Kontron COMe-bCD2 - Manual (Page 35)

6 Important Information
Kontron User's Guide ETXexpress® CD 35
6 Important Information
Kontron Embedded Modules currently offers different variants of the COMe-bCD2 with different
processors: Intel® Celeron® M, or Core Duo® and Core2Duo® processor. These variants utilize a smart
BIOS that is capable of identifying the CPU that the module is equipped with.
6.1 Cooling Solutions
With introduction of higher frequency CPUs into the embedded market the need to design more efficient
cooling solutions is now a necessity. These higher frequency CPUs generate much more heat, which must
be removed from the application. One solution that has become more common in the embedded market
is the use of heat pipes when designing a cooling solution. Kontron Embedded Modules has designed
some cooling solutions that utilize heat pipes in order to perform some tests. Although Kontron
Embedded Modules designed these cooling solutions strictly for test purposes, and not as a standard
COM Express® cooling solution, the knowledge gained from these tests is being made available to
customers in the form of an application note called PM_Thermal_Guidelines_E1xx.pdf. This application
note should be used as a guideline to help evaluate potential thermal designs. It can be found on
Kontron‟s web site at www.kontron.com on the COM Express® product page and in the Tech Support
section.