The TS-4900 is a high performance TS-SOCKET System on Module based on the NXP i.MX6 CPU which implements the Arm® Cortex®-A9 architecture clocked at 1 GHz (Single or Quad Core) and paired with 1GB or 2GB of DDR3 RAM. Several industry standard interfaces and connections such as Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi and Bluetooth, USB, SATA II, PCI Express, and more make the TS-4900 a great fit for nearly any embedded systems application, especially those needing wireless connections like an industrial internet of things gateway. A wide variety of software platforms are available including Linux, Ubuntu Core, Android, and QNX for flexibility in matching your embedded system requirements.

For compatible baseboards, please see the product compatibility chart.

• 1 GHz Single or Quad Core Cortex-A9 Arm CPU
• 1 GB DDR3 RAM (Standard on Single Core)
• 2 GB DDR3 RAM (Standard on Quad Core)
• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (4.0 BLE) and WiFi 802.11b/g/n onboard radios
• Gigabit Ethernet
• USB Ports
• 4GB MLC eMMC flash storage OR
• 2GB SLC eMMC flash storage (via software utility)
• microSD card socket
• SATA II port
• PCI Express Bus
• 7x COM (TTL), 2x RS-485 (Transceiver Required)
• Up to 70x DIO, 2x I2C, 1x I2S, 2x SPI, 2x CAN
• 3x PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) channels
• Industrial temperature range (-40°C to 85°C)
• Temperature compensated RTC

Software

We've preloaded most everything you need to get your application up and running quickly, from utilities to read, write, and control the various interfaces to power management tools. Linux application development can be done on the device itself using preloaded GNU development tools such as GCC and GDB. Linux GUI development can be done using QT, GTK, and more. Application development can be done using familiar and easily installed interpreted languages such as Python, Java, C# (Mono), etc. In keeping with an open source vision, we have the source code, toolchains, and binaries freely available for download from the Github page.

The TS-4900 offers an operating system choice of Yocto, Debian, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Core, QNX Neutrino RTOS,  and Android thanks in part to the well equipped U-Boot bootloader which can boot any of these operating systems from eMMC flash or microSD card. The TS-4900 is also supported in the mainline kernel image as of v4.9.

Ubuntu Core is now available as a preloaded configured product. See "Software Specific Product Configuration" section in the order tab for details.

The TS-4900 ships with Debian 10 Buster.  Debian 11 Bullseye is now supported on all of our i.MX6 products, including the TS-4900. Images, drivers, and toolchains are available for download. For more information, visit the Debian section of the manual.

The Yocto environment is a powerful, stable, and familiar software stack, including common Linux tools and interpreters. With Yocto, we provide an x86/x86_64 cross toolchain which supports common onboard libraries and integrates with QT Creator, and other IDEs. Yocto is also available to take full advantage of the i.MX6 GPU providing simple integration with QT Creator and IDEs for rapid development.

Ubuntu Core is a tiny, transactional version of Ubuntu for IoT devices and large container deployments. It runs a new breed of super-secure, remotely upgradeable Linux app packages known as snaps - and it's trusted by leading IoT players, from chipset vendors to device makers and system integrators. You can purchase the TS-4900 with Ubuntu Core preloaded on the order tab (TS-4900-S-CORE-I or TS-4900-Q-CORE-I). You can download and install Debian from our website by referring to the Ubuntu Core section of the manual.

Debian provides a massive repository of prebuilt applications and services as well as a long history of focusing on stability and support for the embedded market. You can download and install Debian from our website by referring to the Debian section of the manual.

The world's most popular mobile OS, now available on a robust embedded system. Android™ provides power development tools and a large community of developers. The distribution provided for the TS-4900 includes driver support for all of the available hardware interfaces, including many not available in the standard Android distributions. You can download and install Android from the TS-4900 Files Repository.

The QNX® Neutrino® RTOS is a full-featured and robust OS that scales down to meet the constrained resource requirements of realtime embedded systems. It is a true microkernel design and its modular architecture enable customers to create highly optimized and reliable systems with low total cost of ownership. You can download and install QNX from our website by referring to the QNX section of the manual.

Software specifics:

• U-Boot Bootloader
• Linux Kernel 4.1
• Android™ Nougat 7.1.1
• QNX Neutrino RTOS
• Yocto, Debian Buster, and Ubuntu 16.04 distribution and Ubuntu Core support
• Flexible programming language support
• Source code examples available
• Linux GUI development using QT, GTK, and more