{"id":2595,"date":"2018-08-10T13:53:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T08:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/system-on-module-som\/?p=2595"},"modified":"2023-08-15T12:30:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T07:00:34","slug":"new-system-on-module-supports-higher-gpu-performance-and-802-11ac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.e-consystems.com\/blog\/system-on-module-som\/new-system-on-module-supports-higher-gpu-performance-and-802-11ac\/","title":{"rendered":"e-con&#8217;s new SOM supports higher GPU performance and 802.11ac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-consystems.com\/iMX6-quad-plus-dual-plus-core-som-system-on-module.asp\">eSOMiMX6PLUS<\/a> has been productized to meet higher graphics performance requirements. It uses NXP\u2019s i.MX6 QuadPlus \/ DualPlus SoC. It also features a Dual band 802.11 ac\/a\/b\/g\/n Wi-Fi module with Bluetooth v4.2 support.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The goal of i.MX 6 Quad Plus \/ Dual Plus SoC is to significantly increase the overall memory bandwidth of GPU to provide better visual performance and higher frame rate for customer use cases like &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Instrument cluster (OpenGL ES).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Infotainment (HTML5, HMI).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Enhanced multi-display support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">In order to allow customers to migrate from i.MX6 Solo\/Dual\/Quad seamlessly, e-con has maintained the following compatibility requirements on the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-consystems.com\/iMX6-quad-plus-dual-plus-core-som-system-on-module.asp\">eSOMiMX6PLUS<\/a> &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">No PINMUX changes.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">All features supported on i.MX 6Dual\/6Quad are supported on i.MX 6DualPlus\/6QuadPlus to the greatest extent possible.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Software compatibility is maintained to the greatest extent possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 align=\"left\">eSOMiMX6PLUS Highlights<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Upgraded SoC for better experience.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Upgraded Wi-Fi\/BT module for higher throughput.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">On-board eMMC with faster access time.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Supporting the latest Linux kernel (Linux Kernel Version 4.9.11).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 align=\"left\">SoC Change Highlights<\/h1>\n<table style=\"border-color: #000000\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"10\"><strong>\u00a0 Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"10\"><strong>\u00a0 Feature<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"70\"><strong>\u00a0 Changes\/Improvements<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"10\">\u00a0 CPU<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"10\">\u00a0 L2 Cache<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"70\">\u00a0 A newer version of the PL310 Cache Controller. Improved memory access and performance efficiency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"10\">\u00a0 BUS<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"10\">\u00a0 Fabric<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"70\">\u00a0 Optimized system performance.<br \/>\nIncreased bus width from 64 to 128-bit for GPU2D and GPU3D.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"10\">\u00a0 Display<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"10\">\u00a0 PRE\/PRG<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"70\">\u00a0 Used unresolved tile buffer from GPU for display to avoid resolve operation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"10\">\u00a0 IPU<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"70\">\u00a0 Pixel pre-fetch to avoid IPU display FIFO underrun.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"10\">\u00a0 Graphics<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"10\">\u00a0 GPU3D<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"70\">\u00a0 Updated to GC2000+ for Graphics performance improvement and memory load optimization.<br \/>\nIncreased target frequency of the graphics engines up to 720Mhz.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"10\">\u00a0 GPU2D<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"70\">\u00a0 Updated GC320 with feature enhancements.<br \/>\nGC320 is updated to support reading the GC2000 render targets to avoid resolve operations.<br \/>\nIncreased target frequency of the graphics engines up to 720Mhz.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1 align=\"justify\">Wi-Fi\/BT Module Highlights<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">IEEE 802.11 ac\/a\/b\/g\/n Dual-Band Wi-Fi<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">20\/40\/80 MHz Channel Bandwidth<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Very high throughput up to 200 Mbps in 5GHz mode<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Support for Station\/Client Mode, Access Point Mode, Wi-Fi Direct Mode and Simultaneous Station and Access point mode<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">802.11 Security\n<ul>\n<li>802.11 Open and Shared Authentication<\/li>\n<li>Auto Auth<\/li>\n<li>WEP Security (64\/128 bit)<\/li>\n<li>WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK Security (TKIP and AES-CCMP Encryption)<\/li>\n<li>802.1x EAP Authentication methods (TLS, TTLS, PEAP, SIM, AKA, AKA-PRIME, FAST, LEAP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth 4.2, BLE (Dual-Mode\/Smart-Ready)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"iMX6 Quad Plus\/Dual Plus vs iMX6 | eSOMiMX6PLUS System-on-Module | e-con Systems\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vFdIiorMocU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1 align=\"justify\">i.MX6 Quad Plus vs i.MX6 Quad &#8211; Benchmark Comparison<\/h1>\n<p align=\"justify\">The below table show the bench mark comparisons of eSOMiMX6PLUS and eSOMiMX6 SOMs.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-color: #000000\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"226\"><strong>\u00a0 Tool<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"170\"><strong>\u00a0 i.MX6 Quad Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"170\"><strong>\u00a0 i.MX6 Quad Plus Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"226\">\u00a0 GLMark2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"170\">\u00a0 67*<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"170\">\u00a0 <strong>147<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"226\">\u00a0 Antutu<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"170\">\u00a0 15356<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"170\">\u00a0 <strong>21173<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"226\">\u00a0 Basemark OS Benchmark<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"170\">\u00a0 102<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"170\">\u00a0 <strong>144<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"226\">\u00a0 Skycastle 3D \u2013 Memory Profiling<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"170\">\u00a0 94% Memory Bus Usage<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"170\"><strong>\u00a0 63% Memory Bus Usage<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">*Quad SOM reached Critical Temperature and due to that GPU is scaled down whereas Quad Plus doesn\u2019t reach Critical Temperature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The eSOMiMX6PLUS has been productized to meet higher graphics performance requirements. 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