Transcript LB update

LittleBoard Update & Roadmap
January, 2005
LittleBoard
 A long-lifecycle, flexible cabling SBC product line for
rugged applications
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Same EBX / Little Board form factor invented by Ampro in 1984
Broad choice of CPUs - 300MHz to 1.4GHz
Extended operating temperature range
pin header connectors, PC/104-Plus expansion
 Eleven General SW-based models across three products
 Consistent leadership within EBX form factor
 Consistent connector locations
 Enduring commitment to ISA; standard-based expansion
 Market growing ~5% per year, Ampro poised to steal market
share with most competitive line-up in years
LittleBoard Product Line
Platform
Razorback
Trojan
Via 300MHz Eden
Via 533MHz Eden
Via 1GHz Eden
LittleBoard 550
January '05
None Planned
Intel 933MHz Pentium III
Intel 650MHz Celeron
Intel 400MHz Celeron
LittleBoard 700
Now
None Planned
Longhorn
Bruin
LittleBoard 800
Q1 '05
LittleBoard 820
2006
CPU
Intel 1.4GHz Pentium M 738 (Dothan)
Intel 1.0GHz Celeron M 373 (Dothan)
Intel 600MHz Celeron M (Banias)
LittleBoard 550 Highlights
 Razorback Platform with Via Eden CPUs
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Q-00:
Q-01:
Q-11:
Q-21:
300MHz Eden with 1 Ethernet, PC/104
300MHz Eden, dual Ethernet, PC/104-Plus
533MHz Eden (133MHz FSB), (2) Ethernet, PC/104-Plus
1GHz Eden (133MHz FSB) 7 Watt CPU, (2) Ethernet, PC/104-Plus
 Other features match LB 700
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Via Twister-T chipset
Up to 1GB SDRAM via 168 pin DIMM
(2) Intel 82551ER Ethernet ports
(4) RS232/422/485 serial ports
Rugged Ampro product (ETT, Conformal Coating available)
Same exact connector locations as LB 700
 Lowers the cost of rugged SBCs
 Migration product for 486, Geode and Pentium MMX
LittleBoard 700 Highlights
 Both “versions” in production
 Q-0x: Award BIOS
 Q-1x: General SW BIOS plus HW fixes
 E-11: General SW, 933MHz Pentium III for ETT, uses fansink
 General SW Features
 Enhanced setup with Help
 Serial Console works better
- Scrolling set-up screens do not map to serial console with Award
 IRQ & I/O addressing flexible with Gen SW, not with Award
 Source code availability for agencies, commissions
- Gen SW has the experience and willingness to do this
 Path to Fast Boot capability
- LB 800, default disabled in BIOS setup
 USB Boot & Lan BooT
LittleBoard 800 Highlights
 Three Intel Pentium M / Celeron M CPUs
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Q-01:
Q-10:
Q-21:
ULV =
600MHz ULV Celeron M (Banias 130nm)
1.0GHz ULV Celeron M 373 (Dothan 90nm) - 5W TDP !!!
1.4GHz LV Pentium M 738 (Dothan 90nm)
Ultra Low Voltage, LV = Low Voltage; all others > 20W
 400MHz FSB
 Up to 1GB DDR333 DRAM (PC2700) DIMM
 DIMM socket ejectors are further from the corners
 ECC memory under investigation; chipset supports it
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PCI + ISA (PC/104-Plus) via on-board PCI Bridge
10/100/1000 BaseT Ethernet (Gigabit) - Intel 82541
Additional 10/100 BaseT Ethernet - Intel 82551ER
CRT & LVDS flat panel interface (No TFT / DSTN)
LittleBoard 800 Highlights (cont.)
 (4) USB 2.0 ports
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(4) RS232/422/485 serial ports
Floppy Controller
ECP/EPP Parallel Port
(2) Ultra DMA 33/66/100 Dual IDE Controllers supporting four
drives
 CompactFlash Socket
 Same connector locations as LB 700
 Designed as a rugged board
 Operating Temp range to be confirmed
 LAN Boot included (standard)
LittleBoard Base Model Features
 ReadyBoard + $110 for Rugged Base Model:
 -40 to +85C operating temperature range
 2 additional RS422/485 ports
- 4 ports total, all RS232/422/485
 Additional Ultra DMA 100 IDE controller
- 4 drives total support
 I/O and packaging flexibility (variable connectorization)
 Extended product life cycle
 Shock / vibration resistant
 HALT, EMI, MTBF reports available
 Three year warranty
LittleBoard Model Progression
1.4GHz Pentium M CPU (+$120)
1.0GHz Celeron M CPU (+$55)
600MHz Celeron M CPU (+$230)
933MHz Pentium III (+$180)
1GHz Eden CPU (+$65)
650MHz Celeron CPU (+$60)
533MHz Eden CPU (+$25)
2nd Ethernet (+$13)
2nd Ethernet, PC/104-Plus (+$25)
400 Celeron, PC/104-Plus (+$42)
Base Model
Eden / C3 EBX Competition
Product
CPU
Memory
Basic IO
Manufacturer
Model
Processor
Ampro
LB 550
Eden ESP
CPU clock (MHz)
Chipset
L2 Cache (KB)
DRAM, max.(MB)
Parity or ECC
300, 533,
1GHz
Twister-T
64
1024
No
Memory format
keyboard, mouse, RTC,
floppy, IDE
Serial ports (RS-232)
RS-485
RS-422
Parallel ports
USB ports
IrDA
Sound
Other I/O
Networking Ethernet
SSD
Bytewide socket
CompactFlash socket
EPC Ehn. Watchdog timer
Battery-free boot
Video
Video
Video RAM (MB)
CRT
LCD
LVDS
TV Out
Bus
PCI bus slot
PC/104+ slot
Specs
Std. Op. Temp. (°C)
Ext. Op. Temp. (°C)
Power
Kontron
MUNGO-550
Eden / C3
Advantech
PCM-9575
Eden / C3
667 / 1GHz (800 400, 667 / (800
is Ezra = EOL) is Ezra = EOL)
Twister-T
Twister-T
64
64
512
512
No
No
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
Yes
4
4
4
1
4
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
2
2
1
4 USB 2.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
1
1
1
2
Yes
Yes
(2) 10/100
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Twister-T
32 UMA
Yes
STN / TFT
Yes
No
No
Yes
0 to +70
-40 to +85
(4) GPIO
(4) 10/100
No
No
Yes
?
Twister-T
32 UMA
Yes
STN / TFT
Yes
No
Yes
No
0 to +60
No
10/100
Yes
Yes
Yes
?
Twister-T
32 UMA
Yes
STN / TFT
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
0 to +60
No
14.4W
(400MHz), 17W
(800MHz)
Diamond
Hercules
Eden ESP
550, 750
Twister-T
64
1024
No
128 / 256
soldered
Yes
4
4
?
1
4
Yes
Yes
(40) GPIO,
(32) A/D, (4)
D/A, (4) PWM
(2) 10/100
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Twister-T
32 UMA
Yes
STN / TFT
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
-40 to +85
Free
WinSystems
EBC-C3PLUS
Eden / C3
Gespac
SBCVIA
C3
600, 733 /
1GHz
Twister-T
64
512
No
Socket 370
Twister-T
64
512
No
DIMM
DIMM
Yes
4
2
2
1
4
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
1
1
1
4
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
1
1
1
4
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
0
0
2
4
?
Yes
(48) GPIO
(2) 10/100
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Twister-T
32 UMA
Yes
STN / TFT
Yes
No
No
Yes
0 to +70
-40 to +85
(8) GPIO
(2) 10/100
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Twister-T
32 UMA
Yes
STN / TFT
Yes
Optional
Yes
No
0 to +60
No
(2) 10/100
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Twister-T
32 UMA
Yes
STN / TFT
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
0 to +60
No
(2) 10/100
No
Yes
Yes
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Twister-T
32 UMA
Yes
STN / TFT
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
0 to +60
No
16.5W (1GHz)
Aaeon
PCM-6892
Eden / C3
Commell
LE-562
Eden / C3
400, 667 / (800 400, 533, 667 / (800
is Ezra = EOL)
is Ezra = EOL)
Twister-T
Twister-T
64
64
512
256
No
No
128 / 256 soldered,
DIMM
512 DIMM
Pentium M & Celeron M EBX Competition
Product
Manufacturer
Model
CPU
Processor
CPU clock (MHz)
Frontside bus (MHz)
Memory
Basic IO
Chipset
L2 Cache (KB)
DRAM, max.(MB)
Format
ECC
keyboard, mouse,
RTC, floppy, dual IDE,
Serial ports (RS-232)
RS-485
RS-422
USB 2.0
IrDA
Sound
Other
Networking
SSD
EPC Enh.
Ethernet
Bytewide Socket
CompactFlash
Other
Watchdog timer
Battery-free boot
LAN boot
Video
Video
Video RAM (MB)
PCI / AGP
CRT
Flat Panel
TV Out
PCI Bus
PCI bus slot
PC/104-Plus interface
Std. Op. Temp. (°C)
Specs
Ext. Op. Temp. (°C)
5V-only operation
Power req. (typical)
Ampro
Advantech
Kontron
Aaeon
Digital Logic
LB 800
PCM-9581
MUNGO-560
PCM-8200
MSEBX855
LV Pentium M, Socket 478 P-M,
Socket 478 P-M,
ULV Celeron M
C-M
Cel M & Pen M
C-M
SmartModule
1400 ,
1000 / 1600 / 1100 ,
1300 ,
600
600
1100 / 1600
Up to 1600
1800, 1100
400
400
400
400 / 533
400
Intel 855GME + Intel 855GME + Intel 855GME + Intel 855GME + Intel 855GME +
ICH4
ICH4
ICH4
6300 ESB
6300 ESB
512-2048
512-1024
512-2048
512-1024
512-1024
1GB DDR
2GB DDR
1GB DDR
1GB DDR
1GB DDR
DIMM
DIMM (2)
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
either way
either way
either way
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Yes
4
4
4
4
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
1
1
4
Yes
Yes (+ spkr out)
Yes
4
2
2
4
Yes
Yes
No
(1) GigE, (1)
10/100
No
Yes
(8) GPIO
(1) 10/100; (1)
GigE optional
No
Yes
No
(1) GigE, (1)
10/100
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Intel Extreme
Graphics 2
64 UMA
AGP 128-bit
Yes
LVDS x 2
No
Yes
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Intel Extreme
Graphics 2
64 UMA
AGP 128-bit
Yes
LVDS x 2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Intel Extreme
Graphics 2
64 UMA
AGP 128-bit
Yes
LVDS x 2
No
Yes
No
0 to +60 (fan)
No
Yes
?
No
Yes
18W
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
1600 / 600
400
Intel 855GME +
ICH4
1MB, 512
2GB DDR
SODIMM (2)
either way
Yes
4
1
1
4
Yes
Yes (+ spkr out)
(16) GPIO, (2)
Serial ATA
(1) GigE, (1)
10/100
No
Yes
(24) GPIO, DVI
(2) GigE or
10/100 optional
No
Yes
Yes
4
2
2
4
?
Yes
(8) A/D optional,
(32) GPIO
(2) GigE or
10/100 optional
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Intel Extreme
Graphics 2
64 UMA
AGP 128-bit
Yes
LVDS x 2
Yes
(1) mini-PCI, (1)
PCI
No
0 to +60 (fan)
?
Intel Extreme
Graphics 2
64 UMA
AGP 128-bit
Yes
LVDS x 2
Yes
(1) mini-PCI, (1)
PCI
Yes
-20 to +50
-40 to +85
(reduced clock)
Yes
Intel Extreme
Graphics 2
64 UMA
AGP 128-bit
Yes
LVDS x 2
No
No
Yes
4
4
4
6
Yes
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VersaLogic
VL-EBX-12
'Cobra'
LV Pentium M /
ULV Celeron M
10W - 30W
No
Yes
0 to +60 (fan)
No
Yes
24.5W / 12W
LittleBoard Differentiators
 Rugged
 HALT testing, ETT, conformal coating
 Low power, fanless CPUs
 => Reliability
 Some competitive boards use C3, S478, std voltage Pentium M
- Much higher power consumption (15w/24w+ vs. 7w)
- Requires a cooling fan, even at 50C
 Dual Ethernet, (4) RS485
 Ampro’s Extended General Software BIOS
 Battery-free boot, serial console, watchdog timer, high
configurability, memory hole, custom splash screen, USB Boot,
LAN Boot, etc.
 PCI-to-ISA bridge, not LPC-to-ISA (LB 800)