COM (Computer On Module) Design Support Services

COM Design Support Services A Series of Value-Added Services for Carrier Board Development Why COM Design Support Services?

Computer On Modules (COM) boards integrate most of the complicated CPU architecture and all basic circuitry onto a single, small modular board.

Only 20-30% of the design effort is located on the customer’s side. In order to help facilitate the development of carrier boards, customers must look for related design-in information and technical assistance to secure a time-saving solution. Now, Advantech can anticipate the customer’s needs and offer a comprehensive range of COM Design Support Services.

What are COM Design Support Services?

Advantech COM Design Support Services help customers to reduce the time and work involved with designing new carrier boards. We handle the complexities of technical research and greatly minimize the development risk associated with carrier boards. Advantech COM Design Support Services offer 5 major channels: COM Product, Design Assistance, Thermal Solution, Software and Valued-Added services.

COM Design Support Services Benefits w Faster Development Time / Time-to-Market w Reduced Design Effort and Technical Complexity w Cost-Saving and Minimized Development Risk

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Some services are provided on a project basis. Please contact Advantech sales representative for more details.

Services and Products COM Design Support Services

COM Product Services

w Full Range of COM Product Offerings w Comprehensive Document Support

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Design Assistance Services w Schematic Review w Placement/ Layout Review w Debugging Assistance Services w General/ Special Reference Design Database

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Thermal Solution Services w Modularized Thermal Solution w Customized Thermal Solution

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Value Added Services Rugged Features w Conformal Coating Service w Glued DRAM Service w Wideband Extend Temperature Testing Solutions

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Embedded Software Services w BIOS Customization w Embedded OS w Application Library: SUSI (Secure and Unified Smart Interface)

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Select the Right COM Solution w Form Factor Comparison w COM Selection Guide w COM Performance Table

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COM Product Services Complete COM Module & Document Support The COM Product Service provides essential information to support Advantech COM products, including Product Specifications, Design Guides, Drivers and other crucial installation aids. Advantech helps customers choose the right COM modules to minimize project development time.

Full Range of COM Product Offerings A variety of scalable COM products are available: high performance COM-Express, high integration ETX/ XTX, compact SOM-144 and RISC-based COM. COM products support fanless operation in very small form factors while supporting CPUs ranging from Geode to the latest multi-cores. The COM series is also equipped with various kinds of expansion interfaces, like: ISA, PCI and PCI-Express.

High Performance

Extension of ETX

High Integration and Scalable

Low Power and Compact

Ultra Low Power and Compact (Project Based)

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Some services are provided on a project basis. Please contact Advantech sales representative for more details.

COM Product Services

Comprehensive Document Support w Design Guide The COM Design Guide offers practical design suggestions and protocols for COM modules, helping customers to refine and finalize the design of new carrier boards.

• SOM-144 Design Guide • ETX/XTX Design Guide • SCOM-Express Design Guide • SOM-RTX Design Guide

w Evaluation Board Reference Design Advantech provides a reference document for Advantech COM evaluation boards to help minimize design risks on the customer side.

• Schematic of SOM-144 Evaluation Board • Schematic of ETX/XTX Evaluation Board • Schematic of COM-Express Evaluation Board • Schematic of SOM-RTX Evaluation Board

w Mechanical Drawing Advantech provides mechanical drawings of COM modules and thermal solutions for reference when designing the chassis.

• 2D Mechanical Drawing for COM Module • 2D Mechanical Drawing for Thermal Solution

w Drivers, Tools & OS Support List Advantech provides related drivers, BIOS/bootloader, tools and an OS/image support list to help customers with application program installation.

w Certification & Test Report Advantech provides critical certification and test reports for COM products to help customers simplify validation and for reference purposes.

• CE Certificate • FCC Certificate • MTBF Report

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Design Assistance Services Minimizing Design Risks for Customer Carrier Boards The Design Assistance Service was created to offer essential help to complete crucial development tasks: schematic review, placement review, debugging and a general/ special database of technologies for reference purposes. All services reduce design risks associated with completing customer carrier boards.

Schematic Review Advantech Design Assistance is a review service based on customer carrier board schematics for COM module functions. This service is preventative, and helps to catch design errors before they happen. Design Assistance helps to save a lot of time and costs with regard to developing carrier boards.

w Review Items

• Expansion: ISA, PCI and PCI-Express • I/O: USB,COM, PS/2 and LPT • Display: LVDS, TTL and TV • Storage: IDE and SATA • Others: Power, PCS (Power Control Signals), PMS (Power Management Signals), and MISC (Miscellaneous Signals)

Placement/Layout Review Besides supplying a schematic review, the COM Design Assistance Service provides a placement & layout review service on the customer’s carrier board, with respect to COM module related functions. These reviews provide suggestions for improving signal quality and anticipate possible mechanical conflicts.

w Review Items • Trace Length • Trace Width • Ground Pad • Mechanical Conflict

w Benefit • Avoid Mechanical Conflict • Improve EMI Performance • Enhance Signal Quality

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Some services are provided on a project basis. Please contact Advantech sales representative for more details.

Design Assistance Services

Debugging Assistance Services The COM Design Assistance Service provides debugging for customer carrier boards with specific regard for COM module issues. Advantech has many years of experience, and we can supply bug-fixing suggestions to customers, quickly and effectively.

• Phenomenon Duplication • Analysis and Verification • Solution and Suggestion

General/Special Reference Design Database Advantech’s COM unit has built up a reference design database to offer customers rapid and reliable technology choices for completing carrier board projects. Advantech’s reference design database has been verified with a variety of Advantech design projects, these mature proven technologies help reduce design risk associated with the implementation of new functions that have not already been tested.

w General Reference Design Database Default functions which are defined according to SOM-144/ ETX/ XTX/ COM-Express standards for PCI, ISA, LAN, USB, PCI Express and others.

w Special Reference Design Database Extra functions may be specified which are not already defined in the standard specifications, like: super I/O, PCMCIA, and dual Ethernet.

Advantech COM Reference Design Database

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Thermal Solution Services Provides Valuable Integration Solution COM Thermal Solution Service is created to provide quicker and more flexible solutions for customer’s thermal designs.

Modularized Thermal Solution Advantech’s modularized thermal solution provides a flexible way to meet any thermal requirements. A heatspreader ships with all COM modules, and we offer extra heatsinks and coolers as optional items if the customer cannot design their own thermal solution.

w Benefits • Reducing design effort • High flexibility • Easy to upgrade

Customized Thermal Solution The heatsink customization service is available upon request to meet different application requirements.

Advantech can provide a custom-designed heat-sink or cooler solution based on the modularized thermal solution concept which is quick and cost effective.

w Customization Service • Mechanical drawing • Mock-up sample • Production

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Some services are provided on a project basis. Please contact Advantech sales representative for more details.

Value-Added Services Thermal Solution Services / Value-Added Services

Extra Services to Support Operation in Harsh Environments Advantech offers a complete range of services to support solutions for operation in harsh environments. In combination with extra services, like component qualifying and in-process tests during manufacturing, our valueadded services offer increased support for outdoor, military, aerospace, transportation, remote monitoring and all mission critical applications that demand top performance, when the cost of failure is too high.

Conformal Coating Service Preventing Corrosion and Moisture A conformal coating service helps to protect the PCB and components from dust, moisture, fungus, corrosion and vibration.

A conformal coating can greatly minimize electromigration between metal conductors. In addition, the use of a conformal coating can protect circuits and components from direct contact that can lead to abrasions and electrical short circuits.

Glued DRAM Service Resisting Vibration and Shock These days, DRAM modules are more sensitive to contact problems than ever before; so, Advantech offers a glued DRAM service to keep memory secure in environments that are prone to shock and vibration.

Related services also include soldered CPUs and onboard memory, as well as strengthened connectors designed to function in harsh environments.

Wideband Extended Temperature Testing (ETT) Solutions w Phoebus Design, for Designed-in Extreme Temperature Operation A new Advantech ETT solution is “Phoebus Design,” which involves designing a platform and pre-qualifying all onboard components to operate without failure in extreme temperature conditions.

w Phoenix Operation, for Wideband Temperature Testing Advantech’s Extended Temperature Testing (ETT) services include Phoenix Platinum, Gold and Titanium Dynamic Burn-in Testing. To begin with, most critical components used for ETT products have already passed industrial grade certification and testing from manufacturers. All three Phoenix services provide 16-hour dynamic burn-in testing.

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Embedded Software Services BIOS Customization & Embedded OS Services Advantech provides fully-featured Embedded BIOS solutions that deliver superior performance, compatibility and functionality that System Integrators ask for. The many options and extensions let customers tailor their products to a wide range of designs and target and markets. Key features include: • Better Energy Efficiency • Animated Logo and Sound Effects • Wide-range of Peripheral Devices • Secure Software Protocols • Modularized BIOS Core Architecture

• Embedded Controller (Smart Battery & Power Sequence Control) • Auto Detection for Super IO device & Multiple SIO • Auto Configuration for Legacy Free Platform • TCG/TPM Security

BIOS Modularized Services A highly modularized core architecture allows customers to configure BIOS core features for specific vertical market demands. Customers can easily install or remove specific BIOS features to create a unique and stable BIOS.

BIOS Customization Services We offer specific BIOS Customization Services to help customers create unique BIOS solutions and differential embedded products, for example: Fast Boot, OEM Logo, LCD Brightness control, Optional ROM, Multiple Super IO, Embedded Controllers and Security features. In order to completely fulfill customers BIOS requirements, Advantech also helps customers with BIOS specification reviews and technical consultancy for any unique BIOS customization service.

Basic BIOS Customization Services • Various CPU Support • DRAM Module Type • CMOS Manual Setup and Backup Support

• Storage Boot Priority • SMBIOS Event Log • OEM Logo Support

Advanced BIOS Customization Services • Fast Boot/ Blank Boot • LCD Brightness and Backlight Control • Super IO Porting • Extension ROM for Specific Devices (e.g. LAN PXE) • Smart Battery

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• Multiple Super IO • Embedded Controller • Remote Management Feature • Security Feature (e.g. TCG/TPM) • BIOS Code Optimization and Consultancy

Some services are provided on a project basis. Please contact Advantech sales representative for more details.

Embedded OS Services Embedded Software Services

OS Ready Image for Microsoft Windows CE/XPe Years of experience with Windows kernel and device driver development goes into all Windows Embedded Ready Platforms to provide a complete set of components that enable rapid proto-typing and application development.

SUSI (Secure & Unified Smart Interface) Advantech SUSI is a set of user-friendly, intelligent and integrated application programming interface which enhance security and offers add-on value for Advantech platform users. SUSI makes Advantech’s embedded platforms easier and simpler to adopt and operate in accordance with customers application requirements.

Power Saving : Utility provides green power settings for max. energy savings and performance Monitoring : Utility provides real-time temperature, fan and voltage monitoring, and alarm settings Hotkey : Utility to set keyboard short-cuts for GPIO and control Video Brightness : Utility with manual and auto modes for easy control of panels Security: Utility for multi-level protection with hash encryption

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Form Factor Comparison COM-Express

SOM-Express Module Dimension

ETX

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Some services are provided on a project basis. Please contact Advantech sales representative for more details.

Form Factor Comparison

XTX

SOM-144

SOM-RTX

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Computer On Modules COM-Express

Model Name

SOM-5786

SOM-5782

SOM-5781

Form Factor

COM-Express

COM-Express

COM-Express

CPU Type

Intel Core 2 Duo up to 2.2 GHz

Intel Core 2 Duo/Core Duo/ Celeron M up to 2.16 GHz

AMD Turion/Sempron S1g1 type CPU

System Chipset

Intel GME965 + ICH8M

Intel 945GM + ICH7M

AMD M690E + SB600

System Memory

DDR2 SODIMM Socket up to 4 GB

DDR2 SODIMM Socket up to 2 GB

DDR2 SODIMM Socket up to 4 GB

Watchdog Timer

256 levels 0 ~ 255 sec/min

256 levels 0 ~ 255 sec/min

256 levels 0 ~ 255 sec/min

SSD

-

-

-

Yes/36-bit LVDS/No/No

Yes/48-bit LVDS/Yes/No

HD/AC97 Audio interface (Codec on Carrier board) 1 x port 10/100 Mbps or 1 x port 10/100/1000 Mbps

HD/AC97 Audio interface (Codec on Carrier board)

VGA/LCD/DVI/TV-out Yes/48-bit LVDS/No/No

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Audio

HD/AC97 Audio interface (Codec on Carrier board)

Ethernet

1 x port 10/100/1000 Mbps

Drivers

1 x EIDE

1 x EIDE

1 x EIDE

SATA

3 x SATA II

2 x SATA II

4 x SATA II

Parallel

-

-

-

Serial

-

-

-

USB

8 x USB 2.0

8 x USB 2.0

8 x USB 2.0

IrDA

-

-

-

Expansion Bus

PCIe, PCI, LPC

PCIe, PCI, LPC

PCIe, PCI, LPC

Operating Temperature

0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)

0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)

0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)

Dimensions

95 x 125 mm (3.74” x 4.92”)

95 x 125 mm (3.74” x 4.92”)

95 x 125 mm (3.74” x 4.92”)

Some services are provided on a project basis. Please contact Advantech sales representative for more details.

1 x port 10/100/1000 Mbps

ETX

SOM-5780

SOM-5775

SOM-4780

SOM-4486

COM-Express

COM-Express Micro

XTX

ETX

Intel Pentium M / Celeron M up to 2.0 GHz

Intel Atom processor Z500 series

Intel Core 2 Duo/Core Duo/Celeron M up to 2.16 GHz

Intel Celeron M up to 1 GHz

Intel 945GM(E) + ICH7M

Intel 852GM + ICH4

DDR2 SODIMM Socket up to 2 GB

DDR SODIMM Socket up to 1 GB

DDR2 SODIMM Socket up to 2 GB

Intel System Controller Hub US15W DDR2 SODIMM Socket up to 1 GB

256 levels 0 ~ 255 sec/min

256 levels 0 ~ 255 sec/min

256 levels 0 ~ 255 sec/min

256 levels 0 ~ 255 sec/min

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1 x SDIO

-

-

Yes/36-bit LVDS/No/No

Yes/24-bit LVDS/No/No

Yes/36-bit LVDS/No/No

Yes/36-bit LVDS/No/No

HD/AC97 Audio interface (Codec on Carrier board) 1 x port 10/100 Mbps or 1 x port 10/100/1000 Mbps

HD/AC97 Audio interface (Codec on Carrier Board)

HD Audio interface and onboard AC97 Audio

AC97 Audio

1 x port 10/100 Mbps

1 x port 10/100 Mbps

1 x port 10/100 Mbps or 1 x port 10/100/1000 Mbps

1 x EIDE

1 x EIDE

1 x EIDE, 2 x FDD

2 x EIDE, 2 x FDD

2 x SATA

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2 x SATA

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-

-

1 x SPP/EPP/ECP

1 x SPP/EPP/ECP

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-

2 x RS-232

2 x RS-232

8 x USB 2.0

8 x USB 2.0

6 x USB 2.0

4 x USB 2.0

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-

115 Kbps

115 Kbps

PCIe, PCI, LPC

PCIe, PCI, LPC

PCIe, PCI, LPC

PCI, ISA

0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)

0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)

0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)

0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)

95 x 125 mm (3.74” x 4.92”)

95 x 95 mm (3.74” x 3.74”)

95 x 114 mm (3.74” x 4.45”)

95 x 114 mm (3.74” x 4.45”)

Intel 915GM + ICH6M

COM Selection Guide

XTX

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Computer On Modules ETX

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SOM-144

Model Name

SOM-4481

SOM-4455

SOM-4430

SOM-2355

Form Factor

ETX

ETX

ETX

SOM-144

CPU Type

Intel Pentium M / Celeron M up to 1.8 GHz

AMD LX800 500 MHz

Advantech EVA X4300 300 MHz

AMD LX800 500 MHz

System Chipset

Intel 855GME + ICH4

AMD LX800 + CS5536

Advantech EVA X4300

AMD LX800 + CS5536

System Memory

DDR SODIMM Socket up to 1 GB

DDR SODIMM Socket up to 1 GB

Onboard 64/128 MB DDR2

Onboard 128 MB DDR2

Watchdog Timer

256 levels 0 ~ 255 sec/min

256 levels 0 ~ 255 sec/min

30.5μ sec ~ 512 sec

256 levels 0 ~ 255 sec/min

SSD

-

Yes

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-

VGA/LCD/DVI/TV-out Yes/36-bit LVDS/No/No

Yes/24-bit LVDS or 18-bit TTL/No/No

Yes/18-bit TTL/No/No

Yes/24-bit TTL/No/No

Audio

AC97 Audio

AC97 Audio

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AC97 interface (Codec on Carrier board)

Ethernet

1 x port 10/100 Mbps

1 x port 10/100 Mbps

1 x port 10/100 Mbps

1 x port 10/100 Mbps

Drivers

2 x EIDE, 2 x FDD

2 x EIDE, 2 x FDD

1 x EIDE

2 x EIDE, 2 x FDD

SATA

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2 x SATA

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-

Parallel

1 x SPP/EPP/ECP

1 x SPP/EPP/ECP

1 x SPP/EPP/ECP

1 x SPP/EPP/ECP

Serial

2 x RS-232

2 x RS-232

2 x RS-232

2 x RS-232

USB

4 x USB 2.0

4 x USB 2.0

4 x USB 2.0

2 x USB 2.0

IrDA

115 Kbps

115 Kbps

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115 Kbps

Expansion Bus

PCI, ISA

PCI, ISA

PCI, ISA

PCI

Operating Temperature

0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)

0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)

0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)

0 ~ 60° C (32 ~ 140° F)

Dimensions

95 x 114 mm (3.74” x 4.5”)

95 x 114 mm (3.74” x 4.5”)

95 x 114 mm (3.74” x 4.5”)

68 x 100 mm (2.68” x 3.94”)

Some services are provided on a project basis. Please contact Advantech sales representative for more details.

SOM-RTX Series (Project Based) COM Selection Guide

Model Name

SOM-A2709

SOM-A9315

Microsoft

Windows CE 5.0

Windows CE 5.0

SoC

Marvell PXA270 312/520 (default) MHz

Cirrus ARM9 EP9315 200 MHz

ARM Bus (system bus) Yes (thru X1 100pins B-B conn.)

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SRAM

-

1 MB (default)/512 KB/0 KB

SDRAM

64 MB (default)/128 MB

64 MB

Boot Flash

1 MB NOR flash

1 MB NOR flash

On-board Storage Flash Floating Point Accelerator

64 MB (default) NOR flash, 0 MB/32 MB as option 0 MB (default)/256 MB flash (Boot from CF or SD memory card when 0 MB) (Boot from CF memory card when 0 MB) -

Yes (EP9315 built-in)

Watchdog

PXA270 internal

EP9315 internal

Power Management

Normal, idle & suspend

Normal & idle (no suspend mode)

RTC

HT-1381

HT-1381

LAN (10/100-T)

1 x (thru Davicom DM9000)

1 x (EP9315 built-in)

USB

2 x 1.1 host, 1 x 1.1 client

2 x 2.0 (full) host. No USB client

COM

5 x COMs

7 x COMs

CAN 2.0b

-

1 x ( CAN 2.0B Compatible )

PCMCIA/CF

2 x (supports IO and memory mode, and hot plug and play)

1 x (supports memory mode only, and hot plug and play)

ATA-6 IDE

-

1 x (EP9315 built-in)

Buzzer Control

Yes

Yes

DI/DO

4DI/4DO

4DI/4DO

MMC/SD

1 x (supports memory & SDIO mode)

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LCD Resolution

320 x 240 / 640 x 480 (default) / 800 x 600

320 x 240 / 640 x 480 / 800 x 600 (default)

Audio Codec

AC97 codec

AC97 codec

T/S I/F

4-wire resistive type

4 (default)/5/7/8 wire resistive type

Evaluation Kit PN

SOM-ADK2709-B00E

SOM-ADK9315-B00E

LCD-A064-TTV1-0 (6.4" Primeview TFT LCD 640 Compatible LCD Kit PN x 480) -already included in Evaluation Kit.

LCD-A104-TTS1-0 (10.4" AUO TFT LCD 800 x 600)

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Performance Table Performance Benchmark SiS Software Sandra- Processor Arithmetic w ETX

w COM-Express

SiS Software Sandra- Processor Multi-Media w ETX

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w COM-Express

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Performance Table

Super PI (Sec) w ETX

Power Consumption (amp) w ETX

w COM-Express

Note: These results may change if different test environments are used.

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