dio Video Bridging), and Most (Media Oriented Sys- Intel’s comeback tems Transport), as well as general purpose I/Os such as Sata and USB. The chip Dossier was designed by STM in in CAN business consultation with Intel to en- sure that the IOH would be optimally matched to the E600 series to expand its connectivity. “A key trend in the automotive industry is to offer drivers and pas- sengers access to the same In 1988, Intel had level of information and en- Back on the stage: Several tertainment in the car as introduced the first companies have developed they enjoy at home,” said CAN chip, the leg- Qseven modules featuring the STM’s Fabio Marchio. “In- E600 Atom processor with endary 82526. But car networking technolo- CAN connectivity provided by gies that handle the distri- then the chipmaker Intel’s EG20T hub controller focused on the bution of multimedia, data and control information are PC business and now well-established and stepped back from the next step is to offer a the CAN markets. cost-effective platform that Now Intel is back allows the same architec- ture to be used across a in CAN business: range of car models and Recently, the com- generations.” First samples pany introduced are scheduled for May 2011 the EG20T control- and the expected high-vol- ume price is approximately ler featuring an on- US-$ 7,50. chip CAN module. The Qseven con- sortium (initiated 2008 by Congatec) has speci- ntel is interested in the sor is also suitable for non- age size that is 46 % small- fied a single-board com- high-volume infotainment automotive applications er than Menlow. That is be- puter that integrates all the markets.I However, this em- such as medical electron- cause instead of using a core components of a com- bedded market is high- ics and embedded machine proprietary interconnect, mon PC and is mounted ly fragmented. That is why controllers. The chips are Tunnel Creek communi- onto an application-spe- the chipmaker has devel- packaged in FC-BGA pack- cates with the IOH via PCI cific carrier board. Qseven oped different versions of age. Prices for E600 SoCs Express bus. Besides CAN, modules have a standard- its Atom processor. Recent- depend on model ranging Intel’s IOH provides inter- ized form factor of 70 mm ly, the chipmaker introduced from US-$ 19 to US-$ 85 faces such as Sata (Serial x 70 mm and have speci- the Atom E600 series, de- in quantities of 1 000. Next Advanced Technology At- fied pin-outs based on the veloped specifically for em- year Intel plans to release tachment), USB client, SD/ high-speed MXM system bedded applications such another SoC, codenamed SDIO/MMC, and Gigabit- connector. This connec- as in-vehicle infotainment ”Stellarton”, that combines Ethernet, as well as gen- tor is a well-known and a systems for cars, smart Atom E600 with an Altera eral embedded interfac- proven interface connec- grid devices and IP me- FPGA. es such as IEEE 1588, SPI, tor that is commonly used dia phones. The SoC (sys- I2C, UART, and GPIO. The for PCI Express graphics tem on chip), also known I/O hubs from Intel EG20T is manufactured in cards in notebooks. In the by its codename ”Tunnel and others FC-BGA package, and is Qseven version 1.20 spec- Creek”, is positioned as one priced at US-$ 9 in 1 000 ification pins for CAN con- of several successors to The E600 features an open quantities. nectivity (TX output and RX the original Atom, the Z500, interconnect for so-called Intel anticipates third- input of the CAN controller) whose ”Silverthorne” CPU I/ O hubs (IOH) providing party vendors to create their have been added. Unfortu- was paired with a ”Pouls- additional interfaces. Intel own IOH chips for the E600. nately, no CAN bit-timing is bo” north-/south-bridge in has introduced the EG20T OKI, Realtek, and STMicro- standardized, and the CAN an overall platform nick- controller (“Queens Bay”), electronics (STM) already transceiver chip needs to be named ”Menlow”. The E600 which provides an on-chip have announced those implemented on the carrier- (22 mm x 22 mm) processor CAN module. The chip chips. STM’s Connext us- board. is aimed at in-car platforms measures 23 mm x 23 mm. ing the PCI Express (PCIe) Congatec has already and other embedded devic- According to the chipmaker, interconnection will provide announced the Conga-QA6 es. First board-level prod- the E600 and EG20T plat- rich I/O connectivity, includ- board featuring the E600 ucts show that the proces- form has an overall pack- ing CAN, Ethernet-AVB (Au- processor and the EG20T 54 CAN Newsletter 4/2010 7844 x passion! A mobile dialogue: Robust and simple to operate One of 7844 products we developed for you with passion: Visit us at Dialogue module PDM360 NG for mobile vehicles. SPS/IPC/Drives 2010 The powerful process and dialogue unit of the latest Nuremberg, 23/11 - 25/11 · stand 7A-302 hall 7A generation has a scratch-resistant high-resolution 7" TFT colour display. 9 backlit function keys with tactile feedback Visit us at guarantee intuitive operation in the field. 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WLAN, Bluetooth, and RFID Block diagram of the E600 Atom processor and the EG20T hub controller, which pro- can be supported through vides an on-chip CAN module the SDIO interface. Con- gatec supports all eight ver- sions of the E600, including incorporates all the compo- face. The developer carrier has presented its Q7-Atom- the 0,6-GHz, 1,0-GHz, 1,3- nents of a PC mounted on board is based on Portwell’s E6 board featuring a clock GHz, and 1,6-GHz models. an application-specific car- 3,5-inch ESB form factor. It rate up to 1,6 GHz. It re- Equipped with 2 GiB of on- rier board using the cost- is suitable for outdoor em- quires less than 5 W and is board DDR memory, the efficient MXM connector bedded systems, industrial specified for temperatures module is offered with an close to the cost of single control, COTS (Commercial from -40 °C to +85 °C. The optional 32-GiB flash-drive board computer solutions,” Off-The-Shelf) military and module with CAN interface via one of the two Sata in- says Patrik Björklund from in-vehicle infotainment sys- is available soon. terfaces. Three PCI Ex- Hectronic. The H6055 mod- tems. The boards require press expansion interfaces ule comes with up to 1-GiB less than 5-W power for fan- Other board-level and an SDIO interface are RAM and is specified for less applications. products also offered for additional - 40 °C to + 85 °C. Samples The Taiwanese DFI peripheral and storage ex- will be available to selected has also released a Qsev en There are also other board- pansion. OEM customers beginning module equipped with an level products, which use Hetronic, the Swed- of 2011. E600 processor and an the E600 and the EG20T ish specialist in embedded American-based Port- EG20T hub controller. The chips by Intel. PC development and man- well Technology has in- QB700-B board providing Eurotech has released ufacturing, has launched troduced both the PQ7- 512 MiB of DDR2 memory the Catalyst TC module. the H6055 Qseven mod- M105IT Qseven board and features CAN connectivity, The 67 mm x 100 mm mod- ule providing a CAN in- its companion PQ7-C100XL but is not available in ex- ule is designed for industrial terface. Equipped with 3-5-inch carrier board for a tended temperature range. automation, medical, auto- E600 (600 MHz, 1 GHz, or temperature range of -40 ºC Other Qseven vendors motive and in-vehicle info- 1,3 GHz) and EG20T chips, to +85 ºC. The Qseven such as MSC Gleichmann tainment, gaming, and mil- the board targets embedded module features the E620T/ will also introduce products itary markets. It provides applications such as in-ve- E640T/E660T SoC and the with the E600 processor Sata, Gigabit-Ethernet, and hicle infotainment systems, EG20T chip. Of course, it dedicated for industrial ap- CAN interfaces, allowing for battery-powered handheld provides one CAN inter- plications. Embedded-logic smaller carrier board de- devices and industrial auto- signs as more capability is mation devices. “This plat- built into the module. The form from Intel is the per- Dedicated for embedded computing board supports both indus- fect fit for the Qseven form trial and commercial tem- factor, bringing advantag- Intel offers the EP80579 System-on-Chip (SoC) integrat- perature options.