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News Release from: Eurotech | Subject: Quantum
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 August 2007
CPU module eases motherboard design
The Quantum module combines an Intel PXA270 processor with a wide range of features that are ideal for mobile and handheld devices.
The Arcom Quantum PXA270-based SO-DIMM-format SBC module gives OEMs an extremely low-power, high-performance and cost-effective computer component for easy integration into their application specific motherboards Its ready to run potential eliminates the work and risk involved with designing the complex processor core and operating system element
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 26 Mar 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The PXA270 processor incorporates Intel XScale microarchitecture, multimedia acceleration, rich peripheral integration and sophisticated power management.
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The Quantum module combines this with a wide range of features, making it ideal for mobile and handheld devices, power sensitive embedded communications, asset monitoring and compact MMI solutions.
Powerful multimedia components include a full VGA flat panel controller, an AC97 compatible audio codec device and four-wire touch screen support.
Serial communications I/O is comprehensive, with five serial ports, which variously offer Bluetooth, full modem-control and high speed communications to 921.6Kbaud.
USB 1.1 Host and Client interfaces are also provided.
A Quantum Ethernet Module (QEM) mounts onto the Quantum module IDE connector to provide a 10/100 Ethernet port complete with magnetics and RJ45 connector.
Other I/O includes SSP (Synchronous Serial Protocol) ports, up to 78bit of GPIO, I2C bus and PWM outputs.
A JTAG debug and test interface is also provided.
The Quantum supports PXA270 processor speeds to 520MHz, onboard soldered Flash memory to 64Mbyte and 64Mbyte SDRAM.
The Quantum is delivered with either a Windows CE 5.0 or Linux 2.6 image ready-installed into the onboard Flash.
These include drivers for all the Quantum I/O.
Arcom also provides a Quantum base board to accept the Quantum SBC module to become a complete Windows CE or Linux development kit.
The board provides interfaces and connectors to all the module's I/O as well as memory card and wireless devices.
The base board can be used in production systems as well as for prototyping.
However, Arcom provides comprehensive documentation and assistance to OEMs wishing to design a base board efficiently linking the Quantum module to their particular application. Request a free brochure from Eurotech ...
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