
15
Row C&D:
PCI Express Graphics
(PEG x16)
2x SDVO
(shared with PEG)
IDE
PCI 32 Bit
VCC
(+12V primary, +5V standby,
3,3V RTC)
Row A&B:
6x PCI Express
4x SATA
8x USB
2x ExpressCard
1x Ethernet 100/1000
AC’97/HDA
Flatpanel (2x24Bit LVDS)
VGA
TVout
I²C
LPC
SMB
8x GPIO
D
C
B
A
compact 95x95mm²
basic 125x95mm²
extended 155x110mm²
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COM ExpressXTX / ETX
COM Express
™
- the concept
COM Express™ is a PICMG standard that defines a Computer-On-Module, or COM, packaged as a super com-
ponent. The defined interfaces provide a smooth transition path from legacy interfaces to LVDS (Low Voltage
Differential Signaling) serial interfaces. This includes SDVO, PCI Express and Serial ATA. COM Express™ defines
5 different pinout types in order to be scalable for future applications.
New interfaces
COM Express™ defines 440 interconnect pins
between the COM Express™ module and the
carrier board. Legacy buses such as PCI, parallel
ATA and LPC are supported along with new serial
high speed interfaces such as PCI Express, Serial
ATA and Gigabit Ethernet.
Legacy free
COM Express™ is a legacy free standard. Out-
dated interfaces such as floppy, PS/2 keyboard/
mouse, RS232, LPT are no longer supported. If re-
quired, these legacy interfaces can be optionally
generated on the customized carrier board.
Size
COM Express™ modules are available in three
different sizes: Compact, Basic and Extended.
The primary difference between the modules is
the overall physical size and the performance
envelope supported by each. The Extended
module is the biggest and can support more
power consuming processors and chips with
larger footprints.
Thermal Design
As with XTX™ and ETX
®
, the COM Express™
definition includes a heatspreader that acts as
a thermal interface between the COM Express™
module and the system‘s cooling solution. All
heat generating components are thermally
conducted to the heatspreader in order to avoid
hot spots.
PCI Express
In addition to the 32 bit parallel PCI bus, COM
Express™ offers up to 22 PCI Express™ lanes. This
allows the customer to equip their embedded
PC application with the next generation of PC
performance. PCI Express™ is a low pin count
interface with maximum bandwidth per pin. The
scalable bandwidth is 2.5 GBit/s per lane and
direction.
GPIO
COM Express™ defines freely usable general
purpose inputs and outputs.
PCI Express Graphic (PEG)
The PEG interface utilizes up to 16 PCI Express
lanes in order to drive an external ultra high
performance graphic controller located on the
carrier board.
ExpressCard™
COM Express™ supports ExpressCard™ slots.
ExpressCard™ is the successor to PCMCIA. This
interface allows the use of USB 2.0 and PCI
Express™ applications as well.
About PICMG
PICMG is a consortium of over 450 companies
who collaboratively develop open specifications
for high performance telecommunications and
industrial computing applications. The members
of the consortium have a long history of develop-
ing leading edge products for these industries.
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