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.

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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

Board Format	CoreExpress® 58 mm x 65 mm
Processor/Speed	Intel Atom Type Z530 @ 1,6 GHZ or Intel Atom Type Z510 @ 1,1 GHz 45 nm process 512K L2 cache 533 MT/s FSB USFF uFCBGA8, 13x14mm, 0.6mm pitch, 447 pins
Core logic	Intel System Controller Hub (SCH) Type US15W 65 nm process USFF uFCBGA3, 22x22mm, 0.6mm pitch, 1249 pins
RAM	512 MB or 1 GB SDDR2, 533 MHz Soldered on board
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
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
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
SMBus	Compatible with most I2C devices and SMBus Spec. 1.0 for system management. 2 MByte serial EEPROM on board
GMBus/DDC	I2C for display control
LPC	Supports LPC 1.1 spec

Graphics	Integrated graphics device (IGD) includes LVDS and SDVO display ports for simultan-eous 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
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
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
Operating temperature	-20 °C … +60 °C -40 °C … +85 °C (optional)
Power Supply	+5 V +/- 5 %, ~5 Watts
BIOS	Award BIOS 1 MByte firmware hub (FWH)

Block Diagram

CoreExpress-ECO: Block Diagram

LEMT Functions

CoreExpress-ECO: LEMT Functions

LEMT Functions (implemented in SMC, accessible via SMBus)

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	512 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

Support/Sales

CoreExpress-ECO: Ordering Information

Ordering Information
Order Number	Description
813-0001-10	CoreExpress-ECO, 1.6 GHz, 512 MB RAM
813-0002-10	CoreExpress-ECO, 1.6 GHz, 1 GB RAM
813-0003-10	CoreExpress-ECO, 1.1 GHz, 512 MB RAM,
813-0004-10	CoreExpress-ECO, 1.1 GHz, 1 GB RAM
913-0001-10	CoreExpress-ECO, 1.6 GHz, 512 MB RAM, extended temperature range
913-0002-10	CoreExpress-ECO, 1.6 GHz, 1 GB RAM, extended temperature range
913-0003-10	CoreExpress-ECO, 1.1 GHz, 512 MB 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

Downloads

CoreExpress-ECO: Downloads

We support our customers with BIOS binaries and all kinds of drivers for our embedded X86 boards. Usually, there's at least support for Windows and Linux. Some selected boards are also supported with drivers for real time operating systems.Check the table state below for the list of drivers and the current BIOS version. Please contact our support if the required driver is not listed on this web site.

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.

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
Technical Manual	Manual
WhitePaper	CoreExpress_Whitepaper

Links of Interest:

• Linux Kernel Sources
• CoreExpress Webpage