Why choose Toradex as preferred System on Module partner

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Why Harry chose Toradex as his preferred SOM
partner?

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Further to my last blog post, once my virtual
friend Harry (CTO of BestECG company) decided to
use System on Modules (SOM) for building the next
ECG machine, he started exploring various SOM
vendors to choose the ideal one. Harry knows that
the SOMs hardware is a commodity, and any vendor
can offer a SOM based on a leading processor, so
he created a bucket list for choosing his ideal
SOM partner.
CHAIRMAN

• Guaranteed SOM availability for 7 years as ECG
  machines have a long product life
• Excellent post-sales support and maintenance
• Low cost
• Matured software ecosystem
• Ex-stock availability

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Toradex was able to match more than Harrys
expectations.
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Long term availability Guaranteed 10 years
availability of modules. For example, the Colibri
PXA270 module was launched in 2005, and this
module shall be available till 2020
Scalable platforms Pin-compatible modules that
enable upgrades on existing platforms as easy as
plug-and-play. This helps OEMs mitigate
technology obsolescence issues
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Free lifetime maintenance Continuous software
upgrades with OS updates, feature additions bug
fixes. Hardware-change notification process for
alleviating component obsolescence issue
In-house development In-house development of the
hardware and software. The result is a
highly-optimized platform with optimal
performance and minimum power consumption
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Free premium support Direct support from the
engineers, who have developed the modules. So,
the customers get the best technical support in
the least lead time
Competitive pricing Direct online sales without
involving any intermediaries, so the prices are
competitive and publicly disclosed
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Local warehouses Independent warehouses at
geographically dispersed locations. This ensures
ex-stock availability and alleviates any import
issues
Software ecosystem Host of free tools, pre-built
libraries service partners, that helps
customers in their embedded product development
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• With my earlier blog posts, I tried to answer the
  following questions
• Why chip-based or custom development is not ideal
  for embedded projects? View post
• What are the constraints of using SBCs for
  embedded product development? View post
• Why System on Modules are more ideal than
  chip-based development? View post
• Why System on Modules are more ideal than SBCs
  for embedded development? View post

CHAIRMAN
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In this presentation, I have attempted to
showcase why Toradex would be your ideal SOM
partner for your next project. In my next post, I
will give you a few details about the Toradex
product families and which end-applications can
be built using these modules.
CHAIRMAN
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters,
businesses, places, events and incidents are
either the products of the authors imagination
or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance
to actual persons, living or dead, or actual
events is purely coincidental.
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Thank you!