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COLUMNS FEATURES 8 PC/104 Consortium THE BIG YET SMALL PICTURE: Embedded marketplace embraces PCI/104-Express By Dr. Paul Haris Small, smaller, smallest 12 The wireless toolbox 9 Small Form Factor SIG By John Schwartz, Digi International Separating interconnects from form factors By Paul Rosenfeld 15 Focus on Form Factors: Pico-ITXe 10 Euro Small Tech By Bob Burckle, WinSystems Compact board powers personal weather station By Hermann Strass TECH SMALL TALK: Insights from the experts 74 Editor’s Insight 16 COMIT hits the embedded computing world Rugged SFFs nail system designs By Bob Burckle, WinSystems By Chris A. Ciufo IT’S A SMALLOnly (FORM FACTOR) WORLD: Unique applications DEPARTMENTS 19 PC/104 powers nanosatellite for space situational 24 Editor’s Choice Products awareness By Kristin Allen, Kristin Allen Marketing & Design By Don Dingee Print 22 Prototyping SoCs with customized PCI Express WEB RESOURCES development boards By Stephane Hauradou, PLDA Subscribe to the magazine or E-letter Live industry news • Submit new products RESOURCE GUIDE: http://submit.opensystemsmedia.com White papers: 27 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Read: http://whitepapers.opensystemsmedia.com Submit: http://submit.opensystemsmedia.comSingle Communications and networking...... 27. Complete systems...... 29. On the cover: In a progression from small to smallest, the ADLINK Technology Industrial automation...... 30. MilSystem 800, WinSystems Pico-I/O with VIA Pico-ITXe, and Digi XBee radio module show the latest trends in small form factor Interfaces ...... 32. systems and boards. I/O boards...... 32. MIL-SPEC...... 40. Published by: Packaging...... 42. 2009 OpenSystems Media® © 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors All registered brands and trademarks in PC/104 and Small Form Factors are property of their respective owners. Processor boards/SBCs...... 44. Storage...... 70. Vision systems and displays...... 71. 4 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors Only

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Single Embedded marketplace embraces PCI/104-Express Building on its 17-year heritage, the PC/104 Consortium is once again getting the worldwide embedded community up and running with the latest in its stackable PC/104 specifications: PCI/104-Express, PCIe/104, EPIC Express, and EBX Express. This results in a long-term, inter- operable, solutions-based family of five bus configurations: PC/104 (ISA only), PC/104-Plus (ISA and PCI), PCI-104 (PCI only), PCI/104-Express (PCI and PCIe), and PCIe/104 (PCIe only) plus three form factors: 104, EPIC, and EBX with 104 expandability (see Figure 1).

Vendors have already brought to market PCI/104-Express, PCIe/104, EPIC Express, Only and EBX Express modules in the form of SBCs, CPUs, serial ports, Gigabit Ethernet ports, frame grabbers, analog Figure 1 | The PC/104 Consortium specifies five bus types and three form factors. and digital I/O, power supplies, bridge cards, PCIe over cables, SATA, FireWire, video, ExpressCard, MiniCard adapters, PCIe slot card adapters, and others – with Print more to come.

Key to their quick adoption was the PC/104 Consortium’s maintenance of the long-standing tenets of its PC/104 architecture: focus on mainstream PC expansion buses (ISA, PCI, and PCIe), interoperability across specifications, consistent add- on module construction, either-direction stackability, rugged connector design,Single and paths for future technology growth.

The focus on mainstream expansion buses allows users to leverage the vast array Figure 2 | From top to bottom, the left module stack consists of PCIe/104, PCIe/104, of available standard and custom chip PCI/104-Express, PCI/104-Express, PCI-104, and PC/104-Plus. The right module stack devices as well as all of the mainstream consists of PCI/104-Express, PC/104-Plus, and PC/104. software developments and operating system device recognition libraries. It also leverage on the vast market of already PC/104 market and their products, and helps reduce incompatibilities between available modules (see Figure 2). up-to-date PC/104 news and activities. multiple vendor products, custom software anomalies, and long-term risks of In the end, users are left with a large PC/104 Consortium • 916-270-2016 single vendor dependencies. breadth and depth of consistent products [email protected] • www.pc104.org and applications as well as quick time-to- In addition, by not losing sight of mechan- market experiences. ical consistency, the PC/104 Consortium’s family of specifications allows modules Visit the PC/104 Consortium’s website at based on different bus configurations to www.pc104.org to find more information stack together, giving users maximum on its specifications, the key players in the

8 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors Separating interconnects from form factors

Industry standards for board-level com- Form factor standards should live Finally, there is no reason to restrict this puter technology typically describe both a 10-20 years or more. Interface specifi- separation of form factor standards from mechanical board form factor and a board- cations may change much more rapidly board interconnect standards to SBCs. to-board communications interface. Yet as as chipsets and bus technologies evolve. The same logic and flexibility can apply to bus technologies multiply, it has become Note that connector locations must be Computer-On-Module (COM) standards. clear that multiple CPU form factors can fixed on an SBC only when the I/O board Current COM standards such as ETX and offer the same expansion interface. and the SBC are the same size to ensure COM Express define both a module form interoperability across suppliers. factor and baseboard interface, including For example, PC/104 I/O expansion is connectors and pin definitions. SFF-SIG’s available on PC/104, EBX, and EPIC “Form factor soon-to-be-released COM Interconnect form factors as described in three separate Technology (COMIT) interface specifica- standards documents. Similarly, a single tion for COM CPUs specifies a connector form factor such as an EPIC CPU can be standards should and pin definition without defining a form available with multiple expansion inter- factor. COMIT modules can use the ETX faces including PC/104, PC/104-Plus, live 10-20 years or more. Onlyform factor or any of the official and unof- PCI-104, and the new PCI/104-Express ficial COM Express form factors or any as well as the SFF-SIG’s Stackable Interface specifications custom form factor. Unified Module Interconnect Technology (SUMIT) interface. Worst case, each of may change much more All of this may take a little getting used these can also be represented in a separate to. CPU data sheets will need to describe standards document. rapidly as chipsets both the form factor and interconnect(s) Print available. Manufacturers of standard- SFF-SIG is breaking with past practice ized enclosures can focus completely by separating form factor standards from and bus technologies on the form factor specification regard- board interconnect standards. SFF-SIG’s less of board-to-board interfaces. OEMs recently announced SUMIT interface evolve.” can choose an SBC based on size re- standard, intended for advanced stack- quirements with support for specific I/O able systems, defines connector(s) and SFF-SIG will soon release its first form expansion modules necessary for their pin definitions. It does not specify a form factor specification, Pico-ITXe (see applications. But the real value may not factor. Any of a dozen or more CPU form the Focus on Form Factors column on be fully realized until the SUMIT II or factor products and custom boards could page 15). Increased silicon densities and SUMIT III specifications are released, use the SUMIT interface. The SUMITSingle higher integration have reduced the board reflecting the advances in next-generation standard will contain application exam- space required to implement CPU function- chipset/processor integration and the ease ples showing how the SUMIT interface ality, so it’s time to make form factors with which these new technologies will might be implemented on different form even smaller. enter the market. factor CPUs. Pico-ITXe shrinks a full-function SBC This approach allows the SBC designer to a tiny 72 mm x 100 mm. While the Small Form Factor SIG to place the expansion interface anywhere Pico-ITXe form factor standard does not 408-480-7900 on the CPU board. With the high-speed specify a board-to-board expansion inter- [email protected] signals and critical routing constraints face, it can easily support high-density www.sff-sig.org required for PCI Express, this flexibility interfaces such as SUMIT. SFF-SIG is may simplify a difficult CPU design also releasing a specification, Pico-I/O, effort by reducing board layers and low- for stackable I/O expansion modules ering cost. Finally, this approach allows small enough to fit within the Pico-ITXe for next-generation chipset functionality SBC outline. Because Pico-I/O modules enhancements to the interface specifi- use the SUMIT interface, they can be cation without having to redocument the integrated with any SBC form factor form factor. implementing the SUMIT interface.

PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide 2009 / 9 Compact board powers personal weather station

Localized meteorology weather forecasts 24 hours a day without Although weather forecasts for large any subscription fees. This electronic regions or big cities are readily available instrument, which is about the size of online and from other media sources, it is an alarm clock and costs approximately difficult to obtain reliable, localized fore- €40 (U.S. $55), receives radioed informa- casts for the valleys and mountain ranges tion within a 30 km radius using a small in Europe. Germany, which is about half board with a radio receiver (Figure 1). the size of Texas, is split into 18 regions. Switzerland with its complex geography Localized forecasts are transmitted to the is divided into even smaller regions. private weather station via radio signals from Switzerland and Germany. Global Fulfilling the need for localized reports, weather data is processed by Meteotest Meteo Time GmbH produces a personal weather experts and their supercomput- weather station that measures air tempera- ers, then further processed into forecasts Figure 1 | The board that powers the ture, humidity, and barometric pressure in for a fine-grained grid of local environOnly- Meteo Time personal weather station and around a home and provides complete ments. This information is encoded into measures 135 mm x 130 mm (5.3" x 5.1").

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10 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors the stream of official time broadcasts from ecast.opensystemsmedia.com radio stations HBG, operated by METAS (Switzerland), and DCF77, operated by E Embedded castComputing Knowledge Webcasts PTB (Germany). The DCF77 time signal covers most of Europe from Norway to Upcoming North Africa and is used to synchronize E-cast: radio-controlled wristwatches and clocks. Time slots in the first 14 seconds of each Ruggedized MicroTCA goes mainstream minute are used for transmitting encoded April 8, 2 p.m. EDT weather information. Presented by: Emerson Network Power, Special ICs licensed from Meteo Time Performance Technologies, decode the weather data. When powered Elma, and Hybricon up, the weather station automatically Moderated by: Joe Pavlat synchronizes to its localized weather region broadcast and picks up current outside temperature and other local param- eters from wireless sensor units. Regional and local data are processed and displayed in the form of weather icons including temperature forecasts, maximum wind speed in eight steps, chance of precipita- tion in eight steps, special alpine weather conditions, estimated sunrise and sunset times, and updates on 10 critical weather conditions for morning, afternoon, and evening (see Figure 2). Only

Figure 2 | Regional and local weatherSingle data are displayed in the form of 15 different weather symbols. Electronica recap Electronica 2008 attracted 2,800 exhibitors and 73,000 visitors, 58 percent of whom were foreign. Featured technologies included e-signage and the world’s largest LCD screen measuring 2.75 m (108"). With the push for green electronics, it is expected that analog technology will make a strong comeback, producing power efficiency that is orders of magnitude better than digital technology, which can only save 10-30 percent if all the tricks of the trade are used.

For more information, contact Hermann at [email protected].

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As connected devices proliferate, the number of nodes that must be secure increases, especially as the line between enterprise networks and embedded networks blurs. In the following discussion, Adrian calls attention to the risks The wireless toolboxof malware infiltration through connected embedded devices and presents a proactive approach to rethinking security.

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One of the more petite and unique small form factors available today is a modular radio form factor called XBee. To provide some background on why the form factor was created and howPrint it can simplify designs, John describes the technology and thinking behind these modular radios.

remember one of the first times I went Radios vary widely out to the garage to help my dad change The wireless world similarly presents Ithe oil and do other maintenance on the a virtually endless array of protocols, car. I was absolutely amazed at the sheer frequencies, and options to select from. number of tools in the various boxes and As a case in point, Digi has steadily drawers. There appeared to be an endless created and added to an entire radio mod- array of wrenches, sockets, and screwSingle- ule product portfolio called the XBee drivers of all shapes and sizes. After radio family (see Figure 1), which offers listening to some brief lessons on the different frequencies, output power, and function of each tool, I remember think- network topologies in a pin-compatible ing that someone could do almost any- form factor. thing with an adjustable crescent wrench. All the sockets and open-ended wrenches Those who are new to the industry often seemed like extraneous tools that were ask questions like, “Isn’t a radio pretty Figure 1 | The XBee radio module enables sometimes handy but mostly just used to much a radio?” and “Why develop so advanced, low-power mesh networking. impress the neighbors. many different types?” As with the wrenches, the short answer is that differ- There is no question that in practically I believed my initial impression to be ent radios and protocols fit better in some all vertical markets, devices are trend- correct until I started working on cars situations and applications than others. ing toward having some kind of wireless myself. I realized that while a crescent Point-to-multipoint has certain advan- connectivity. Embedding a module often wrench sometimes works, a socket can tages over mesh and vice versa. More can provide more flexibility than other be much faster. Also, on occasion, the output power equates to longer range but options, especially if the end product will working area can be too restrictive for a more current draw. Some frequencies are be deployed in several environments or bulky crescent wrench, and only thinner, not accepted in certain countries. with different products. open-ended, or specialized wrenches fit.

12 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors Why different frequencies? manufacturers prefer the advantage of Every device that intentionally emits radio lower frequencies and ship 868 MHz signals must comply with government reg- products to Europe, 900 MHz products ulations in the country where the device is to the United States and Canada, and deployed. Tested modules with precertifi- 2.4 GHz products to Japan, where neither cations are available to make this process of the lower-frequency options is allowed. easier. The United States has Industrial, If the radio modules have the proper certi- Scientific, and Medical (ISM) bands at fications, they can save tens of thousands 902-928 MHz, 2,400-2,483.5 MHz, and of dollars in required testing and shave 5.8 GHz. Because these frequencies allow months off time to market. use without the need for specific site licenses, they tend to be the most popular In addition to agency certifications, some and the easiest to implement. In Europe, module families are designed so they can the ISM bands vary somewhat – 2.4 GHz be interchanged with each other without and 5.8 GHz are available, but 868 MHz is modification to the host PCB. It is typi- used instead of 900 MHz because of cell cal for modules to be pin-compatible and phone frequencies. interface with the host MCU over a 3.3 V UART. Digi’s XBee modules (listed in Table 1) can also operate with either a transparent mode or a standard, compat- “In practically all ible API that allows the modules to be exchanged without having to change the vertical markets, host MCU’s firmware. Because the radio module is essentially a daughtercard to devices are trending the main system, modules can be interOnly- changed within the same system whenever toward having some necessary as long as a similar form factor kind of wireless is used. Protocols and architectures connectivity.” If frequency usage was the only con- straint, it would simplifyPrint device selection, although radios would not be as flexible Lower frequencies have better range and or fit into as many applications. Point- obstacle penetration than higher frequen- to-point and point-to-multipoint are the cies. If a 900 MHz radio and a 2.4 GHz simplest types of networks. radio had the same output power and receive sensitivity, the wave from the A point-to-point network consists of only 900 MHz would go approximately twice two radios, with one radio acting as a as far or penetrate twice as many walls as transmitter and a second radio acting as the 2.4 GHz signal. In some applications,Single a receiver or with both radios acting as Radio module options Radio module Frequency Output power Topology XBee 802.15.4 2.4 GHz ISM 1 mW Point-to-multipoint XBee-PRO 802.15.4 2.4 GHz ISM 60 mW Point-to-multipoint XBee-PRO 868 868 MHz ISM 500 mW Point-to-multipoint XBee-PRO 900 900 MHz ISM 50 mW Point-to-multipoint XBee-PRO XSC 900 MHz ISM 100 mW Point-to-multipoint XBee ZB 2.4 GHz ISM 2 mW Mesh XBee-PRO ZB 2.4 GHz ISM 50 mW Mesh XBee DigiMesh 2.4 GHz ISM 1 mW Mesh XBee-PRO DigiMesh 2.4 GHz ISM 60 mW Mesh XBee-PRO DigiMesh 900 900 MHz ISM 50 mW Mesh Table 1 | Available in different frequencies and topologies, XBee modules can be interchanged without modifying the host PCB.

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transceivers. In a point-to-multipoint network, several radios are located within range and share data among themselves or sometimes with one master radio polling device acting as a communications arbiter. DigiMesh Besides being simple to install and implement, the main advantage of point-to- point and point-to-multipoint networks is ZigBee that they have the best latency and bandwidth performance. Because all devices Latency are within range, no time needs to be 802.15.4 spent routing discoveries or forwarding messages through multiple hops. If all installations are within range, going with a simpler network will save design time and offer the best download time for large data Flexibility of Sleeping Devices chunks at a given over-the-air data rate. Figure 2 | In the DigiMesh networking protocol, a nominated coordinator transmits messages that allow other nodes to coordinate their sleep/wake intervals. Moving to mesh What if all nodes aren’t within range of be sent only when the whole network is By offering a selection of modules with each other? With RF, simple repeaters awake, so message latency can take up to a specific firmware load, different fre- can be used, but mesh takes the repeater the sleep interval time. quencies, and different transmit power, concept to a higher level. In most mesh device costs can be kept to a minimum networks, not every device repeats every The sleep interval for the network Only is and still allow the flexibility of switching message. Instead, devices generally use a programmable from 10 ms on the low end to another option as solutions require. process to discover routes and then main- to four hours on the high end. Battery life tain a list of only those routes that are depends on the length of the sleep inter- As wireless technologies continue to used most frequently. val, the amount of time the network is evolve, more options and changes will awake during each interval, and the num- arise to meet specific demands. At Different mesh topologies fit better into ber of times a given unit has to transmit. some point, the market may see an eas- some applications than others. ZigBee If the nominated Printcoordinator is damaged ily adjustable wireless technology that uses three different device types within or goes offline, the network can automati- is the equivalent of a crescent wrench. a network. The ZigBee coordinator is cally nominate a new coordinator to keep But until then, all applications have responsible for picking a channel and the units synchronized. the exact same requirements, and op- forming a Personal Area Network (PAN). tions will exist and continue to expand to A ZigBee router is always powered and Applications that deal with remote sens- meet demand. ➤ can either receive packets or forward them ing often have minimal data communica- on to the appropriate destination. ZigBee tion needs, but because of where they are John Schwartz is a end devices can operate in extremely low- deployed, battery or energy harvesting technology strategist power sleep modes that in some cases power is a must. In these applications, at Digi International, can enable batteries to last for moreSingle than mesh is often a requirement, and the addi- based in Minnetonka, five years. ZigBee networks work best tional latency of the sleeping network Minnesota, where in applications like home automation, is worth whatever latency penalties are he evaluates new where routers are connected to lights or incurred. standards and tech- other devices that have continual access nologies, provides to power, while end devices such as light Modular radios create options product training, and supports technical switches operate on batteries. There is no technical reason why de- media relations and white paper devel- signers couldn’t put a handful of useful opment. Prior to joining Digi, John Other mesh technologies allow all devices protocols on a single processor; it would served as director of applications engin- to sleep and can operate by having all even be possible to put multiple RF front eering at Maxstream, a Digi-acquired devices wake and sleep in a synchronized ends on a single PCB, rendering several company. John has more than 10 years fashion (see Figure 2). With DigiMesh, different frequency options. However, of embedded, RF design, and project Digi’s proprietary mesh networking pro- putting every mesh topology onto a single management experience and holds tocol, all devices initially act as peers and processor would require a significant BS and MS degrees in Electrical nominate a coordinator from the nodes amount of memory, and multiple front Engineering from Utah State University. within the PAN. The nominated coordi- ends could get bulky relatively quickly. nator sends out periodic sync messages Either approach could drive up the device Digi International that allow the other nodes to coordinate costs to the point where they would 952-912-3444 their sleep/wake intervals. Messages can exceed design cost targets. www.digi.com

14 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors Primary target applications: Kiosks, medical, mobile, industrial, and communication systems Pico-I/O Sponsors: VIA Technologies, WinSystems, ADLINK Technology, and Samtec Module Outline

Year of concept release: 2008 60 mm Specification information: www.sff-sig.org/picoitx.html SUMIT A SUMIT B Dimensions: 100 mm x 72 mm Mounting: Stand-alone board with four corner holes Power input: Designers are free to specify the power 72 mm connector, location, and voltages to match the board to its application Mandatory features: Size of board, mounting holes, and use of SUMIT connectors for I/O expansion modules Required expansion bus interfaces: Only Pico-ITXe SUMIT, which supports:

72 mm 72 Module Outline • Two x1 channels of PCI Express • One x4 channel of PCI Express • Three USB 2.0 channels • One ExpressCard channel • Two SPI/Microwire channels Print • LPC interface with serial IRQ support • SMBus/I2C 100 mm • Reset and Wake-on-LAN Small, embedded SBCs support Support for other interfaces such as IDE, SCSI, SATA, CompactFlash, USB, serial, and others SUMIT interface is discretionary. SingleBy Bob Burckle, WinSystems Pico-ITXe is a new, open standard SBC specification from the Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG). It aligns well with the latest ultra-low-power chipsets from the VIA Nano and Intel Atom microprocessor families. Its dimensions are 100 mm x 72 mm, roughly the size of a 2.5" notebook hard disk drive. The Pico-ITXe specification includes unique fixed mounting holes and Pico-I/O expansion connectors that allow stackable, I/O-centric embedded devices to be developed easily using advanced serial bus technology.

Pico-ITXe is unique because of its small size and low-power requirements plus its versatility and flexibility, providing support for both high- and low-speed stackable expansion modules. The net result is that it enables designers to create next- generation embedded systems in a simple, low-cost manner.

Pico-I/O is a companion specification for 60 mm x 72 mm stackable I/O bus expansion modules for Pico-ITXe boards implemented with the Stackable Unified Modular Interconnect Technology (SUMIT) expansion interface. Up to four Pico-I/O modules can be supported in a stack with a combination of PCI Express, USB, LPC, I2C, SPI, and ExpressCard interfaces. This gives designers the flexibility to incorporate additional interface capabilities from either custom or off-the-shelf commercially available modules to meet system I/O requirements.

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COMIT hits the embedded computing world

By Bob Burckle

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Print T. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Z. Levay and L. Frattare (Space Telescope Science Institute), and National Optical National and Institute), Science Telescope (Space Frattare L. and Levay Z. Anchorage), Alaska of (University Rector T. Foundation Science Astronomy/National in Observatory/AssociationResearch Astronomy for Universities of

In one of the latest consortia-related activities, the Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG) and its membership are introducing an interconnect technology specifically tailored to Computer-On-Modules (COMs). Here’s a first look at this new specification.

ith the advent of the low-power, mobile and moderate-power processor/ This ties all future board designs based high-integration Intel Atom chipset combinations. on the standard to the I/O available at the Wand VIA Nano x86 processorsSingle time of the specification’s conception and and chipsets, the special manufacturing Separating standards often leaves no path forward for future issues associated with some of their high- The embedded industry needs a standard chipsets and interface features. ball-count micro BGAs, and the newer COM specification that utilizes modern high-speed serial interfaces, standard SBC connector technology and manufactur- COMIT breaks with this past practice by and custom board designers now face a ing practices to focus on both current separating form factor standards from “sizable” problem. Engineers struggle with and future processors and their high- board interconnect standards. The COMIT knowing how to design, debug, and manu- performance I/O interfaces. COMIT fulfills high-speed connector system supports facture using this technology in a timely this need by defining a tiny processor the most common serial I/O and legacy and cost-effective manner while reacting module that fits within the footprint of interfaces available in today’s low-power quickly to market and customer needs. industry-standard embedded system form chipsets; it is also completely independent factor boards such as EBX, ECX, EPIC, of module size or implementation. At the 2009 Embedded Systems Confer- and PC/104, as well as any other standard ence in Silicon Valley, the SFF-SIG is or custom-designed boards. Defining the connector introducing a specification that will ad- COMIT uses the SEARAY high-speed, dress these issues. Computer-On-Module Existing industry standards for board-level high-pin-density, rugged, low-cost con- Interconnect Technology (COMIT) is computer technology typically describe a nector system from Samtec. This second- targeted at SFF processor modules and mechanical board form factor including sourced, compact connector is well-suited baseboards that leverage the latest ultra- the board-to-board electrical interconnect. for both commercial and industrial

16 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors applications in current and future embed- “As chip miniaturization ded systems designs. SEARAY is capable of handling differential signaling rates continues on the of 9 GHz bandwidth, which can support interfaces like PCI Express Gen 2 and downward path toward USB 3.0. tighter integration and In a single 240-pin high-speed connector, COMIT supports three x1 PCI Express smaller packaging, lanes; one x4 PCI Express lane; six USB 2.0 channels; VGA, SDVO, and dual 18/24- manufacturing processes bit LVDS video interfaces; HD Audio; two SATA channels; Gigabit Ethernet; must keep up.” 8-bit SDIO; Tx/Rx serial channel; LPC bus; SPI/Microwire; SMBus/I2C bus; system clock; and control signaling plus required at the board design, manufac- ample power and ground (see Figure 1). turing, and assembly levels for the latest COMIT’s connector pin assignments are high-pin-count CPUs and chipsets. Pin optimized for signal integrity, relative lay- densities on these devices have increased out ease, and optimal routing. to more than 800 pins per square inch. As chip miniaturization continues on the I/O for the future downward path toward tighter integration Besides signals and a connector, COMIT and smaller packaging, manufacturing architects considered the technology processes must keep up. Only

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Figure 1 | COMIT supports the most common serial I/O and legacy interfaces available in today’s low-power chipsets. TECH SMALL TALK Insights from the experts

COMIT technology demonstrated Although the COMIT specification for COM CPUs specifies a connector and pin definition, it does not define a form factor. To provide a COMIT proof-of-concept, WinSystems developed a technology demonstrator board measuring 62 mm x 75 mm, roughly the size of a credit card. The board was specifically designed to address the need for a COM module that can be used as the processing engine for standard board formats such as EBX, EPIC, and 90 mm x 96 mm industry-standard modules. The board is based on the Intel Atom Z530 processor and operates at 1.6 GHz. It uses a micro-flip-chip BGA that measures 13 mm x 14 mm. The board currently includes 512 GB of onboard DDR2 SDRAM plus a microSD socket for an onboard solid-state disk. Also included are two PCI Express x1 lanes, one PCI Express x4 lane, six USB 2.0 ports, SDVO video, LVDS video, HD Audio interface, LPC, SPI, SMBus, and a PATA controller plus multiple power supplies. The 240-pin COMIT connector is organized as 6 x 40 pins at the top of the board. A 44-pin PATA connector located at the bottom of the board is required because the Z530 does not support SATA due to its higher current requirements. This Atom-based module will stack on top of a baseboard. Board-to-board height is 8.65 mm to allow for sufficient component height clearance between the processor and baseboard.

COMIT delineates a technological line between the processor and its corre- sponding application-oriented baseboard host. A COMIT module built with high- density interconnection technology can be plugged into a less complex, application- specific I/O board optimized to the system enclosure and real-world cabling issues. System designers can thus upgrade to the latest-generation processors on their Onlybaseboards, allowing easy migration to future processors for performance/feature enhancement while mitigating cost, time to market, and obsolescence for either the processor or the baseboard.

An engineer’s decision of which COM Print module to use is based on size, technology, and cost. Board, box, and system-level designers are under constant pressure to make products smaller. COMIT simplifies difficult and complex design and manufacturing issues by separating the CPU and I/O boards. The net result is a fast, low- power, high-integration processor module that can be used on a variety of baseboards geared to cost, size, and application- Single specific I/O requirements. ➤

Bob Burckle is VP of WinSystems, Inc., based in Arlington, Texas. Bob has more than 30 years of experience in embedded computing and holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from the University of Louisville as well as an MBA from North Texas State University. WinSystems 817-274-7553 [email protected] www.winsystems.com

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Photos courtesy of Michigan Technological University

MTU develops Oculus PC/104 powers The Michigan Technological University (MTU) student team competed against 10 other universities for the honor of having nanosatellite for space their satellite launched into space. The MTU entry, named Oculus (Figure 1), situational awareness was designed to acquire and monitor resident space objects. The Oculus weighs less than 50 kg (110 lbs), is less than half By Kristin Allen a cubic meter in size, and utilizes PC/104 boards to control its operations. It carries a sophisticated imaging system provided by Raytheon Missile Systems and managed by a PC/104-Plus image processor.

Once in orbit, Oculus would release one of two small payloads and track them to a distance of 1 km using two cameras. While the first camera has a wide field of view, the second has a narrow field of view and a light-sensitive charge-coupled device, allowing it to detect distant illumi- nated objects.

OnlyThe Oculus uses three main software tasks to accomplish its mission. The first is the guidance and navigation control task. A gyroscope on the satellite tells the computer what needs to be done to maintain its orientation. A magnetometer calculates the satellite’s orientation based on Earth’s Print magnetic field, and actuators use the data from these sensors to move the satellite. Once readings are taken, the satellite orients itself through reaction wheels and magnetic torque rods based upon the imaging target’s position, which is obtained through image tracking software. Single Believe in the “big sky, little satellite” theory? The recent destruction of an orbiting Iridium satellite in an unintentional collision should dismiss that notion quickly. Vital space assets are now just as vulnerable as terrestrial ones. In a unique competition, university students are putting PC/104 to work on protecting these space assets.

atellites have become essential to need for space-based surveillance sys- military operations, worldwide tems, including inspector satellites capa- Scommerce, and everyday life. Our ble of providing space object information increasing reliance on these space assets unattainable by ground-based systems. is creating vulnerabilities to attacks from To meet this need, the Air Force is turn- both hostile nations and terrorists, thus ing to academia for assistance in devel- placing increased demands on the mili- oping new space-based programs. In the tary to protect space assets and analyze University Nanosat-5 Program (UNP-5), potential threats to them. students design a satellite to be put Figure 1 | MTU students used PC/104 into orbit and execute a chosen mission. boards to develop the Oculus, a satellite The U.S. Air Force Space Command’s For more information on UNP-5, visit designed to image and track resident Strategic Master Plan has identified the www.vs.afrl.af.mil/UNP. space objects.

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For the second task, Oculus maintains its own functionality using a health task that “To create the OBDC, monitors the condition of the satellite by taking readings of voltages, temperatures, and remaining battery power. If anything the team chose reaches a critical level, the satellite takes countermeasures to make sure nothing PC/104-Plus as the is damaged. form factor, partly The third task, a telecommunications task, directs the satellite to make contact with because the students the ground station for data and image exchanges. needed a computer PC/104-Plus system fits the need system small enough to When researching the type of computer needed to manage the plethora of sensors, hardware, and software in the satellite, the fit within the satellite’s student team listed several requirements for the Onboard Data and Command 45 cm diameter and (OBDC) hardware: 45 cm height.”  Error-Correcting Code (ECC) memory  Processing power sufficient to run Only attitude control, image tracking, The onboard PC/104-Plus SBC is stacked health, and telecommunications tasks with two A/D boards, an 8-bit Octal Serial  Interfacing with all Oculus Communication Interface, two frame grab- components, sensors, and frame bers to communicate with the cameras, grabbers and an FPGA board.  Image and health data storage  The ability to Printrecover from SBC with ECC memory a software or hardware lockup The students chose the MIP405 from MPL AG as their main SBC because it To create the OBDC, the team chose features ECC memory, which is benefi- PC/104-Plus as the form factor, partly cial in a radiation environment and can because the students needed a computer help recover from bit flips. system small enough to fit within the satellite’s 45 cm diameter and 45 cm height. Connected to the board’s two serial They also appreciated the board’s ability ports are a low-speed backup radio and a to stack cards on top of the SBC (via PCI) tri-axis gyroscope. In emergency situa- Singleand below it (via ISA), letting them tions, the system can shut down all but maximize flexibility and add cards at will the computer and A/D boards and still (see Figure 2). monitor the orientation of the satellite and communicate with it via the low-speed radio. Once a designated energy level is reached, the rest of the stack can power back up, and the computer stack can again be fully operational.

An Ethernet port provides a connection to electrical ground support equipment. A technician can operate and command the satellite through a separate ground- based computer, uploading commands, new code, and various modifications.

Figure 2 | The PC/104-Plus stack A/D boards enabled the student team to add more Two Diamond Systems DMM-32X-AT cards to the Oculus system as needed. A/D boards monitor various systems

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throughout the satellite. The first board has current sensors and micro switches connected to the analog and digital pins. Current sensors can be placed on every major component in the Oculus to assure that the proper amount of current is supplied to each device.

The second board has thermistors connected to the analog pins to monitor the temperature of various parts of the satellite. This board also has four voltage sensors: three to monitor the three axes of the magnetometer and a fourth for the magnetometer’s 2.5 V bias. Also included is a transmit signal strength intensity sensor that allows the high-speed radio’s signal strength to be tested. Figure 3 | The MTU team received an award for their K-12 program aimed at educating students about aerospace engineering and other scientific pursuits. A gyroscope can be connected to each analog board for redundancy. Compar- only computes otherwise difficult calcu- “The construction of our satellite is not ing the first gyro’s orientation readings lations with ease, but also eases the stress by any means finished,” asserts Wayne on all three axes to those from the second on the SBC. Brown, Oculus OBDC team leader. “We gyroscope and the magnetometer ensures have entered in the next UNP-6 competi- maximum accuracy. Frame grabber boards Onlytion and plan to push forward with our mis- The Oculus has two cameras, each with sion. We will be doing reviews with the Air Eight-port serial board its own frame grabber. The wide field of Force Research Laboratory throughout the Connect Tech Inc. donated the serial view camera utilizes the PHX-D24CL next two years as well as presentations for card, which sits on top of the SBC and PC/104-Plus frame grabber from Active K-12 outreach programs and exhibits for communicates through the PCI bus. The Silicon. A translation board converts the the university to recruit more members.” board’s eight serial connections can be LVDS output on the frame grabber to the selected as RS-232/422/485 or TTL. Six Camera Link interfacePrint on the camera. “The competition meant a lot to us,” re- are set to RS-232. These connections marks Jeff Katalenich, Oculus project man- communicate with each reaction wheel The narrow field of view camera donated ager. “MTU offers core engineering classes, and magnetorquer (one for each axis). by Raytheon comes with a frame grabber but no aerospace engineering courses. The The last connection is set to RS-485 for designed to plug into a desktop PCI slot. aerospace enterprise program gave us that the high-speed radio because it is less To solve the connection problem, the stu- aerospace education and really boosted our prone to noise and more robust for the dents purchased a PCI-PC/104 connector education at Michigan Tech.” ➤ higher data rates that the high-speed card to connect the frame grabber to the radio uses. Drivers for the board are PC/104 stack. This article was written on behalf ported over to Power Architecture to run of the PC/104 Consortium. For more on the SBC. SingleAfter the cameras take the video and the information, contact the consortium at frame grabbers separate it into individ- 916-270-2016 or [email protected]. Reconfigurable FPGA board ual pictures, the pictures are sent to the The main processor in the system is fast hard drive through an IDE cable and are Kristin Allen has enough to handle main processing but not kept there until they can be transferred almost 10 years of image processing. For this, the students to the ground station via the high-speed experience in mar- used the FreeForm/PCI-104 FPGA pro- radio. Afterward, hard drive space can keting communica- cessor, also donated by Connect Tech. be cleared as necessary to store more tions consulting, This processor uses an algorithm to photos. writing, and graphic analyze photos and then feeds the data design, specializing back to the controller to keep a given Competition results in the embedded object within the field of view. The MTU team placed third in the UNP-5 computer industry. She holds an MBA competition (see Figure 3). Although from the University of Oregon. When tracking resident space objects, their design won’t be going into orbit the satellite must perform arduous matrix this time around, the team received a Kristin Allen Marketing & Design calculations on large images. The FPGA special award for their K-12 educational 361-696-0944 is specifically designed to handle the kind program, which allowed them to talk to [email protected] of mathematical operations required for 750 students about their project and get www.allenmarketingdesign.com these intense calculations. The FPGA not kids excited about science and technology.

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Prototyping SoCs with customized PCI Express development boards

By Stephane Hauradou

Creating Small Form Factor (SFF) designs sometimes takes creating new devices, as this application story shows. To aid in developing a System-on-Chip (SoC), a small custom daughtercard held the key to integratingOnly the right IP. he ability to use an FPGA board for ASIC prototyping Extending board capabilities is a significant advantage for SoC designers, yet it often PLDA engineers took on this task using the PLDA XpressLX330T Tcomes with inherent challenges. FPGA prototyping deliv- PCI Express development board, which had to be customized ers a more accurate rendering of the finished ASIC by allowing to include USB and additional SPI flash. The challenge was to designers to avoid time-intensive circuit emulation or extensive accomplish this while maintaining compliance with the PCI functional and gate-level simulation. Moreover, with the increase Express Card Electromechanical Specification for add-on card in FPGA densities, single FPGA prototyping boards offer obviPrint- width, length, and height. This compliance was necessary because ous advantages over traditional multi-FPGA boards: space and the board was targeted for integration into tight, closed test sys- power savings, elimination of the need for design partitioning, tems with many other PCI Express boards in adjacent slots. and easier and faster design integration and testing. To address these requirements, the engineers decided to create Real-world design challenge a custom daughtercard – an SFF board that could extend the In a recent design project, an SoC ASIC company was tasked PCI Express carrier board’s capabilities. Figure 1 shows a block with creating a custom chip for use in data storage applications. diagram of the device. Features of the combined end product The end product needed to be as integrated and high performance included: as possible, both critical concerns in the data storage market. Single  Two USB 2.0 Host/Device/OTG PHY ports (SMSC To meet these needs, the design team sought out third-party USB3300) IP to ensure a rock-solid, tested, and validated ASIC design. At the  Three 1 Mb SPI flash interfaces (M25P10A) same time, the designers desired the ability to prototype FPGAs  An external power connector as a means of shrinking product testing and development cycles. – Power provided by USB Device when in Host mode The company struggled to find a solution that would provide: – Power provided by USB Host when in Device mode  A custom bracket with holes for USB micro-AB connectors  The largest possible FPGA in a single FPGA board to  PLDA XpressRich2 PCI Express IP for use with FPGA avoid design partitioning in multiple FPGAs prototyping and SoC design  A wide variety of interfaces including PCI Express 1.1 x1, – Mode used: x1, endpoint, Spec. 1.1 compliant two USB 2.0 Host/Device/On-The-Go (OTG) ports,  PLDA USB 3.0/2.0 Host/Device IP for use with FPGA DDR2 memory, one Ethernet 10/100/1000 port, and prototyping and SoC design SPI flash  A carrier prototyping board that could be customized Success in small spaces in 10 days and have the ability to integrate additional In addition to consolidating several possible FPGAs into one features board, the customized IP daughtercard (Figure 2) helped shrink  A product that would deliver the same IP in the ASIC the design cycle and allowed the SoC ASIC company to prototype product as it would in the FPGA prototype and as a result FPGAs with the exact same IP and features that would be incor- shrink the design cycle porated in its final product.

22 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors Figure 1 | The XpressLX330T architecture includes USB, SPI flash, and PCI Express IP for extendingOnly the PCI Express carrier board’s capabilities.

Figure 2 | A customized IP daughtercard can help shrink design cycles and enable FPGA prototyping.

By using a high-density single FPGA board for SoC prototyping, avoiding design partitioning in multiple FPGAs, and eliminating circuit emulation or extensive functionalSingle and gate-level simula - tion, the company successfully created an effective SoC ASIC for the integration-conscious data storage market. ➤

Stephane Hauradou is CTO and cofounder of PLDA, based in Aix- en-Provence, France, with U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California. Stephane earned his Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Polytechnic School of Montreal and his Master’s degree in Microelectronics from Sup’Telecom in Paris. His thesis concentrated on the development of the first PCI IP controller for Programmable Logic Devices. PLDA 408-887-5981 [email protected] www.plda.com

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Still more Atom on 12 V is all it takes COM Express Most PC-style motherboards like Mini-ITX use an Continuing to drive ATX-style power input with the presence of Intel a variety of voltages. To Atom processors on help reduce system con- small form factor figuration and operating modules, congatec costs, ITOX Applied is at it again with Computing took a look at the conga-BA945. This that opportunity and decided time, the company has gone with to make a Mini-ITX variant featuring a single 12 VDC power the Intel 945GME chipset, which facilitates the parallel use input. The NP101-D16C is equipped with a 1.6 GHz Intel of two memory modules, allowing memory to be expanded Atom N270 processor, a 945GSE Express chipset, and to a maximum of 4 GB and making dual-channel memory a wide range of features including up to 2 GB DDR2 memory, access possible. In terms of graphics performance alone, the graphics, dual GbE, eight USB ports, two SATA ports, and performance increase with this faster memory is more than more. The entire board runs with a Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 percent compared to 945GSE chipset implementations. Only of less than 15 W. The module consumes less than 10 W and includes the usual complement of PCI Express, USB 2.0, SATA, and signals for ITOX Applied Computing ExpressCard. www.itox.com RSC# 41450 congatec AG www.congatec.com Print RSC# 41448

Raised on radio We tend to get caught Extreme, rugged, now up in top-performance, MIL-STD-810 high-bandwidth stuff. But the cool part about When we see circular Single small form factors is that connectors, it usually sometimes all you need is something little and relatively means rugged, and low-performance that can get the job done efficiently. this product is no The DTXM RadioModem from Ritron does that. As the name exception. ADLINK Technology implies, it’s a low-bandwidth radio modem – 19,200 bps has taken system design to the next level for the most in a 25 KHz channel, 9,600 bps in a 12.5 KHz channel, extreme environmental conditions with the new MilSystem 800. and 4,800 bps in an ultra-narrowband 6.25 KHz channel. Using a proven board design from its industrial-strength These channels are all on licensed land mobile frequency RuffSystem, ADLINK has tuned the enclosure to the point that bands in VHF, UHF, and 220 MHz spectrums. The unit it now passes MIL-STD-810 tests for shock and vibration and measures 3.6" x 2.3" x 1.0" and offers data communications operates within a wide temperature range of -40 °C to +75 °C. via a serial RS-232 interface. In a small 8" x 10" x 3" conduction-cooled enclosure, this system Ritron, Inc. can go where many cube-shaped and rack-mount systems can’t. www.ritron.com ADLINK Technology RSC# 41451 www.adlinktech.com RSC# 41449

24 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors More SSD is better Less Small is good, but bigger capacity is definitely better when vibes, more it comes to Solid-State Drives (SSDs). While the 2.5" SSD processor form factor is a staple in many systems, the XPG 2.5" SSD from A-DATA Technology is the first one I’ve seen with Fanless systems 512 GB capacity. This come in a lot of shapes and sizes, and drop-in SATA replacement the latest from WIN Enterprises shows off what can for a rotating drive features be done with these systems today. The PL-60590 offers wear leveling for better lifetime. a very capable appliance in a footprint of 8.7" x 8.5" x 3.5". It’s a good sign that designers The enclosure is designed to dampen vibration and offers are continuing to push the a decent level of ruggedness for the price of a comparable envelope for what’s possible nonrugged system. With an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and with flash storage technology 945GME chipset, the unit has dual GbE, six USB ports, dual in small form factors. graphics ports, and an MIO expansion module. The enclosure also supports an internal 2.5" drive. A-DATA Technology www.adata-group.com WIN Enterprises RSC# 41452 www.win-ent.com RSC# 41453 Only Editor’s Choice Products are drawn from OSM’s product database and press releases. Vendors may add their new products and submit press releases at http://submit.opensystemsmedia.com. OSM reserves the right to publish products based on editors’ discretion alone, and does not guarantee publication of any product entries.

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COM-1452 The COM-1452 is a PC/104-Plus Version 2.0-compliant communications module that features 5 Fast Ethernet ports and allows the host CPU module to perform bridging operations with the possibility to manage up to 5 different LANs using the Ethernet protocol.

There is also a hardware bypass between Ethernet ports 1 and 2 that can be activated via software, automatically FEATURES activated when the COM-1452 is powered off, or acti- ›› Network link management in transportation, defense, and industrial vated when a Watchdog signal is received from the host applications that are prone to rough conditions and extreme temperatures Eurotech CPU module. ›› 5 Intel 82551 Fast Ethernet controllers ›› Texas Instruments PCI2060 PCI-to-PCI bridge The small-footprint design of the COM-1452 makes it easy ›› Interfaces: PC/104-Plus (PCI), PC/104 (ISA), 5 Fast Ethernet ports to embed within new or existing system designs and is an physical 10/100BASE-T (magnetics) onboard, external Watchdog ideal choice when space-constrained environments are port, connector for Ethernet status LEDs ›› Operating temperature: 0°C to +60°C standard; -40°C to +85°C decisive factors. extended Only For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 33623 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

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MICROSPACE® MSM200S The MICROSPACE® MSM200S based on Intel’s latest Atom processor has all of the standard PC interfaces plus 1Gb/s Ethernet LAN and a sound controller. The permanently soldered up to 1GB memory resultsSingle in added robustness. The PC/104-Plus bus (PCI + ISA), PCI Express Minicard (WLAN, GSM), 4 COM, GPS and 4 USB interfaces are available as functional extensions. The typical 5W power consumption permits passive cooling within a very broad working tem- FEATURES perature range. ›› Intel® Atom Z510/530, 1.1 up to 1.6GHz ›› DRAM soldered 0.5-1GB Applications: ›› 4x, 1x client USB V2.0, 2x SATA ›› 1GB LAN, Audio, Video controller, LVDS, VGA • Used in battery powered mobile computers ›› COM1-4 RS-232/422/485, LPT • Information terminals with video displays ›› Ext. Temp. -40°C to +85°C • Game systems with music output • Measuring instruments • Telecommunication devices

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide 2009 / 27 Wired and wireless PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide WinSystems 715 Stadium Drive • Arlington, TX 76011 817-274-7553 www.winsystems.com

PC/104 Communications and Networking Cards WinSystems offers a wide variety of PC/104 and PC/104-Plus modules for wired and wireless communications as well as support onboard our Single Board Computers (SBCs). Our industrial temperature modules support Machine-to- Machine (M2M) and are small, rugged, and reliable.

PCM-ZigBee – This module is an IEEE 802.15.4 ZigBee wireless transceiver plus an optional GPS receiver. It addresses

Communications and networking the unique needs of low-power remote monitoring and sensor network applications.

PCM-56K – Our PC/104 modem module is designed to directly connect to dial-up telephone lines with data rates up to 56,000 bps plus support of MNP error correction and data compression.

PCM-GPS – This is a dual function PC/104-compatible module. It supports both a GPS receiver and a socket cellular GSM/GPRS or CDMA modem. FEATURES Only ›› Compact, rugged, and reliable designs PCM-COM8 – This is an 8-channel PC/104 serial asynchro- ›› Modules reduce time-to-market and development costs nous COM module. Each independent channel supports ›› PC/104 and PC/104-Plus size; 90mm x 96mm RS-232, RS-485, and RS-422 levels. ›› Industrial temperature range operation ›› Flexible, high-speed networking capability PPM-Wireless – This is a PC/104-Plus module that supportsPrint ›› Gigabit Ethernet with auto switching to 100 or 10 Mbps ›› Each USB 2.0 port with overcurrent and in-rush protection 802.11b/g wireless communications for high-speed, indus- ›› RS-232, RS-485, and RS-422 electrical interface levels trial data networks based on Mini PCI wireless modules. ›› Support Windows® XP embedded, Linux, and other PC-compatible RTOSs PPM-USB2 – This is a high-speed, 4-port PC/104-Plus USB 2.0 ›› Long-term product availability module. ›› Expert technical support ›› 30-day product evaluation program PPM-GigE – This PC/104-Plus Gigabit Ethernet module allows connection to 10, 100,Single and 1000 Mbps networks using standard CAT5 twisted pair copper cables.

WinSystems provides free technical phone support to assist customers with system integration of our SBCs and I/O modules. We also offer cables, enclosures, memory, and accessories to ease setup and integration.

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ME-90 PC/104 and PC/104-Plus The embedded datacom board ME-90 has 8 serial ports. These ports can be RS-232, RS-422/485, or mixed. RS-422 or RS-485 can be selected with jumpers and use RTS/DTR half-duplex or auto-redirect. RS-422/485 termination can also be set with jumpers. With its extended temperature range and ESD protection, the board is the ideal solution for embedded point-of-sale, retail, or industrial datacom applications. A flat ribbon cable with 9-pin D-sub connec- FEATURES tors is included. All handshake lines are wired to the con- ›› 8 ports and high-speed transmission rates up to 1 MBaud nectors. The data transmission rates are up to 1 MBaud. ›› One 5 V pin per port The board is available for the ISA-based PC/104 and the ›› RS-232, RS-422/485, or mixed versions ›› RS-422 or RS-485 jumper-selectable PCI-based PC/104-Plus standards. The PC/104 board can be ›› RTS/DTR half-duplex or auto-redirect used in Windows, Linux, and other environments as stan- ›› Extended temperature range of -40 to +85°C with ESD protection dard COM ports (no driver required). The PC/104-Plus ver- ›› For the ISA-based PC/104 bus: Wide range of base addresses. Use sion is supported by drivers for Windows and Linux. Also as standard COM ports with Windows, Linux, and others. No drivers available from Meilhaus Electronic: Serial Interfaces for required. Additional external IRQ line PCI Express, standard PCI, and 3U CompactPCI/PXI. ›› For the PCI-based PC/104-Plus standard: Plug’n’Play. Driver for Windows XP, 2000,Only Vista, and Linux included For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 41251 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

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Concept Box for Small Form Factor Custom System Designs The Kontron Concept Box offers OEMs a jump start on systems design with a new series of fanless compact Embedded Box PCs that come in different physical sizes and can be flexibly configuredSingle according to individual functional requirements. This significantly reduces the time-to-market for compact Box PCs with customer- specific configurations. FEATURES Starting from the smallest dimensions of 40mm x 200mm ›› Select among Kontron mITX board options featuring Intel or AMD x 200mm (H x W x D), OEMs can use the “form follows processors ›› 4 standard housing profiles with different lengths and widths function” principle to configure their individual Embed- ›› Standard profiles are also used on the front panel with individual ded Box PCs with respect to size, system components and openings for dedicated I/O feature set in order to meet their application-specific ›› Add expansion cards and/or drives requirements. ›› The maximum Thermal Design Power is 35 W for the board and 70 W for the system The Kontron Concept Box is an ideal platform for indus- ›› Fanless for reliable operation in temperatures from 0 to +50 °C › trial automation, medical, gaming, transportation, POI/ › Kontron takes care of the entire production, from the motherboard to the system POS, and digital signage applications.

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PCAN-PC/104 The PCAN-PC/104 card is a solution for connecting CAN networks with a PC/104 system. It is possible to use more than one card in one system. The card is equipped with the NXP SJA1000 CAN controller and the 82C251 driver. Con- nection to the CAN bus is done via a 10-pin upright connector to which the slot bracket supplied with the D-Sub connector can be connected (CiA DS 102-1). The opto- decoupled version of the PCAN-PC/104 card (optional) FEATURES guarantees galvanic isolation of up to 500 V between ›› PC/104 card (“stackthrough”) for the 16-bit ISA bus with 1 or PC/104 and the CAN. 2 channels ›› Support of interrupts IRQ3 – IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ10 – IRQ12, IRQ15 ›› Equipped with the CAN controller Philips/NXP SJA1000 Device drivers are available for all Windows Operating ›› Shared interrupt possible for use with several cards or the Dual Systems, Linux (also Real-Time) and DOS. QNX drivers are Channel version in a computer available from our partner companies. The CAN Software ›› CAN transfer rate up to 1 Mbit/s Monitor PCAN-View and the PCAN-Light Interface API for ›› CAN connection according to CiA recommendation 102 DS developing your own software are part of the product. ›› Optional galvanic isolation up to 500 V for the CAN interface ›› Support for Operating Systems Vista/XP/2000, Linux (also Real- Time), DOS andOnly QNX (partner companies) For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 32966 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide CAN PEAK-System Technik GmbH Otto-Roehm-Str. 69 • 64293 Darmstadt, Germany Print Tel: +49(0)6151-8173-20 • Fax: +49(0)6151-8173-29 www.peak-system.com

PCAN-PC/104-Plus The PCAN-PC/104-Plus card is a high-performance solution for connecting CAN networks with a PC/104-Plus system. It is possible to use this for up to 4 cards stacked on top of each other in one system. TheSingle card is equipped with the NXP SJA1000 CAN controller and the 82C251 driver. Con- nection to the CAN bus is done via a 10-pin upright connector to which the slot bracket supplied with the D-Sub connector can be connected (CiA DS 102-1). The opto- FEATURES decoupled version of the PCAN-PC/104-Plus card (optional) ›› Connection of one/two high-speed CAN buses (ISO 11898-2) guarantees galvanic isolation of up to 500 V between ›› CAN transfer rate up to 1 Mbit/s PC/104-Plus and the CAN. ›› CAN controller SJA1000 by Philips ›› Galvanic isolation up to 500 V for the CAN interface ›› 4 PCAN-PC/104-Plus cards in a single PC/104 stack possible Device drivers are available for all Windows Operating ›› Operation in 5-Volt and 3.3-Volt PC/104-Plus systems Systems, Linux (also Real-Time) and DOS. QNX drivers are ›› Prepared for connection through an ISA bus available from our partner companies. The CAN Software ›› Power supply for the card provided by the PC/104 host Monitor PCAN-View and the PCAN-Light Interface API for ›› Supported Operating Systems: Vista/XP/2000, Linux (also Real-Time) developing your own software are part of the product. and DOS ›› QNX drivers available from partner companies

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide 2009 / 31 PCI Express PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Tundra Semiconductor 603 March Road • Ottawa, ON K2K 2M5 Canada 613-592-0714 ® www.tundra.com Interfaces Interfaces PCI Express Bridges The Tundra Tsi384™ and Tsi381™/Tsi382™ bridge between x4 PCIe and x1 PCIe, respectively, to PCI-X and PCI standards. All parts are compliant to the latest specifications including PCI Express Base Specification 1.1. Delivering low latency, high performance, and simple design and board layout requirements, the Tsi384™, Tsi382™, and Tsi381™ offer significant advantages in: cost, power, board space, and ease of design. The Tsi38x bridges offer extensive FEATURES flexibility by supporting transparent, opaque, and non- ›› Most advanced PCIe bridges: Compliant to the latest PCIe and PCI-X transparent addressing modes. With best-in-class perfor- specifications ›› Smallest footprint: Tsi382™ x1 PCIe to PCI bridge enables designs mance, solution cost, and quality, these devices are pro- where board space is constrained viding customers access to new design opportunities in a ›› Highest quality: Proven interoperability ensures lower development wide range of PCI Express applications. risk and design churn ›› Simplest design: No power sequencing restrictions and only two power supply voltages required ›› Highest performance: Low latency, high throughput, and innovative features provide significant advantages ›› Pinout compatible with other PCIe bridges offering low risk replacement orOnly second source for existing designs For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 35975 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

Analog PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide ACCES I/O Products, Inc. 10623 Roselle Street • San Diego, CA 92121 Print 858-550-9559 www.accesio.com I/O boards Model USB-DA12-8A Model USB-DA12-8A features eight independent 12-bit digital-to-analog converters and broadly configurable arbitrary waveform generation (ARB) capabilities. This module can be used in any PCSingle or embedded system with a USB port and is an ideal choice for test and embedded system designers. Other convenient features include both single-ended and differential outputs for increased noise immunity, ARB status and control signals via external con- FEATURES nections, and two DB25 industry-standard connectors. ›› Independent 12-bit D/A converters per channel (8) The unit is fully compatible with USB 2.0 ports, and hot- ›› 32-bit counter for precisely timed outputs plug functionality allows for quick connect/disconnect. ›› DACs independently or simultaneously updated at up to 125K conversions per second The OEM USB/104 version provides just the board with- ›› Streaming waveform data at over 400,000 DAC outputs per second out the enclosure and is ideal for a variety of embedded ›› Buffered waveforms at up to 1 million DAC conversions per second OEM applications – simply connect to any available USB ›› Analog output ranges of 0-2.5V, 0-5V, 0-10V, ±2.5V, ±5V, ±10V port. The USB-DA12-8A can be used in an assortment of ›› 128K sample buffer onboard USB-based embedded applications including stimulus/ ›› USB/104 form factor for OEM embedded applications features response, test, simulation, industrial equipment control, PC/104 module size and mounting compatibility and waveform/audio synthesis. ›› Type B USB connector features industrial strength and high- retention design

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32 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Analog I/O boards ACCES I/O Products, Inc. 10623 Roselle Street • San Diego, CA 92121 858-550-9559 www.accesio.com

USB-AI Series The USB-AI Series is a line of low-cost USB/104 analog input modules. This innovative series of 12- and 16-bit USB boards starts with its flagship model, the USB-AI16-16A. This high-speed USB 2.0, 16-bit multifunction analog input board is ideal for precision measurement, analysis, monitoring, and control in countless embedded applications. The USB-AI16-16A can sample inputs at speeds up to 500kHz for the board’s 16 single-ended or 8 differential FEATURES analog input channels. Standard features in the USB-AI ›› High-speed USB 2.0 device with up to 500kHz sampling rate Series include 16 digital I/O lines and a 16-bit counter/timer ›› All functions fully software configurable – all packaged in a small, rugged, industrial enclosure. ›› 16-bit and 12-bit models with 16 single-ended or 8 differential inputs ›› 8 input ranges, unipolar or bipolar With an excellent price/performance value, this family of ›› Autocalibration and real-time hardware calibration and boards also includes models with slower A/D speeds and a oversampling for accurate data group of 12-bit modules for less demanding applications. ›› Unique channel-by-channel programmable gain feature The OEM USB/104 version provides just the board without ›› Data buffer for A/D the enclosure and is ideal for a variety of embedded OEM ›› Synchronous, asynchronous, and timed trigger modes applications – simply connect to any available USB port. ›› 16-bit counter/timer for event counting or frequency generation ›› USB/104 form factor for OEM embedded applications features PC/104 moduleOnly size and mounting compatibility For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 36141 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Analog JS Automation Corp. 6F, No. 100, Chungshin Rd., Shintsu, Taipei (221), Taiwan Print Tel: +886-2-2647-6936 • Fax: +886-2-2647-6940 www.automation.com.tw

AIO6328 The AIO6328 analog I/O board is designed to target control applications. The resolution is 12-bit standard, with an optional 16-bit version. Analog input can work as 8 single ended inputs or grouped as 4Single differential inputs. Each of the inputs has a software selectable conversion range of 0~5V, -5V~+5V, 10V, and -10V~+10V. Two -10V~+10V analog outputs have extended sign bit (working as 1 sign bit and 12 magnitude bit). All the analog inputs and outputs FEATURES are protected by PTC to prevent damage resulting from ›› PC/104-Plus form factor misconnection. ›› 8 single ended/4 differential analog inputs ›› Programmable conversion range: 0~5V, -5V~+5V, 10V, -10V~+10V ›› Fast conversion time: 10 s The AIO6328 has 8 photo isolated inputs and 8 photo iso- µ ›› 2 analog outputs @ -10V~+10V with extended sign bit (i.e. 13/17-bit) lated outputs onboard. Users can choose the digital I/O ›› Optional 12/16-bit version wiring board from relay, PMOS or SSR output. ›› PTC (positive coefficient resistor) protected analog I/O ›› 8 photo isolated DI and 8 photo isolated DO ›› 32-bit timer @ 1µs time base ›› Interrupt at digital input and timer ›› Digital input software debounce; Windows/Linux driver ready

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide 2009 / 33 Digital PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide ACCES I/O Products, Inc. 10623 Roselle Street • San Diego, CA 92121 858-550-9559 www.accesio.com I/O boards FAST USB-DIO Series Model USB-DIO-16H features 16 high-speed buffered digital inputs or digital outputs at continuous, sustained streaming speeds up to 16 MB/s for fast, unlimited waveform length. The module is capable of 80 MB/s bursts with handshaking signals for synchronizing communications plus an additional 18 bits of general purpose digital I/O. The USB-DIO-16H is a port-powered high-speed USB 2.0 device and offers hot swapping functionality for quick FEATURES connect/disconnect whenever you need additional I/O on ›› 16 high-speed digital I/O lines feature continuous, sustained your USB port. The OEM USB/104 version provides just the throughput up to 16 MB/s ›› Capable of 80 MB/s bursts with flexible synchronous clock and board without the enclosure and is ideal for a variety of handshaking capabilities embedded OEM applications – simply connect to any avail- ›› Continuous streaming over USB with no maximum waveform length able USB port. These modules are especially useful where ›› Onboard embedded 128 kB FIFO memory high-speed data needs to be captured or output for test- ›› 18 additional digital I/O lines arranged in 4 programmable groups ing or stimulus/response applications. These include testing ›› All outputs buffered with 24 mA sink/source capabilities and debugging, laboratory automation, manufacturing ›› Type B USB connector features high-retention design test, image capture, process monitoring, data source emu- ›› Alternate embedded USB connector lation, and many more. ›› USB/104 form factor for OEM embedded applications features PC/104 moduleOnly size and mounting compatibility For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 41299 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

Digital PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide ACCES I/O Products, Inc. 10623 Roselle Street • San Diego, CA 92121 Print 858-550-9559 www.accesio.com

Model USB-IDIO-16 Model USB-IDIO-16 features 16 individually optically isolated inputs and 16 fully protected solid state FET outputs capable of switching up to 2A each. The module is fully compatible with both USB 1.1Single and USB 2.0 ports and offers hot-plug functionality for quick connect/disconnect whenever you need additional I/O on your USB port. The circuit isolation makes the module ideal for use in control and instrumentation applications where high-voltage protec- FEATURES tion is required. Individual channel-to-channel isolation ›› 16 individually optically isolated inputs (channel-to-channel and allows every channel to be physically and electrically sepa- channel-to-ground) ›› Polarity insensitive AC/DC inputs accept up to 31VDC or AC RMS rated from the others. The OEM USB/104 version provides ›› Jumper selectable filtering per input channel for AC or voltage just the board without the enclosure and is ideal for a transients variety of embedded OEM applications – simply connect ›› 16 optically isolated, fully protected FET high-side switch outputs to any available USB port. Applications include factory ›› Outputs capable of switching from 5-34VDC at up to 2A automation, energy management, industrial ON/OFF con- ›› Internal, removable screw terminal board for easy wiring trol, security systems, manufacturing test, and process ›› USB/104 form factor for OEM embedded applications features monitoring. PC/104 module size and mounting compatibility ›› Type B USB connector features high-retention design ›› Small (4" x 4" x 1.4"), rugged, industrial enclosure available

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34 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide FPGA and DSP I/O boards Connect Tech Inc. 42 Arrow Road • Guelph, ON, N1K 1S6, Canada 519-836-1291 or 800-426-8979 www.connecttech.com

FPGA & Digital I/O Connect Tech’s reconfigurable FreeForm FPGA computing modules save valuable time and project dollars. Based on the Xilinx Virtex-5 and Spartan-3E FPGAs, FreeForm provides a versatile platform for design flexibility.

FreeForm/PCI-104 Virtex-5 FPGA, 3 million gates, 8 MB Flash, 128 MB DDR2- 400 memory, 64 single-ended or 32 LVDS I/O, 2x 10/100 FEATURES Ethernet, 2x RS-485 serial interface, PowerPC option. ›› Provides external 5 V power connector for stand-alone operation ›› Industrial temperature range models available (-40°C to +85°C) FreeForm/104 ›› Free ISE WebPACK for complete FPGA design ›› Reconfigurable in the field or through Connect Tech’s Engineering Spartan-3E FPGA, 500,000 gates, 4 MB Flash, standard/ Services custom cores, counter/timers, digital I/O, Opto-22 compat- ›› Lifetime warranty and free technical support ibility, 5 V power connector for stand-alone usage, LEDs, rotary switch, reset button.

FreeForm is perfect for real-time applications where speed and accuracy are critical. Only For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 32921 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide FPGA and DSP Technobox, Inc. 140 Mount Holly Bypass, Unit 1• Lumberton, NJ 08048 Print 609-267-8988 www.technobox.com

Micro Mezzanine System (MMS) The Micro Mezzanine System (MMS) is designed to overcome difficulties for add-on mezzanine solutions such as insufficient mezzanine sites on a host controller or carrier or simply not having the rightSingle mix of features/capabilities for an application.

Based upon a patent-pending architecture, the Micro Mezzanine System offers a highly granular, modular foun- FEATURES dation for innovation and flexibility. Designers can choose ›› Thousands of possible combinations from assorted FPGA-based carriers as well as a variety of ›› Design and build application-specific solutions Electrical Conversion Modules (ECMs) to build unique, ›› Highly configurable off the shelf ›› Flexible, FPGA-based, patent-pending architecture obsolescence-resistant, board-level solutions. Virtually ›› Incorporate multiple functions on a single board thousands of combinations are possible. And as the num- ›› Obsolescence-resistant platform bers of ECMs and carriers expand, the possibilities grow. ›› Easily reconfigured by exchanging modules and reprogramming MMS is ideal for creating/testing design alternatives or ›› Recover mezzanine positions on host and carrier boards taking a board from concept to production using a com- ›› Maximize available system expansion capacity mon platform. ›› Accelerate system development, reduce time to market

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide 2009 / 35 FPGA and DSP PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Jacyl Technology 3909 Fourier Drive, Suite B • Fort Wayne, IN 46818 800-590-6067 www.jacyl.com I/O boards XG-5000K The XG-5000K, the 5 million gate PC/104-Plus FPGA board Centered around a 5 million gate Spartan-3 FPGA, the XG-5000K is the ultimate PC/104-Plus FPGA board that is ready to meet the most demanding of system designs. The board features a 5 million gate Spartan-3 FPGA, 256 MB of onboard Micron SRAM, 32 MB of onboard Intel flash, 264 user-programmable I/O, Type 1 CompactFlash connector, a secondary 500K gate Spartan-3 FPGA, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet interface, two RS-232 interfaces, PC/104 connector, PC/104-Plus connector, 0-25 MHz programmable DDS master clock source, 8 MB of secondary DataFlash, and a 25 MHz initial master clock.

The XG-5000K has the advanced feature of allowing the user to remotely reconfigure the entire board through the onboard JTAG connector, PC/104 connector, PC/104- Plus connector, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet interface, or any external interface connected to the XG-5000K. The XG- 5000K has been developed with Xilinx’s advanced design FEATURES Only revisioning technology. This allows the XG-5000K to retain ›› 5 million gate Xilinx Spartan-3 FPGA on a PC/104-Plus platform onboard as many as 16 partial or up to 4 complete design ›› Onboard 256 MB of Micron SRAM and 32 MB of Intel flash revisions for the 5 million gate Spartan-3 FPGA. Any one of ›› Four 66-pin VHDC connector banks providing a total of 264 user- these design revisions can be remotely programmed into programmable I/O the 5 million gate Spartan-3 FPGA, or the XG-5000K can be ›› CompactFlash Type 1 connector ›› A secondary 400K gate Spartan-3 FPGA for remote reconfiguration programmed to reconfigure itself based upon externalPrint or and design revisioning of the XG-5000K or custom user configuration internal events. ›› 10/100BASE-T Ethernet interface and two RS-232 interfaces ›› Can be used in a PC/104 stack or as a stand-alone product design The XG-5000K also incorporates a secondary 500K gate platform Spartan-3 FPGA. This second FPGA is initially configured to ›› 0-25 MHz user-programmable DDS FPGA master clock source, along with a fixed 25 MHz FPGA master clock source control remote reprogramming and control of the design ›› Incorporates Xilinx’s design revisioning technology and can retain revisioning features of the XG-5000K. But the secondary onboard as many as 16 partial or up to 4 complete design BIT files Spartan-3 FPGA can be reconfigured by the user to meet ›› Can be reconfigured through the configuration PROMs, JTAG, the requirements of a particularSingle system design. 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, PC/104, PC/104-Plus connectors, or the user I/O › The XG-5000K can be powered from the PC/104 bus or can › Available in industrial temperature range ›› Can be powered from the PC/104 connector or an external 5 VDC be powered from a single 5 VDC external source allow- source ing the board to be utilized as a stacked module in PC/104 applications or as a stand-alone product design platform. This allows the board to be ideal in embedded PC/104 applications or to be utilized in development platforms, design prototypes, or production products.

For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 33237 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

36 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Multifunction I/O boards WinSystems, Inc. 715 Stadium Drive • Arlington, TX 76011 817-274-7553 www.winsystems.com

PCM-MIO Multifunction A/D The PCM-MIO is a versatile, PC/104-based analog input, analog output, and digital I/O board designed to meet customer demands for high-accuracy and high-channel count analog and digital I/O. The board is based on Linear Technologies’ precision converters and voltage references, which require no external calibration.

The board will support up to 16 single-ended input channels, 8 differential input channels, or various combinations of both. The software programmable input ranges are ±5V, ±10V, 0-5V, and 0-10V. The input channels are voltage protected to ±25V and can work directly with industry- standard signal conditioning modules.

There are eight 12-bit Digital-to-Analog (D/A) converters with individual software programmable voltage ranges of ±5V, ±10V, 0-5V, and 0-10V. The output channels can be updated and cleared individually or simultaneously. They also work with industry-standard signal conditioning FEATURES Only modules. ›› Analog and digital I/O on a PC/104 module ›› 16-bit Analog-to-Digital (A/D) converter A total of 48 onboard bi-directional TTL-compatible digital ›› Conversion speed: 100K samples per second I/O lines can be software configured as Input, Output, or ›› Two quad 12-bit Digital-to-Analog (D/A) converters Output with Readback. Twenty-four can generate inter- ›› Each individual channel is independently software programmable rupts if the board senses a change of state. Each output Printcan ›› Low-noise onboard DC/DC converter ›› No adjustment potentiometers or calibration needed sink 12mA and will interface directly with opto-isolated ›› 48 bi-directional TTL-compatible digital I/O lines with 24 capable of modules. event sense interrupt generation ›› Free software drivers in C, Windows®, and Linux The PCM-MIO operates over the industrial temperature ›› +5V-only operation range of -40°C to +85°C. Free software drivers are avail- ›› -40°C to +85°C temperature operation able for C, Windows®, and Linux. ›› Special OEM configurations available for 16-bit D/A and other analog and digital I/O combinations WinSystems can depopulate Single this board to meet special OEM applications. For example, all the A/D channels or perhaps all the D/A channels could be removed. Please contact an applications engineer with your requirements.

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Single Avionics PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide DIGITAL-LOGIC AG Nordstrasse 11/F • CH-4542 Luterbach/Switzerland Tel: +41 32 681 58 00 • Fax: +41 32 681 58 01 www.digitallogic.com MIL-SPEC MICROSPACE® MSM945P The MICROSPACE® MSM945P has all the standard PC interfaces plus Ethernet LAN, optional DVI and LVDS interfaces (dual screen) and a sound controller. Equipped with the Intel® Core™2 Duo L7400 CPU in DIGITAL-LOGIC’s smartModule SMX945/B with COM Express, this product has the highest performance on the PC/104 form factor. The optional PCI/104-Express bus (PCI and PCI Express) and 6 USB interfaces are available as functional extensions. FEATURES Power consumption, cooling method, ambient working ›› PCI/104-Express Baseboard temperature and performance are directly dependent on ›› Intel® Core™2 Duo L7400, Core™ Duo 2x 1.6GHz the smartModule945-xxxx used. ›› DDR2-RAM 256 – 3072MB ›› 6x USB V2.0, 2x SATA, 1x IDE ›› LAN Ethernet 10/100BASE-T, COM1-2, LPT1 Applications: ›› Ext. Temp. -40°C to +70°C • Video streaming for HD videos • Dual screen applications • Image processing, video monitoring Only For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 41095 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

Ethernet PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Parvus Corporation 3222 S. Washington Street • Salt Lake City, UT 84115 Print 801-483-1533 www.parvus.com

DuraNET 1268 Gigabit Ethernet Switch The DuraNET® 1268 is a rugged Layer 2+ Gigabit Ether- net switch subsystem equipped with 10 triple-speed 10/100/1000Mbps ports for connecting IPv4 and IPv6 compatible computing devices inSingle demanding military vehicle LAN applications. It features an onboard microprocessor for local/remote control and monitoring, as well as support for Quality of Service (QoS) traffic prioritization, VLAN trunking, and Rapid Spanning tree (RSP) redundancy. FEATURES ›› Ports: 10x Gigabit Ethernet ports, 1x serial , 1x FE console Small and lightweight in form factor yet robust in ›› Management: RS-232 console, SNMP, RMON, Web browser mechanical design, the DuraNET 1268 switch serves as an ›› VLAN: Up to 4,096 Virtual Local Area Networks ›› QoS: Quality of Service prioritization ideal COTS solution to enhance situational awareness in ›› Redundancy: Rapid Spanning tree fault tolerance unmanned aircraft, tactical ground vehicles, and mari- ›› Mechanical: Aluminum chassis, MIL-38999 connectors, sealed time assets. Integrating a hardened aluminum chassis with ›› Power: MIL-STD-1275 and MIL-STD-704E vehicle supply sealed MIL-38999 connectors and isolated MIL-STD-1275 ›› Zeroize: Data zeroization support to secure data power supply, the switch is designed for harsh MIL-STD- ›› Fiber: Option for 4x 1000BASE-SX fiber optic ports on rear panel 461E EMI/EMC and MIL-STD-810F thermal, shock, vibe, ›› Environmental: Designed to MIL-STD-810F for tracked vehicles humidity, altitude, and ingress conditions. ›› EMI/EMC: Designed to MIL-STD-461E CE102, CS101, RE102, RS103

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40 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Rugged computers MIL-SPEC Jacyl Technology 3909 Fourier Drive, Suite B • Fort Wayne, IN 46818 800-590-6067 www.jacyl.com

Mission Workstation The Mission Workstation is a multi-computer ruggedized workstation for applications that demand the best. The Mission Workstation features 4 completely independent computer systems housed in a single 19" 6U rack mount enclosure. The Mission Workstation can be ordered with a standard set of options for each computer, or each individual computer within the Mission Workstation can be custom configured from our factory for CPU processing capability, video processing capability, I/O capabilities, and/ or OS configurations to meet your system requirements. The Mission Workstation can also be factory configured as a single cluster computer, harnessing the full potential of up to 16, 3 GHz Intel processors and 32 GB of DDR2 RAM. This parallel processing capability is available to meet the most demanding applications.

The Mission Workstation has been specially designed to be a ruggedized multi-computer system with unique features such as custom air filters located on all air cooling FEATURES Only inlets, specially designed internal dual ball bearing fan ›› All CPU, video, and I/O connectors are located on the front of the cooling system for each individual computer, steel rein- unit for convenient access forced internal structure, anodized aluminum enclosure, ›› All air cooling intakes incorporate a ruggedized air/EMI filter system removable ruggedized hard-drive caddies, full access to all ›› Every system is production tested to a fully powered 3G NAVMAT vibration test and Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) test CPU, video, and I/O ports from the front of the unit, and ›› Can be factory configured to be powered from a DC or AC input reinforced internal cable routing. Printsource ›› All hard drives are removable and are enclosed within ruggedized The Mission Workstation is designed to be utilized in the caddies most demanding applications. Every production Mission ›› Each Mission Workstation is functionally tested from -10 °C to +60 °C Workstation is tested to a 3G NAVMAT vibration profile ›› Each computer can be independently configured with a Core 2 Duo with the unit fully powered and subjected to full tempera- or Core 2 Quad Intel Processor and processor clock speeds up to ture range Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) with the 3 GHz unit fully powered. Other production testing is performed ›› Each individual computer has 2 PCI, 1 PCI x6 or 2 PCI x8, 2 Gb on each Mission Workstation such as 100% loaded CPU Ethernet, 4 SATA, up to 2 ESATA, up to 12 USB 2.0 ports and up to Single 32 GB RAM duration testing, 100% video processor duration test, per- ›› Each of the 4 individual computers supports 32- or 64-bit operating formance verification testing, and burn-in testing all to system configurations ensure that the Mission Workstation is the most rugged- ›› Can be factory configured as 4 individual computer systems or ized and reliable multi-computer workstation available. 1 cluster/parallel computer ›› When factory configured as a cluster computer, the processing power would include 16, 3 GHz processors, 32 GB RAM, and 5.7 TB Jacyl Technology is the OEM of the Mission Workstation HDD space and provides an off-the-shelf or custom configuration of ›› Each individual computer supports SATA II 300 (dependent upon the Mission Workstation to meet the requirements of your CPU selection) and RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 controller implementations system design.

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide 2009 / 41 Rugged computers PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Parvus Corporation 3222 S. Washington Street • Salt Lake City, UT 84115 801-483-1533 www.parvus.com MIL-SPEC DuraCOR 810-Duo Rugged Computing Platform The DuraCOR® 810-Duo is a rugged multi-core mission processor subsystem designed for high-reliability applications requiring MIL-STD-810F environmental compliance with extreme temperatures, shock/vibration, and ingress. Based on a modular, open architecture COTS design with Intel’s Core 2 Duo CPU, solid state disk, MIL-STD-704/1275 power supply, and expandable rugged chassis, the DuraCOR 810-Duo is an ideal computing solution for harsh mobile FEATURES military and homeland security C4ISR deployments. ›› CPU: Low-power fanless Intel Core 2 Duo 1.5GHz SBC, 2GB RAM ›› OS: Pre-loaded Linux to boot out of the box (x86 compatible) This high-performance, vehicle-mount, tactical computer ›› SSD: 1.8" SATA solid state disk, PATA CompactFlash ›› Power: MIL-STD-704 and MIL-STD-1275 compliant supply comes equipped with sealed MIL-38999 connectors, inte- ›› I/O: Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, USB, serial, video, audio grated EMI/EMC filtering, watertight aluminum enclosure, ›› Expansion: Internal PC/104 card cage with 6 spare slots aluminum-railed card cage, and near cable-less internal ›› Mechanical: Aluminum chassis, MIL-38999 connectors interconnect scheme. The unit is designed to meet and will ›› Environmental: MIL-STD-810F for tracked vehicles be qualified to MIL-STD-810F, MIL-STD-461E, MIL-STD-704E, ›› EMI/EMC: Designed to MIL-STD-461E CE102, CS101, RE102, RS103 and MIL-STD-1275D. ›› Options: Integrated PC/104-Plus I/O and comms modules (i.e. 1553) Only For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 40229 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

Chassis PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Rittal/Kaparel 97 Randall Drive • Waterloo, Ontario, N2V 1C5, Canada Print 519-725-0101 www.Kaparel.com Packaging PicoTCA The Rittal/Kaparel PicoTCA chassis is a modular 19" stainless steel chassis in a 2U design supporting up to 12 AMCs and an MCH in full-size and compact form factors. It is also available in “double full-size.”Single The integrated 90-264VAC power pack supplies the necessary voltages of 3.3V for the IPMI and 12V for the AMCs.

PicoTCA was developed for laboratory and field envi- FEATURES ronments and reflects the specifications of the PICMG ›› Complies with PICMG MicroTCA 0.R1.0 and AMC 0.R1.0 MicroTCA 0.R1.0 specification. Existing and new applica- ›› NEBS and RoHS compliant tions can be migrated to this MicroTCA platform both ›› Hot swap compatible ›› 19 rack-mount, 482.6mm, 2U, 254mm deep quickly and cost effectively. This represents a decisive ben- " ›› Includes 2 hot swappable fan trays and exchangeable air filter efit for developers of industrial and telecommunications ›› Stainless steel construction provides excellent corrosion resistance applications. ›› Accommodates up to 12 AMCs and 1 MCH ›› AC/DC power supply, max 450 watts, input voltage 90VAC max 264VAC with PFC ›› Support for up to 12.5 Gb/s ›› Full range of faceplates and filler panels

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42 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Connectors Packaging RAF Electronic Hardware 95 Silvermine Road • Seymour, CT 06483 Tel: 203-888-2133 • Fax: 203-888-9860 www.rafhdwe.com

Male-Female Stacking Male-Female Stacking spacers from RAF Electronic Hard- ware help overcome space limitations that may occur when PC/104 or PC/104-Plus bus drives are installed. With this approach, stand-alone module stacks are used like ultra-compact bus boards, but without the need for back- planes or bird cages. Module boards are spaced exactly 0.6" apart using RAF precision-made nylon or aluminum male-female spacers to build structurally secure stand- FEATURES alone module stacks. ›› Nylon or aluminum (mating screw and hex nut available for either material) ›› Length: 0.600"; diameter 3/16"; round and hexagon profiles RAF stacking spacers allow PC/104 and PC/104-Plus embed- ›› 3/16" long, 4-40 male thread on one end ded system designers to employ application-specific mod- ›› 1/4" deep, 4-40 internal thread depth ule stacks for their products that are easily and securely ›› Precision-manufactured for perfect fit assembled. The RAF hardware can be used with more than ›› Immediate availability – in stock 100 different PC/104 ultra-compact bus board modules produced by manufacturers today. Only For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 30218 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Enclosures Hybricon Corporation 12 Willow Road • Ayer, MA 01432 Print 978-772-5422 www.hybricon.com

Rugged PC-104 Enclosure Designed for such markets as Defense and Aerospace, the Rugged PC-104 Enclosure is capable of providing thermal and environmental protection to standard “COTS” PC/104 modules. Single The mixed force convection/conduction cooled chassis utilizes an air to air heat exchanger to make sure the external and internal air paths are kept separate to avoid conden- FEATURES sation forming on the Printed Circuit Cards (PCCs). Primary ›› Number of PC/104 modules: Up to 8 with 1PS input power to the chassis is 28 Volts DC in accordance ›› System Control Board with MIL-STD-704F. ›› Fan/Heater Assembly ›› Environmental and EMI conductive elastomer gaskets on all removable panels including access door • Avionics packaging ›› -40°C @ 45K ft Temperature Profile • Compact size (holds up to 8 PC/104 modules) ›› 1 28VDC Watts Output PC/104 Supply › • Operates at: -40°C to +50°C, 45K ft altitude › 2 28VDC Power Outputs: 1 for Heater, 1 for PC/104 modules ›› 1 24VDC Power Output for Fans • Size: 10" W x 12" L x 6.5" H ›› 3 Thermal Sensor Inputs • Weight: 12 lbs (without PC/104 modules) ›› 1 Bi-Color LED for Heater ›› +5 @ 12A 60 Watts (optional 20A available), +12 @ 2A, -12 @ .5A For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 38656 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide 2009 / 43 Power supplies PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Tri-M Engineering 100-1407 Kebet Way • Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6L3 Canada 604-945-9565 www.tri-m.com Packaging HE104+DX The HE104+DX is a high efficiency 108W DC-DC converter that can supply +3.3V, +5V, +12V, and -12V DC outputs. The HE104+DX is designed for low noise embedded computer systems, has a wide input range of 6V to 40V DC, and is ideal for battery or unregulated input applications. The HE104+DX is specifically designed for vehicular applications and has heavy-duty transient suppressors (9,000W on both main and secondary inputs) that clamp the input FEATURES voltage to safe levels, while maintaining normal power ›› 108W DC-DC converter supply operation. The HE104+DX is a MOSFET-based ›› +3.3V, +5V, +12V, and -12V DC output design that provides outstanding line and load regulation ›› 6V to 40V DC input range ›› Extended temperature: -40°C to +85°C with efficiencies up to 90 percent. Organic Semiconductor ›› PC/104-Plus compliant Capacitors provide filtering that reduces ripple noises ›› High efficiency up to 90 percent below 20mV. The low noise design makes the HE104+DX ›› High transient suppression ideal for use aboard aircraft or military applications or ›› Low output ripple wherever EMI or RFI must be minimized. ›› Remote on/off standard ›› Removable connector blocks Only For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 16985 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

COM Express PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide ACTIS Computer Inc. 1898 E. Southern Ave. • Tempe, AZ 85282 Print 480-838-1799 www.actis-computer.com

XCOM-9460 – COM Express Processor Board The XCOM-9460 COM Express module with PowerPC PPC460EX from AMCC is a highly integrated solution processor board specially designed to meet PICMG COM.0 requirements. Featuring a verySingle low power and high per-

Processor boards/SBCs formance PowerPC processor, the board measures only 3.7"x3.7". The AMCC PPC460EX PowerPC processor integrates 440 core, DDR2 memory, Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe, PCI, dual USB 2.0 Full-Speed ports, one Serial-ATA, IEEE- FEATURES 754 Floating Point Unit and integrated Security Engine. ›› Processor AMCC PPC460EX 600, 800 MHz or 1 GHz This processor is rated at 2000 DMIPS and 2000 MFLOPS ›› x4 PCIe interface at 1 GHz. A 128-bit 2D/3D graphic controller supporting ›› 32-bit, 33/66 MHz PCI ›› Up to 2 GByte DDR2 SDRAM on SO-DIMM socket resolution up to 1024x768 is available for a Man Machine ›› 1 GByte NAND Flash – 1 Serial-ATA II port Interface with analog RGB, LVDS, LCD and s-video outputs. ›› 8 MByte Boot Flash – 8 kByte NVRAM All these ports are accessible on standard COM Express ›› 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports – 2 USB 2.0 Full-Speed ports connectors. Available in extended temperature (-40°C to ›› 2 I2C buses – 8 user GPIOs +85°C), it supports Linux and other major RTOSs. ACTIS ›› 2 RS-232 UARTs – 1 JTAG debug interface Computer also offers the XCOM-9347 with a Freescale ›› Graphic controller 2D/3D rendering engine PowerQUICC II Pro MPC8347E. ›› XGA resolution 1280x1024

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Adbc8022 Adbc8022 is a COM Express module powered by an Intel® Core™ Duo processor L2400 or Core 2™Duo processor L7400/ T7400 (optional).

This RoHS COM module is equipped with all the components required to build a complete CPU board. By adding a carrier board it is possible to quickly and simply custom- ize the application. The module has a COM Express Type 2 FEATURES (extended) form factor and includes many features: 5 PCI ›› COM module complying with COM Express standard (440-pin, Express 1.0a x4 links, 2 SATA interfaces, up to 4 GB RAM and Type 2) ›› Intel® Core™ Duo processor L2400 or Core 2™Duo processor L7400/ Gigabit Ethernet. T7400 ›› DDR2 DIMM socket 2 (dual channel) up to 4 GB, PC2-3200 Registered DIMM, 1 MB Flash memory ›› 1 VGA: 1280 x 1024 at 24-bit, 2 SATA 1.0a interfaces, 1 IDE Ultra ATA/100 interface, 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Ethernet 10/100/1000BASE-T, LPC, SMBus, I2C ›› 5 PCI Express x4 links, 1 PCI Local Bus 2.2, 32 bits/33 MHz, 5 V/3.3 V Only For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 35865 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

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Adbc8025 The Adbc8025 is a Computer-On-Module (COM) equipped with the Intel EP80579 (previously known as “Tolapai”). Utilized with an application-specific carrier board, this PICMG COM.0 R1.0-compatibleSingle board allows you to freely design a variety of embedded systems.

The Intel EP80579 is an SoC (System on Chip) that integrates various functions, including the memory controller FEATURES and I/O controller with the CPU core, and a Pentium M ›› COM module complying with COM Express standard (440-pin, processor running at 1.066 GHz. Type 3) ›› Intel® EP80579 integrated processor 1.066 GHz ›› DDR2 SDRAM SO-RDIMM 2 GB maximum, ECC support, 2 MB Flash The Adbc8025 incorporates up to 2 GB of PC2-4200- memory compatible SO-RDIMM main memory and supports the ›› 1 SXGA port: 1280 x 1024 at 24-bit, 2 SATA 1.0a interfaces, 150 MBps, ECC function (automatic correction of single bit errors and 5 USB 2.0 ports, 3 10/100/1000BASE-TX ports, 2 serial ports, detection of double bit errors). 2 CAN 2.0b ports ›› 1 PCI Express x4 (or 4 x1), PCI: 32 bits/33 MHz, 3.3 V; PCI Local Bus 1.1

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide 2009 / 45 CompactRIO PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide National Instruments 11500 North Mopac Expwy. • Austin, TX 78759 800-531-5066 www.NI.com

Single-Board RIO-96xx NI Single-Board RIO devices are designed to be easily embedded in high-volume applications that require flexibility, high performance, and reliability. NI sbRIO-96xx devices feature an industrial Freescale MPC5200 real-time

Processor boards/SBCs processor with speeds up to 400 MHz for deterministic real-time applications. The real-time processor is combined via a high-speed internal PCI bus with an onboard reconfigurable Xilinx Spartan-3 Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The FPGA is connected directly to all onboard 3.3 V digital I/O. Each onboard analog and digital I/O module has a dedicated connection to the FPGA as well.

All sbRIO-96xx devices contain 110 bidirectional digital lines. You can select an NI Single-Board RIO device that includes up to 32 analog inputs, 4 analog outputs, and 32 industrial 24 V digital inputs and digital outputs. In addition to the built-in I/O capabilities, each NI Single-Board RIO device has three connectors for adding board-only versions of NI, third-party, or custom C Series I/O modules. FEATURES Only ›› Integrated real-time controller, reconfigurable FPGA, and I/O on a The sbRIO-96xx devices accept 19 to 30 VDC power supply single board and can operate within a -20 to +55 °C temperature range. ›› Low-cost setup for high-volume OEM applications With the 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet and serial ports, you can ›› Up to 2M gate Xilinx Spartan-3 FPGA communicate with external devices and systems via TCP/ ›› Up to 400 MHz Freescale real-time processor ›› RS-232 serial port for peripheral devices IP, VDP, Modbus/TCP, and serial protocols. The built-in real- Print›› Low power consumption with single 19 to 30 VDC power supply input time controller also features Web (HTTP) and file (FTP) –– LabVIEW Development Software servers. –– LabVIEW Real-Time The sbRIO-96xx devices are programmed using the NI –– LabVIEW FPGA ›› Driver Software LabVIEW graphical programming language. The real- time processor runs the LabVIEW Real-Time Module on –– NI-RIO for reconfigurable embedded systems the Wind River VxWorks Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) for extreme reliabilitySingle determinism. You can integrate your C code libraries within LabVIEW Real-Time.

In addition, you can quickly program the onboard reconfigurable FPGA on sbRIO-96xx devices using the LabVIEW FPGA Module for high-speed control, custom I/O timing, and in-line signal processing. LabVIEW contains built-in drivers and APIs for handling DMA or Interrupt Request (IRQ) based data transfer between the FPGA and real-time processor. You can reuse your existing Hardware Descrip- tion Language (HDL) libraries and Intellectual Property (IP) blocks within LabVIEW FPGA.

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Kontron ETXexpress-PC Kontron ETXexpress Computer-On-Modules are 100 percent compliant COM Express solutions. As truly scalable embedded solutions, Kontron ETXexpress modules are built around advanced processors and chipsets from various suppliers including the newest Intel® Core™2 Duo SP9300 processor – ETXexpress-PC.

Kontron COM modules also offer advantages for ultra FEATURES mobile applications with available solutions in the form ›› 100 percent COM Express compliant of microETXexpress modules (95mm x 95mm) and the ›› Processing performance up to the Intel® Core™2 Duo SP9300 processor (2.26 GHz) upcoming nanoETXexpress modules (55mm x 84mm). For ›› Fully utilizes features of the Intel® GS45 chipset and the Intel® ICH9M more information on all of the Kontron ETXexpress COM ›› Up to 8MB system memory (2x sockets for DDR3 SO-DIMM) Express solutions, visit www.kontron.com/ETXexpress. ›› 4x Serial ATA, 8x USB 2.0, 5x PCI Express x1, Gigabit Ethernet, HD Audio, dual display support, and more ›› Compact and ultra mobile modules also available ›› Request a sample today and start evaluating immediately! Only For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 38663 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

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SOM-5761 The SOM-5761 is targeted at embedded market and mobile applications. Because of its Intel® Atom™ processor, it features low power consumption, which saves energy. Additionally, its Intel® 945GSE/ICH7MSingle chipset offers rich I/O capabilities including 2 SATA interfaces with data transfer rates up to 150MB/s. This allows SOM-5761 to have greater flexibility on its graphics capabilities, which can support dual display, and is ideal for embedded controller requirements. FEATURES ›› Embedded Intel® Atom™ N270 1.6GHz processor with low power consumption ›› Intel® GMA 950, Microsoft DirectX 9.1 ›› Supports multiple displays: VGA, LVDS, SDVO, TV out ›› Supports 4 PCIe x1 or 1 PCIe x4, 4 PCI devices ›› Supports 2 SATA interfaces, 8 USB 2.0 ports ›› Supports wide range power design: +8.5V ~ +19V ›› COM-Micro (95 x 95 mm) form factor possible

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SOM-6760 The SOM-6760 runs on Intel® Atom™, making it an ideal low power consumption solution with a compact size (95 x 95 mm) suitable for mobile applications such as portable handheld devices or even medical uses (i.e. controlling the

Processor boards/SBCs drip speed of injection devices). It features a US15W chipset and is available with either a fanless or Smart Fan Con- troller option, supporting up to 2GB of DDR2 SODIMM. FEATURES ›› Intel® Atom™ processor Z510 1.1GHz, Z530 1.6GHz ›› Intel® System Controller Hub US15W ›› Supports DDR2 SODIMM up to 2GB ›› Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, DirectX 9Ex ›› H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VC1 and WMV9 HW decode ›› Display type: 24-bit LVDS/VGA ›› Intel 10/100Mbps LAN ›› LPC, 1 PCIe x1, 3 PCI master ›› 8 USB 2.0 ports, 1 EIDE, 8-bit GPIO, SDIO Only For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 41269 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

COM/SOM PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide EMAC, Inc. 2390 EMAC Way • Carbondale, IL 62902 Print 618-529-4525 www.emacinc.com

SoM-9G20 The SoM-9G20M is based on the Atmel ARM9 400 MHz AT91SAM9G20 processor. This ARM9 processor has an Ethernet MAC built in along with 7 serial ports. It utilizes external SDRAM and includesSingle an MMU that allows it to run Linux or WinCE 6.0. A SoM (System on Module) is a small embedded module that contains the core of a microprocessor system. FEATURES Using the same small SODIMM form factor utilized by ›› Small, 144-pin SODIMM form factor (2.66" x 1.5") other EMAC SoM modules, the SoM-9G20 is the ideal pro- ›› Atmel ARM9 Jazelle AT91SAM9G20 400 MHz processor cessor engine for your next design. All of the ARM pro- ›› 10/100BASE-T Ethernet with onboard PHY ›› 6 serial ports, 4 with handshake (7 serial ports optionally available) cessor core is included on this tiny board, including: Flash, ›› 2 USB 2.0 Host ports and 1 USB 2.0 (Full Speed) Device port Memory, Serial Ports, Ethernet, I2S Audio, PWMs, Timer/ ›› Up to 64 MB of SDRAM and up to 256 MB of NAND Flash Counters, A/D, digital I/O lines, Clock/Calendar, and more. ›› SD/MMC Flash Card Interface Price is $155 Quantity 1. ›› 2 SPI ports and 1 I2S Audio port ›› Timer/Counters and Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) ports www.emacinc.com/som/som9G20.htm ›› 4 Channel 10-bit Analog-to-Digital converter ›› Typical power requirement less than 1 Watt

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Bitsy G5 Featuring the Freescale i.MX31 with vector floating point coprocessor, the small-footprint, power-efficient Bitsy G5 is the right solution for computational and image processing performance.

Available in a compact, power-managed, off-the-shelf platform, the Bitsy G5 provides blazing performance and throughput in a low-cost, power-efficient package. FEATURES ›› Small 76 x 127 mm footprint The Bitsy G5 can be used either as a stand-alone board or ›› Up to 128 MB Mobile DDR SDRAM, up to 64 MB Flash, PCMCIA ports, and SD/MMC ports can be expanded with an optional adapter board to bring ›› Communications and I/O interfaces include USB 2.0, serial, SPI, and out additional capabilities, including Ethernet, Power over I2C ports Ethernet, video and audio interfaces, and much more. ›› Graphical support for LCD panel, 8-bit XGA or 16-bit VGA, and MPEG-4 encoder ›› Optional adapter board expansion options including 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, CompactFlash®, Power over Ethernet, and much more ›› Available with Windows® CE 6.0 (including 6.0 R2) and Linux Only For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 41286 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

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Catalyst Module The Catalyst Module from Eurotech leverages the processing power and multimedia capability of the Intel® Atom™ processor and Intel® System Controller Hub US15W (Intel® SCH US15W) to deliver a high-performance,Single low-power solution to the embedded market with processing speeds up to 1.6 GHz.

Measuring only 67 x 100 mm in size, the Catalyst Module FEATURES consumes less than 3 W of power and generates very low ›› Low power consumption (under 3 W) and low heat dissipation for heat, eliminating the need for fans and heat sinks even fanless applications with limited ventilation and thermal cooling ›› Modular design for easy integration with standard or custom carrier with the most intensive of computations and processes. board ›› Interfaces include Gigabit Ethernet, up to 2 PATA disk drives and These qualities make the Catalyst Module especially attrac- 3 SD/MMC cards, serial ports, I/O, USB 2.0, and much more tive for enclosed, space-constrained devices with little ven- ›› Multimedia capabilities include: support for HD video, codecs for ® tilation where heat and power dissipation are critical. MPEG-4/2/1, dual independent displays, Intel High Definition Audio ›› Optimized power management including advanced power control, ACPI power management, and system health and environmental monitors ›› OSs supported: Windows® XP, XPe, CE 6.0, Linux, and other RTOSs

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QUANTUM The QUANTUM PXA270-based SODIMM format SBC module gives OEMs a very low-power, high-performance, and cost-effective computer component for easy integration into their application-specific motherboards. Its ready-to-

Processor boards/SBCs run potential eliminates the work and risk involved with designing the complex processor core and operating system element. Designers can focus on the I/O and interface features unique to their market applications. FEATURES ›› 520/312 MHz Marvell PXA270 XScale processor The PXA270 processor incorporates Intel® XScale micro ›› 64 MB soldered SDRAM, 256 KB SRAM, SD/SDIO/MMC card interface architecture, multimedia acceleration, rich peripheral inte- ›› Up to 64 MB soldered Spansion MirrorBit™ Flash gration, and sophisticated power management. It supports ›› TFT/STN flat panel interface up to 640 x 480 x 16-bit color depth wireless clients with the latest Intel mobile technology. It ›› 4-wire touch screen interface and AC’97 audio controller is ideal for mobile and handheld devices, power-sensitive ›› 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet controller and CompactFlash interface bus embedded communications, asset monitoring, and com- ›› OSs supported: Embedded Linux 2.6 or Windows® CE 5.0 offered pact MMI solutions. pre-installed Only For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 35860 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

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Turbo G5 The Turbo G5 module from Eurotech offers the full benefits of the Freescale i.MX31 processor in a low-power small form factor. Single The Turbo G5 module offers hardware vector floating point for applications requiring extensive computations at fast execution times such as handheld devices, transportation, and infotainment. FEATURES ›› Low-power i.MX31 processor with vector floating point coprocessor The Turbo G5 is mounted onto a carrier board to bring out ›› Small form factor at 74 x 46 mm a comprehensive range of I/O and communications ports. ›› Comprehensive graphical capability including 2D/3D graphics with OpenGL ES and Direct3D Mobile support and Camera Sensor The carrier board can be easily customized (by Eurotech or Interface another third party) to meet unique application require- ›› Easy integration with ZigBee and GPS modules from Eurotech for ments while reducing product time-to-market and opti- WPAN and tracking capabilities mizing costs. Furthermore, the Turbo G5 module can be ›› Memory options including up to 256 MB DDR, up to 64 MB Flash, up to 256 MB NAND, SD/MMC, and CompactFlash® easily scaled across several carrier board footprints so that ›› Communications and I/O options including CAN 2.0b, FE, GPIO, up to OEMs can get the most out of product designs. 5 serial ports, USB host and OTG ports, I2C, SPI, and 8x8 keyboard

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50 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide COM/SOM Processor boards/SBCs LiPPERT Embedded Computers Inc. 5555 Glenridge Connector, Suite 200 • Atlanta, GA 30342 404-459-2870 www.lippertembedded.com

CoreExpress®-ECO The CoreExpress-ECO is an advanced Computer on Module (COM) implementation in a tiny 58 mm x 65 mm format. CoreExpress modules are legacy-free. Should an application require analog signals, these can be implemented on the carrier board. The Intel Atom processor with its low TDP leads to minimum cooling efforts. The module comes with up to 1 GB of soldered SDDR2 RAM, graphics, LVDS and SDVO display ports, and HD Audio. Two PCI Express FEATURES lanes are available for I/O and graphics. There are 8 USB 2.0 ›› Intel Atom processor ports, IDE, SDIO/MMC interface, SMBus, and LPC bus avail- ›› 512 MB, 1 GB, (2 GB opt.) SDDR2 soldered RAM able. All signals are available on a 220-pin connector. ›› 2x PCI Express lanes ›› SDIO/MMC ›› SMBus, GMBus/DDC, LPC bus CoreExpress-ECO features LiPPERT Enhanced Manage- ›› 2x graphics ports (LVDS and SDVO) ment Technology. It handles power sequencing and other ›› HD Audio housekeeping tasks, and provides a secure write- and clear- ›› 8x USB 2.0 protected Flash area for miscellaneous user information. ›› IDE An evaluation kit is available. ›› 5 V only supply, 5 W ›› Optionally extendedOnly temperature range -40 °C to +85 °C For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 37871 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide EBX Advantech 38 Tesla, Suite 100 • Irvine, CA 92618 Print 800-866-6008 www.advantech.com

PCM-9588 The PCM-9588 is targeted at system integrators who want a modular solution with the low-power fanless features of the Intel® Celeron® M processor. This EBX form factor SBC features fanless Intel® CeleronSingle® M CPU performance with compact embedded platforms that provide a full set of I/O features and connectivity. It is packed with 2 SATA interfaces (offering a significant performance improvement of up to 1.5Gbit/s over the older IDE interface), TTL or LVDS FEATURES LCD display, VGA for dual display feature, 6 COM ports, 6 ›› Fanless design, Intel® Celeron® M processor onboard USB 2.0 ports, audio and 16-bit GPIO. This product is ideal ›› EBX form factor standard, supports PC/104-Plus for kiosks, digital signage, security surveillance and trans- ›› 1 SODIMM up to 2GB DDR2 400MHz (910GMLE) ›› Display combination: CRT + LVDS/DVI + LVDS/DVI + CRT/CRT + TTL port automation purposes. ›› 10/100Mbps Ethernet supports UL60601 design, GigaLAN optional ›› Supports Wake-on-LAN, Wake-on-Modem ›› Supports LCD backlight turn-off function ›› Supports ATX/AT power modes ›› AC’97 audio onboard ›› 6 COM ports (support auto flow control), 2 SATA interfaces, 6 USB 2.0 ports, 16-bit GPIO

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PCM-9590 The PCM-9590 is targeted at system integrators who want a modular solution with exceptional 2D/3D graphics performance and high data throughput. This EBX form factor SBC has powerful CPU performance with compact embed-

Processor boards/SBCs ded platforms that provide a full set of I/O features and connectivity. It is packed with 2 SATA II interfaces (offering a significant performance improvement of up to 3Gbit/s over the older IDE interface), dual Gigabit Ethernet, dual FEATURES display, 7.1-channel HD Audio, 6 USB 2.0 ports and 4 COM ›› Embedded Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU (2MB L2 cache) ports. This product is ideal for a wide range of embedded ›› Up to 4GB DDR2 SODIMM (supports FSB 533/667MHz) ® applications including digital surveillance, automation, ›› Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 ›› Supports dual independent display (36-bit LVDS + VGA) security and gaming. ›› Supports dual Gigabit Ethernet up to 10/100/1000Mbps ›› 1 PCI-104, 1 PCIe x16, 1 Mini PCI ›› Supports 6 USB 2.0 ports ›› Supports 4 COM ports ›› Supports 2 SATA II interfaces (300MB/s) ›› 16-bit GPIO Only For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 41267 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

EPIC PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide EUROTECH Print www.eurotech.com

Catalyst EC The Catalyst EC from Eurotech delivers the power of the Intel® Atom™ processor in an industry-standard EPIC form factor. With under 3 W of power consumption and very low heat generation, the CatalystSingle EC is a dual-board solution that consists of Eurotech’s powerful Catalyst Module mounted to a high-value carrier board.

The Catalyst EC brings the best in performance, graph- FEATURES ics, and communication while maintaining low cost and ›› Based on Intel Atom processor at up to 1.6 GHz and Intel SCH offers comprehensive multimedia capabilities. Backed by US15W with integrated graphics and multimedia capabilities ›› Wireless support including GPS, Bluetooth, and 802.11 Eurotech’s commitment to delivering the right system ›› Extensive memory options including up to 1 GB DDR2 at 533 MHz, at the right cost, the Catalyst EC is an ideal solution for microSD socket, 4-bit SD/MMC socket, and IDE/PATA port with embedded devices looking to couple the power of the onboard mounting for 2.5" disk drive Intel Atom with the flexibility of the EPIC form factor. ›› Graphical capabilities include Intel® High Definition Audio, audio line IN and OUT, graphics up to LVDS, and 4/5-wire touch screen controller ›› Interfaces include 4 USB 2.0 ports (1 client capable port), dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, 4 serial ports, and 16 GPIO ›› OSs supported: Windows® XP, XPe, CE 6.0, Linux, and other RTOSs

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52 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide EPIC Processor boards/SBCs WinSystems 715 Stadium Drive • Arlington, TX 76011 817-274-7553 www.winsystems.com

EPX-855-G Fanless 1GHz SBC The EPX-855-G-1G-0 is a highly integrated, low-cost Single Board Computer designed for rugged, performance- driven applications. It operates over a temperature range of -40°C to +70°C without a fan and is designed for applications including industrial automation, security, medical/ diagnostic equipment, MIL/COTS, test and measurement, and transportation. WinSystems uses chipsets from Intel’s long life embedded road map to ensure longevity of the core technology.

The EPX-855-G includes support for both wired and wireless Ethernet (with remote boot capability), simultaneous support of both SVGA and LVDS flat panel video, four USB 2.0 ports, four serial COM ports, AC’97 audio, PS/2 keyboard, LPT, and 24 lines of digital I/O. It supports up to 1GB of industry-standard PC2700 SDRAM, up to 8GB of CompactFlash, plus support for hard and floppy disk drives. PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expansion is supported for additional special I/O requirements. FEATURES ›› Intel® 1GHz CPU (fanless); higher-performance 1.8GHz Pentium® M It also supports advanced features such as custom splash version is available screen, APM 1.2 and ACPI 1.0b power management modes, ›› Intel® Extreme Graphics 2 technology supports CRT and LVDS flat panels simultaneously PXE boot, and multi-language support. The BIOS supports ›› Custom splash screen on startup legacy operation of a USB keyboard and mouse, as well as ›› Two Intel Ethernet controllers: one Gigabit and one 10/100 Mbps booting from a USB floppy disk, USB keys, and other USB- ›› 802.11a/b/g wireless supported connected mass storage devices. ›› Four serial COM ports, four USB 2.0 ports, and 24 bi-directional TTL digital I/O lines The board supports Windows® XP embedded, Linux, and ›› Bi-directional LPT port, AT keyboard, and FDC controller other x86-compatible RTOSs. The EPX-855-G requires only ›› PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expansion +5V and typically draws 2.1A with 1GB of DDR SDRAM ›› 4.5" x 6.5" (115mm x 165mm) EPIC-compliant SBC › installed. A 1.8GHz Pentium® M version is available. These › Also available in 5.75" x 8.0" EBX-compliant SBC ›› Long-term product availability features are also available in our EBC-855 EBX-compliant ›› Quick Start Kits for software development board.

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KTUS15/mITX – Atom Motherboard The KTUS15/mITX features the Intel® Atom™ processor and the Intel US15W embedded chipset in a low profile, ultra low power, compact Mini-ITX motherboard design with passive cooling and flat panel as well as dual independent

Processor boards/SBCs panel support, making it ideal for mobile clients and systems. With up to 7 years of availability, the KTUS15 embedded motherboard is the perfect choice for new product platforms. There are 4 board options available. FEATURES ›› Intel® Atom™ Z530 1.1 or 1.6 GHz BGA CPU ›› Ultra low power ›› Only 2,3 W TDP ›› 1x LAN, 2x SATA 300/150, 4x COM ›› LVDS, DVI, TPM, 2x PCI Express x1, 2x SDIO ›› Up to 2GB memory ›› Up to 256MB onboard graphics memory ›› Flat panel display support by onboard LVDS ›› CompactFlash socket onboard ›› High Definition Audio

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Mini-ITX PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide LiPPERT Embedded Computers Inc. 5555 Glenridge Connector, Suite 200 • Atlanta, GA 30342 404-459-2870 www.lippertembedded.com

Thunderbird-E3100 The Thunderbird-E3100 is a high-reliability, server-class Mini-ITX board for mission critical applications. Its E3100 server-class chipset handles up to 8 GB of registered DDR2 ECC RAM. Together with the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, it delivers maximum throughput yet needs little power, just about 29 W. The board features an integrated Volari graphics controller. Its graphics engine works with 16 MB video RAM and efficiently handles 2D operations. It sup- FEATURES ports graphics modes up to 16M true color and resolutions ›› Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1.89 GHz up to 1600 x 1200 pixels. There are 2 Gigabit LAN, 6 USB 2.0 ›› Intel E3100 server-class chipset host, and 6 SATA ports. Two serial interfaces are available. ›› 8 GB DDR2-400 ECC RAM max ›› Graphics up to 1600 x 1200 pixels There are two PCI Express x4 slots available. A PCI Express ›› VGA CRT Mini Card can be used. ›› 2x Gigabit LAN ›› 6x USB 2.0 The Thunderbird-E3100 comes with LiPPERT Enhanced ›› 2x RS-232/422/485 Management Technology functions. Together with the ›› 6x SATA board’s ASF Out Of Band operation features, it allows ›› 2x PCI Express x4 slots remote control and supervision. ›› PCI Express Mini Card

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PCM-3342 The PCM-3342 is targeted at system integrators who want a PC/104 solution that is low power with minimum performance requirements but still has sufficient I/O connectivity for low-level industrial control applications. This PC/104 form factor features Advantech’s EVA-X4150 SoC with 64MB onboard as RAM, TTL LCD support, SATA, 4 COM boards, 3 USB 2.0 ports and 8-bit digital I/O, which provides an ideal solution for low-power embedded control. FEATURES ›› Low-power EVA-X4150 SoC ›› Onboard 64MB SDRAM ›› Supports 18-bit TFT LCD ›› Supports up to 4 COM ports ›› Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports ›› Supports Serial ATA interface ›› Total power consumption less than 6W

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide PC/104 Advantech 38 Tesla, Suite 100 • Irvine, CA 92618 800-866-6008 www.advantech.com

PCM-9342 This 3.5" Single Board Computer solution is low power and fanless. With less than 6W total power consumption, various I/O connectivity and wide temperature capability, PCM-9342 is ideal for low-power industrial control applications – for example, outdoor data receiving devices such as traffic control and public access control including parking garages and subway gate systems. The PCM-9342 features 64MB SDRAM onboard, SATA, 24-bit TTL and 18-bit LVDS FEATURES support, 2 USB 2.0 ports and Advantech’s EVA-X4150 SoC. ›› Low-power EVA-X4150 SoC ›› Onboard 64MB SDRAM ›› Supports 24-bit TTL and 18-bit LVDS ›› Supports up to 4 COM ports ›› Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports ›› Supports Serial ATA interface ›› Total power consumption less than 6W

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PCM-9361 PCM-9361 provides system developers looking for a small form factor modular solution with the latest Intel® Atom™ technology for a low-power and fanless system with performance. The onboard PC/104 interface allows custom-

Processor boards/SBCs ers to combine this board with different I/O modules to suit their specific application requirements. It features the Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, TTL/LVDS LCD support, HD Audio, 2 SATA interfaces, 5 USB 2.0 ports, 2 COM ports FEATURES and 8-bit GPIO. ›› Embedded Intel® Atom™ N270 1.6GHz processor ›› DDR2 memory supports up to 1GB ›› Full LCD support for 18-bit TTL/2-channel LVDS support up to 36-bit ›› HD Audio ›› 5 USB 2.0 and two SATA ports ›› PCI-104 expansion

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PC/104 PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide EMAC, Inc. 2390 EMAC Way • Carbondale, IL 62902 618-529-4525 www.emacinc.com

PFM-540i The PFM-540i is a single board computer based on the AMD Geode LX800, 500 MHz processor. This low-power PC/104 module is a versatile product featuring Dual Ethernet, 4 USB 2.0 ports, and 4 Serial ports. The PFM-540i supports CRT and 18/24-bit TTL LCD panels and PC/104 expansion, and can utilize up to 1 GB of DDR SDRAM.

The PFM-540i supports Linux, Real-Time Linux, Windows FEATURES XP/XPE, WinCE, and DOS 6.22 running from either a ›› AMD Geode low-power LX800 500 MHz processor CompactFlash disk or a conventional Hard Drive. It gives ›› Fanless, 0 ~ 60°C (-32 ~ +140°F) operation developers a low-power, high-performance platform that ›› Wide temp version -40 ~ +85°C ›› Dual Ethernet option can fit into the tightest places. PC/104 expansion allows ›› 4 USB 2.0 ports and up to 4 Serial ports features to be quickly added using any of EMAC’s many ›› Low-power, 5 Volt operation PC/104 expansion modules. Price is $255 Quantity 1. ›› Up to 1 GB DDR SDRAM capacity ›› True PC/104 dimensions and interface www.emacinc.com/sbc_pc_compatible/pfm_540i.htm ›› CRT and 18/24-bit LCD capability

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56 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide PC/104 Processor boards/SBCs ICOP Technology Inc. 12328 E. Valley Blvd., Suite B • El Monte, CA 91732 626-444-6666 www.icoptech.com

800MHz VDX-6354 SBC This SBC in a PC/104 format is based on the Vortex86DX System-on-Chip (SoC), an x86-based processor designed for embedded and industrial applications. At 800MHz, this low-power SBC draws 740mA at 5VDC. The SBC’s soldered-on DDR2 RAM fanless design uses a low-profile heat sink to meet the PC/104 stacking specification. The integrated Video/LCD, Ethernet, audio, USB 2.0, 4 serial ports, parallel, IDE storage, GPIOs, keyboard/mouse, RTC FEATURES and more provide the ideal hardware platform to develop ›› 800MHz x86 CPU with L1 and L2 cache a broad range of embedded applications. In addition to ›› Integrated VGA with LCD support, IDE, 4 serial ports, parallel, USB 2.0, Ethernet, keyboard/mouse, audio and 16 GPIOs supporting popular modern embedded OSs and RTOSs ›› Soldered-on system memory (available in 256MB and 512MB) such as Linux, Windows XP, Windows XP Embedded and ›› Two sets of watchdog timers Windows Embedded CE, support is also available for ›› Single 5VDC at 740mA power requirement makes it easy to adapt legacy applications running on older versions of Linux, this board to existing designs Windows and DOS. ›› -40°C to +85°C industrial operating temperature range ›› Support available for Windows XP, Windows XP Embedded, Windows Embedded CE 5.0/6.0, Linux and popular RTOSs

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide PC/104 Kontron 14118 Stowe Drive • Poway, CA 92064-7147 858-677-0877 www.kontron.com

Kontron Small Form Factor Embedded SBCs Kontron offers three families of single board computers – MOPS PC/104 SBCs, JREX/JREXplus 3.5" SBCs and ePanel flat panel PCs.

The newest addition to the JREX family is the JREXplus-690 that is equipped with the AMD Turion™ 64 or Sempron™ Mobile CPU for excellent performance. In addition to PCI-104 expansion, the JREXplus-690 supports two Serial FEATURES ATA interfaces for fast hard drives and Gigabit Ethernet. ›› PC/104, PC/104-Plus or PCI-104 compatible embedded single board All of the other JREX family features are standard on this computers ›› Scalable performance ranging from low end all the way up to Intel® new addition to the family. Pentium® M processors ›› Support for onboard and add-on memory To learn more about the Kontron family of single board ›› Drop-in replacements within the three Kontron SBC product families computers, visit www.kontron.com. ›› Request a sample today and start evaluating immediately!

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide 2009 / 57 PC/104 PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide LiPPERT Embedded Computers Inc. 5555 Glenridge Connector, Suite 200 • Atlanta, GA 30342 404-459-2870 www.lippertembedded.com

Cool LiteRunner-LX800 The Cool LiteRunner-LX800 is an affordable PC/104 board with an AMD Geode LX800 processor. It features 256 MB soldered DDR RAM, AC’97 sound, and four USB 2.0 host ports. It has an integrated graphics controller and sup-

Processor boards/SBCs ports VGA monitors, digital TFT, or LVDS panels. Serial and printer interfaces, floppy disk and PS/2 ports, and a Mini PCI slot are integrated onboard, as are 2 Ethernet controllers. Two of the three serial ports can be configured for FEATURES RS-232 or RS-485. The third is RS-485 only. ›› AMD Geode LX800 @ 0.9 W, 500 MHz ›› 256 MB soldered DDR-400 RAM Eight I/O signals are freely usable and are accessible on a ›› Graphics up to 1920 x 1440 pixels ›› CRT, TFT, LVDS, with backlight flat cable connector. An ATA-66 compliant EIDE interface is ›› 2x LAN provided, as well as a CompactFlash® adapter. ›› 4x USB 2.0 ›› 2x RS-232/422/485, 1x RS-485/IrDA Troubleshooting is easy with supervision LEDs for power, ›› IDE Ultra ATA100 watchdog, Ethernet, and application-defined life signal- ›› CompactFlash® socket ization on the module. The board is plug-in compatible ›› Low power consumption with the Cool LiteRunner-2. ›› Optionally extended temperature range -40 °C to +85 °C

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PC/104 PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Micro Technic Smedevaenget 5 • Aarup, 5560 Denmark +45 6615 3000 www.micro-technic.com

SBC-2800 Micronix SBC-2800 is a single board CPU module based on Atmel’s AT91SAM9260 microcontroller. A combination of a power supply/charger for an external Li-Ion battery, a GSM/GPRS modem, a GPS receiver and analog, and digital I/O makes this module very useful in many stand-alone applications. SBC-2800 uses Telit’s GE863-GPS with a quad- band (900/950/1,800/1,900MHz) cellular engine and a SiRFstarIII™ single-chip GPS receiver. The modem is con- FEATURES trolled by AT commands, supported by an onboard UART, ›› Multipurpose SBC module including: ARM9 CPU, 180MHz, Linux and fully compatible with the AT command set. The power bootloader, support for microSD Flash ›› Communication: GSM/GPRS modem (quad-band), GPS receiver, GPS supply can be backed up by an external Li-Ion battery. data via AUX port A built-in charger will ensure that the battery is fully ›› 8-50V power supply integrated, power supply, UPS circuitry, battery charged. SBC-2800 has 16 isolated analog (±10V or 0-2.0V) charger for Li-Ion inputs and 16 digital I/O channels. ›› Data acquisition and control I/O, 16 isolated 24-bit A/D ch., 16 isolated digital I/O ›› USB connectivity: 2x USB host and USB device, wide temperature range: -20° to +70°C ›› Applications: vehicular data logging; track, control, and monitor everything that moves

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58 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide PC/104 Processor boards/SBCs Technologic Systems 16525 East Laser Drive • Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 480-837-5200 www.embeddedARM.com

200 MHz ARM9 SBCs Low Power, High Reliability, and Performance at Great Prices Technologic Systems‘ 200 MHz ARM9 series SBCs are rugged, low power computers that run without fans or heat sinks between -40 °C to +85 °C. In a programmable power- save state, the TS-7260 ultra low power model can draw less than 1/2 W of power, allowing it to be powered by small solar panels or inexpensive batteries. Our SBCs are available in thousands of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf configurations and are available to ship today. Eight rugged computers are included in this series: TS-7200, TS-7250, TS-7260, TS-7300, TS-7350, TS-7370, TS-7390, and TS-7400.

PC/104 Expansion Bus The industry standard 8/16-bit PC/104 bus on our SBCs allows you to easily add features to your project by stacking feature-specific peripheral boards from any third party vendor. Technologic Systems has a broad line of peripherals including video, CAN Bus, DIO, Ethernet ports, cellular/ FEATURES line modems, and battery backup. We also offer custom ›› 200 MHz ARM9 processor with MMU, up to 128 MB of RAM and up peripheral and SBC designs at competitive prices. to 256 MB of onboard Flash, user-programmable onboard FPGA ›› Two USB, up to two 10/100 Ethernet, up to 10 COM ports, 800 x 600 VGA video, SD card or CompactFlash slot(s), SPI bus Operating Systems and Software for ARM ›› LCD and keypad ports, A/D converters, up to 55 GP-DIO lines, These computers use eCos/RedBoot to load the TS-Linux, a TS-XDIO for PWM and quadrature counter, watchdog timer compact distribution based on the 2.4 Kernel and Busybox. ›› PC/104 bus with many available peripherals – VGA video, CAN Bus, Optional support for RTAI real-time extension and 2.6 Ker- GSM/line modems, serial ports, DIO lines, battery backup nel is provided. TS-Linux includes the Apache web server, ›› Out-of-the-box productivity – Quick boot to full-featured Linux SSH, FTP, and telnet servers. The full-featured Debian distri- Kernel 2.4.26 or 2.6.21 through RedBoot or Linux bootloader ›› Runs TS-Linux compact file system and the Debian Linux embedded bution is also available using larger Flash media. It is iden- distribution; supports RTAI/C/C++/Java tical to the desktop version and enables fast application ›› Under 2 seconds fast bootup to Linux solutions available along with development in a C/C++ embedded environment. In addi- Linux-based bootloader tion, Linux-boots-Linux and fast-bootup Linux solutions are ›› Cool-running – no fan or heat sink from -40 °C to +85 °C available, enabling boot times as low as 1.10 seconds. ›› Low power – 4.5-20 VDC input voltage (default 5 VDC) with power as low as 1/4 W; under 2 W at full speed default ›› Options include larger Flash memory drives, RTC, USB, 802.11g New TS-7350, TS-7370 LCD-Ready FPGA Computers Wi-Fi, 12-bit 8-channel ADC, temperature sensor, etc. The TS-7350 and TS-7370 are ARM9 CPU embedded com- ›› Full-featured TS-ARM Development Kit enables rapid application puters designed to provide flexibility through the integra- development tion of a programmable 5K LUT Lattice XP2 FPGA. These ›› Extended product lifetime – Technologic Systems has never discontinued a product in more than 20 years of business products are LCD-ready computers as the FPGA is connected to a dedicated RAM frame buffer, meaning that a custom video core can be included on the FPGA to provide an interface to most color TFT-LCD panels. The 64-pin PC/104 signals are connected straight to the FPGA, which brings the video signals out through the PC/104 connector, allowing customers to design their own physical video interfaces to their LCD displays of choice.

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TS-7800 500 MHz ARM9 SBC The TS-7800 is a RoHS compliant SBC based on a 500 MHz ARM9 CPU with a PCI bus that provides a standard set of onboard peripherals such as GbE, dual SATA, and dual high-speed host/slave USB 2.0. The TS-7800 also features

Processor boards/SBCs a programmable FPGA that provides extra peripherals such as 110 GPIO lines, additional serial ports, and dual SD card sockets. On the software side, the TS-7800 uses a Linux 2.6 Kernel that allows bootup in 0.69 seconds and provides driver support for all onboard hardware. The 512 MB onboard Flash enables installation of full Debian with development environment. The TS-7800 is backward compatible with our TS-72xx computers, providing three times more performance and higher-end features with an identical footprint.

0.69 Seconds Bootup Firmware The TS-7800 bootstrap combines FPGA hardware logic, specific boot-up firmware, and Kernel tweaks to ensure fast boot time, security, and more: FEATURES • Linux-based bootloader boots Linux 2.6 Kernel to shell- ›› 500 MHz ARM9 CPU prompt in 0.69 seconds from onboard Flash. Also boots ›› Internal PCI bus, PC/104 connector from SD card ›› 128 MB DDR-RAM • Full Debian can be installed into onboard Flash from a ›› 512 MB NAND Flash (17 MBps) ›› 12,000 LUT onboard FPGA USB Flash dongle, eliminating the need to use miniatur- ›› 2 SD card slots (1 microSD, 1 full SD) ized niche embedded Linux distributions or blast/boot ›› 2 SATA ports boards ›› 2 USB 2.0 480 Mbps host/slave • Unbrickable design ensures 100 percent recoverability ›› GbE, 10/100/1000 speeds from SD card in case of onboard Flash erasure ›› 5 10-bit ADC channels ›› 10 serial ports, 2 optional RS-485 ›› 110 GPIO (86 as a PC/104 bus) 12,000 LUT FPGA ›› Matrix keypad and text LCD support • Implements extra onboard peripherals ›› Optional temperature sensor, RTC, and Wi-Fi • Connects to CPU via 50 MHz local PCI bus ›› Low power (4 W at 5 V) › • Default load uses PC/104 connector either as GPIO or › Sleep mode (uses 200 microamps) ›› Fanless operation from -20 °C to +70 °C PC/104 bus ›› Linux boot time in 0.69 seconds ›› Kernel 2.6 and Debian Linux Linux 2.6, Debian and Eclipse IDE support ›› Visit our new website powered by a TS-7800 The TS-7800 ships with Linux 2.6 Kernel and the Debian ›› Gigahertz and lower-power version coming soon! distribution on onboard Flash. This default configuration creates an embedded system that can run a wide range of server services, desktop-like applications and development tools. Technologic Systems also provides the Eclipse IDE for Windows, configured for cross-architecture development and pre-installed on a 2 GB SD card.

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EUROTECH

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COM-1480 The Eurotech COM-1480 is a highly integrated, low-power PC/104-Plus board with advanced wireless communication technologies and is the ideal choice for a wide spectrum of mobile applications.

It supports a multimode tri-band HSUPA/HSDPA/UMTS engine with data rates of up to 7.2 Mbps, in conjunction with quad-band EDGE/GSM/GPRS connectivity technology FEATURES with data rates of up to 216 Kbps. It also integrates a low- ›› Tri-band HSUPA/HSDPA/UMTS (up to 7.2 Mbps downlink) and quad- power, 12-channel, high-accuracy GPS receiver. band EDGE/GSM/GPRS (up to 236 Kbps downlink) ›› Optional dual-band CDMA 1xEV-DO Rev A/1xEVDO Rel 0/1xRTT (up to 3.1 Kbps downlink) Optionally, the COM-1480 can integrate a dual-band ›› Low-power, 12-channel GPS receiver, L1 frequency, C/A code (SPS); (800/1,900 MHz) CDMA 1XEV-DO Rev A engine that offers tracking sensitivity: -156 dBm a complete 3G-enabled worldwide wireless solution. ›› GPS accuracy, position: 1.2 m (CEP95); velocity: 0.1 m/s; time: 20 ns rms (static mode); GPS protocol: NMEA-0183 ›› Operating temperature: -25°C to +60°C; humidity: up to 95% A standard SIM card can be installed onboard using a lock- non-condensing; power: +5 V ±5% ing card holder or can be connected via an optional exter- ›› OSs supported: Windows® CE, XPe, and Linux nal SIM card interface.

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CPU-1433 The CPU-1433 is a fully RoHS-compliant, fanless, low-power Pentium® MMX-class PC/104-Plus-compliant CPU module. This +5 V-only module is based on the AMD™ Geode™ GX466 333 MHz processor core with 128 MB of onboard soldered DDR RAM.

For improved data storage reliability, the CPU-1433 has an integrated, secured DiskOnModule interface. This can be FEATURES utilized as an alternative to the IDE interface when used ›› AMD Geode GX466 333 MHz in harsh conditions. In fact, the module has been designed ›› 128 MB onboard soldered DDR RAM for harsh environments, and it is resistant to high humid- ›› 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 serial ports, parallel port, Fast Ethernet, IDE, AC’97 sound port, TFT or VGA interface ity, vibration, and mechanical shock. ›› OSs supported: Windows® CE, XPe, and Linux ›› Designed for long-life commitments To minimize development time, a complete, ready-to-use ›› Extended temperature range: -40°C to +85°C hardware development kit is available. Accessories include Ethernet and USB adapters, interface cables, and power supplies.

For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 35858 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

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CPU-1474/1484 The CPU-1474/1484 is an embedded board based on 2 modules: a mezzanine CPU module and a PC/104-Plus form factor carrier.

Processor boards/SBCs The mezzanine CPU module features the ULV Celeron M 1 GHz (512 KB L2 cache 400 MHz FSB) or Pentium M 1.4 GHz (2 MB L2 cache) processor (according to version) and the Intel i855GME chipset. FEATURES ›› ULV Celeron M 1 GHz (512 KB L2 cache 400 MHz FSB) or Pentium M The module has been designed to allow high-performance 1.4 GHz (2 MB L2 cache) with i855GME chipset ›› 512 MB DDR PC2100 soldered onboard, IDE ATA 100 flash support, Pentium M-class processors to work in harsh environmen- onboard VGA and LVDS graphics controller tal conditions while maintaining a compact PC/104 form ›› 2 serial ports (RS-232/422/485), 4 USB 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, factor. Special care has been taken to improve thermal dis- Fast Ethernet sipation and make thermal coupling with different enclo- ›› AC’97 audio interface, keyboard and mouse, programmable WD and sures easier for safe, fanless operation. The system memory RTC ›› Operating temperature: 0°C to +60°C standard, -40°C to +85°C (512 MB DDR) is soldered onboard so as to increase sys- extended; humidity: up to 95%; nc Power: +5 V (±5%) tem reliability and MTBF under strong vibration and/or ›› OSs supported: Windows® CE, XPe, and Linux mechanical shock.

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ISIS The ISIS from Eurotech delivers the next generation in embedded PC/104 technology.

Based on the Intel® Atom™ processor and the Intel® System Controller Hub US15W (Intel® SCH US15W), the ISIS is a fanless, high-performance embedded platform with a full suite of features with extremely low power consumption. FEATURES The ISIS processor module is mounted onto a PC/104- ›› Comprehensive I/O including eight USB 2.0 ports, RS-232/422/485 compliant carrier board to bring out high-performance serial ports, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, GPIO, IDE, and much more ›› Industry-standard options for expansion including PC/104 (ISA), capabilities in communications, graphics, and I/O with a PC/104-Plus (PCI), and PCI Express Mini Card for easy interfacing focus on quick time-to-market for OEM devices. with wireless and other external devices ›› Up to 1 GB DDR2 RAM and 4 GB soldered-down Flash for security and durability with options for further memory expansion including SDIO ›› Communications interfaces including Fast Ethernet and support for GPS receiver option with Position/Velocity/Time functionality ›› Atmel Trusted Platform Module device, TCG v1.2 compatible ›› OSs supported: Windows® XP, XPe, CE, and Linux

For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 39116 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

62 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide PC/104-Plus Processor boards/SBCs JS Automation Corp. 6F, No. 100, Chungshin Rd., Shintsu, Taipei (221), Taiwan Tel: +886-2-2647-6936 • Fax: +886-2-2647-6940 www.automation.com.tw

CPU6901 CPU6901 is an ARM9-based PC/104-Plus form factor board. The processor runs at 200MHz and comes with uClinux already ported with drivers for JS Automation’s I/O boards – AIO6328 and DIO62016. The SDK also provides all the source code of uClinux, U-boot and drivers. Developers only need to code the application program without exert- ing any effort to port the OS. FEATURES ›› PC/104-Plus form factor ›› ARM 922T CPU @ 200MHz ›› Single power 5V ›› 8M flash ROM ›› 64M SDRAM ›› 10/100M Ethernet x1 ›› USB host x2 ›› IDE x2 ›› RS-232 x2 ›› PC/104-Plus interface (max 4 expansion slots) ›› uClinux ready

For more information, contact: [email protected] RSC# 41308 @ www.smallformfactors.com/rsc

PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide PC/104-Plus LiPPERT Embedded Computers Inc. 5555 Glenridge Connector, Suite 200 • Atlanta, GA 30342 404-459-2870 www.lippertembedded.com

Cool RoadRunner-Atom The Cool RoadRunner-Atom delivers high computing performance while consuming little power. It comes complete as a stand-alone embedded PC. It features a maximum of 2 GB soldered DDR2 RAM. There is a graphics controller and VGA and LVDS ports. HD Audio is supported, too. Two SATA ports are onboard, while a 2 GB IDE solid state disk allows construction of systems without moving parts. A Gigabit Ethernet port, 8 USB 2.0 host ports, and flexible FEATURES serial interfaces provide versatile connectivity to networks ›› Intel Atom N270, 1.6 GHz and external peripherals. SMBus signals are available, too. ›› 512 MB/1 GB/2 GB soldered DDR2 RAM The CRR-Atom operates from a single 5 V supply. ›› Graphics up to 2048 x 1536 pixels ›› CRT and LVDS, with backlight ›› Gigabit LAN The integrated LiPPERT Enhanced Management Technol- ›› 8x USB 2.0 ogy provides housekeeping functions like power sequenc- ›› 2x serial, RS-232/422/485 ing and utility functions including secure Flash areas and ›› 2 GB solid state disk various types of operating state counters. Supported oper- ›› 2x SATA ating systems are Windows, Windows Embedded, Linux, ›› Low power consumption and QNX. ›› Optionally extended temperature range -40 °C to +85 °C

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide 2009 / 63 PC/104-Plus PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide LiPPERT Embedded Computers Inc. 5555 Glenridge Connector, Suite 200 • Atlanta, GA 30342 404-459-2870 www.lippertembedded.com

Cool SpaceRunner-LX800 The Cool SpaceRunner-LX800 is a fully self-contained, rugged single board computer with an AMD Geode LX800 processor. It comes with 256 MB soldered RAM and a 2 GB solid state disk. The integrated graphics controller

Processor boards/SBCs connects to either VGA or LVDS displays. There is a LAN interface, 4 USB 2.0 host ports, and 2 serial interfaces. An IDE interface and a flexible parallel printer port complete the interfaces. Power consumption is a mere 5 W and FEATURES allows fanless operation. ›› AMD Geode LX800 @ 1.0 W, 500 MHz ›› 256 MB soldered DDR-333 RAM The Cool SpaceRunner-LX800 uses LiPPERT Enhanced Man- ›› Graphics up to 1920 x 1440 pixels ›› CRT, LVDS, with backlight agement Technology. It handles the board’s housekeeping ›› 100/10BASE-T Ethernet tasks such as power sequencing and watchdog, and pro- ›› 4x USB 2.0 vides utility functions including a secure write- and clear- ›› 2x RS-232/422/485 protected Flash area that can be used for security keys. ›› IDE Ultra ATA100 LEMT also enables remote condition monitoring. The ›› 2 GB solid state disk board is specified for an extended ambient temperature ›› Low power consumption range of -40 °C to +85 °C. ›› Extended temperature range -40 °C to +85 °C

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PC/104-Plus PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Tri-M Engineering 100-1407 Kebet Way • Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6L3 Canada 604-945-9565 www.tri-m.com

VSX104+ The VSX104+ is a 300MHz PC/104-Plus CPU module with dual 10/100 LAN. Its 300MHz DM&P Vortex86SX System- on-Chip (SoC) is a fully static 32-bit x86 processor designed to work with embedded operating systems including Windows® CE, Linux, DOS, and most popular 32-bit RTOSs. Standard features of the VSX104+ include soldered 128MB DDR2 RAM, four COM ports, two USB 2.0, and two 10/100 LAN ports. An 8-bit GPIO port and redundancy port are FEATURES also standard features. In addition to 2MB onboard SPI ›› 300MHz Vortex86SX SoC flash, the VSX104+ includes a Type I CompactFlash™ and ›› 128MB soldered DDR2 RAM microSD socket. System expansion is supported by the ›› Integrated dual 10/100 LAN, 4x RS-232, 2x USB 2.0, 1x LPT, keyboard, mouse PC/104-Plus interface. The VSX104+ has an operating tem- ›› 2MB onboard SPI flash perature of -40ºC to +85ºC. Single +5VDC power is sup- ›› PC/104-Plus compliant plied through the PC/104 bus or 2-position screw terminal, ›› Fanless operation and total power consumption is a mere 2.5W. ›› 2.5W power consumption ›› Type 1 CompactFlash™ and microSD sockets ›› Extended temperature operation ›› RoHS compliant

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64 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide PC/104-Plus Processor boards/SBCs VersaLogic Corporation 3888 Stewart Road • Eugene, OR 97402 541-485-8575 | 800-824-3163 www.VersaLogic.com • [email protected]

Cougar EPM-14 VersaLogic’s new PC/104-Plus Single Board Computer (SBC), the Cougar, uses a highly efficient AMD® LX800 processor that provides very low power consumption without sac- rificing performance. The benefits of fanless operation, soldered-on memory, and extended temperature operation (-40° to +85°C) make the Cougar an ideal choice for demanding military, aerospace, medical and industrial applications.

The Cougar’s highly integrated AMD LX800 processor delivers Celeron® 800 MHz-equivalent performance while drawing less than 5 W of power. Standard onboard features include 256 MB soldered-on DDR memory, dual 10/100 Ethernet, IDE interface and three COM ports. A CompactFlash socket provides reliable, high-capacity onboard storage with no moving parts. Four USB 2.0 ports provide flexible options for keyboard, mouse, external storage and other devices. FEATURES The board includes integrated high-performance video ›› AMD® LX800 processor with analog and LVDS flat-panel support for video- ›› Dual 10/100 Ethernet intensive applications. The PC/104-Plus interface supports ›› CompactFlash socket both ISA and PCI add-on modules. Standard pass-through ›› Integrated video connectors allow the board to be used either above or ›› USB 2.0 support below other PC/104 modules. It may also be used as a CPU ›› Soldered-on DDR memory ›› Extended temperature operation module for a larger system by plugging it into a propri- ›› Fanless operation etary baseboard that includes specific user I/O circuitry. ›› PC/104-Plus expansion ›› RoHS-compliant The RoHS-compliant Cougar is compatible with a variety of embedded operating systems, including Windows CE/ XP/XPe, QNX, VxWorks and Linux. As with all VersaLogic SBCs, available customizations include conformal coating, customized BIOS, revision locks, custom labeling, RTV and wire wrap for shock and vibration protection.

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide 2009 / 65 PC/104-Plus PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide WinSystems 715 Stadium Drive • Arlington, TX 76011 817-274-7553 www.winsystems.com

PPM-LX800 Extended Temperature PC/104-Plus SBC The PPM-LX800-G is a highly integrated, PC/104-Plus Single Board Computer (SBC) designed for space-limited and low- power applications. It is a full-featured SBC that utilizes an AMD LX800 x86-compatible CPU. Processor boards/SBCs Onboard I/O functions include analog CRT and digital flat panel video controller, Intel 82551ER 10/100 Ethernet, two USB 2.0 ports with overcurrent protection on each channel, and four COM channels. The PPM-LX800-G provides standard PC controllers for IDE hard disks, CompactFlash device, PS/2 mouse and keyboard controller, AC’97 audio, LPT, and PC/104-Plus expansion connectors all on a single 90mm x 96mm module.

There are 16 bits of TTL-compatible digital I/O with each line individually programmable for input, output, or output with read-back operation. The major feature of the onboard digital I/O controller is its ability to monitor the 16 lines for either rising or falling digital edge transitions, FEATURES latch them, and then interrupt the host processor notify- ›› AMD LX800 CPU; x86-compatible ing it that a change-of-input status has occurred. ›› Small size: 90mm x 96mm ›› Video with CRT resolutions to 1920 x 1440 and panel resolutions to The PPM-LX800-G has x86 PC software compatibility that 1600 x 1200 assures a wide range of tools to aid in your application ›› Custom splash screen on startup ›› 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controller program development and checkout. It supports both ›› Two USB 2.0 ports with overcurrent protection Windows® XPe and Linux operating systems and other real ›› Four COM channels with FIFO time operating systems. WinSystems provides free techni- ›› 16 digital I/O lines with event sense supported cal phone support to assist customers with system integra- ›› AC’97 audio, LPT, mouse, and keyboard controllers tion of our SBCs and I/O modules. ›› -40°C to +85°C operating temperature ›› Long-term PC/104-Plus product availability The SBC’s low power dissipation permits fanless operation over a temperature range from -40°C to +85°C. The PPM-LX800-G is well suited for rugged applications requiring excellent processor performance in an embedded PC design.

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66 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide PCI-104 Processor boards/SBCs Advantech 38 Tesla, Suite 100 • Irvine, CA 92618 800-866-6008 www.advantech.com

PCM-3380 PCM-3380 gives developers the opportunity to design small yet powerful solutions that combine the fast data throughput of PCI-104 with the low-power, fanless features of the Pentium M processor. PCI-104 enables faster data transfer compared to traditional ISA-based PC/104 modules – all in a small rugged form factor. PCM-3380 is designed with multiple I/O options that make it ideal for medical, military, transportation and emergency services FEATURES applications. ›› Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.1GHz/1.4GHz/1.6GHz or Celeron® M 600 MHz ›› Intel 855GME/ICH4 chipset ›› VGA/LCD controller with optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA) ›› Supports dual independent display via CRT + LVDS ›› 10/100Mbps PCI Ethernet interface, supports Wake-on-LAN ›› PCI-104 expansion connector ›› Support for CompactFlash Card (CFC) Type I socket ›› Supports six USB 2.0 ports ›› SODIMM socket supports up to 1GB DDR SDRAM ›› Supports audio function compliant with AC’97 2.0

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide PCI/104-Express LiPPERT Embedded Computers Inc. 5555 Glenridge Connector, Suite 200 • Atlanta, GA 30342 404-459-2870 www.lippertembedded.com

Cool XpressRunner-GS45 The Cool XpressRunner-GS45 is the fastest PCI/104-Express processor module available today. It utilizes the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and the mobile GS45 chipset. The board is equipped with 2 GB soldered DDR3-1066 RAM. The chipset features an integrated GMA4500 graphics processor. Displays are connected using either VGA or dual channel LVDS interfaces. HD Audio with analog as well as digital inputs and outputs are available, too. There is a Gigabit FEATURES LAN port, 8 USB 2.0 host ports, 2 serial interfaces, and ›› Intel Core 2 Duo processor 2 SATA ports. ›› 2 GB soldered DDR3-1066 RAM ›› SXGA: 2048 x 1536 pixels ›› Dual channel LVDS and CRT The board comes with LiPPERT Enhanced Management ›› Gigabit Ethernet Technology. It handles the board’s housekeeping tasks ›› 8x USB 2.0 like power sequencing and watchdog, and provides util- ›› 2x RS-232, RS-485 ity functions including a secure write- and clear-protected ›› HD Audio Flash area that can be used for security keys. The 1.2 GHz ›› 2x SATA model is optionally available for the extended tempera- ›› Passive cooling possible ture range of -40 °C to +85 °C. ›› Optionally extended temperature range @ 1.2 GHz

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide 2009 / 67 Qseven PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide congatec, Inc. {ESC Silicon Valley BOOTH 1223} 2187 Newcastle Ave., Suite 201 • Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007 760-635-2600 www.congatec.us

conga-QA – for Mobile and Ultra Mobile Applications Qseven is unlike previous Computer-On-Module (COM) standards due to its primary focus being directed toward mobile and ultra mobile applications. It defines fast serial differential interfaces such as PCI Express and Serial ATA,

Processor boards/SBCs but omits support for legacy interfaces like EIDE and PCI in order to provide ideal support for today as well as future CPUs and chipsets.

Lowest Power Consumption – The complete module is designed for ultra low power consumption. Thanks to the extremely low power consumption of the brand-new Intel® Atom™ processor Z5xx series and the Intel® System Controller Hub US15W, fanless and ultra mobile applications are easily implemented.

Small Form Factor – The module’s dimensions are only 70x70mm2. This means it can be easily integrated into size constricted systems. FEATURES Connector – The MXM edge connector is a robust, single- ›› Embedded BIOS Features – The conga-QA is equipped with the connector solution that is capable of handling high speed congatec Embedded BIOS and supports the following features: PCI Express signals. This connector is available in 2 differ- –– ACPI 3.0 Power Management ent heights (5.5mm and 7.8mm) for maximum flexibility. –– ACPI Battery Support SMT Type 0.50mm [.020"] Pitch, 230 Pos (MXM Socket). –– Supports Customer Specific CMOS Defaults –– Multistage Watchdog Gigabit Ethernet – The conga-QA features Gigabit Ethernet –– User Data Storage via the Qseven connector to enable fast communication –– Manufacturing Data and Board Information links. –– OEM Splash Screen SDIO – The SDIO interface is also a new COM feature. –– Flat Panel Auto Detection Rugged and cheap SD-Cards can be used as bulk memory. –– BIOS Setup Data Backup Qseven defines an 8 Bit SDIO interface that is capable of –– Fast Mode I²C Bus supporting MMC 4.0 cards, thereby providing a maximum –– Real Headless Operation data transition rate of 52 MByte/s. The Secure Digital ›› Design-In Support – congatec support begins with your product idea and philosophy and continues throughout the series phase all Standard also enables other applications such as WLAN, the way up to the next product generation. This commitment to sup- Bluetooth, RFID, etc. while using the same card format. port helps our customers keep system development costs low and speeds up time-to-market. Performance – Intel® Atom™ processor Z5xx series offers a ›› System Integration – An important factor for each system integration is the thermal design. The heatspreader is a thermal coupling performance level that can be utilized by many different interface that makes fanless and rugged solutions possible. applications. ›› Embedded Application Software Interface (EASI) – Qseven™ is the first COM standard that defines an integrative software interface. Flexible Graphics – The integrated graphics controller has This Application Programming Interface (API) covers these important embedded features: Watchdog Timer, I²C Bus, LCD bright- the ability to control displays and monitors. Flat panel dis- ness control, BIOS user memory and system temperature. Qseven plays can be attached using LVDS or SDVO. EPIDisplayID is modules from different manufacturers can thus be easily exchanged supported to allow automatic panel detection. without modifications to hardware or software. ›› Lead-Free Design (RoHS) – All congatec designs are created from lead-free components and are completely RoHS compliant. ›› Dual displays supported

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PROTEUS PROTEUS is a stand-alone single board computer aimed at wired and wireless, net-centric multimedia applications, especially in situations where low power and high performance are required.

In addition to a full range of standard PC peripherals, the PROTEUS is able to interface directly to LVDS displays and has an integral touch screen controller. Options exist for FEATURES the provision of onboard GPS, Bluetooth, and ZigBee sup- ›› 1.6 GHz Intel Atom CPU, up to 1 GB RAM, up to 4 GB Flash port. The provision of two sites for PCI Express Mini Cards ›› Storage expansion via microSD and SATA allows easy and flexible expansion for applications requir- ›› Dual display channels, Ethernet, serial, and USB interfaces ›› 2 PCIe sockets for expansion e.g. Wi-Fi, GPRS, 3G, optional GPS, ing wireless local and wide area networking. Bluetooth, and ZigBee modules ›› 8-24 V DC power supply Further non-volatile storage may be added either using ›› OSs supported: Windows® XP, XPe, and Linux pre-installed microSD Flash or via the SATA interface provided by the board, and the provision of two independent display interfaces allows deployment in applications requiring different content to be served to different users.

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide SUMIT Ampro ADLINK Technology, Inc. 5215 Hellyer Avenue, Suite 110 • San Jose, CA 95138-1007 Tel: 800-966-5200 • Fax: 408-360-0222 www.adlinktech.com

5W Atom SBC+SUMIT ADLINK leads the ascent toward the performance-per- watt peak in the entire SFF market!

CoreModule® 730 is the first SBC on the market to feature PCI Express™ and USB expansion and break the 100mm x 100mm size barrier for the low-power Atom “Menlow” processor family. With Gigabit Ethernet, (4) USB 2.0 ports, and a CompactFlash socket at only 5 W for 1.1 GHz, this FEATURES highly efficient SBC is the perfect deeply embedded ›› Choice of 1.1 GHz or 1.6 GHz Atom CPU controller. ›› Ultra Low Power, 5 W @ 1.1 GHz ›› Intel® 82574 Gigabit Ethernet (PCIe x1), (4) USB 2.0 ports ›› IDE/PATA support and CompactFlash socket Unlike typical Atom COMs and SBCs, CoreModule 730 is a ›› SUMIT™ expansion (www.sff-sig.org) true stand-alone solution. No custom baseboards. Low-cost ›› For more information, visit www.adlinktech.com or call ™ mezzanine cards plug into the standard SUMIT interface. (408) 360-0200

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide 2009 / 69 CompactFlash PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide WinSystems 715 Stadium Drive • Arlington, TX 76011 817-274-7553 Storage www.winsystems.com

High-Speed Industrial-Grade CompactFlash WinSystems’ CompactFlash cards are targeted for applications that need industrial-grade compatibility, industry- standard reliability, and IDE hard disk drive emulation for fast program and data storage. Our CF cards have greater than 2 million program/erase cycles with a dual channel architecture to enable fast sustained transfer speeds of up to 40MB/s for Read and 20MB/s for Write. FEATURES Fully operational from -40°C to +85°C temperature range, ›› 1GB to 16GB storage capacity these CompactFlash cards are available in storage densities ›› Sophisticated error checking and wear leveling algorithms from 1GB to 16GB, and fit any computer, SBC, or instru- ›› Withstands 2000 G’s shock and 16.3 G’s vibration ›› 40MB/s Read and 20MB/s Write speeds ment with a CompactFlash socket. They are compatible ›› -40°C to +85°C operating temperature with different operating systems such as Linux, Windows®, ›› In-stock availability and RoHS compliant and other RTOSs without requiring special drivers.

WinSystems offers in-stock CF product availability, plus free technical telephone support with a factory applications engineer.

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Solid state disks PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Connect Tech Inc. 42 Arrow Road • Guelph, ON, N1K 1S6, Canada 519-836-1291 or 800-426-8979 www.connecttech.com

PC/104 Solid State Drive Designed with NAND technology and no moving parts, FlashDrive/104 is a reliable replacement for magnetic hard drives and the ideal solid state storage solution for rugged applications.

Engineered with components capable of enduring harsh conditions, FlashDrive/104 is immune to disruptions caused by extreme temperatures, shock or vibration. Its high den- FEATURES sity Flash memory chips provide immense storage capabili- ›› 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64 GB storage ties that reduce latency and promote rapid data transfer. ›› Flash-based solid state storage, using the latest NAND technology FlashDrive/104 also features an on-board Flash controller ›› Withstands extreme temperatures, shock and vibration ›› Industrial temperature range models available (-40°C to +85°C) for bad block management and error code correction and ›› Read/write performance up to 10 MBps an embedded Flash file system to protect and retain data ›› Standard and 2.5" hard drive connectors files.

With driverless operation, FlashDrive/104 is suitable for stand-alone usage or fits PC/104 and PC/104-Plus stacks.

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CTR-1474 The CTR-1474 is a high-performance 4-channel video encoder that benefits from the features and the enhanced quality provided by the JPEG 2000 (J2K) – ISO/IEC 15444-1 image compression standard.

The module implements the computationally intensive operations of the JPEG 2000 image compression standard and provides a fully ISO/IEC 15444-1 compliant code FEATURES stream generation for most applications that support real- ›› PC/104-Plus JPEG 2000 compressor with 4 independent video time video encoding. composite inputs ›› Accepts NTSC (M/N/4.43) and PAL (B/D/G/H/I/K/L/M/N/60) standards with auto detection The CTR-1474 provides high-quality solutions for use in ›› Programmable hue, saturation, contrast, brightness, and sharpness professional video and embedded PC systems based on ›› 4 built-in motion detectors with 16x12 cells and blind and night PC/104-Plus modules. detectors ›› High performance 2x zoom to horizontal and vertical direction for display path ›› High-performance adaptive 4H comb filters for NTSC and PAL standards ›› Operating temp: 0°C to +60°C standard; -40°C to +85°C extended

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PC/104 and Small Form Factors Resource Guide Frame grabbers Sensoray 7313 S.W. Tech Center Drive • Tigard, OR 97223 Tel: 503.684.8005 • E-mail: [email protected] www.sensoray.com/2255framegrabber.htm

Model 2255 | 4 Channel USB Frame Grabber The Model 2255 can accept up to 4 NTSC or PAL composite video inputs. The uncompressed video is transmitted to the host computer via a high-speed USB 2.0 connection. The 2255 allows fast visual feedback because of its low latency of no more than 60ms.

Hardware deinterlacing reduces motion artifacts on captured images. A free software development kit is provided FEATURES with drivers for Linux and Windows as well as a demo ›› Simultaneous capture from 4 composite video sources application with source code. An optional firmware file ›› Total capture rate of 60 frames/sec from all channels for NTSC for enabling hardware JPEG compression is available for –– 2 channels at 30 frames/sec each purchase. –– 4 channels at 15 frames/sec each ›› Full frame rate capture on all channels in monochrome or scaled www.sensoray.com/2255framegrabber.htm down modes ›› Advanced deinterlacing of interlaced video eliminates motion artifacts ›› Optional firmware adds hardware JPEG compression

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TS-TPC-7390 Touch Panel Computer The TS-TPC-7390 is an industrial-grade WVGA touch screen computer with audio codec and speaker. Utilizing a low- power ARM9 CPU, it requires no fans or heat sinks. Reliabil- ity is enhanced through entirely solid-state operation with no moving parts. The rugged aluminum support elegantly frames the 7" TFT LCD, making it an ideal solution for mount-

Vision systems and displays ing on a wall or cabinet. The computer unit is mounted to the back of the panel, providing access to a wide variety of connectors including 2 10/100BASE-T Ethernet ports, 2 full- speed USB ports, DIO, and serial ports. The unit runs Linux Kernel 2.6 with Debian Etch out-of-the-box and is suitable for a wide range of HMI-type and GUI applications.

The TS-7390 SBC The TS-7390 Single Board Computer powers the TS-TPC-7390 Touch Panel Computer. The TS-7390 features a multipurpose ARM9 CPU. It allows development of multifunction embedded applications through its multiple peripheral interfaces, which include onboard RAM, NAND Flash, dual FEATURES 10/100 Ethernet ports, dual USB 2.0 host, serial ports, an SD ›› Powered by TS-7390 engine card socket, A/D channels, digital I/O lines, temperature sen- ›› 200 MHz ARM9 CPU (faster CPUs possible) sor, real-time clock, audio codec and speaker, video frame ›› Up to 128 MB SDRAM buffer, touch screen, LCD video interfaces, etc. ›› 512 MB NAND Flash with Debian Linux ›› User-programmable 5K LUT Lattice XP2 FPGA The default load for the 5K LUT Lattice XP2 FPGA provides ›› Expansion bus for daughtercards ›› Touchscreen and audio speaker additional peripherals, such as an SD card socket, extra ›› 800 x 480 TFT-LCD core with video out serial ports, and an 800 x 480 Color TFT-LCD video core. ›› 8 MB dedicated frame buffer with video core The TS-7390 computer is extremely rugged and reliable. ›› 2 10/100 Ethernet ports Temperature operation is fanless, and the range is indus- ›› 2 USB 2.0 (12 Mbps maximum) trial standard at lower CPU speeds. Power input range is ›› 1 SD card slot (up to 6 MBps DMA) flexible from 5 VDC to 28 VDC. The power supply for the ›› 4 RS-232, 2 TTL COM ports LCD and the LCD backlight are controlled via software. ›› 40-pin header with ADC, SPI, I2C, DIO ›› Industrial quality design Linux 2.6, Debian and Eclipse IDE support ›› Boots Linux 2.6 in about 1 second The TS-7390 SBC product runs Linux 2.6 and Debian by ›› Unbreakable, boots from SD or NAND ›› Runs X Windows GUI applications default out of 512 MB onboard Flash or an SD card. Bootup ›› Supports Xorg, GTK+, DirectFB, Java, etc. time to a Linux shell-prompt is about 1 second. The full- ›› Eclipse for Windows out-of-the-box featured Debian Linux (version Etch) distribution includes ›› Visit our website for more TPC products a complete GNU C/C++ embedded development environment installed. Custom Linux GUI applications can be developed using Xorg Xlib, DirectFB, GTK+, QtEmbedded or Java libraries. More GUI libraries for Linux can be customized and installed.

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72 / Resource Guide 2009 PC/104 and Small Form Factors PROFILE INDEX Advertiser Category Page Advertiser Category Page ACCES I/O Products, Inc. I/O boards 32 JS Automation Corp. Processor boards/SBCs 63 ACCES I/O Products, Inc. I/O boards 33 Kontron Complete systems 29 ACCES I/O Products, Inc. I/O boards 34 Kontron Processor boards/SBCs 47 Actis Computer Inc. Processor boards/SBCs 44 Kontron Processor boards/SBCs 54 Advantech Processor boards/SBCs 47 Kontron Processor boards/SBCs 57 Advantech Processor boards/SBCs 48 LiPPERT Embedded Computers Inc. Processor boards/SBCs 51 Advantech Processor boards/SBCs 51 LiPPERT Embedded Computers Inc. Processor boards/SBCs 54 Advantech Processor boards/SBCs 52 LiPPERT Embedded Computers Inc. Processor boards/SBCs 58 Advantech Processor boards/SBCs 55 LiPPERT Embedded Computers Inc. Processor boards/SBCs 63 Advantech Processor boards/SBCs 56 LiPPERT Embedded Computers Inc. Processor boards/SBCs 64 Advantech Processor boards/SBCs 67 LiPPERT Embedded Computers Inc. Processor boards/SBCs 67 Ampro ADLINK Technology, Inc. Processor boards/SBCs 69 Logic Supply Complete systems 30 congatec, Inc. Processor boards/SBCs 68 Meilhaus Electronic GmbH Communications and networking 29 Connect Tech Inc. Industrial automation 30 Micro Technic Processor boards/SBCs 58 Connect Tech Inc. I/O boards 35 National Instruments Processor boards/SBCs 46 Connect Tech Inc. Storage 70 Parvus Corporation MIL-SPEC 40 DIGITAL-LOGIC AG Communications and networking 27 Parvus Corporation MIL-SPEC 42 DIGITAL-LOGIC AG MIL-SPEC 40 PEAK-System Technik GmbH Industrial automation 31 EMAC, Inc. Processor boards/SBCs 48 RAF Electronic Hardware Packaging 43 EMAC, Inc. Processor boards/SBCs 56 Rittal/Kaparel Packaging 42 Eurotech Communications and networking 27 Sensoray Vision systems and displays 71 Eurotech Processor boards/SBCs 45 Technobox, Inc. I/O boards 35 Eurotech Processor boards/SBCs 49 Technologic Systems Processor boards/SBCs 59 Eurotech Processor boards/SBCs 50 Technologic Systems Processor boards/SBCs 60 Eurotech Processor boards/SBCs 52 Technologic Systems Vision systems and displays 72 Eurotech Processor boards/SBCs 61 Tri-M Engineering Packaging 44 Eurotech Processor boards/SBCs 62 Tri-M Engineering Processor boards/SBCs 64 Eurotech Processor boards/SBCs 69 Tundra Semiconductor Interfaces 32 Eurotech Vision systems and displays 71 VersaLogic Corporation Processor boards/SBCs 65 Hybricon Corporation Packaging 43 WinSystems Communications and networking 28 ICOP Technology Inc. Processor boards/SBCs 57 WinSystems I/O boards 37 Jacyl Technology I/O boards 36 WinSystems Processor boards/SBCs 53 Jacyl Technology MIL-SPEC 41 WinSystems Processor boards/SBCs 66 JS Automation Corp. I/O boards 33 WinSystems Storage 70

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There is ample recent evidence that the Small Form Factor (SFF) consumption below 25 W makes the VX3020 highly desirable in market is souring on consumer systems like Point-Of-Sale (POS) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Kontron also announced the terminals and photo kiosks. Instead, there’s an unmistakable CP308, an Intel Penryn 3U CompactPCI module. move toward rugged boards and systems targeting industrial PCs, energy platforms, and yes – military equipment and systems. Longtime VME supplier General Micro Systems (GMS) started shipping SFF boards and shoe boxes about three years ago and The latest analyst reports from the traditional SFF markets like now claims to ship more rugged SFFs than anyone. President PCs, wireless, telecom, and semiconductors are positively grim. Ben Sharfi – ever controversial – says he goes up against GE Fanuc The Semiconductor Industry Association reported a 28.6 percent and Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing all the time. decline in January 2009 IC sales versus 2008, with declines in all Increasingly, he is encroaching on market space served by Parvus segments including automobiles, consumer devices, phones, and and ADLINK Technology/Ampro Computers. During Embedded “other.” Our contributing editor and Forward Concepts’ renowned World, GMS unveiled their -40 °C to +85 °C Raider shoe box, DSP expert Will Strauss reported that DSP shipments were down weighing in at 2 lbs with a conduction-cooled Core 2 Duo SBC 31 percent for Q4 in 2008, caused by declines in cellular phones consuming a mere 15 W. The 4.6" x 4.6" x 1.6" system uses GMS’ (-36.5 percent), wireless infrastructure proprietary SFF P70x module because open- (-16.6 percent), and the automotive and “The markets that standard SFFs such as PC/104, ETX, EPIC, telco markets. The PC markets also went COM, and others have no built-in provisions into the dumper if you look at year-over- have traditionally for card-edge conduction cooling. year unit shipments or even just the graphics chip portion of the market (which tends mattered most to For ADLINK/Ampro, their LittleBoard 800 to be a more “honest” way of looking at SFFs are suffering. relies on box-level conduction cooling, units). There was a 34.98 percent decrease keeping the EBX/LittleBoard inside an Q4 over Q3 in GPU shipments, according to But not aerospace uprated configuration. The 8" x 10" x 3" Jon Peddie Research. Add all these together, chassis is MIL-STD-810D rated for shock and the markets that have traditionally and defense.” and vibration, and the Pentium M SBC bolts mattered most to SFFs are suffering. up to military-style 38999 connectors on the -40 °C to +75 °C tested shoe box. For those who want contem- But not Aerospace and Defense (A&D) and some industrial PC porary Intel performance at lower power than a Pentium M or markets like energy equipment and exploration. On the latter Core 2 Duo, Intel coincidentally announced a new lineup of side, out-in-the-open solar, wind, and geothermal systems rely industrial temperature Atom processors. on PC-based controls and telemetry systems to make them work, and low-cost, rugged SFF boards and systems are the preferred The Atom Z5xx series comprises six choices of ultra-low-power embedded systems choice. CPUs with seven-year extended life cycles sure to make military systems designers happy1. Of the six, the Z520PT and Z510PT Either at the March Embedded World show in Germany or timed are rated -40 °C to +85 °C (case), and – surprise again! – vendor to coincide with it, myriad SFF companies announced rugged American Portwell Technology was among the first to launch a SFF boards and systems. It’s not a shock when one or two compa- rugged ECX SFF with an Atom Z5xx. The company’s PEB-2738 nies announce industrial temperature boards, but it is positively a specifically targets, wait for it, “industrial and fanless” applica- landslide when most announce them. Right in their backyard dur- tions. So too does congatec, with their brand new conga-CAx ing the first week of March, Germany-based Kontron announced COM Express module (95 mm x 95 mm), which relies on the three rugged SFFs, two of which are conduction cooled. The Z510PT for -40 °C to +85 °C operation. VX3230 (PowerPC) and VX3020 (Core 2 Duo) are both 3U VPX boards designed to fit into the next-generation VME ecosystem. I could go on, but you get the gist. With the commercial and While the 3U form factor fits within our size-wise definition of civilian markets as frozen as interbank lending, SFF vendors an SFF, I normally wouldn’t consider a VME-type board in a are turning to industrial and A&D applications. With President discussion of typical SFFs because older-style VME usually Obama’s defense plans expected to remain stable at least through doesn’t work stand-alone without a bevy of other cards. But 2010, rugged is the place to be. the huge amount of I/O defined on its connector makes VPX different. As well, conduction cooling is becoming a desired Chris A. Ciufo SFF characteristic in deployed A&D applications, and power [email protected]

1 Want the early access skinny on the brand new Atom? Check out www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/atom/z5xx/.

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