With the launch of the embedded motherboard KTQM87/mITX, Kontron has extended its long-term available Mini-ITX portfolio to include a vibration- and shock-proof motherboard with a soldered 4th generation Intel Core processor (formerly codenamed ‘Haswell’).
The board has been designed especially for performance-intensive applications in harsh environments and supports the extended temperature range of 0°C to +60°C. It can drive up to three independent displays or an ultra-high-resolution 4K monitor.
The ATX-compatible motherboard boasts high performance-per-watt and an optimised Thermal Design Power (TDP). It also offers an extensive ecosystem, so that developers can design even the most demanding systems based on standard components.
Examples of target applications are in IPCs, medical computers for image processing, professional gaming systems or digital signage players and point-of-sales terminals.
The KTQM87/mITX has a wide selection of interfaces in addition to the capacity for customer-specific functions to be integrated via standard extension slots such as PCI Express and Mini PCIe as well as Kontron’s own embedded Feature Connector. With its SIM-card socket, the board is also destined for deployment in intelligent, distributed ‘Internet of Things’ applications.
By supporting Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 2.0, the board offers DSP class I/O processing performance. This qualifies the ECC-supporting board as an ideal platform for industrial real-time control applications. With seven-year availability, OEMs always obtain the same boards for additional or replacement systems and can thus manage large field deployments extremely efficiently.
The KTQM87/mITX is based on the Intel QM87 chipset and supports up to 16 GB of DDR3 RAM with ECC support. It is equipped with a dual- or quad-core 4th generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processor (FCBGA1364) with up to 3,4 GHz speed.
For application-specific extension cards, it provides both a PCI Express Gen 3.0 as well as two Mini PCIe slots. Further peripherals connect via four USB 3.0 and eight USB 2.0 ports as well as via Kontron’s embedded Feature Connector which supports up to 160 GPIOs. Additionally, the Feature Connector can be delivered application-ready with a breakout board which further simplifies and accelerates system designs.
The board supports up to three independent high-resolution displays or one 4K monitor via DisplayPort 1.2. The additional LVDS interface enables the connection of common and cost efficient embedded displays. Two GbE interfaces – one with Intel AMT 9.0 support – allow for extended network options.
A large choice of memory media connects via 2x mSATA Gen 3.0 for onboard SSD (multiplexed with mPCIE) and four SATA interfaces with RAID 0/1/5/10 functionality (2x 1,5/3 Gbps, 2x SATA Gen 3.0 interfaces with up to 6 Gbps bandwidth). HD audio and two COM interfaces round off the motherboard’s feature set.
The KTQM87/mITX supports Windows 7 and 8, Windows Embedded Standard 7 as well as VxWorks and Linux distributions including Red Hat Enterprise, Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise, Red Flag Linux and Wind River Linux.
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