ADLINK Express-CVC - Manual (Page 7)

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1. Introduction
The Express-CVCis a low power, low cost, COM Express Type 2, COM.0 R2.1 module in Compact form factor that is specially designed to
facilitate speedy development of semi custom designs. The COM Express standard embodies the convergence of the latest technology
standards based on serial differential signaling such as PCI Express, USB 2.0, SATA and LVDS implemented on a compact size Computer
on Module. Signals are brought out through two 220-pin board-to-board connectors that permit data transmission rates of up to 5GHz.
Mounting holes connect the module with a custom-made, application specific carrier boards which provide protection from shock and
vibration.
The Express-CVCis positioned as an entry level COM Express module for systems that require a small footprint with dual core computing
power and DDR3 memory. It is ideal for applications that require Floating Point CPU performance with average graphics support and
moderate power consumption levels, such as Robotics, Industrial control and Data Communications.
The module supports three different types of a 32nm process Intel® Atom™ processors : Intel® Atom™ N2600 processor with only 3.5W
TDP (1M Cache, 1.6 GHz); the Intel® Atom™ N2800 processor (1M Cache, 1.86 GHz) with 6.5W TDP; and the Intel® Atom™ D2700
processor (1M Cache, 2.13 GHz) with 10W TDP.
The Intel® Atom™ processor integrates a graphics processing unit (GPU) has twice the performance as earlier generation Atom GPU and
provides CRT and single channel LVDS. The Intel® Atom™ processors all support daul cores and Hyper-Threading Technology with 2-
threads per core allowing the Express-CVC to provide excellent performance for multi-tasking or multi OS applications.
The Intel® NM10 PCH allows connection of up to three additional PCI Express x1 ports, while supporting the LAN controller on the 4th port.
The module comes with a single onboard Gigabit Ethernet port and one SATA ports. It has legacy support for a single parallel IDE channel,
32-bit PCI and LPC.
The Express-CVC comes equipped with AMI UEFI BIOS supporting embedded features such as: Remote Console, CMOS backup in 16Mbit
SPI BIOS, CPU and System Monitoring and Watchdog Timer