Com-Hpc® Client Functionality; Com-Hpc® Benefits - Kontron COMh-caRP User Manual

2.4 COM-HPC® Client Functionality
All Kontron COM-HPC® Client modules contain two 400-pin connector, each of which has 4 rows
called A to D on the primary connector and row E to H on the secondary connector. The COM-HPC®
Client Computer-on-Module features the following maximum amount of interfaces according to the
PICMG module pinout type.
Interface Client
PCIe_REFCLK 2x
PCIe_REFCLK_IN 2x
PCIe 49x
NBASE-T 2x
ETH_KR 2x 10/25Gb -
ETH_KR_CEI 1x
USB 2.0 8x
USB 3.2 Gen2x2 2x
USB 4.0 2x
USB C PD I²C 1x
DDI 3x
eDP/DSI 1x
Soundwire/DMIC 1x
I2S 1x
SATA 2x
eSPI 1x
BOOT_SPI 1x
GP_SPI 1x
SMB 1x
I²C 2x
UART 2x
GPIO 12x
Table 2: COM-HPC® Client and COMh-caRP functionality
2.5 COM-HPC® Benefits
COM-HPC® defines a Computer-On-Module (COM), with all the components necessary for a bootable
host computer, packaged as a highly integrated computer. All Kontron COM-HPC® modules are very
compact and feature a standardized form factor and a standardized connector layout that carry a
specified set of signals. Each COM module is based on the COM-HPC® specification. This
standardization allows designers to create a single-system carrier board that can accept present and
future COM-HPC® modules. The carrier board designer can optimize exactly how each of these
functions implements physically. Designers can place connectors precisely where needed for the
application, on a carrier board optimally designed to fit a system's packaging. A single carrier board
design can use a range of COM-HPC® modules with different sizes and pinouts. This flexibility
differentiates products at various price and performance points and provides a built-in upgrade path
when designing future-proof systems. The modularity of a COM-HPC® solution also ensures against
obsolescence when computer technology evolves. A properly designed COM-HPC® carrier board can
work with several successive generations of COM-HPC® modules. A COM-HPC® carrier board design
has many advantages of a customized computer-board design and, additionally, delivers better
obsolescence protection, heavily reduced engineering effort, and faster time to market.
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COMh-caRP
2x
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24x
2x
-
8x
2x
2x
1x
2x
1x
1x
1x
2x (can be switched to more PCIe)
1x
1x
1x
1x
2x
2x
12x
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