CEx7 CN9130/CN9131/CN9132 Based on Marvell’s OCTEON TX2 CN913x quad core arm Cortex A72 processor.
The CEx7 CN913x family offers a well-rounded range of networking COMs with a number of pinout layouts to choose from.
Arm based COM
Express type 7
Arm COM Express type 7 – efficient & scalable network computing
The COM Express® type 7 form factor was defined by PICMG to offer a standard and easily scalable computer-on-module. The type 7 is a recent addition to the popular COM Express standard with a heavy emphasis on networking and powerful computing, designed for a wide range of vertical embedded markets including mini servers, edge computing devices and high-end networking gateways.
What is COM Express type 7
COM Express is a standardized family of embedded modules introduced and defined by PICMG, they vary in a number of standard sizes and in a number of application defined “types”. The four sizes include Mini (84x55mm), Compact (95x95mm), Basic (95x125mm), and Extended (110x155mm).
All together, since its inception in 2005, eight types have been defined. Out of the current three active types (type 6, type 7 and type 10), type 7 is the most recent and was developed as a module specialising in high-end networking, suited for edge computing, NFV, NAS, mini servers and more. COM Express type 7 replaces the display interfaces (such as LVDS and VGA) found in the other types, with a higher number of PCIe lanes (up to 32) and 5 x LAN ports including 4 x 10GbE.
Systems based on the COM Express specification require the implementation of an application-specific Carrier Board that accepts the Module. User-specific features such as external connector choices and locations and peripheral circuits can be tailored to suit the application. The OEM can focus on application-specific features rather than CPU board design. The OEM also benefits from a wide choice of Modules providing a scalable range of price and performance upgrade options.
Arm architecture on the COM Express module
SolidRun’s COM Express type 7 family truly stands out as it is the world’s first type 7 family to harness Arm architecture, with powerful Arm based processors including NXP’s LX2160A and Marvell’s CN9132.
Arm architecture offers superior energy efficiency properties over x86 based processors, allowing SolidRun’s embedded COM modules to provide more computing and networking power for much less energy and heat. These properties make the CEx7 family optimal for embedded solutions and applications in a wide range of environments.
CEx7 Family
CEx7 LX2160A/LX2120A/LX2080A Based on NXP’s Layerscape LX2 16/12/8 core arm Cortex A72 processor.
The CEx7 Layerscape based family offers high-end networking compute for demanding networking applications, with a scalable core count.
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