ETX Computer-on-Modules

Operating system, device drivers, and BIOS customization and support
Addition of latching connectors
Burn-in and screening
Conformal coating
Extended temperature testing
Full systems integration
Program management
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 Specifications

Other value-added services offered to ETX COM customers include:

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 Additional Development Services

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Application-specific ETX Baseboards
Through more than 20 years of experience producing industry-leading data acquisition I/O on PC/104 and PC/104-Plus modules and single-board computers, Diamond has developed an extensive library of analog, digital, and I/O interface technology. This expertise is now available in the form of application-specific baseboards tuned to fit precise customer requirements, coupled with ETX COMs implement the processing power needed to drive the application.

Part No. Description
PLT-BASE PC/104-Plus ETX baseboard

Diamond offers a standard ETX baseboard (shown above) that matches the form-factor of the ETX 3.0 COM standard. The Pluto baseboard integrates a full set of I/O headers on its top side, along with a PC/104-Plus expansion bus for modular addition of other required functions. The ETX 3.0 COM (and its heatspreader) installs on the baseboard's bottom side, as shown in the right-hand photo above.

Standard ETX Baseboard
 
The Pluto ETX Baseboard Matches ETX 3.0 Dimensions

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 Baseboards

Part No. Description
6884011 Heatsink for ETX-N270-1600, 114 x 95 x 22mm
6884012 Heatspreader for ETX-N270-1600, 114 x 95 x 5mm
6884022 Heatsink with fan for ETX-945-xxxxx for soldered on CPUs, 114 x 95 x 30mm
6884024 Heatsink with fan for ETX-945-xxxxx for socketed CPUs, 114 x 95 x 30mm

The following heatsinks are available for Diamond's ETX COMs, giving you flexibility of thermal management for your application.

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 Heatsinks

Part No. Description
MEM-1024-05 1GB DDR2 SO-DIMM SDRAM
MEM-2048-05 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM SDRAM

Each ETX COM has a 200-pin SO-DIMM socket for system memory with support for up to 2GB of DDR2 SDRAM on some models. Each of these SO-DIMMs has an operating temperature of -40?C to +85?C. The following memory modules are available.

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 System Memory

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 ETX COM Block Diagram

By virtue of their conformance to the ETX Version 3 specification, Diamond's ETX COMs provide a consistent set of on-board controllers and I/O interfaces, and are essentially interchangeable with one another. The modules include CRT and LVDS video, 10/100Mbps Ethernet, SATA, IDE, USB 2.0, audio, serial, parallel, and PS/2 ports. Additionally, they offer both 32-bit PCI and 16-bit ISA buses, allowing maximum flexibility of application development. To accommodate harsh outdoor environments, the modules also support extended operating temperatures.

Each Diamond ETX COM integrates a complete set of PC-compatible functionality, including a high-performance processor, up to 2GB of DDR2 SO-DIMM SDRAM, and an extensive set of system controllers and peripheral interfaces. CPU options range from the low-power Intel Atom to the high-performance Intel Core2Duo, enabling an optimal match to the application's performance, power, and cost requirements.

Diamond's ETX Computer-on-Module (COM) family provides a series of compact, plug-compatible, embedded computing cores for powering a wide variety of custom embedded applications. The modules are intended to be plugged into application-specific baseboards to create a customized embedded computing subsystem--an approach that minimizes product development investments and risks, and shortens time-to-revenue.

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  ETX COM Block Diagram
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ETX Computer-on-Modules
Low power, wide-temperature, high performance ETX 3.0 Computer-on-Modules