Kontron COMe-bHL6 - Manual (Page 8)

COMe-bHL6 / Introduction
2 Introduction
2.1 Product Description
The brand new application-ready COMe-bHL6 offers increased performance density and up to twice the graphics
performance compared to its predecessors. Up to three independent, daisy-chained displays with up to 4K resolution are
supported to create stunning user experiences. Further to this, DirectX® 11.1 and OpenGL 4.0 support paves the way for
compelling visuals when videos, graphics and interactive content are being displayed. By integrating the new Intel® AVX2
and OpenCL 1.2, Kontron’s new Computer-on-Modules additionally not only provide an increase in floating-point
performance they also possess improved parallel processing capacities. Typical application areas can be found in markets
such as digital signage, professional gaming and entertainment, medical imaging and surveillance and security as well as
industrial plant and machine line control on shop floor- and control room-level.
Engineers can immediately commence with evaluating these new benchmark Computer-on-Modules on all Kontron COM
Express® pin-out type 6-compliant starter kits.
The Kontron COM Express® pin-out type 6 COMe-bHL6 module is available in several different variants ranging from the
cost-optimized low-power processor versions up to quad-core Intel® Core™ i7 processors with up to 4x 2.4 GHz. The
modules are designed with the Intel® Mobile QM87 chipset, host up to 16 GB DDR3L RAM and support 7 PCI Express x1
lanes and 1 PEG x16 interface which is also compatible to standard PCI Express devices. Less complex peripherals can be
connected via SPI and LPC. Additional dedicated features include 3x SATA 6Gb/s ports, 1 SATA 3Gb/s port, as well as
Gigabit Ethernet, 4 USB 3.0 ports, 4 USB 2.0 and 2 serial ports. The Kontron COMe-bHL6 features comprehensive display
support with 3x dual mode DisplayPort++ which can also output, HDMI, DVI and DisplayPort 1.2. Industrial applications
benefit from the watchdog and real-time clock. The module supports an 8.5-20V wide-range power supply. The support of
smart batteries via MARS and the standardized embedded application programming interface EAPI round off the feature
set and provide engineers with a comprehensive service package that eases system development as well as system
programming.
For customers wanting to instantly leverage the new graphics and computing power in their existing designs based on
individual carrier boards, Kontron also offers standardized migration support services to accelerate the design-in phase
and thus achieve fastest field deployment.
The Kontron COM Express® basic Computer-on-Module COMe-bHL6 supports the full Windows OS portfolio along with
Linux and VxWorks.
2.2 Naming clarification
COM Express® defines a Computer-On-Module, or COM, with all components necessary for a bootable host computer,
packaged as a super component.
» COMe-bXX# modules are Kontron's COM Express® modules in basic form factor (125mm x 95mm)
» COMe-cXX# modules are Kontron's COM Express® modules in compact form factor (95mm x 95mm)
» COMe-mXX# modules are Kontron's COM Express® modules in mini form factor (55mm x 84mm)
The product names for Kontron COM Express® Computer-on-Modules consist of a short form of the industry standard
(
COMe-), the form factor (b=basic, c=compact, m=mini), the capital letters for the CPU and Chipset Codenames (XX) and
the pin-out type ( #) followed by the CPU Name.
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