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News Release from: Kontron UK | Subject: ETXexpress-CN7
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 20 February 2006
Embedded module exploits express
peripherals
Kontron has released the RoHS-compliant ETXexpress-CN7 computer-on-module, its fourth ETXexpress COM Express-compliant module since the official launch of the PICMG COM.0 specification.
Kontron has released the RoHS-compliant ETXexpress-CN7 computer-on-module, its fourth ETXexpress COM Express-compliant module since the official launch of the PICMG COM.0 specification This launch corroborates Kontron's claim to global leadership in the COM market
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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At the same time, Kontron has announced that the number of ETXexpress modules will continue to increase in the coming months, in order to offer users continuous full PCI/PCIe scalability with the relevant processors.
This also strengthens the leadership of ETXexpress and COM Express for PCIe/PCI-COM designs.
The PICMG COM.0-compliant Kontron ETXexpress-CN7 with PCI and PCI Express onboard is a medium to high-end COM and a genuine alternative to Intel-based COMs with PCI Express.
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It is positioned between the microETXexpress-PM and ETXexpress-PM COMs (both Intel Pentium M based) and, thanks to its attractive processor technology, provides a real alternative to the two Intel designs.
This new board means that all the basics that newcomers to ETXexpress technology need to be able to accept the new standard for COMs with PCI and PCI Express from the beginning are now in place, even in terms of the need for scalability.
Besides Intel and VIA technologies, no other manufacturer currently offers comparable solutions that support PCI Express.
The Kontron ETXexpress-CN7 uses the 1.5 to 2GHz C7 processor with a maximum power usage of 20W and up to 800MHz FSB.
Up to 1Gbyte of fast DDR2-SDRAM can be implemented either via a storage slot or optionally onboard.
If a customer's application requires it, a VIA Eden 7 Low Power processor between 400MHz and 1.5GHz is available as an alternative.
In terms of interfaces, two dedicated PCI-Express x1 lanes, PCI, LPC, eight USB 2.0 ports, and four Serial-ATA interfaces are integrated.
For demanding dual graphics, the COM offers CRT and LCD/LVDS support via PCI; the sound system is AC97-compliant.
High connectivity is provided by the fast Gigabit Ethernet interface.
All of this is offered on an embedded module with a mere 95 x 125mm.
OEMs that need more than just COMs from Kontron can rely on custom solutions and services from Kontron Embedded Modules.
Here, experienced developers are busy implementing the latest interface technology on baseboards for COMs and developing customised single board computers.
Hundreds of layouts have already been successfully implemented and mass-produced in recent years, so that in many cases design risks can be avoided in advance, and customer-specific designs can be made ready for serial production significantly faster.
For example, the confident familiarity with COMs, for instance in signal sequencing on the baseboard, is as much a matter of course for the developers as the implementation of economical designs in the smallest space, or consistent use of components with long-term availability. Request a free brochure from Kontron UK ...
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