congatec conga-BM45 COM Express Module
The conga-BM45 module, from congatec AG, features the Intel T9400 Core 2 Duo processor that operates at 2.53 GHz and utilizes 6 MByte L2 cache and a front side bus at 1066 MHz. The conga-BM45 utilizes the Mobile Intel GM45 Express chipset with integrated Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (Intel GMA 4500MHD). The module can be equipped with a maximum 8 GByte DDR3 dual channel memory. The conga-BM45 is available for mass production this quarter. The price will be approximately 900 US$. First engineering samples are available now.
Embedded BIOS Features
The conga-BM45 is equipped with the congatec Embedded BIOS and supports the following features:
- ACPI 3.0 Power Management
- ACPI Battery Support
- Supports Customer Specific CMOS Defaults
- Multistage Watchdog
- User Data Storage
- Manufacturing Data and Board Information
- OEM Splash Screen
- Flat Panel Auto Detection
- BIOS Setup Data Backup
- Fast Mode I2C Bus
- Real Headless Operation
The conga-BM45 offers graphics output flexibility. Both independent graphic pipelines can use either 2×24 Bit LVDS, SDVO, TV-Out, analog VGA or one of the new interfaces DisplayPort and HDMI. The conga-BM45 implements the new VESA standard DisplayID and EPI (Embedded Panel Interface) in parallel allowing for automatic recognition of the attached flat panel display.
Five PCI Express lanes, PCI Express Graphic (PEGx16), eight USB 2.0 ports, four SATA-2 interfaces as well as signals for two ExpressCards allow for fast system extensions. Fan control, LPC bus for slow speed extensions and HDA, a high performance digital audio interface, complete this full feature set. The integrated gigabit Ethernet controller is equipped with Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) 4.0. This enables remote control and management of embedded computer solutions.
More info: congatec
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