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News Release from: Adlink Technology | Subject: ETX-GLX
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 02 August 2007
ETX module adds Serial ATA connections
The ETX-GLX is reckoned to be an ideal balance between computing performance and low power consumption.
Adlink has a new low power ETX module that complies with the latest ETX revision 3.02 form factor specifications ETX revision 3.02 adds two SATA port connectors to ETX modules while maintaining full backward compatibility with previous ETX revision 2.x designs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new ETX-GLX targets markets for medical automation, gaming, instrumentation, POS, mobile computing and transportation where low power, medium performance and extended graphic support is required.
The ETX-GLX, based on AMD's Geode LX 800 processor and CS5536 companion chipset, is reckoned to be an ideal balance between computing performance and low power consumption.
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This module supports up to 1Gbyte DDR400 RAM in a single SODIMM socket or can optionally be equipped with 128 or 256Mbyte DDR400 memory soldered on the module.
The ETX-GLX supports advanced display features such as high resolution analogue CRT monitors up 1920 x 1440 and single or dual channel 24bit LVDS panels at a maximum 1600 x 1200 resolution.
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The ETX-GLX further incorporates an Intel based 10/100Base-T Ethernet port, an PATA EIDE controller supporting both PIO and UDMA modes, a dual port SATA controller, four USB v2.0 ports, two serial ports, one parallel port (SPP/ECP/EPP) shared with FDD, one PS2 keyboard/mouse interface, an AC97 audio interface, and power management functionality.
The ETX-GLX has full support for PCI and legacy ISA, and comes with embedded features such as a watchdog controller, RS232 console redirection and CMOS EEPROM backup of BIOS settings and batteryless operation.
The ETX-GLX is a revision controlled product aimed at applications that require a guaranteed long production life and support.
The ETX-GLX comes with BSP support for Windows XP, Windows XP Embedded, Linux, and Vxworks.
Samples of the ETX-GLX are available now; full production shipping quantities start later this month.
A dedicated Embedded Linux development kit will be available for ETX-GLX in this quarter.
The software and hardware tools included in the Embedded Linux development kit allow a developer to set up a host-target based development system in just minutes without any peripherals or system setup on the target side. Request a free brochure from Adlink Technology ...
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