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This is not an M.2 card. This is a way to interface with a carrier board containing more peripherals using the M.2 connector. Development boards such as these
by spyremeown 4y ago
This is not an M.2 card. This is a way to interface with a carrier board containing more peripherals using the M.2 connector.
Development boards such as these can be also deployed as-is with "production" carrier boards.
The industry has reused connectors such as DIMMs and M.2s, and the main focus is being able to swap only the daughter-board to go up and down requirements and constraints as the project advances.
- wildzzz 4y agoThese kinds of designs are good to drop into things like kiosk PCs and digital signage, applications where you don't need a ton of processing power but still require a full stack of network connectivity. You could upgrade the compute module to better versions with faster processors or more memory depending on your needs. These kinds of compute module designs aren't very helpful for IoT designs since you need a carrier board. If you need to make your own carrier board to fit your design, why not just use an already existing SoC board that has everything you need?
- netr0ute 4y agoThe difference is that it's easier to make 2 M.2 connectors and a screwpost on a board than it is to add a SoC, power management, and all the other baggage that comes with it.