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News Release from: Kontron UK | Subject: ETXexpress miniBaseboard
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 January 2008
Baseboard offers scalable processor
performance
The ETXexpress miniBaseboard meets the design guidelines of the COM Express Extension and all the interfaces are dedicated for accelerated application testing.
Kontron has released the ETXexpress miniBaseboard, a compact and COM Express compliant system with a footprint of 170 x 145mm For applications designed to run on COM Express-compliant designs, the Kontron ETXexpress miniBaseboard serves as a universal platform for rapid software validation
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The ETXexpress miniBaseboard meets the design guidelines of the COM Express Extension and all the interfaces are dedicated for accelerated application testing with freely scalable processor performance.
Therefore, time-to market for COM Express-compliant ETXexpress embedded applications is significantly reduced.
OEM customers benefit from long-term availability, robust construction and a function-tested, future-proof design.
At 170 x 145mm and a height of only 1U including computer-on-module, the Kontron ETXexpress miniBaseboard has a compact design for easy integration in almost every embedded application.
OEMs also benefit from the optional power input ranging from 8.5V to 18V provided by the four-pin ATX power connecter that makes integration into different applications even more convenient.
The Kontron ETXexpress miniBaseboard provides communication interfaces including one PCI express slot, one ExpressCard54 slot on the backside, one 32 bit PCI slot, six USB 2.0 slots (four on the front and 2 on the pin header) and one Gigabit Ethernet interface.
Storage media can connect to ETXexpress computer-on-modules via four SerialATA interfaces.
One CF card slot and a 44-pin IDE interface are offered.
The Kontron ETXexpress miniBaseboard also provides S3 cold support for PC sleep modes.
Flat panels are controlled via two standardised JILI LVDS interfaces.
Additional graphics are connected through a DVI output (with VGA support).
Digital sound on the optical SPDIF connector and pin header as well as HD audio with AC97 sound complete the feature set. Request a free brochure from Kontron UK ...
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