Single-board computer sports single- or dual-core Atom
Rick Nelson, Editor-in-Chief, Test & Measurement World -- EDN, June 23, 2011
WinSystems has announced the EPX-C380, an EPIC (Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing)-compatible, 1.66-GHz single-board computer. The 115×165-mm EPX-C380 uses Intel’s single-core Atom N450 or dual-core D510 processor with an ICH8M I/O-hub controller, both of which are from Intel’s Embedded Architecture Division to ensure long-term availability, which is desirable for embedded and industrial applications. Operating at −40 to +70°C, the unit provides an open platform for processor- and I/O-intensive medical, COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf)/military, security, transportation, pipeline, and machine-control applications.
The EPX-C380 uses the integrated Intel
generation 3.5 graphics processor, which
incorporates both VGA (video-graphics-adapter)
and LVD S (low-voltage-differential-signaling)
display interfaces with resolutions
of 1400×1050 and 1366×768 pixels, respectively.
Memory support includes as much as 2
Gbytes of DDR2 667-MHz SODIMM (smart-outline-dual-inline-memory-module) system
memory as well as a CompactFlash socket
and an optional 2-Mbyte battery-backed
SRAM.The EPX-C380 has two GbE (gigabit-Ethernet) ports, two SATA (serial-advanced-technology-attachment) channels, and eight USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports plus four RS-232/422/485 asynchronous serial channels onboard. A parallel port comprising 48 lines of digital I/O, high-definition audio, an LPT (line-printer) interface, a real-time clock, and a watchdog timer round out the onboard I/O. PC/104-Plus and MiniPCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) connectors enable expansion with either standard or user-designed specialty I/O modules.
The PC-compatible EPX-C380 architecture supports WES (Windows Embedded Standard) 7; Linux; Windows XP Embedded; and a vast software-development tool set, including device drivers and libraries. It also supports other x86-compatible real-time operating systems, such as QNX and VxWorks.
The EPX-C380 complies with ROHS (restriction-of-hazardous-substances) directives, requires only 5V, and typically draws 1.9A with 1 Gbyte of installed DDR SDRAM. The base price for a fanless, single-core N450-based board is $695.
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