ROVY Series
- 26 Jun 2024
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ROVY Series
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Introduction
The ROVY series of high performance, highly integrated System-on-Modules are designed for applications requiring demanding workloads for vision processing and industrial I/O. These are suitable for a variety of challenging applications from robotics, industrial automation, and automotive use-cases. They provide an ideal building block that easily integrates with a wide range of target markets requiring a compact, cost-effective computing solution with low power consumption.
The modular approach offered by the ROVY Compute Modules gives your project scalability, fast time to market and upgradability while reducing engineering risk and maintain a competitive total cost of ownership.
| ROVY-4VM System On Module |
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Series Overview
The series consists ROVY-4VM with ROVY-4VH planned for release in late 2024. The following table describes the features of ROVY-4VM.
| Features | ROVY-4VM | ROVY-4VH (Coming soon) |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Texas Instruments TDA4VM | Texas Instruments TDA4VH |
| General Purpose CPU | 2x ARM Cortex™ A72 at 2 GHz | 8x ARM Cortex™ A72 at 2 GHz |
| DSP | 2x C66x floating point DSP + 1x C71x DSP | 4x C71x DSP |
| AI Acceleration | up to 8 TOPS | Up to 32 TOPS |
| Real Time MCU | 6x Cortex R5F at 1 GHz 2x R5F | 6x Cortex R5F at 1 GHz |
| Independently Powered MCU Island | Yes | Yes |
| Memory | Up to 8GB LPDDR4 at 4266 GT/s | Up to 32GB LPDDR4 at 4266 GT/s |
| Storage | 64MB Octal SPI Flash + 32GB UFS | 64MB Octal SPI Flash + 32GB UFS |
| Secure Element | Yes | Yes |
Baseboard Interfaces
The following table compares the baseboard interfaces of the ROVY series.
| Baseboard Interfaces | ROVY-4VM | ROVY-4VH (Coming soon) |
|---|---|---|
| Video Inputs | 2x MIPI-CSI2 4-lane ports supporting up to 2.5Gbps/lane | 3x MIPI-CSI2 4-lane ports supporting up to 2.5Gbps/lane |
| PCIe | Up to 2 ports x2 lanes + 2 ports x1 lane (Gen3) | Up to 2 ports x4 lanes + 1 ports x2 + port x1 lane (Gen3) |
| Networking | Up to 9 Gigabit Ethernet Ports (1x MCU + up to 8x main domain) | Up to 9 Gigabit Ethernet Ports (1x MCU + up to 8x main domain) |
| MMC/SD | 1x microSD card (4-lane) + 1x e.MMC (8-lane) | 1x microSD card (4-lane) + 1x e.MMC (8-lane) |
| Video Outputs | 1x MIPI-DSI (4-lane) | 2x MIPI-DSI (4-lane) |
| CAN | 10 CAN bus ports supporting CAN-FD | 8 CAN bus ports support CAN-FD |
| Audio | 2x I2S | 2x I2S |
| UART | 6x | 6x |
| I2C | 8x | 7x |
| SPI | 3x | 2x |
| PWM | 4x | 4x |
| GPIO | 37 | TBC |
| ADC | 8-channel | 8-channel |
Power
All ROVY series modules support the same power supply voltage input as well as source the same supply outputs.
| Power | Specification |
|---|---|
| Input | 3.3V +/- 5% |
| Output | MCU Domain: 1.8V + 3.3V and Main Domain 1.8V + 3.3V |
Baseboard Connectors
The ROVY series utilizes 2 SAMTEC SEARAY connectors which have 240 contacts each for a total of 480 pins
| ROVY-4VM System On Module Bottom View, showing X1 and X2 connectors |
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| Connector | Vendor | Part Number |
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| On module (X1 and X2) | Samtec | SEAF-30-05.0-L-08-1-A-K-TR |
| On baseboard (Mating connector) | Samtec | REF-228254-01 |
Temperature
The ROVY Series supports industrial temperature range (-40C to 85C) operation.
Getting Started
| Module | Development Kit | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
| ROVY-4VM | ROVY-4VM-EVK | ROVY-4VM-EVK |
| ROVY-4VH | ROVY-4VH-EVK | Coming Soon |
For more information, and technical specifications, please visit our website:
https://www.technexion.com/products/robotics/
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