Press release
Mannheim, Germany, April 12th, 2010

PC/104 Single Board Computer for location tracking applications

Press release

Mannheim, Germany, April 12th, 2010

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The new PC/104 form factor based SBC ‘Cool LiteRunner-86DX’ is powered by the low power X86 compatible processor family Vortex 86DX.
The SoC integrates the CPU, Bios and I/O subset into a single chip at fairly low power consumption.
Including external DRAM (DDR2) and external graphics the overall system TDP stays in a range of 5W at 800MHz clock frequency.
It incorporates a variety of I/O functions natively which are all connected to the outside world.

Overall the Cool LiteRunner-86DX SBC supports the following interfaces:

• Fast Ethernet
• PCI accessible through mini-PCI slot
• ISA, accessible through PC/104 connector
• USB (4 x Host & 1 device)
• IDE
• SD-Card (µSD)
• legacy I/O (RS232/RS485 x 2, PS2 KBD/Mouse, GPIOs)

In addition to these traditional PC interfaces the Cool LiteRunner-86DX offers two extras; A user configurable FPGA and an integrated GPS module.
The XILINX FPGA XC3S200 offers enough capacity to integrate additional functions like real time Ethernet, CAN or any other user defined function.
The integrated GPS module makes it a good choice for any application where people, vehicles or goods need to be located or need to determine their current location.
If the system needs to communicate with the outside world, e.g to tell the current GPS position, the mini-PCI slot can be used for a wireless communication module.

As the board does not have an integrated graphics unit, graphics can either be added as an IP core within the FPGA, or by using the PC/104 extension or the mini-PCI slot.
Lippert is also offering a mini-PCI based Graphics extension board.
The system is supported by various operating systems like Win CE, Win XP/XP embedded, QNX and Linux.

The SBC is capable of working redundantly in a stacked configuration, which is often required in safety critical applications. The integrated system management controller adds health monitoring functions (LEMT) to the system.

LiPPERT offers the Cool LiteRunner-86DX for operation in standard and industrial operating temperature ranges. On request, models qualified for extended ambient temperatures of -20°C…+85°C are also available.

About Lippert

LiPPERT Embedded Computers is a leading global provider of modular, rugged, high quality, embedded computing solutions for OEMs and systems integrators. LiPPERT's mission is to provide time saving solutions for embedded systems designers to accelerate the product deployment process. Supporting a broad range of open embedded standards such as several PC/104 family derivates, COM-Express and mini-ITX, LiPPERT also invented the latest small form factor embedded standard CoreExpress®. With a strong focus on developing and specifying their products for extreme temperature and shock environments, LiPPERT enables customers to obtain all the benefits of an off-the-shelf CPU solution even in uncommon applications. The company is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany. Customers in the USA and Canada are supported by a sales office in Atlanta, Georgia.
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