COM Express boards with third-gen Intel Core
27 June 2012
Computer/Embedded Technology
Kontron announced its support for the new third-generation Intel Core processors on 14 COM Express basic computer-on-module variants. The new COMe-bIP# modules – available in both the type 2 and type 6 pin-outs each with numerous different processors – offer long-term availability, support for three independent displays, USB 3.0 and fast PCI-Express Gen 3.0.
Applications with tight thermal restrictions in medical, digital signage, infotainment, point-of sale-and unmanned aerospace and defence applications can benefit from the up to 40% increased performance per Watt ratio of this new benchmark processor series. This increased efficiency is just one result of the innovative 22 nm 3-D Tri-Gate manufacturing process.
Additionally, the third-generation Intel Core processor-based modules possess up to 20% enhanced computing capability and integrated HD graphics with 30% more graphic execution units. Furthermore, the improved Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel AVX) and SSE floating point instruction sets for signal processing, as well as OpenCL 1.1 support, provide developers an ideal platform to deliver increased computing capabilities for high-performance embedded computing applications.
Based on the Intel QM77 express chipset, Kontron’s new modules support seven new Intel Core processors with a performance bandwidth ranging up to the 2,3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor 3615QE. The modules support up to 16 GB of DDR3 RAM system memory.
Compliant with the latest COM Express specification, they offer up to seven PCI-Express Gen 3.0 lanes in the pin-out type 6 configurations and also implement the parallel PCI bus in pin-out type 2 variants. The boards host up to four USB 3.0 interfaces, one Gigabit Ethernet port as well as four SATA ports (2x SATA 3 and 2x SATA 2) to connect storage media.
Compared to its predecessors, the integrated Intel GMA HD 4000 iGFX graphics processor provides an extensive performance boost to applications and supports three independent displays. With the support of 3D Blu-ray, AVC/H.264, VC1 and WMV9, as well as OpenGL 3.1 and DirectX 11, the integrated graphics engine delivers state-of-the-art embedded graphics performance.
A wide variety of standard interfaces – ranging from legacy VGA and SDVO up to latest specifications such as HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort and eDP – is available through which the three independent displays can be connected. The wide range of power supplies (8,5 to 20 V d.c.) supported by the modules are in full compliance with the recommendation of the Open Pluggable Standard (OPS) that serves the modern generation of digital signage solutions.
The COMe-bIP# modules supports different Linux variants and VxWorks as well as the entire Windows OS range. Support for Windows 8 is planned.
For more information visit www.kontron.com
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