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Kontron microETXexpress-DC

microETXexpress Module With Intel® Atom™ N270 1.6GHz

45 nm with Hyperthreading, Up To 2GB DDR2 Memory

 
Kontron microETXexpress-DC
 
  • Intel® Atom™ N270 processor 1.6GHz
  • DDR2-SDRAM up to 2GByte
  • PCI 2.3, 32bit, 33MHz
  • 3 PCI Express x1
  • Onboard video with LCD support
  • 8x USB 2.0 ports
  • Onboard AC97 sound
  • 10/100/1000 MBit Ethernet
  • Evaluation/adapter board available



Datasheet/Manual:

Kontron microETXexpress-DC Datasheet datasheet in PDF format microETXexpress-DC Datasheet - PDF
Kontron microETXexpress-DC manual in PDF format microETXexpress-DC Manual - PDF
COM Express Concept Whitepaper in PDF format COM Express Concept Whitepaper - PDF
COM Express Concept Whitepaper in PDF format COM Express Design -PDF

 

Introduction

microETXexpress®-DC - the small economic Intel® Atom™ solution.

The microETXexpress®-DC brings latest 45 nm performance generations of Intel® Atom™ N270 processor with 1.6 GHz and the Intel® 945GSE and ICH7M chipset to a compact 95 x 95 mm module.

Kontron’s new high-efficient power-off state S5 Eco enables ACPI features and lowest power-consumption in soft-off state – less than 1 mA. Compared to the regular S5 state this means a reduction by at least factor 200! Battery uptime therefore goes up dramatically.

Like all Kontron microETXexpress® modules, it is fully compatible to the COM Express™ Pin-out Type 2. Therefore, upgrading existing carrier boards originally designed for COM Express™ basic gets easy and minimizes redesign efforts.

Heatspreader Concept

ETX heatspreaderThe heat-spreader is a 2mm thick aluminium plate. It provides a thermal interface surface for heat removal from the ETX module. The heat-spreader is thermally coupled to the CPU die or package surface, and it may also be coupled to other heat generating devices on the module (e.g. chipset, vga chip). The heat spreader is not intended as a heat sink, although it may be suitable for this purpose on low power modules operating under benign conditions. Higher power modules or higher temperature conditions will probably require heat removal devices (e.g. heat sink with fan, heat pipe, larger heatsink etc.) to be attached to the heatspreader, or it may need to be thermally coupled to a chassis.

Kontron have two different heatspreaders for this module. One with threaded post and one with through hole posts. Kontron also have three heatspreader/heatsink assemblies -one active cooled (threaded only) and two passive cooled (threaded and through hole versions). For the active cooled version, the fan is recessed into the heatsink. Drawings of all four assemblies are available on request.

 
 

Specification

Compliance:

Fully COM Express™ Pin-out Type 2 compatible

CPU:

Intel® Atom™ N270 with 1.6 GHz
Refer to the ETXexpress Product Line Performance document for benchmark figures

Chipset:

Intel® 945GSE, Intel® ICH7M

DRAM:

Up to 2 GB DDR2 (533) SO-DIMM

Buses:

PCI 2.3, 32 bit / 33 MHz
3 PCI Express x1

Drives:

2x SerialATA (AHCI)
1x PATA
Optional SSD flash onboard

Ethernet:

10/100/1000 MBit Ethernet, Intel® 82574L

I/O Ports:

8x USB 2.0
Intel® High Definition Audio

Graphics:

Integrated with Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA950, DirectX® 9, PS 2.0)
Up to 224 MByte DVMT 3.0, Dual Independent Display support
SDVO and TV out
Dual Channel LVDS 18 bit

Resolutions:

Up to 1600x1200 LCD
Up to 2048x1536 CRT

Other:

Evaluation baseboard will be available
E²PROM BIOS Setup
Remote control software available
Evaluation board available
RTC, Watchdog, JIDA Support, IrDA enhanced

Expansion:

microETXexpress Interface

Size:

95 x 95mm

Operating Systems:

Windows ® 7 (32 bit)
Windows ® Vista (32 bit)
Windows® XP Embedded
Windows® XP (32 bit)
Windows® CE (free toolkit available - supports .NET)
Linux
VxWorks
DOS

Power:

max. 12W estimated, Economic Power-Off State
8,5 V – 18 V Wide Range Power Supply
Refer to the ETXexpress Product Line Power Consumption doc for further details (inc idle/standby/suspend/speedstep)

Environment:

Temperature: operation: 0° to 60°C,storage: -10° to 85°C
Max. humidity: (not condensing): operation:5% to 90%, storage: 5% to 95% (non condensing)

Shock and Vibration:

IEC 60068-2-27 and IEC 60068-2-6

ROHS Status:

This product is lead free/ROHS compliant.


Ordering Details:

Board:

36005-0000-16-2 microETXexpress®-DC Intel® Atom™ N270 with 1.6 GHz, 512 kB L2 Cache

The microETXexpress-DC modules come without a heatspreader

Please note that boards are supplied with no cables, software or manuals.
Software/manuals are available electronically.

Accessories:

Kontron DDR2 SODIMM DRAM:
97011-2560-00-0
DDR2 SDRAM-256MB SODIMM MODULE 0° to 60°C
97011-5120-00-0 DDR2 SDRAM-512MB SODIMM MODULE 0° to 60°C
97011-1024-00-0 DDR2 SDRAM-1GB SODIMM MODULE 0° to 60°C
97011-2048-00-0 DDR2 SDRAM-2GB SODIMM MODULE 0° to 60°C

Swissbit DDR2 SODIMM DRAM:
601234 SEN06464D1B41MT-30R DDR2 SODIMM 512MB 667/CL5 COB STD TEMP 0° to 70°C
602489 SEN06464S2CG1MT-30R DDR2 SODIMM 512MB 667/CL5 SMT STD TEMP 0° to 70°C
601468 SEN12864D1B51MT-30R DDR2 SODIMM 1GB 667/CL5 SMT STD TEMP 0° to 70°C
602042 SEN01G64D1BG1MT-30R DDR2 SODIMM 1GB 667/CL5 SMT STD TEMP 0° to 70°C
402638 SEN12864S1BE1MT-37R DDR2 SODIMM 1GB 533/CL5 COB STD TEMP 0° to 70°C
601630 SEN12864S1BE1MT-30IR DDR2 SODIMM 1GB 667/CL5 COB EXT TEMP -25° to 85°C
402648 SEN25664S1BE2MT-30R DDR2 SODIMM 1GB 667/CL5 COB STD TEMP 0° to 70°C
602253 SEN02G64C4BG2MT-30R DDR2 SODIMM 2GB 667/CL5 SMT STD TEMP 0° to 70°C
601617 SEN25664C4B52MT-30R DDR2 SODIMM 2GB 667/CL5 SMT STD TEMP 0° to 70°C

36005-0000-99-0 Heatspreader for microETXexpress®-DC, threaded stand off
36005-0000-99-1 Heatspreader for microETXexpress®-DC, through hole stand off
36005-0000-99-0C01 Active Heatsink for microETXexpress®-DC with fan
36005-0000-99-0C02 Passive Heatsink for microETXexpress®-DC without fan, threaded
36005-0000-99-1C02 Passive Heatsink for microETXexpress®-DC without fan, through hole

38100-0000-00-0 ETXexpress Eval BTX Evaluation Baseboard for ETXexpress modules (for 10/100 Ethernet)
38100-0000-00-1 ETXexpress Eval BTX Evaluation Baseboard for ETXexpress modules (for 10/100/1000 Ethernet)

38110-0000-00-0 ETXexpress socket- 6 pair, 5mm standard stacking height
Sample package with 6 pair for 6 ETXexpress baseboards.

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