PC/104 Single Board Computer & Controllers Ultra Low-Power 333 MHz & 500 MHz AMD Geode LX
Key Features
- PC/104 Form Factor
- PC/104 Stackable Bus Structure
- Complete PC-compatible Single Board Computer (SBC)
- Available in modular, rugged enclosures
- AMD Geode LX800
- 333 MHz and 500 MHz processor options
- High Reliability PCB built to IPC-6012 Class 3 standard
- Nonvolatile storage of CMOS settings without battery
- Stackable 104-pin PC/104 AT bus
- BGA DDR SDRAM (Surface-Mounted)
- 32-pin SSD socket:
- Removable Onboard Miniature Industrial ATA/IDE Flash Drive up to 8GB (1GB standard)
- Flash Drive PIO Mode with BIOS-configured write protect function (available upon request)
- Natively supported by all major operating systems
- multiPort with Parallel Port, Floppy Drive Interface and 18-bit Digital I/O Port with Advanced Digital Interrupt Modes
- Two Intel® 82551QM Fast Ethernet
- 100Base-Tx and 10Base-T
- Four RS-232/422/485 Ports
- Two USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) Ports
- EIDE Controller with UltraDMA 33/66/100
- AMD Geode LX Graphics Processor with LVDS Flat Panel output
- Advanced power management features
- ACPI 2.0 Compliant
- Supported power down modes: S1 (Power On Suspend), S3 (Suspend to RAM), S4 (Hibernate), and S5 (Soft-Off)
- Advanced Thermal Management
- Hardware monitor for CPU temperature, board temperature, and power supply voltages
- Passive Structural Heatsink & Heatpipes in IDAN and HiDAN System Configurations
- 15 interrupt channels
- 3 timer/counter channels
- RTD Enhanced BIOS with USB Boot and Quick Boot modes
- Supports MMX and 3DNow!™ instructions
- Math coprocessor
- Internal Cache
- L1 - 64KB of instruction and 64KB data; L2 - 128KB
- Y2K compliant real time clock (external battery required)
- Watchdog timer
- PS/2 Mouse Port
- Keyboard Port
- Speaker Port
- -40 to +85°C standard operating temperature
- Heat Sink Options
- Thermal-optimized passive heat sink included (standard)
- Modified heat sinks and flat heat spreaders are available
- For all RTD products, modifications are available upon request
Description
The CME136686LX is an ultra low-power PC/104 single board computer with a PC/104 stackable bus structure. This AMD Geode LX based CPU is an excellent solution for applications requiring real-time computing.
Technical Details
- Stackable Expansion Buses
- ISA Expansion Bus
- Full ISA bus operation
- Supports 8-bit (XT) and 16-bit (AT) peripherals
- All ISA IRQ lines supported
- DMA Supported via DDMA (Software-transparent)
- Supports both I/O-mapped and Memory-mapped expansion cards
- Positive Decode of PCI cycles
- I/O and Memory ranges selectable in BIOS
- Two Ethernet Ports
- Ethernet Controller
- Intel 82551QM Fast Ethernet PCI Controller
- Integrated 3KByte Transmit and 3Kbyte Receive FIFOs
- Physical Layer
- Easy to Use
- Low Power Features
- Status LEDs
- Software configuration
- SVGA CRT and LVDS Flat Panel interface
- Analog SVGA Output
- Resolution up to 1920 x 1440 pixels with up to 4,294 million colors
- VGA, SVGA, XGA, XGA+, SXGA, and UXGA
- High-performance memory
- 24MB of shared DDR SDRAM memory
- Four BIOS configurable RS-232/422/485 serial ports on two connectors, each connect configurable as:
- One full RS-232 port with TxD, RxD, CTS, RTS, DSR, DTR, RI, and CD
- One RS-422/485 port with TxD+, TxD-, RxD+, RxD-, with 120 ohm termination jumper
- Two RS-232 ports:
- One with TxD, RxD, CTS, and RTS
- One with TxD and RxD
- One RS-232 port with TxD and RxD, and one RS-422/485 port with TxD+, TxD-, RxD+, RxD-, with 120 ohm termination jumper
- Jumper enabled two RS-422/485 ports each with TxD+, TxD-, RxD+, RxD-, with 120 ohm termination jumper
- 16550 compatible UARTs for high-speed
- multiPort function connector
- Parallel port
- SPP, PS/2 bi-directional, EPP & ECP
- Advanced Digital I/O (aDIO)
- One 8-bit port programmable as input or output
- Eight bit-programmable I/O with Advanced Digital Interrupt Modes
- Event Mode Interrupt generates an interrupt when any input bit changes
- Match Mode Interrupt generates an interrupt when input bits match a preset value
- External Strobe Mode latches 8 data inputs and generates and interrupt
- Two Strobes can be configured as readable inputs.
- Floppy controller interface - Requires RTD's XK-CM49 multiPort Floppy Drive and Cable Kit
- Two USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) Ports
- High-speed, full-speed, or low-speed
- 500 mA @ 5 Vdc provided per port
- USB Boot capability
- UltraDMA-100 / 66 / 33 Master Mode PCI EIDE Controller
- Transfer rate up to 100MB/sec using UltraDMA
- Increased reliability using UltraDMA-33 transfer protocols
- Support ATAPI compliant devices including DVD drives
- 48-bit LBA support for hard drives larger than 137GB
- Utility port
- XK-CM77 Cable Kit Included
- PC-AT compatible keyboard port
- PS/2 Mouse Port
- Speaker (0.1W output) port
- Hardware Reset input
- Battery input for Real Time Clock
- Power I/O
- Access to PC/104 Bus power pins
- Access to PC/104-Plus Bus pins
- Mating Connectors
- Standard 10-pin 0.1" DIL header (Utility, COM1 & 3, COM2 & 4, SVGA, USB, Ethernet)
- Standard 12-pin 0.1" DIL header (Power)
- Standard 26-pin 0.1" DIL header (multiPort)
- Standard 20-pin 2mm DIL header (LVDS)
- Standard 44-pin 2mm DIL header (EIDE)
Software
- RTD Enhanced BIOS
- Supports boot from IDE, USB, or Ethernet (PXE)
- Serial Console Redirection
- EEPROM-based CMOS Setup – No battery required to store settings
- Fail Safe Boot – Load DOS even if no boot device is present
- Special RTD Reliability Enhancements
- Compatible with all x86 PC operating systems:
- DOS (MS-DOS, ROM-DOS, PC-DOS)
- Windows (XP, XP Embedded)
- Linux (desktop and real-time versions)
- See app note for more details
- RTOSes such as QNX, VxWorks, Windows CE, and xPC Target
- Note: Some hardware interfaces may require special drivers
- Includes pre-installed Datalight ROM-DOS
- Drivers and support provided for DOS, Windows, and Linux
Recommended Accessories
- Cable Kit XK-CM80
- Cable Kit XK-CM49 (multiPort Floppy Drive)
- TCP/IP Sockets
Physical Attributes
- Board DimensionsCME136686LX...-256 and CME136686LX...-512
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- Length (L): 3.775 inches (95.89 mm)
- Width (W): 3.550 inches (90.17 mm)
- Stand-off Height: 0.600 inches (15.24 mm)
- Weight: Approximately 0.28 lbs. (0.13 Kg) with heatsink
- Standard Operating Temperature, 90% humidity non-condensing: -40 to +85°C
- Storage Temperature: -55 to +125°C
- MTBF
- CME136686LX...-256: 465,338 hours
- CME136686LX...-512: TBD
- Power Consumption
- CPU power consumption is heavily influenced by the running software and system activity.
- Typical power consumption
- CME136686LX333HR-256: 5.7 W @ 5 VDC typical
- CME136686LX500HR-256: 6.2 W @ 5 VDC typical
- CME136686LX333HR-512: 5.8 W @ 5 VDC typical
- CME136686LX500HR-512: 6.3 W @ 5 VDC typical
- Please refer to the hardware manual for detailed consumption scenarios.
Ordering Information
| Description |
Header
Orientation |
DDR
SDRAM |
Processor
Speed |
Part Number |
| PC/104 cpuModule with 1GB Flash |
right-angle |
256MB |
333 MHz |
CME136686LX333HR‑256 |
| 500 MHz |
CME136686LX500HR‑256 |
| PC/104 cpuModule with 1GB Flash |
right-angle |
512MB |
333 MHz |
CME136686LX333HR‑512 |
| 500 MHz |
CME136686LX500HR‑512 |
— Sequentially laminated PCB fabricated in accordance with IPC-6012 Class 3 Standards —
*OEM price includes 256MB or 512MB soldered SDRAM and 1GB removable flash drive (8GB flash drive available)