MitySOM-QC6490 System on Module
Production-ready System on Module based on Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490

Overview

Product status: In Development – Contact info@criticallink.com for details

The MitySOM-QC6490 is a system on module family featuring a Qualcomm Dragonwing^TM QCS6490 processor with on-board power supplies, an LPDDR5 RAM memory subsystem, and UFS memory. This product family is in development now — contact info@criticallink.com for details!

Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 is a powerful application processor designed for Enterprise & IoT applications

• Support for Wi-Fi on the development board
• AI Engine brings the total performance up to 12 TOPS
• Expanded interfaces for industrial use cases
• Long-term support for Android OS upgrades, Linux, Ubuntu, Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, security updates, and enterprise-grade hardware
• Long-term support expected through July 2036 with the Product Longevity Program

Specifications

QCS6490 SoC Processor

• Qualcomm Kryo 670 CPU: 1x 2.7GHz, 3x 2.4GHz, 4x 1.9GHz
• Qualcomm Adreno 643 GPU
• Qualcomm Adreno 633 VPU (video encode 4K30 / decode 4K60)

Memory

• 8 GB LPDDR5
• 256GB Flash
• SD/eMMC
• EEPROM for configuration

Power

• 4Vdc Input, all supplies generated on board
• Optional 3.75V battery or USBC power delivery

Interfaces

• 2x PCIe Gen 3 (1x 1 lane, 1x 2)
• 1x eMMC (8-bit)
• 1x sd Card (4-bit)
• 5x MIPI x4 input + DSI output
• USB 3.1 Gen 2 with Display Port
• Display Port
• USB 2.0
• 14x I2C*
• 4x I3C*
• 2x I2S Audio
• 10x SPI*
• 10x UART
• 1×5 Lane QLINK
• SLIMBus
• SoundWire
• 67 GPIO*

* Max available subject to pin mux

Mechanical

• 45mm x 45mm (1.77″ x 1.77″)

Block Diagram

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Development Resources

Development Kit

The MitySOM-QC6490/5430 Development Kit supports Critical Link’s Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 and QCS5430-based system on modules.

Each Development Kit comes complete with all the connectivity needed in any application well suited for the MitySOM-QC6490 and MitySOM-QC5430, including an on-board UART to Micro-USB Port, dual USB 2.0 Host Ports, one 3.1 USB Type-C with Display Port, one 1.4 Display Port connector, five MIPI camera interface ports, one 8-bit eMMC up to 64GB and one 3.5mm 4-conductor audio interface. The kit also includes an E-key M.2 connector that interface with a Silex SC-PCEAX-M2, a 2 channel PCI Express port as well as two 34-pin 0.1” header that provides several direct connections to the QCS6490/5430 processor supporting GPIO, SPI, I2C, SoundWire, I2S and Slimbus peripherals.

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Technical Support

Our customers benefit from engineering and applications support for the life of their product. This includes free, lifetime access to our technical support site, as well as access to application engineering resources and other services.

• • In the future, customers will be able to visit our MitySOM-QC6490 Wiki to access:
    • Linux OS and board support package details, including source code
    • Product change notices
    • Base board design guide
    • Development kit base board design files
    • Software guide to getting started, tool chain, tips and how-to’s
    • Hardware power draw, pin outs, shock and vibration, CAD files, mechanical drawings and 3D models
    • Frequently asked questions
  • Customers will also be able to visit our MitySOM-QC6490 Forum (coming soon) to access:
    • Software, Hardware, and FPGA forums
  • Qualcomm QCS6490 Product Page

Critical Link’s embedded design team also offers engineering services and other support options such as:

• Schematic design review for customer designed carrier boards
• Complete design review services
• Software development services, including custom BSP development
• Base board development services
• Systems Engineering, Software, and Hardware Design to support your project anywhere in the product development lifecycle

Contact us for more information on these services.

Purchase Options

The following table lists the standard configurations for Critical Link’s Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 and QCS5430-based modules. Contact Critical Link at info@criticallink.com to get more information or share your specifications.

Related Products

MitySOM-QC6490/5430 Development Kit

MitySOM-QC5430 System on Module