2.1.1 to v2.2 include:
- Clarified guidelines for console usage on serial ports
- Updated USB Type-C reference schematic
- Improved recommendations for SD card and GPIO integration
- Refined higher speed Ethernet layout suggestions
The updated guide is nominally free-of-charge after providing an email address and agreeing to terms and conditions. The appropriate SGET page can be found here.
At Embedded World this year, Seco introduced an Intel Processor N SMARC computer-on-module, Congatec offered SMARC modules pre-programmed with module-to-cloud communication and, for those seeing Arm cores, Tria showed Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 (8x 64bit Arm) and QCS5430 (6x 64bit Arm) on SMARC.
