The COM Express approach of custom carrier combined with off the shelf system cores is an excellent solution when you need to customize but lack the time or quantity for a complete redesign. It fits most system integration projects with production volumes from 500 to 10,000 pcs per year.
The COM Express concept has a great many advantages over full custom designs. It reduces engineering complexity, lowers the threshold for total project quantity and last but not least brings your product to the market in no time. The average time to design a carrier board is less than half the time of a full custom OEM board.
The nanoX-BASE is a standard ATX size carrier board. Together with the COM Express module of your choice and off the shelf add-on cards you can quickly emulate the functionality of your desired end product for software development and hardware verification.
To build a functional prototype of your target system you will need:
The nanoX-BASE is compatible with COM Express Type 1 and Type 10 pinout Mini form factor modules and accommodates up to five PCI Express x1 slots, one PCI Express Graphics x16 slot (x1 link), one ExpressCard slot and two PCI slots.
Technical specifications | |
Core Module Interface |
PICMG COM Express Revision 1.0 Supports Type 1 and Type 10 pinouts |
Dimensions | 305 mm x 244 mm (AT/ATX) |
Expansion Busses |
Two 32-bit PCI v2.3 slots Five PCI Express x1 slots One PCI Express Mini Card slot One SDVO ADD2 slot LPC bus header |
POST LEDs | Onboard diagnostics for BIOS POST code data and address on LPC bus |
Secondary BIOS | Onboard sockets for secondary LPC & SPI flash |
PCI Express Switch | PLX PEX8505 switch with PCIE0 input from module |
PCI Express to PCI bridge | PLX PEX8112 bridge with PCIe x1 input from PEX8505 switch |
Super I/O | Winbond WF83627DHG on LPC bus |
Audio | Realtek ALC886 High Definition Audio Codec |
Digital I/O | I2C to GPIO bridge PCA9535 |
Connectors |
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COM Express | Connector AB only, one 220-pin (Type 1) |
LVDS | Onboard 34-pin header |
Audio | Mic/Line-in/Line-out on I/O panel |
SATA IDE | Two SATA connectors |
PCIe Mini Card | One socket onboard (USB + PCIe x1) |
LAN | 10/100/1000BASE-T compatible RJ45 on I/O panel |
USB 2.0 | Five on I/O panel, one Mini-USB (client only) and one through PCIe Mini Card |
Serial Port | Two DB-9 on I/O panel |
Parallel Port | One header onboard |
Smart Battery | One header for Smart Battery management communications (connects to ADLINK BattMan board) |
KB/Mouse | Two 6-pin mini DIN (on rear I/O panel) |
SDIO/MMC | SD socket for bootable storage or function extension |
Feature Connectors | SMBus, I2C, module control signals, flat panel control signals |
Miscellaneous | Reset, Power LED, HDD LED, Buzzer |
Power | Standard ATX connector |
Switches | Onboard RESET button and ATX mini switch |
Model | Description |
nanoX-BASE | COM Express Type 1/10 Reference Carrier Board with onboard PCIe to PCI bridge |
nanoX Starter Kit - COM Express type10 | Mini size starterkit with nanoX-BASE board, power supply, LVDS Display Panel, LVDS test tools and accessory kit (order COM Express type 10 module, and thermal solution separately!) |
DB40 | Multi purpose Debug Board for COM Express |
LPC_DEBUG_2 | LPC Debug Board with secondary BIOS |
P16TO28 | PCIe x16-to-two-x8 adapter card |