Unprecedented graphics performance on PC/104-Plus single board computer

LiPPERT Embedded Computers uses the AMD Fusion G-Series processor in its latest PC/104-Plus CPU board, the Cool FrontRunner-AF.

The new single board computer is intended for applications in areas like medical, digital signage, transport, and traffic control. All these require rather high performance and graphics capabilities. The used processor nicely fulfills these requirements. Dubbed “accelerated processing unit (APU)” by AMD, it integrates a powerful graphics controller and a processing unit that is available with one or two X86 cores. The graphics controller handles Direct-X11 and can also be used for vector processing. It supports single or dual independent high-resolution displays and offers exceptional multi-media capability with hardware decode support for H.264, VC-1, MPEG2, WMV, DivX and Adobe Flash.

LiPPERT combines this powerful APU with the A55E (“Hudson-E1”) controller hub. This highly integrated peripheral features Gigabit LAN, PCI bus, USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 ports, as well as SATA ports with RAID support.

The Cool FrontRunner-AF integrates APU and controller hub on a standard PC/104-Plus board, measuring only 90mm x 96mm. Two choices for the APU are available: The T40R single core processor at 1.0 GHz, and the T56N dual core processor at 1.65 GHz. The board provides these interfaces

• LVDS and VGA
• HD audio
• 6x USB
• 1x SATA
• Gigabit LAN
• 2x RS232/RS485
• SPI and SMB buses
• CFAST slot
• PCI bus
• ISA Bus

The Cool FrontRunner-AF is available in all temperature grades, commercial, (0°… 60°C) industrial, (-25°… 60°C) and extended (-40°… 85°C, only T40R). Its power consumption varies with the processor type from 10 to 18 watts.

The board runs Windows 7, Windows Compact 7, Windows XPe, Windows XP, and Linux operating systems. LEMT implements condition management functionality, including life power monitoring.

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