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Avnet Embedded. Support Around The Board™ Avnet EmbeddEd SpEcification. datasheet Avalue XTX-US15WP www.avnet-embedded.eu Intel® Atom™ Z510P/ Z530P XTX Module with XTX-US15WP Intel® US15WP Chipset Features ® Intel US15WP Chipset n Intel® Atom™ Z510P/ Z530P CPU n Intel® US15WP Chipset n One 200-pin SODIMM Up to 2GB DDR2 400/ 533SDRAM n Dual View, Dual LVDS Intel® Atom™ n Intel® High Defi nition Audio Z510P/ 530P CPU n Realtek 8103E LAN n 1 PCIex1, 4 PCI, 1 LPC Bus, Micro SD n 2 SATA, 6 USB, 4 COM (2 Optional) One 200-pin SODIMM up n Wide Temperature Design to 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM ® 1 AtomTM Intel 4 PCI LPC Bus US15WP PCIex1 Micro Wide 2 SATA 6 USB 4 COM SD Temp. Speci cations System Audio • CPU Onboard Intel® Atom™ Z510P/ Z530P CPU • AC97 Codec Realtek ALC883 ETX/XTX/COM Express • BIOS Award 8Mbit Flash BIOS • Audio Interface Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in AC97 Rev2.2 Compatible, Digital High Defi nition Audio • System Chipset Intel® US15WP Chipset Interface with Support for Multiple Audio Codecs • I/O Chip Winbond W83627DHG • System Memory One 200-pin SODIMM Socket Supports Up to 2GB DDR2 400 SDRAM (Z530 can also support DDR 400) Ethernet • SSD 1 x Micro SD Slot • LAN Realtek 8103E • Watchdog Timer Reset: 1 ~ 255min. and 1sec. or 1min./step • Ethernet Interface 10/ 100 Base-Tx Fast Ethernet Compatible • H/W Status Monitor Monitoring System Temperature, Voltage, and Cooling Fan Status. Auto Trotting Control When CPU Overheats Mechanical & Environmental • Expansion 1 x PCIex1, 4 x PCI, 1 x LPC Bus • Power Requirement +5V, +5Vsb (for ATX Only) • ACPI Single Power ATX Support S0, S3, S4, S5 I/O ACPI 1.0b and 2.0 Compliant • MIO 1 x EIDE, 2 x SATA, 1 x FDD/ LPT, 4 x TTL Serial • Power Type AT/ ATX (2 Optional), 1 x KB & Mouse • Operating Temperature Standard Version: 0 ~ 60°C (32~140°F) • USB 6 x USB 2.0 Wide Temp. Version: -40 ~ 85°C (-40~194°F) • IrDA 115Kbps, IrDA 1.0 Compliant • Operating Humidity 0% ~ 90% Relative Humidity, Non-condensing • Size (L x W) 4.5" x 3.7" (114mm x 95mm) • Weight 0.44lbs (0.2kg) Display • Chipset Intel® Advanced Low Power Graphics Suporting 3.0 Shader and Texture • Display Memory Intel® Poulsbo Graphics Core Supports Up to 256MB for Dynamic Video Memory • Resolution LCD/ Simultaneous Mode: 1366 x 768 • Multiple Display Dual LVDS Ordering Information • LCD Interface Dual-Channel 18/ 24-bit LVDS (from SDVO) • XTX-US15WP-510 Single-Channel 18/24-bit LVDS (from US15WP, Onboard) Intel® Atom™ Z510P XTX Module with Intel® US15WP Chipset • XTX-US15WP-530 Intel® Atom™ Z530P XTX Module with Intel® US15WP Chipset • XTX-US15WPT-510 Intel® Atom™ Z510PT XTX Module with Intel® US15WPT Chipset, Wide Temperature -40 ~ 85°C • ACC-HSP-2752-2R Heatspreader for XTX-US15WP 6-10 www.avnet-embedded.eu Avnet EmbeddEd OFFICES. 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