Features of single board computers

Single-board computers are becoming increasingly popular mainly due to the continuous development of computing and automation technology in industry. The continuous development of IoT, AI or cloud communications is encouraging single board computers to become even better and more modern. They are created for special order and design or  usually in universal series. The main goal of single-board computers is to create different versions of them so that they are as customized as possible and have exactly what the customer wants without overpaying for additional connectors or options that the customer does not need in a given project.

What features should a single board computer have?

The most important features an industrial single-board computer should have are low power consumption, number of available interfaces (the more the better), graphics that allow high-resolution projection, and significant integration performance within SoCa. There are so many possibilities for configuring a single-board computer that a customer can create something that suits him one hundred percent at the order stage. The ideal solution, of course, would be to create a single-board computer with very low power consumption with high computing power and a low price. Thanks to the high level of competition, there are so many proposals available on the market, so you can always find something that suits the above.

Industrial single board computer SBC, SOM or COM?

Industrial Single Board Computer can be referred to as SBC, SOM or COM. These are terms for a computer because of its features, and so an SBC is a small single-board computer with integrated interface connectors and other preferential components such as an SSD or TPM module. This type of computer is a ready-to-go device, without any preparation on the part of the hardware. The term SOM is used to refer to a miniature single-board computer with a printed circuit board having a microprocessor, IO chips, Flash memory and RAM or Bluetooth Wi-Fi and PHY. COM, on the other hand, is a type of single-board computer with a subtype of embedded computer system. Extending the concept of system-on-a-chip and system-in-a-package. COM lies between a full-fledged computer and a microcontroller. It is very similar to the system-on-module or SOM mentioned above.

The current situation in the market and the range of solutions available popularizes standardization methods so that in case of problems, the stability of the design and the possibility of using other components also working in the same scheme is preserved.