Kontron has extended its line of embedded mini-ITX motherboards with a new, ultra low power variant - the high quality Kontron KTUS15/miTX embedded motherboard based on the Intel Atom processor with up to 1.6 GHz and the highly integrated Intel System Controller Hub US15W.
With a combined thermal design power of less than 5 Watts for the processor and chipset the Kontron KTUS15/mITX motherboard is suitable for solar/battery powered mobile, in-vehicle or stationary applications that require low power consumption, excellent electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and a simple, rugged cooling concept. The smallest ATX compliant footprint of only 170 mm x 170 mm, in combination with a board height of only two USB stacks (20 mm) gives system developers the freedom to design extremely slim and, as required, fully closed and highly protected systems.
The space saving processor and highly integrated system controller hub on the Kontron KTUS15/mITX leave enough room for installing up to 32 GB CF-media parallel to the motherboard, enabling the development of maintenance-free systems without fault-sensitive, rotating non-volatile media.
Designed for optimal compatibility and high reliability, the Kontron KTUS15/mITX embedded motherboard offers numerous high quality features such as the network controller from Intel for hassle-free network communications.
Other quality enhancing details include a comprehensive set of interfaces, including two SDIO sockets that enable peripherals such as RFID or laser scanners, card readers, keyboard, keypad and mouse, printers and WLAN or GPRS communication networks to be connected directly to the motherboard.
The flexible 2 x PCIe x1 and 1 x PCI slots thereby remain free for application specific extensions. This flexibility speeds time to market for system designs. Moreover, the integrated Intel Trusted Platform Module (Intel TPM 1.2) and the wide range power supply (5 V – 25 V DV) options further simplify system design for a vast range of embedded markets, such as POS/POI, kiosk, medical (i.e. ultrasound), multimedia, rugged tablets and industrial automation.
"It gives us great pleasure to launch this new mini-ITX board using the Intel Atom processor” said Ulrich Gehrmann, CEO of Kontron ”Kontron has vast experience in offering embedded platforms using Intel® architecture, and we believe the Intel Atom™ processor will open many new market opportunities in areas that demand low power and scalability within the embedded Intel architecture roadmap.”
”Thanks to its extremely low power consumption, the Intel Atom processor enables the development of extremely slim and passively cooled energy-sensitive embedded applications that require the full feature set offered by mini-ITX motherboards, said Joe Jensen, general manager for the Embedded Computing Division at Intel Corporation. “Kontron’s implementation of the Intel Atom processor on ATX compliant embedded motherboards will give developers an ultra-low power variant.”
Despite its extremely low power requirements, the Kontron KTUS15/mITX motherboard features impressive processing performance while offering up to 7 years availability with the 1.1 GHz or 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processors for long lifespan product platform designs that demand excellent reliability and performance.
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