Embedded Linux dev kit comes with Intel-based ETX board
Dec 16, 2004 — by Henry Kingman — from the LinuxDevices Archive — views
Adlink is shipping an embedded Linux development kit for an ETX SBC that supports Mobile Pentium or Celeron processors. The ETX-IM333 can be used with custom carrier boards, and targets OEMs building medical automation, instrumentation, transportation, gaming, POS (point of sales/service), and mobile computing devices.
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The ETX-IM333 is based on the ETX form-factor, which measures 3.7 x 5.7 inches (95 x 144 mm). The board uses Intel's 855GME chipset, and supports Intel Pentium M processors clocked from 1.1GHz to 2.0 GHz, as well as Intel Celeron M processors clocked from 600 MHz to 1.3 GHz. Both chipset and processor are warranted for long production life under Intel's Embedded Intel Architecture program.
The ETX-IM333 is meant for use with a custom carrier board
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The EXT-IM333 supports CRT and LVDS displays, 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet, ultra-ATA EIDE, four USB 2.0 ports, AC97 audio, serial/parallel ports, and PS2 keyboard/mouse ports. The console can be redirected to an RS-232 port. BIOS settings can be backed up to CMOS EEPROM, allowing battery-less operation, USB boot or legacy boot, and PXE (pre-boot execution environment, for network booting), Adlink says.
The board is optionally available with a video encoder that converts PC graphics data up to 1280 X 1024 to PAL (50 Hz) or NTSC (60 Hz) video signals, for output to TVs or video monitors. Alternatively, the encoder can output Y, PB, and PR signals for HDTV i1080 monitors.
Availability
The ETX-IM333 will be available in production quantities in December, 2004. The Embedded Linux Development kit is available now, and includes a USB-based host-target development system said to require no peripherals or system setup on the target side.
Adlink also offers an ETX board based on a Via chipset and processor. The Via-based ETX-EV133 is also supported by an Embedded Linux Development Kit.
Adlink has also pledged to support Kontron's ETXexpress standard for next-generation ETX boards incorporating PCI Express.
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