System on Module Blog

Release date: 18/09/2019
Variscite is pleased to inform about the first Android release for the new and exciting VAR-SOM-MX8 System on Module.
Modules: VAR-SOM-MX8

Release date: 16/09/2019
Variscite is pleased to inform about a new Debian release with Docker support for Variscite’s DART-MX8M-MINI System on Module.
Modules: DART-MX8M-MINI.

Release date: 13/09/2019
Variscite is pleased to inform about a new Android release for the DART-MX8M-MINI System on Module.
Modules: DART-MX8M-MINI

Following the great demand for a high-resolution camera for i.MX8 processors, e-con Systems has launched a 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 13MP Autofocus camera integrated with Variscite’s i.MX8 System-on-Module (SoM) platforms. The initial release is compatible with Variscite’s DART-MX8M SoM based on NXP’s iMX8M processor. However, the companies have already announced their intentions to expand the compatibility options to support additional Variscite SoM solutions based on the i.MX8M Mini, i.MX8X and i.MX8 QuadMax processors.
e-con Systems Inc., a leading embedded camera solution company and Variscite, a leading System on Module designer, developer and manufacturer, jointly announced today the launch of the VCAM-1335E, 13MP Autofocus camera based on 1/3.2-inch AR1335 CMOS image sensor from ON Semiconductor®. i.MX8 Series processors along with the high-resolution autofocus camera is a perfect combination for high-end industrial systems, vision System, HMI, video conference, and etc.,
The VCAM-1335E will provide an ideal solution for Variscite’s i.MX8 based System on Modules. Although the first release of the camera was designed to fit Variscite’s i.MX8M based solution, the DART-MX8M Evaluation Kits, the camera extension board’s physical connection are the same in all Variscite’s i.MX8-based development kits. Therefore, the companies are already working on additional drivers releases to finalize the camera’s support for additional products. Starting with the DART-MX8M-MINI based on NXP i.MX 8M-MINI, following the VAR-SOM-MX8X based on NXP i.MX 8X, the VAR-SOM-MX8 and the SPEAR-MX8 platforms based on NXP i.MX 8QuadMax. The DART and VAR-SOM modules above are a part of Variscite’s Pin2Pin families which allow the end customers to leverage a single carrier board for different platforms for full scalability and flexibility.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the VAR-SOM-6UL – a new System on Module powered by NXP’s i.MX 6UL/ 6ULL / 6ULZ ARM Cortex-A7 processor with up to 900MHz CPU Clock. The VAR-SOM-6UL is based on Variscite’s popular DART-6UL platform while integrating additional LVDS bridge option, all packed in SO-DIMM200 form factor to fit the VAR-SOM Pin2Pin family. Adding the New module to the Pin2Pin family offers full scalability to Variscite’s customers.
The VAR-SOM-6UL is a highly integrated System on Module, optimized for power, size, and cost. The SoM design is based on the popular DART-6UL platforms and supports the same features and connectivity options, including dual Ethernet, dual USB, audio, camera in, Bluetooth/BLE, CAN Bus, Touch, PWM, ADC, as well as support for industrial temperature grades -40 to 85°C. In addition, the new platform has been enhanced with LVDS bridge via SoM and on SoM two certified Wi-Fi configuration – single-band 802.11b/g/n or dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac/a/b/g/n.
The new platform has been customized to fit the ‘VAR-SOM Pin2Pin family, providing a scalable pin-compatible option to i.MX 6 and i.MX 8 platforms. The Pin2Pin family offers Variscite’s customers a high level of scalability, extended lifetime availability, and reduced development time, cost, and risk. For example, customers can easily scale up their end-product to a higher performance SoM, such as the VAR-SOM-MX8X, to improve the graphics performance, or to scale down from other pin-compatible platforms to the VAR-SOM-6UL, to optimize the end products’ cost-performance.

Release date: 06/08/2019
Variscite is pleased to inform about the new Debian 10 (Buster) release for its DART-MX8M System on Module.
Modules: DART-MX8M.

Release date: 31/07/2019
Variscite is pleased to inform about the new Debian 10 (Buster) release for its VAR-SOM-MX8X System on Module family.
Modules: VAR-SOM-MX8X

Release date: 15/07/2019
Variscite is pleased to inform about the first Yocto release for the new and exciting VAR-SOM-MX8 System on Module.
Modules: VAR-SOM-MX8

Release date: 25/06/2019
Variscite is pleased to inform about the Yocto Sumo release v1.4 for its DART-MX8M-MINI System on Module.
Modules: DART-MX8M-MINI.

Release date: 19/6/2019
Variscite is pleased to inform about the Yocto Sumo v1.3 release for its DART-MX8M System on Module.
Modules: DART-MX8M.