The TX embedded module integrates all the core components of a common PC and is mounted onto an application specific carrier board. TX modules have a standardized form factor of 67,6mm x 26mm, have specified pinouts and provide the functional requirements for an embedded application. These functions include, but are not limited to, graphics, network and multiple USB ports. A single ruggedized SO-DIMM connector provides the carrier board interface to carry all the I/O signals to and from the TX module. This SO-DIMM connector is a well known and proven high speed signal interface connector that is commonly used for memory cards in notebooks.

Carrier board designers can utilize as little or as many of the I/O interfaces as deemed necessary. The carrier board can therefore provide all the interface connectors required to attach the system to the application specific peripherals. This versatility allows the designer to create a dense and optimized package, which results in a more reliable product while simplifying system integration. Most importantly, TX applications are scalable, which means once a product has been developed, the product range can be diversified by using TX modules with a different performance class. Simply unplug one module and replace it with another, no redesign is necessary.

In today’s world, we are surrounded by tiny computers embedded in hundreds of thousands of different devices and appliances, which require extensive computing power and very diverse, PC-like functionality. This is where Computer-on-Modules play a major role.

Not much more than a decade ago, Computer-on-Modules emerged as an alternative to costly, proprietary industrial computers aiming to bring the industrial world on par with the speed of developments taking place in the PC market space. At first, this type of application was more or less solely to be found in industrial areas. Nowadays, these tiny computers dedicated to carrying out specific tasks are with us in every imaginable scenario. They can be found in our cars, our smart phones and smart TVs, in coffee and cash machines, in digital signage kiosks, in healthcare devices basically anywhere where a miniature versatile computing genius with low power requirements is required.

At Ka-Ro we have developed a complete family of CoMs to cover a multitude of different applications. Integrating CPU power from NXP, Texas Instruments and Marvell, at Ka-Ro, we have managed to establish a significant market position worldwide with our high-quality, small footprint, low power, Made in Germany CoMs. And with our extremely competitive prices and long-term availability warranty, we have defied the concept that this electronic product genre inevitably has to be sourced in Asia or Eastern Europe.

Whether a customer simply requires an off-the-shelf CoM, wants to work with our standardized development kit or needs Ka-Ro to carry out individual developments, Ka-Ro is equipped to serve all these requirements. What’s more, with our state-of-the-art EMS manufacturing, Ka-Ro can deliver a really comprehensive range of services. Thanks to its international distribution network, Ka-Ro ships to customers all over the world, who rely on German precision and reliability.