Colibri Computer on Module

In early 2005, Toradex released their first Colibri Computer on Module. It is based on the Marvell™ PXA270, formerly Intel XScale™, and continues to be available until at least 2017.

 Toradex continues to expand the Colibri family of Computer modules which have been swiftly adopted by a diverse range of industries around the globe. Today the Colibri family contains ten pin and functional compatible module variants utilising Marvell PXA and NVIDIA® Tegra™ System-on-Chips (SoC) and ships to thousands of customers.

Toradex continues to innovate, develop and support our Colibri System on Module family. Features and improvements to the Windows™ CE OS for the Colibri PXA270 continue eight years after the initial product launch. Additional products will be added to the Colibri product family in 2013, demonstrating the commitment of Toradex to the longevity of the Colibri product family.

Apalis Architecture

The diagram below shows the basic architecture of the Apalis Computer module, listing the various interfaces by group. The broad variety of the embedded interfaces offered by Apalis, combined with the latest connectivity makes the module family the ideal solution for most of today's demanding embedded applications.

Apalis allows customers to take advantage of continuous dynamic change in technology, while ensuring the statics of backward compatibility and product longevity. Although future trends are virtually impossible to predict, Apalis provides a stable solution without significant compromise, by splitting the supported interfaces into two classes: standard and type specific.

 
The standard interfaces of Apalis are defined with their common use across a wide variety of applications in mind. They provide long lasting, simple yet cost efficient connectivity. These interfaces are designed to be 100% compatible between different Apalis ARM Computer modules and allow for a price/performance optimised end product. A natural upgrade path to more powerful or cost optimized Apalis family members is thus available.

Type specific interfaces allow individual Apalis modules to utilise additional instances of standard interfaces (e.g. extra PCI-Express lanes or SATA ports) or technologies suited to specific applications, but with shorter lifetimes or constant evolution (e.g. MIPI CSI and DSI interfaces, largely driven by mobile markets). Type specific interfaces that are common between modules will generally share the same pins on the module connector, providing an acceptable level of compatibility.