Advantech SOM-6872, User Manual

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SOM-6872 User Manual 2
1.1 Introduction
Advantech’s SOM-6872 COM Express Type 6 module is equipped with an AMD
Ryzen™ Embedded V2000 SoC. This module delivers excellent performance and
supports 8 x cores, 16 x threads, turbo boost (up to 4.25GHz), and 4 x independent
4K displays. Advantech’s SOM-6872 features built-in I/O interfaces and facilitates
excellent graphic performance without requiring additional graphics cards.
This small (95 x 95 mm/3.74 x 3.74 in) module delivers superior performance via
54W high TDP, and uses 24% less space compared to COMe Basic models. Despite
being small, it delivers a high CPU Mark score and was tested by PASSMARK Per -
formance Test V10.1, 21716.This solution supports diverse I/O interfaces — includ -
ing USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe Gen 3, GbE, SATA 3, and 4K display interfaces (DP++,
HDMI, VGA, and LVDS). In addition, the on board TPM and 64GB ECC/Non-ECC
memory improves both security and reliability
Advantech iManager (SUSI4) satisfies diverse embedded application requirements
— including multi-level watchdog timer, voltage and temperature monitoring, thermal
protection and mitigation through processor throttling, LCD backlight on/off and
brightness control, embedded storage for customized information.
Acronyms
Term Definition
AC’97 Audio CODEC (Coder-Decoder)
ACPI
Advanced Configuration Power Interface – standard to implement power saving
modes in PC-AT systems.
BIOS
Basic Input Output System – firmware in PC-AT system used to initialize sys -
tem components before handing control over to the operating system.
CAN
Controller-area network (CAN or CAN-bus) is a vehicle bus standard designed
to allow microcontrollers to communicate with each other within a vehicle with -
out a host computer.
DDI Digital Display Interface – containing Display Port, HDMI/DVI, and SDVO.
EAPI
Embedded Application Programmable Interface.
Software interface for COM Express
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specific industrial function:
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System information
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Watchdog timer
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I2C Bus
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Flat Panel brightness control
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User storage area
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GPIO
GbE Gigabit Ethernet
GPIO General purpose input output
HDA
Intel High Definition Audio (HD Audio) refers to the specification released by
Intel in 2004 for delivering high definition audio that is capable of playing back
more channels at higher quality than AC'97
I2C
Inter Integrated Circuit – 2 wire (clock and data) signaling scheme allowing
communication between integrated circuit, primarily used to read and load reg -
ister values.
ME Management Engine
PC-AT
“Personal Computer – Advanced Technology” – an IBM trademark term used to
refer to Intel based personal computer in 1990s.