1.1 Introduction
Wuhan Wanxiang Aoke Electronics Co., Ltd’s HD-G2L-CORE core board has officially been released. Compared to common embedded platforms on the market, RZ/G2L offers significant performance advantages. This article will compare it with the widely used Cortex-A8 platform, specifically the Ti AM335x series.
1.2 RZ/G2L Product Overview
HD-G2L-CORE is a high-performance core board designed by Wuhan Wanxiang Aoke Electronics based on RZ/G2L. It features powerful multimedia capabilities (H.264 encoding/decoding), high-speed Ethernet ports (dual 1000Mbps Ethernet), and a rich array of peripheral interfaces (multiple SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, etc.), making it suitable for applications in medical electronics, industrial gateways, handheld devices, and more.
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High-performance processor: Dual-core A55 architecture CPU, 28nm advanced process, with a frequency of up to 1.2GHz;
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High-performance coprocessor: Single-core M33 architecture, capable of running FreeRTOS and other real-time operating systems;
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High-performance GPU processing core: Mail-G31, supports 3D graphics engine;
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Rich audio and video interfaces to meet multimedia application needs;
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Rich peripheral device interfaces to meet complex industrial control scenarios;
1.3Parameter Comparison
As one of the classic processors in the past decade, AM335x has the following features:
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The cheapest Cortex A8 processor;
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One of the most documented chips in TI’s history;
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A clearly positioned industrial application MPU;
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Integrates 2 MAC in the MCU;
Meanwhile, RZ/G2L is one of the most competitive products for the next decade. Below is a comparison of the parameters of RZ/G2L and AM335x, which shows significant advantages in graphics, multimedia, and communication interfaces, making it very suitable for industrial applications.
1.4 Performance Comparison
Below are the reference results of CPU performance tests:
