The MSC CXB-A945M COM Express platform combines the advantages of the low-power Intel Atom processor architecture with the I/O diversity and excellent graphics characteristics of the Intel 82945GME/ICH7 chipset. Due to the low CPU power dissipation of only 2.5W, the powerful module is especially dedicated for fanless systems.
The industrial platform MSC CX-MB-IP1 for MSC COM Express modules in different performance classes offers a broad range of interfaces, which are particularly required in industrial applications. In addition to USB 2.0 ports, a second GBit LAN interface and two 9-pin D-Sub connectors for the serial communication are located on the platform. The bus interfaces can be extended by raiser cards on PCI and PCI Express x1. Furthermore, a miniPCI card holder is implemented on the board for integration of e.g. wireless LAN or Bluetooth extensions.
For the integration of a variety of different displays offered by MSC, the industrial platform MSC CX-MB-IP1 provides a VGA and DVI standard display interface, a JILI30 connector and a backlight connection for the control of the COM Express module. Appropriate display kits and cable sets are available from MSC.
Part of the comprehensive starter kits is a USB 2.0 stick containing a preinstalled bootable Ubuntu Linux system with drivers for the Intel Atom platform. The driver support for the Windows® XP operating system is available on a CD.
