Lippert Embedded Computers recently released three new single-board computers (SBCs) with support for embedded Linux. One is an EPIC format SBC based on Pentium/Celeron M processors, while the other two are PC/104-Plus modules supporting a choice of Pentium M or Geode LX800 processors.

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Hurricane-PM EPIC SBC

The Hurricane-PM (shown above) accommodates a range of Celeron M and Pentium M processors, supporting clock rates from 600 MHz to 1.8 GHz. It accommodates up to 1 GB of DDR333-SODIMM RAM. According to Lippert, with proper system design, this SBC does not require active cooling — a passive heatsink suffices.

Additional features and specifications cited by Lippert include:

• Chipset — 82855GME and ICH4
• Display:
  • integrated graphics controller, 64 MB graphic mamory
  • CRT — 2048 x 1536
  • LVDS — dual channel, 24-bit, 1600 x 1200
• Storage:
  • IDE ATA100
  • uDiskOnChip using USB
• I/O ports:
  • 2 100/10 BaseT Ethernet
  • 6 USB 2.0 Host
  • 2 serial — RS232/RS422/RS485
  • AC97 Sound
  • PS/2 keyboard and mouse
• Expansion — PC/104-Plus ISA and PCI buses
• Power — 5V DC @ 20 to 35 watts, depending on processor

Cool Roadrunner-PM (Click to enlarge)

Cool Roadrunner-LX800 (Click to enlarge)

Cool Roadrunner-LX800

This PC/104-Plus module has essentially the same technical specifications listed above for the Hurricane-PM EPIC SBC. The exceptions are: one 10/100 Ethernet port, instead of two; and no support for uDiskOnChip flash. Additionally, power consumption is a little less, ranging from 16 to 33 watts, depending on processor.

Cool Roadrunner-PM

This PC/104-Plus processor module is the successor to the Cool Roadrunner II, which has been discontinued due to RoHS considerations, according to Lippert. It's based on an AMD Geode [email protected] processor clocked at 500 MHz, and accommodates up to 1 GB of DDR SDRAM. Power consumption is around 6.5 watts.

Additional Cool Roadrunner-PM features and specifications, as listed by Lippert, include:

• Display:
  • integrated graphics controller, up to 254 MB graphic mamory
  • CRT — 1920 x 1440
  • LVDS — 18- and 24-bit, 1600 x 1200
  • Parallel TFT — 18 bit, 1600 x 1200
• Storage:
  • IDE ATA100
  • CompactFlash socket
• I/O ports:
  • 100/10 BaseT Ethernet
  • 4 USB 2.0 Host
  • 2 serial — RS232/RS422/RS485
  • AC97 Sound
  • PS/2 keyboard and mouse
  • parallel printer
  • 8 general purpose I/O
  • 4 PWM outputs
  • 4 8-bit analog inputs
• Expansion — PC/104-Plus ISA and PCI buses

The Cool Roadrunner-LX800 is available from stock. The Cool Roadrunner-PM and Hurricane-PM are expected to ship in the second quarter, according to Lippert. Pricing was not disclosed.

 
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