Embedded World: ADLINK Technology highlights

1. Adlink's 3U CompactPCI PlusIO Compatible Blade with IPMI and TPM support The cPCI-3970 Series is equipped with the 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 processor and QM67 PCH. Adlink will showcase the cPCI-3970 Series, the first 3U CompactPCI PlusIO compatible processor blade in its product lineup that supports high speed serial point-to-point connections. The ADLINK cPCI-3970 Series is equipped with the latest quad and dual core 2nd Generation Intel Core i7/i5 processor with ECC memory support, and the Intel QM67 Platform Controller Hub (PCH). It is a high performance solution for applications in industrial control and automation, transportation, and medical segments that require enhanced graphics capabilities, ECC memory and high speed I/O interconnects. The cPCI-3970 Series includes two blade types based on the same electrical and mechanical design: the cPCI-3970 which is equipped with HM connectors, and the fully PICMG 2.30 compliant cPCI-3971 which features an Ultra Hard Metric (UHM) J2 connector with a data transfer speed of 5 Gb/s. Both products are compatible with the CompactPCI PlusIO pin assignment and support PCI Express Gen2 x4, three SATA ports, three USB 2.0 ports and two Gigabit Ethernet ports at the J2 connector. 2.0 The New Smart Panel Series We will also showcase the revolutionary new Smart Panel series of products designed to provide a new 'all in one' concept to panel computing applications, such as factory automation equipment, transportation systems, multimedia navigation devices, advertising systems, interactive kiosks, and medical care systems. The Smart Panel series of products provide users an embedded human-machine (HMI) where cloud computing is used for the Things of the Internet in both public and private cloud services to enable access to information and services from any location as needed. Smart Panel products comprise highly integrated, ultra thin, and flexible designs ready for development. Benefits of this series of products include a quicker time to market of end products, reduced development risks and costs, and simplified material management. This is the first series of products on the marketplace to integrate the CPU, networking capability, and a display into a single panel device. The 8in model Smart Panel offers a screen brightness of up to 800cd/m² (compared to 250 – 300 cd/m² in commonly found in the LCD panels available in the marketplace) to ensure a clear image both indoor and even outside under direct sunlight. The high resolution full colour interface is said to make it much easier for users to use the device to gather data and display images, reports, and text for viewing through simple operations. According to ADLINK, the integrated touch screen feature is not only provided in response to recent market trends, but also eliminates the need for system integrators to worry about cleanliness requirements between the lcd panel and touch screen if they were to apply their own. The high brightness Smart Panel provides resistive or capacitive touch-panel options for greatest flexibility with different system designs. All of these features are provided in a modular design of less than 2 cm to further extend the flexibility offered to designers for their industrial-grade panel computer. 3. Supporting the COM Standard from Kontron As recently announced, Adlink Technology will also support the new Computer-on-Module (COM) standard from Kontron for ultra low power embedded architecture platforms with a whole new line of products. Building on its design experience with ARM/RISC in OEM and Intelligent Display projects, this marks ADLINK's first endeavour outside x86 boundaries for a standard form factor product offering. The new COM standard provides a very slim and low profile solution for ARM/RISC and SOC based ultra low power processors. The standard specifically targets new fast growing markets such as handheld devices and industrial tablets, and in the near future is also expected to move into more traditional applications such as industrial control and data communications. It will be based on a 314pin MXM 3.0 connector that allows for a total package height of less than 5mm for both module and carrier. Two module sizes are specified: a very compact 'short' module measuring just 82mm x 50mm and a 'full size' module measuring 82mm x 80mm. The defined pin-out will be able to support both traditional features such as 24bit RGB, and will be future proof by supporting more modern standards such as LVDS, HDMI and DisplayPort. Power consumption of these ARM/RISC solutions will be on the order of 3W.