System on Module (SOM)
Contact UsIn an ever-changing technological environment where time-to-market and performance take centre stage, our System On Module (SoM) is a flexible and space-efficient platform for realising your creative ideas. By consolidating complex elements into a single, powerful module, we enable developers, engineers and enterprises to concentrate on their core competencies, expediting the path from concept to implementation.
You can customise your carrier board and reduce development time by choosing our SoM. This design approach can easily reduce the time to market by up to six months. Typical application of our products include instrumentation, IoT and factory automation, advance HMI (smartphone-like GUI), medical devices, smart home automation, building management systems, POS machine/EV charging points, and robotics.
Inelco Hunter offers a full range of SoM, which cover all your application needs
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the advantages of using System-on-Module (SoM) in my new project?
Using a System-on-Module (SoM) offers several advantages for your project. It comes with field-proven hardware and software designs, which can significantly reduce the product development and verification time by up to six months. Additionally, it simplifies inventory management and the purchasing process. Instead of dealing with individual components and unstable supply of SOC, RAM, FLASH, etc. you can manage just one module. You also have the flexibility to design your own carrier board based on our SoM to precisely meet your project's requirements.
Hacker board or Raspberry Pi-like module are very cheap and powerful, why should I select IHL SoM solution?
IHL SoM solutions are designed and engineered for commercial and industrial applications use. They are fully customizable based on your project requirements.
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IHL Embedded Solution |
Hacker board/PI-like module |
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Longevity and End of Life |
- Proven track record for longevity support to customer |
- No Longevity guarantees. - May EOL or Global shortage suddenly |
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Software support |
- Mature product and professional S/W support |
- Updated by community contributors. |
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Local support |
- Local UK engineer support |
- Community support - Third-party charge support |
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Flexibility |
- System on module flexibility - Provide customization options |
- limited flexibility and standard products are the mainstream |
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Temperature grades |
- Commercial: -0 to 70 °C - Extended: -20 to 70 °C |
- Pi 4: 0 to 50 °C |
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Pin to pin compatibility |
- MPU series offer pin-to-pin compatibility for SOM upgrade |
- No pin-to-pin option |
I want to use SoM in my new project, how should I get started?
Contact Inelco Hunter to select the right product which is suitable for your project, purchase samples or a development kit from Inelco Hunter to evaluate the system’s performance and prepare a prototype. Design your own carrier board (or purchase standard carrier from Inelco Hunter) tailored to your project’s specification. Testing and deploying your product to the field.
My project will run machine vision/learning applications locally without connection to cloud, which SoM should I select?
For running machine vision and machine learning applications locally without relying on a cloud connection, you should consider SoMs that come with built-in AI accelerators. Examples of suitable SoMs include the AXON-IMX8M-PLUS, EDM-G-IMX8M-PLUS, and ROVY-4VM. These modules offer AI computation power ranging from 2.3 to 8.0 TOPS while maintaining low power consumption. You can implement your preferred AI models on these SoMs and run them locally at a decent speed for your machine vision and learning applications.
What O/S does Inelco Hunter SoM support?
Inelco Hunter SoM supports a variety of operating systems, including Android, Ubuntu, Debian Linux, and Yocto. Depending on the specific product, you may also have access to free pre-built images for these operating systems.
Can Inelco Hunter support custom carrier board design?
Yes. Inelco Hunter can provide custom carrier boards tailored to your project’s specific requirements. Please contact Inelco Hunter for more information.
Do I need special tools for the application s/w?
No, you can use the any toolchain which supports Linux/Android application program development.