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LiPPERTs CoreExpress-Eco: CoreExpress(R) Com Module - Intel Atom(TM) Prozessor -

 

 

 

CoreExpress®-ECO

  • CoreExpress® - COM Module - Intel® Atom™ processor

The Computer-On-Module module CoreExpress-ECO works with Intel's Atom processor. In January, 2010, the SFF-SIG adopted Core Express as an Industry Standard architecture..

Its size of 58 mm x 65 mm makes it the smallest embedded PC module available. The tiny overall size comes from the uncompromising, legacy-free design that does without the usual analog interfaces. The used Intel Atom processor is build in power-saving 45 nanometer technology and features a completely new microcode yet retains compatibility to the familiar programming model of the Core™ 2 Duo. The module's focus towards low current consumption is apparent when considering the extremely low power requirement of typically 5 watts at 1.6 GHz.

Evaluation is simple usig the provided evaluation kit. Check out the information about the evaluation kit here.

Check www.CoreExpress.com for news and updates of the CoreExpress® specification.
Request the CoreExpress-Whitepaper.

 

 

 

Features

CoreExpress-ECO: Features


  • Intel Atom Processor
  • 0.5 or 1 GB SDDR2 soldered RAM max.
  • 2 PCI Express Lanes
  • SDIO/MMC
  • SMBus
  • GMBus/DDC
  • LPC bus
  • 2 Graphics Ports (LVDS & SDVO)

  • HD Audio
  • 8 USB 2.0
  • IDE
  • Award BIOS
  • Only 58 mm x 65 mm and 28 grams
  • 5 V only supply, 5 Watts
  • Extended temp. range -40 °C ... +85 °C (opt)
  • Operating systems supported:
    - Windows
    - Linux
    - QNX
    - VxWorks

Technical Data

CoreExpress-ECO: Technical Data


Technical Data
Board Format CoreExpress® 58 mm x 65 mm LPC Supports LPC 1.1 spec
Processor Intel® Atom™ Z530 processor@ 1,6 GHZ or
Intel® Atom™ Z510 processor @ 1,1 GHz
45 nm process
512K L2 cache
533 MT/s FSB
USFF uFCBGA8, 13x14mm, 0.6mm pitch,
447 pins		 Graphics Integrated graphics device (IGD) includes
LVDS and SDVO display ports for simultaneous
independent operation of 2 displays.
• LVDS interface supports pixel color depth
of 18 and 24 bits,
• Max. pixel clock 112 MHz
(equates to 1376x768 @85 Hz)
• SDVO max. pixel clock 160 MHz
(equates to 1280x1024 @85 Hz)
• SDVO for any external device HDMI/DVI,
Analog, VGA/CRT, LVDS
Full hardware acceleration for:
• H.264 baseline profile L3, main profile 4.1
and high profile L4.1
• MPEG2 main profile high level
• MPEG4 simple profile L3, advanced
simple profile L5
• VC1 all profiles up to L3
• WMV9 simple profile medium level
• WMV9 main profile high level
• SD/HD TV broadcast up to 1080i
Core logic Intel System Controller Hub US15W (SCH)
65 nm process
USFF uFCBGA3, 22x22mm, 0.6mm pitch,
1249 pins		 USB • USB 1.1 with 3 UHCI controllers,
• 2 USB 1.1 ports per controller (port 0-5)
• USB 2.2 with 1 EHCI controller with 8 ports,
ports 6 & 7 must be internal only to meet
USB spec requirements
• Debug port lives on Port 0
Port 2 can be USB client port,
USB On-The-Go is not supported
USB client connect signal
(USBCC/GPIOSUS3) may be used to
detect host/client connection
RAM 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB SDDR2, 533 MHz.
Soldered on board		 PATA (IDE) 1 port supports 2 devices (master/slave)
with the following modes :
• PIO Modes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
• Single-word DMA Modes 0, 1, 2
• Multi-word DMA Modes 0, 1, 2
• Ultra-DMA Modes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Up to 100 MBytes/s in UDMA-100 mode
PCI Express 2 root ports Spec. Rev. 1.0a (2 lanes x 1)
• Each port supports 2.5 Gb/s bandwith
in each direction
• Low power “L-states” are supported
• Hot-plug is supported
• External x1 graphics devices are supported
(internal GD must be disabled)
• Only SDVO or external graphics can be
used at one time		 Operating
temperature		 -20 °C … +60 °C
-40 °C … +85 °C (optional)
HD Audio High Definition Audio Controller supports
4 audio streams; 2 in, 2 out
• 1.8 V and 3.3 V I/O is supported
• Docking is supported
• Each stream can obtain up to 16 channels		 Power  +5 V +/- 5 %,
~5 Watts @1.6 GHz and with 1 GB RAM
SDIO/MMC Integrated Secure Digital I/O (SDIO) or
Multimedia Card (MMC) Controller.
Supports SDIO Rev. 1.1 and MMC Rev. 4.0.
SDIO/MMC interface permits x1 and x4 I/O
read/write modes.
SDHC supported		 BIOS Award BIOS
1 MByte firmware hub (FWH)
SMBus
 Compatible with most I2C devices and
SMBus Spec. 1.0 for system management.
2 MByte serial EEPROM on board		 UL Certificate
Number		 20090826-E329059
GMBus/DDC
 I2C for display control

Block Diagram

CoreExpress-ECO: Block Diagram

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LEMT

CoreExpress-ECO: LEMT Functions


LEMT (LiPPERT Enhanced Management Technology) is LiPPERT's way of managing and supervising embedded PCs. It offers features like advanced watchdog handling, supervision counters, and non-volatile storage for asset handling. More details about the used techniques and implementation are availabe in the Knowledge Base section.

The CoreExpress-ECO implements these Functions: 

Function name Description
Total operating hours counter Counts the number of hours the module has been run in minutes
On-time minutes counter Indicates the amount of time since last power on in minutes
Power cycles counter Counts how often the module has been powered on
Watchdog timer Set / Reset / Disable / Trigger Watchdog Timer
System restart reason Power loss / Watchdog / External Reset
Fail-safe-BIOS support In case of a boot failure, hardware signals tell external logic to boot from a Fail-Safe-BIOS
Flash area 1024 bytes of Flash area for customer data
Protected flash area 128 Bytes. Keys, ID’s, etc. can be stored in a write- and clear-protectable region
Board identity Vendor ID / board ID / serial number
Temperature Monitor Read the actual temperatures of the CPU and Board. Stores Temperatures at Power-up.
Temperature Logger Stores Min-/Max-Temperature of the CPU and Board
LEMT documentation is available in the download section below

 

 

Support/Sales

CoreExpress-ECO: Ordering Information


Ordering Information
Order Number
Description
813-0002-10 CoreExpress-ECO, 1.6 GHz, 1 GB RAM
813-0004-10 CoreExpress-ECO, 1.1 GHz, 1 GB RAM,
913-0002-10 CoreExpress-ECO, 1.6 GHz, 1 GB RAM, extended temperature range
913-0004-10 CoreExpress-ECO, 1.1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, extended temperature range
865-0020-10 Heat sink, passive, CoreExpress-ECO
808-0005-10 Evaluation Kit CoreExpress-ECO with Intel Atom 1.6 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 0°…50 °C
Operating system: Windows XP Embedded (Evaluation Version
808-0006-10 Evaluation Kit, CoreExpress-ECO with Intel Atom 1.6 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 0°…50 °C
Operating system: Linux

Other processor and memory configurations are available on request.

 

Downloads

CoreExpress-ECO: Downloads

 

Downloads
Drivers
Windows		 Linux (kernel version of 2.6.31+)
Graphics (IEGD)
 Intel Embedded Graphics Driver IEGD (please contact our This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
Audio Realtek HD Audio snd-hda-intel (included in kernel)
Chipset Intel US15W US15W chipset support (included in kernel)
Ethernet (Baseboard)
 Intel 82551IT e100 (included in kernel)
ITE8888 pci_devices_wxp.zip (WinXP only)
 (no support needed)
Serial (Baseboard)
 NetMOS NM9385
 parport_serial (included in kernel)
SD / MMC (no support needed) sdhci-pci / mmc_block (included in kernel)
Data Sheet Data sheet
Manuals Technical Manual (pdf)
Tools

LEMT Software Manual (pdf)

LEMT Technical Manual (pdf)
WhitePaper CoreExpress_Whitepaper

 

 

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BIOS loader
To burn the BIOS binary into your module's Flash PROM, there is a universal loader program available that works with most of our single bard computers. This tool requires DOS to run.

BIOS Modifications
You need a special function integrated in your embedded PC's BIOS? We can customize the standard BIOS to match exactly your requirements! Please check with us about the possibilities and a quote.