Product Overview

armStone™	PicoCore™	efus™
100x72mm Single Voltage 5V, 12V optional LVDS-TFT, DVI Feature Connector 2,54mm PicoITX - Single Board Computer NXP i.MX 8M, i.MX6, Vybrid, Samsung Cortex-A8	35x40mm Single Voltage 5V RGB, LVDS, MIPI, HDMI two plug connectors 80/100 pin each WLAN, BT NXP i.MX 8M Plus, i.MX 8M Nano, i.MX 8M Mini, i.MX 6ULL, i.MX 6SoloX, i.MX 7ULP, i.MX RT1050	47x62mm Single Voltage 5V RGB, LVDS, DVI MXM2 Goldfinger Connector, 230 Pins, 0,5mm Camera, PCIe, SATA, WLAN, BT NXP i.MX 8DualX/ QuadXPlus, i.MX 6UL/ULL, i.MX 6, i.MX 6SoloX, QorlQ LS1012A, Renesas RZ/G1C
QBliss	PicoCOM	PicoMOD
Qseven Standard 70x70mm Single Voltage 5V LVDS-TFT, DVI-D MXM2 Goldfinger Connector, 230 Pins, 0,5mm NXP i.MX 6	40x50mm Plug Connector, 80Pins, 0,8 Pitch Single Voltage 3,3V up to 1GB SLC NAND and up to 32GB eMMC TFT/Touch, 1x/2x LAN, Audio, I2C, CAN ... NXP i.MX 6UL, NXP i.MX 6SoloX, NXP i.MX 6ULL, NXP Vybrid, Samsung ARM 926	80x50mm Single Voltage 3,3V TFT, LVDS, DVI-D nur ein Steckverbinder, 140 Pins, 0,8 Pitch Address-/Data-Bus Camera Interface NXP i.MX 6, Vybrid, Samsung Cortex-A8
NetDCU		Accessories
100x80mm Single Voltage 5V STN, CSTN, TFT robust 2.54 plug connector no external hardware required NXP i.MX 6, NXP Vybrid, NXP i.MX 6ULL		Software Displays Cables Connectors

F&S Board Strategy

If during development phase or a later redesign the requirement for higher processor power or more interfaces comes up, this can lead to serious problems. But this is not valid for boards by F&S Elektronik Systeme. Every board family by F&S Elektronik Systeme offers pin and software compatible boards. More boards are introduced annually and are added to the board family or replace faced out boards (not before 10 years).

With this board strategy by F&S Elektronik, the customer has to take no risks.

Depending on the customer's requirements, one of the board families can be employed, every board family meets different conditions.

F&S Project Guarantee

F&S Elektronik Systeme offers a project guarantee for all its customers. We will solve together all upcoming problems during development (hardware, as well as software) and fulfill your wishes. Aim is to complete the customer’s project successfully and to continue supporting after the start of the series production and throughout the lifetime of the project. Another important feature of the project guarantee is the long-term availability of at least 10 years.

Our project guarantee paved the way for F&S boards in numerous applications of major customers all over Europe.

Board Families

Board Family	armStone™	efus™	NetDCU	PicoCOM™	PicoMOD	QBliss	PCOMnetA5	PicoCore
Board Type	SBC	COM	SOM	COM	COM	COM	SBC	COM
Baseboard Complexity	-	easy	very easy	easy	easy	advanced	-	easy
CPU Performance Up To (Cores)	Cortex-A9 (4)	Cortex-A53	Cortex-A9	Cortex-A9 (1)	Cortex-A9	Cortex-A9 (4)	Cortex-A5	Cortex-A9 (1)
Windows	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	-
Linux	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Standard	PicoITX Formfaktor					Qseven second source
LCD Interface	RGB LVDS	RGB LVDS	RGB	RGB	RGB LVDS	LVDS	EDT RGB	RGB, MIPI-DSI
Screen	DVI	DVI	-	-	DVI	DVI	-	-
Color Depth Up To	24Bit	24Bit	24Bit	18Bit	24Bit	24Bit	18Bit	24Bit
Resolution Up To	FullHD	FullHD	FullHD	WXGA	FullHD	FullHD	WVGA	WXGA
DATA-BUS	-	✔	✔	-	✔	-	-	-
Camera	-	-	-	-	✔	✔	-	✔
Ethernet	2x	2x	2x	2x	1x	2x	2x	2x
Power Supply	5V	5V	5V	3,3V	3,3V	5V	5V	5V
Size (mm)	100x72	47x62.1	100x80	40x50	80x50	70x70	80x50	35x40
Plug Connector	66pin	MXM-2 230pin	142pin	80pin	140pin	MXM-2 230pin	-	2x 80pin

armStone™

Solutions with Computer on Module (COM) need a base board; a Single Board Computer (SBC) in an established form factor offers an alternative. The armStone™ modules in PicoITX form factor are perfectly suited for developing small, but high-performance applications.

Characteristics

100 x 72mm
Single Voltage 5V
LVDS TFT, HDMI
Feature Connector 2,54mm
PicoITX – Single Board Computer

NetDCU

The NetDCU standard has a size of 80x100mm, including easy and robust 2.54mm connectors and 5V single supply. Only a very simple base board is needed additionally. Even the driver components for RS232, buffer for display signals and the Ethernet transformer are already available. The product range goes from Cortex-A5 - 500MHz to Cortex-A9 - 1GHz. All NetDCUs are pin compatible and therefore easy to exchange / scale.

Characteristics

100 x 80mm
Single Voltage 5V
STN, CSTN, TFT
Robust 2,54mm Connector
Very Easy Carrier Board
No External Hardware Required

PicoCOM

The PicoCOM form factor has a size of 40x50mm, is extremely compact and low-priced. It has a reliable 80pol SMD connector and 3.3V single supply. Only a simple base board is necessary additionally. The base board only needs driver components (RS232, RS485, CAN, Ethernet transformer) and bushes. The product range goes from ARM9-240MHz up to Cortex-A9 - 1GHz. All PicoCOM boards are pin compatible and therefore easy to exchange/ scale.

Characteristics

40 x 50mm
Single Voltage 3,3V
CPU from ARM9 to Cortex-A9
TFT
Low Cost
One Connector Only, 80 Pins, 0,8 Pitch

PicoMOD

The PicoMOD standard has a size of 50x80mm (credit card sized), a reliable 140pol SMD connector, 3.3V single supply and only a (simple) base board is necessary additionally. On the base board only the driver components (RS232, RS458, CAN, Ethernet transformer) and the bushes are missing. The current product range goes from ARM9-400MHz up to Cortex-A9 - 1GHz. All PicoMOD boards are pin compatible and therefore easy to exchange/ scale.

Characteristics

80 x 50mm
Single Voltage 3,3V
TFT, LVDS, DVI-D
High Flexibility
One Connector Only, 140 Pins,

0,8 Pitch
Address- / Data- Bus
Camera Interface

QBliss

F&S Elektronik Systeme was one of the first board manufacturers introducing a Qseven form factor board with RISC-CPU.

Difference to Qseven with ATOM:

short booting time (5-8s)
low input power (3W)
low license fees (for Windows Embedded Compact).

Characteristics

70 x70mm
Single Voltage 5V
LVDS - TFT, DVI-D
Goldfinger Connector, 230 Pins, 0,5mm
Cortex-A9
Qseven Standard

efus™

The efus™ standard has a size of 47 x 62mm only. It is equipped with finger-type contacts for a common 230 on MXM2 edge connector (inexpensive and certified for automotive).

The efus™ circuit board can be extended with wireless modules laterally(WLAN, Z-Wave, ZigBee, EnOcean) without having to change the layout of the CPU area.

Characteristics

47 x 62mm
Single Voltage 5V
RGB/LVDS/DVI
MXM2 Goldfinger Connector, 230 pins, 0,5mm
Camera, PCIe, SATA

PicoCore™

35x40mm, small board-to-board distance (1.5mm), connectors: 2x100pin, 1.5mm to 3mm height or 2x 80Pin, 1.5mm to 4mm height, 5V single supply, additionally you need a very simple base board. PicoCore™ System on Modules are ideal for small and low power processors from NXP, such as i.MX 8M Mini/ Nano or i.MX 8M Plus. Up to 4 Cortex®-A53 cores and one Cortex®-M4/M7 core are available on the ARM-based PicoCore™ form factor.

Features

Form Factor 35x40mm
Single Voltage 5V
Display interface
two plug connectors, 80/100 Pin each
WLAN, BT
NXP i.MX 6ULL, i.MX 6SoloX, i.MX 7ULP,
i.MX 8M Mini, i.MX 8M Nano, i.MX 8M Plus, i.MX RT1050
FreeRTOS
Linux Buildroot, Yocto
Windows Embedded Compact
Secure Boot, Encrypted Boot, Cloud Security

Software, Add-Ons and Support

All boards are supported by the operating systems Windows Embedded Compact 7/2013, Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 and Linux. Bootloader, kernel, interface drivers, SDK (partly BSP) are available for every module. Windows is developed with Visual Studio (C++, C#, VB.NET) and Expression Blend (XAML for Embedded). As an alternative, we also offer Linux with current kernel, uboot, interface drivers and Buildroot Support (QT, Gstreamer, JAVA VM).
For a quick start of development, starterkits with standard connectors and helpful accessories (cables, displays, adapters,...) are offered.
A four-hour workshop and support via phone, e-mail and the F&S Forum complement the excellent F&S Support offer.