VM6103
6U VME ARM Low Power Dissipation Computer
- Dual-Core or Quad-Core 1 GHz / 1.6 GHz 64-bit ARM based Processor
- < 10 W Low Power Dissipation, in Dual-Core 1 GHz
- High versatility with of I/O expansions: Dual PMC, XMC, Mini-PCIe slots
- High capacity of storage: 32 GB eMMC and M.2 SATA III SSD Socket
- Long Term Supply and Support


Product Information
The VM6103 is the first member of a full range of High-Performance, Low Power dissipation Kontron range of products featuring QorIQ ‘Layerscape’ multicore ARM processors.
The VM6103 Connectivity Engine provides a flexible off-the-shelf method for quickly developing and deploying cost-conscious high-performance with low power dissipation tailored systems.
The low power consumption of the powerful Dual-Core 64‑bit ARM Cortex-A53 makes the VM6103 well-suited to critical environments such as industrial, transportation and defense applications.
The VM6103 features a highly scalable computing performance as it is available either with a dual-core or quad-core ARM processor clocked at a frequency from 1 GHz up to 1.6 GHz.
The outstanding flexibility of the design of VM6103 provides numerous I/O expansion slots and the processing upgrade using pinout compatible 4-core processors.

Technical data
| Processor | LS1023A Dual-Core or LS1043A Quad-Core 1 GHz / 1.6 GHz 64-bit ARM based Processor speed from 1.0 GHz up to 1.6GHz |
|---|---|
| Cache | 1Mbyte |
| DRAM DDR4 | 4GB running at 1600MT/s |
| Expansion Slots | Dual PMC and Dual XMC mPCIE slot Dual M.2 slot |
| I/O Features | 2x 10/100/1000 BASE-T(X) on P0 2x high-speed USB Ports on P0 1x SATA Ports on P0 4x EIA-232 null-modem Tx/Rx Serial Ports rear panel on P2 3x GPIOs on P0 and 5 x GPIOs on P2 depending on build option I/Os available on P2 32 I/Os available on P2; 32 I/Os available on P0 |
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