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I just learned something new. I thought the System-on-Module” (SoM or SOM, depending on your preference) moniker was relatively new. I should have known better. “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun,” as the prophet said in Ecclesiastes 1:9. No matter…
What is a System-on-Module? We have all heard of microcontrollers, microprocessors, and System-on-chips. But what is a System-on-Module, how are they different to SoCs, and how can they be helpful in the development of electronic systems? What is a System-on-Module? A System-on-Module, or SoM for short, is an electronic circuit that integrates all needed system functions into a single module including a processor, memory, and I/O controllers. However, unlike an SoC which combines many of these functions onto a single chip, an SoM typically only requires a source of power to operate. SoMs ar...