Unparalleled miniaturization, high thermal efficiency and low EMI

Oxfordshire, UK June 2022: Direct Insight, the UK-based, technical systems integrator and reseller of system-on-module (SoM) and other embedded systems, has launched the new QSRZ, a 27mm x 27mm QFN-style solder-down system-on-module with Renesas’s latest dual-core RZ/G2L ARM Cortex-A55 processors, plus RAM, Flash memory and power management. The module is square, with a height of 2.3mm. Its QFN-type pinout style features a 1mm pitch with 100 edge-located pads providing unparalleled miniaturization, thermal efficiency and EMI minimization – the base functions as both a ground pad and a thermal conductor. The module requires a single 3.3V supply.

Manufactured by Direct Insight’s long-standing partner, Aachen-based Ka-Ro Electronics, the QSRZ module’s RZ family processor provides a dual 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A55 core as well as a separate ARM Cortex-M33 running at 200MHz. There 1GB of DDR3L RAM, 4GB eMMC Flash, and a good range of interfaces (see table).  As well as low-power operation, the RZ/G2L processor is especially strong in the multimedia department, with an HD video pathway supporting H.264, and a powerful Mali G31 GPU, secure boot and a AES/TDES/SHA crypto-engine.  Full industrial temperature spec of  -40C to +85C is supported. The module provides a wide range of connectivity including CANbus (x2), UART (x3), SPI (x2), I2C (x2), Audio, Gb Ethernet, SD, USB Host and Client and a parallel RGB and MIPI-DSI display interface.

Comments David Pashley, Direct Insight’s MD: “The Renesas RZ/G2L has a great mix of features for a processor of its class and price, and crucially, it is availabile, therefore we can recpmmend the modules wholeheartedly for customers who need a good price/performance point and have applications that need a solution now. Solder-down modules are often less expensive than their SODIMM counterparts, because they are easier to manage and test in production and offer better thermal and EMI characteristics.”

The QSRZ comes with a dedicated development system, equipped with Linux BSP.