Shenzhen-based embedded computing specialist Make Your Idea Real (MYIR) has announced a pair of new system-on-module (SOM) parts built atop Rockchip system-on-chips: the Rockchip RK3506-based MYC-YR3506 and the RK3562-based MYC-YR3562.
“Both SOMs run the Linux operating system,” MYIR says of its latest launches. “Tailored for different market segments, the MYC-YR3506 focuses on lightweight, cost-effective solutions, while the MYC-YR3562 targets more demanding applications with higher performance and advanced features. Users can select MYIR’s Rockchip processor-based SOMs according to their specific requirements.”
MYIR has launched new entries in its system-on-module line-up, based on the Rockchip RK3562 (pictured) or RK3506 systems-on-chips. (📷: MYIR)
The lower-cost MYC-YR3506 is available with either a RK3506B or industrial-rated RK3506J system-on-chip at its heart, giving it a trio of old but reliable Arm Cortex-A7 cores running at either 1.5GHz or 1.2GHz respectively. There’s a single Cortex-M0 core for real-time tasks, a choice of 256MB of 512MB of LPDDR3L memory, and 256MB of NAND flash storage or 8GB of eMMC storage depending on model. There are two Ethernet RMII connections, a two-lane MIPI Display Serial Interface (DSI) and 24-bit RGB video output ports, two MIPI Camera Serial Interface (CSI) inputs, two USB 2.0 On-The-Go (OTG) ports, various audio capabilities, and peripherals including six UART, two CAN, three SPI, and three I2C buses, plus 12 pulse-width modulation (PWM) channels and a successive approximation analog-to-digital converter (ADC).
The MYC-YR3562 moves to the RK3562 or industrial RK3562J system-on-chip, meaning bump up to four Arm Cortex-A53 cores and a Mali-G52-2EE graphics processor plus vision processor good for 4k30 H.265 and 1080p60 H.264 decode and 1080p60 H.264 encode. Interestingly, there’s also a coprocessor dedicated to machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML and AI) workloads delivering a claimed one tera-operations per second (TOPS) of compute at minimum precision. The module comes with either 1GB or 2GB of LPDDR4 memory, 8GB or 16GB of eMMC storage, and connectivity including MIPI DSI, RGB, and LVDS display, two MIPI CSI ports, one Ethernet RMII and one RGMII connections, one USB 3.0 OTG and one USB 2.0 host, PCI Express 2.1, 10 UART, two CAN 2.0B, two SDIO 3.0, three SPI, and five I2C buses, 16 PWM channels, and two SAR ADCs.
Single-board computer development boards built around the new modules are also available now. (📷: MYIR)
In addition to the modules themselves, MYIR has launched carrier boards that turn them into single-board computers (SBCs): the MYD-YR3506 and MYD-YR3562 — plus an expansion board for the latter which sits underneath and adds three USB 2.0 ports, one RS232 and two RS485 serial ports, two CAN interface, and a USB-connected M.2 socket supporting an optional cellular modem.
More information on the MYC-YR3506 and the MYC-YR3562 is available on their respective product pages; pricing starts at $12.80 for the MYC-YR3506J with 256MB of LPDDR3L and 256MB of NAND flash and $29 for the MYC-YR3562 with 2GB of LPDDR4 memory and 16GB of eMMC; the development boards start at $45 for the MYD-YR3506B and $75 for the MYD-YR3562.
