Thundercomm TurboX C8550 SoM Overview

The TurboX C8550 SoM (System on Module) is designed based on Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ premium-tier 5G SoC. It is designed with a 4 nm process, for superior performance and power efficiency.

This section summarizes the hardware capabilities of the Thundercomm TurboX C8550 SoM, its peripherals, and packaging specifications. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Hardware characteristics of the SoM

Table 1 shows a summary of the hardware characteristics of the SoM

Table 1: Thundercomm TurboX C8550 **SoM** - Hardware Summary
Feature	Thundercomm TurboX C8550 SoM
Plataform	SoC: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ QCS8550 CPU Complex: Octacore Qualcomm® Kryo™: 1x GoldPlus @ 3.2 GHz + 4x Gold @ 2.8 GHz + 3x Silver @ 2.0 GHz. GPU Architecture: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 740 with support for Vulkan, OpenGL® ES and OpenCL™ APIs. Image Signal Processor: Qualcomm® Spectra™ Image Signal Processor - Cognitive ISP, Triple 18-bit ISPs.
Memory	12 GB LPDDR5x, memory up to 4200 MHz
Storage	128 GB (UFS 3.1/4.0)
AI Performance	HTP INT8 48 TOPs GPU FP16 12 TOPs
Display	2x DSI D-PHY-1.2 4-lane Support dual MIPI DSI ports, with support for split-link for fold use case Maximum resolution: support up to 3480 × 2160@120 Hz, 3360 × 1600@144 Hz
Camera	4 x CSI D-PHY-1.2 4-lane 2.5 Gbps/lane 2 x CSI C-PHY-2.0 3-trio/D-PHY-1.2 4-lane compatible, C-PHY 13.68 Gbps/trio 2 x CSI D-PHY-1.2 2-lane 5 x concurrent, 3 IFE + 2 IFE-lites Low Power AI subsystem for AON camera (CSI4 with PM8010) (TBD) 3 x 36 MP@30fps – Triple cameras 64 MP + 36 MP@30fps –Dual cameras 1 x 108 MP@30fps – Single camera
Encode/Decode	UHD video processing unit Video decode up to 4K240/8K60 Video encode up to 4K120/8K30 Concurrent 4K60 decode and 4K60 encode for wireless display AV1 decode Native decode support for H.265 Main 10, H.265 Main, H.264 High, and VP9 profile 2 Native encode support for H.265 Main 10, H.265 Main, H.264 high formats
Audio	2 x WSA SoundWire interfaces to support up to 4x WSA 6 x I2S with 2 x data lanes to support full duplex stereo, or up to 4-channel Tx/Rx application 1 X I2S supports 4x data lanes for up to eight channels Tx/Rx application 4 X DMIC ports to support up to 8 DMICs
USB	1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (with DP V1.4)
PCIE	1 X PCIe Gen4 2-lane 1 X PCIe Gen3 2-lane
QUP	QUPs SSC QUPs IIC HUBs
SDIO	2 x SSDIODC: SDC2 has dedicated pins SDC4 is configurable via GPIOs
Debug port	1 x Debug UART
Connectivity	No Wi-Fi built-in
Voltage operation	3.2V ~ 4.5V
Dimension and weight	39mm x 33mm x 2.75mm (excluding height of the bottom shieldinghttps://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2023/04/qualcomm-qcm8550-and-qcs8550-processors-for-compute-intensive-apps case) Weight: 8g
Package Format	Interface form factor: LGA-628
Operating Environment	Operation Temperature: -35℃ ~ +75℃ Operation Humidity: 5%~95%, non-condensing
Certifications	ROHS Reach WEEE TSCA
OS Support	Android Linux Ubuntu

In Figure 2 the the block diagram of the SoC: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ QCS8550 is shown. It's parts are:

CPU: Qualcomm® KryoTM
GPU: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 740
NPU Neural Processing Unit
VPU Video Processing Unit
Wi-Fi 7
LPASS: Audio Sub-System

Figure 2: SoC: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ QCS8550 Block Diagram

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

The Qualcomm® Adreno™ 740 GPU has the following characteristics:

Supports the following APIs:
- For graphics: OpenGL® ES, Vulkan
- For computing: OpenCL™
Clock Speed: 680 MHz

Central Processing Unit (CPU Complex)

The (Octacore) Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU's cores have the following characteristics:

Number of Cores: 8
Architecture: 64-bit
Clock Speed: Up to 3.2 GHz

CPU cores

1x GoldPlus @ 3.2 GHz:
- Arm® Cortex®-X3 Processor

(2+2) Gold @ 2.8 GHz:
- 2x Arm® Cortex®-A710 Processor + 2x Arm® Cortex®-A715 Processor

3x Silver @ 2.0 GHz:
- Arm® Cortex®-A510 Processor

Digital Signal Processor (DSP)

Compute DSP: V73 AI-optimized tensor processor, six threads scalar DSP
Sensor DSP: Qualcomm® Sensing Hub 3.0

Neural Processing Unit (NPU)

NPU: Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Tensor Processor (HTP) with:

Hexagon Vector eXtensions (HVX)
Hexagon Matrix eXtensions (HMX)

Image Signal Processor (ISP)

Qualcomm Spectra™ Image Signal Processor - Cognitive ISP, Triple 18-bit ISPs

Inputs: 5 cameras

Image Signal Processor (ISP) Name: Qualcomm® Spectra™

Image Signal Processor (ISP) Type: Image Signal Processor (ISP)

Image Signal Processor (ISP) Number: Triple ISP

Image Signal Processor (ISP) Bit Depth: 18-bit

Triple Camera: 36+36+36 MP1

Dual Camera (ZSL, 30 fps): 64+36 MP

Dual Camera: 64+36 MP1

Single Camera (MFNR, ZSL, 30 fps): 108 MP

Features: Mega Low light photography

Video Capture: 8K @ 30 fps, 4K @ 120 fps

Slow Motion Video Capture: 720p @ 960 fps

Video Capture Formats: Dolby Vision®

Video Capture Features: Engine for Visual Analytics 3.0

Single Camera: Up to 200 MP

Secure processing Unit (SPU)

Qualcomm® Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) v5.3
Qualcomm® Type-1 Hypervisor enables multiple trusted VMs (TVMs)

References

↑ Thundercomm TurboX C8550, Product Brief. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from [1]
↑ Thundercomm TurboX C8550 SOM . Retrieved September 13, 2024, from [2]
↑ Thundercomm TurboX C8550 SOM Data Sheet. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from [3]
↑ Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Tensor Processor Overview for QCS8550/QCM8550. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from [4]
↑ Pocessors QCS8550. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from [5]
↑ Qualcomm® QCS8550/QCM8550 Processors. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from [6]

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[devkit1-1] Thundercomm TurboX C8550, Product Brief. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from [1]

[devkit2-2] Thundercomm TurboX C8550 SOM . Retrieved September 13, 2024, from [2]

[devkit3-3] Thundercomm TurboX C8550 SOM Data Sheet. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from [3]

[devkit4-4] Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Tensor Processor Overview for QCS8550/QCM8550. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from [4]

[devkit5-5] Pocessors QCS8550. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from [5]

[devkit6-6] Qualcomm® QCS8550/QCM8550 Processors. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from [6]

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