Kontron AG - Kontron pITX-SP: Pico-ITX anchored Single Board Computer with Intel Atom processors

Ready-to-go achievement on the Pico-ITX accepted anatomy factorStore this angel in big sizeEching/Nuremberg, Germany, March 03, 2009 – At Embedded World (Hall 12, Booth 404) Kontron unveils the Kontron pITX-SP: its aboriginal abiding accessible Pico-ITX anchored Single Board Computer. The ultra-small (10cm x 7.2 cm) Kontron pITX-SP SBC based on the Intel Atom Z5xx processor and Intel System Controller Hub US15W offers best connectivity on an acutely compact, connected brand and is one of the a lot of amount able solutions for SFF accessories currently available.

The new Kontron pITX-SP is a low ability (5W) and awful chip accepted anchored SBC advised in accordance with the Pico-ITX anatomy agency that the SFF-SIG (Small Form Factor Special Interest Group) has been apart developing back 2008.

“Kontron’s tiny new pITX-SP Pico-ITX Single Board Computer brings the low ability and top achievement of the Intel Atom processor ancestors to a new chic of applications which were clumsy to use beyond anatomy agency SBCs”, said Paul Rosenfeld, President of the Small Form Factor Special Interest Group. “SFF-SIG is decidedly admiring with Kontron’s avant-garde aboriginal acceptance of the SIG’s new Pico ITX standard.”

The Kontron pITX-SP offers all interfaces appropriate for the fast and simple development of cost-optimized and acutely baby x86 anchored designs and ultra adaptable devices, authoritative it absolute for a advanced ambit of applications in the gaming, agenda signage and POS/POI kiosk sectors as able-bodied as all added anchored segments that crave price-optimized achievement on the aboriginal footprint. It is aswell an adorable x86 addition to RISC based handheld sized solutions with the added advantage of a advanced software abject and simple appliance development for fast time-to-market and lower absolute costs of ownership.

Kontron’s aboriginal Pico-ITX axle is based on the Intel Atom Z5xx processors up to 1.6 GHz and the Intel System Controller Hub US15W with up to 1 GB of DDR2 RAM. The Kontron pITX-SP has an absorbing affection set with 1 x GBit Ethernet, 4 x USB 2.0, up to two SATA interfaces, a alongside IDE44 interface as able-bodied as a atrium for MicroSD cards. 1 x DVI-D (up to 1920x1080 @ 60Hz) as able-bodied as 1 x Jili30 (single channel, up to 1280x1024 @ 85Hz) and a backlight inverter enables affiliation of all types of panels. In addition, Kontron’s aboriginal anchored SBC offers shader based 2D and 3D graphics, 256 MB of clear anamnesis as able-bodied as an chip decoder for MPG2 and H.264. Audio accessories can be affiliated via band in, band out and MIC to the chip HDA controller. Customer-specific expansions are accurate via 1 x SDIO pin attack and 1 x agenda IO (4 bit).

The Kontron pITX-SP Pico-ITX anchored Single Board Computer supports Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows XP Embedded and Linux. First samples will be accessible anon afterwards the Embedded World.

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About Kontron

Kontron designs and articles anchored and communications standards-based, asperous COTS and custom solutions for OEMs, systems integrators, and appliance providers in a array of markets. Kontron engineering and accomplishment facilities, amid throughout Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, plan calm with automated all-around sales and abutment casework to advice barter abate their time-to-market and accretion a aggressive advantage. Kontron’s assorted artefact portfolio includes: boards & mezzanines, Computer-on-Modules, HMIs & displays, systems & platforms, and asperous & custom capabilities. Kontron is a Premier affiliate of the Intel Embedded and Communications Alliance and has been a VDC Platinum Vendor for Embedded Computer Boards 5 years running. Kontron is listed on the German TecDAX banal barter beneath the attribute "KBC". For added information, amuse visit: www.kontron.com

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