The Kontron PC/104-Plus single board computer (SBC) MICROSPACE
MSM-eO offers OEMs the most powerful embedded graphics currently available for
PC/104-based SBCs. With long-term availability, the Kontron MICROSPACE MSM-eO
is based on the accelerated processing units of the AMD Embedded G-Series,
which, along with a 64-bit CPU, also integrates a programmable graphics unit
and a DDR3 memory controller. Using the Kontron MICROSPACE MSM-eO and Kontron’s
extensive PC/104 portfolio of expansion boards, OEMs can quickly implement
small form factor applications with a level of performance that, until now, has
only been possible with significantly larger systems with dedicated graphics
cards.
The Kontron PC/104-Plus SBC MICROSPACE MSM-eO integrates the
single-core AMD T44R processor with 1.2 GHz together with an AMD Radeon
HD6250 graphics unit. It supports the latest 3D graphics libraries such as
OpenGL 3.2 and DirectX11. It is also ideally suited as an upgrade for existing
PC/104-Plus designs that need more graphics performance with low power
consumption. Additionally, the integrated unified video encoder takes the load
off the processor when displaying high-resolution videos (1080i/p) making the
Kontron PC/104-Plus SBC MICROSPACE MSM-eO ideal for extremely compact
multimedia applications.
With the support of DirectCompute and OpenCL 1.1, OEMs
can also implement GPGPU applications with the MICROSPACE MSM-eO in the
low-power segment, using the computing power of the graphics unit for parallel
data processing. OEMs benefit from these advanced computing possibilities
through an extremely high performance per watt ratio, enabling smaller and more
power efficient designs for applications such as industrial and medical image
processing and digital signal processing in Software Defined Radio (SDR)
systems.
With up to 4 GB DDR3 RAM, the Kontron MICROSPACE MSM-eO
offers enough resources to speed up memory-intensive applications. Along with
LVDS and VGA, the module also has a digital display interface (DDI) for
DisplayPort, HDMI or DVI signals, allowing the flexible connection of a wide
variety of monitor types. A total of two independent full HD displays (up to
1920 x 1080 pixels) can be controlled. Digital audio signals are transmitted
lossless via high-definition audio and SPDIF. Storage media can be connected
via two SATA interfaces, which also support RAID 0.1. For compact and robust
applications, a socket for micro SD cards is also available. Two Gigabit
Ethernet interfaces allow for the direct integration into network structures
without additional expansion cards. Four USB 2.0 and four serial interfaces
(RS232/TTL) allow the direct connection of numerous application-specific
peripherals. The single board computer also has eight configurable GPIOs for
implementing more application-specific I/Os. A 32-bit PCI bus connector (4
slots) and a 16-bit ISA bus connector are ready for the connection of numerous
expansion cards through Kontron’s extensive portfolio.
The Kontron MICROSPACE MSM-eO offers software support for
Windows, Linux and VxWorks and others on request. Pre-production models will be
available in August 2011, serial production will begin in Q4 of 2011.