11 March 2010

ETX Platform with new Intel Atom Dual Core CPU

  • ETX Platform with new Intel Atom Dual Core CPU

MSC Vertriebs has announced the ETX platform MSC ETE-PV510 based on the new dual core Intel Atom processor D510 with integrated graphics and memory controller.

The computer-on-module has been designed as a replacement for existing ETX solutions integrating Intel's obsolete Pentium M or Celeron M processors.

The ETX module MSC ETE-PV510 integrates the 1.66 GHz D510 processor and the Intel ICH8M IO controller hub. According to MSC, compared to the Intel Atom N270 CPU with Mobile Intel chipset 82945GSE and ICH7DH Southbridge, the graphics and computing performance have almost been doubled. In addition MSC has announced the entry level model MSC ETE-A945GSE which is based on a low-power Intel Atom N270 CPU running at 1.6GHz.

Compliant with the ETX specification 3.02, the MSC ETE-PV510 platform offers the ISA, PS/2, COM and LPT interfaces. Two out of the six available USB 2.0 interfaces, are constructed as loss-free high speed interfaces in the form of mini-USB connectors on the top side of the module.

The board has a 32bit PCI bus interface, an 10/100Base-T Ethernet interface and two SATA channels with up to 300MB/s. Via the LVDS interface an industrial display with a maximum resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels can be connected. The CRT interface delivers an accuracy of 2048 x 1536 pixels.

The 95 x 114 mm ETX module optionally integrates a 4GB flash disk to boot an embedded system. An extension to 8GB is under preparation. The boot performance and the flash capacity exceed the requirements of most ETX applications. Without the need for an external hard drive very compact low cost embedded systems with increased mechanical stability can be implemented.

Author
Chris Shaw

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