COM Express(TM) COM.0 Revision 2.0: a Whole New Range for Advantech
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Irvine, California, - Advantech, the embedded platform and integration services provider, announces a new series of COM modules that support the new COM 2.0 specification. The newly-introduced COM Express(TM) COM.0 Revision 2.0 by the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG®) takes Computer-on-Modules into a new era with smaller footprints and expanded pin-outs.
The COM.0 Revision 2.0 specification has dropped legacy interface and adopted two new pin-outs that make space for future technology trends. Legacy digital signaling like Parallel ATA and PCI are phased out to increase more I/O connects for Digital Displays, Serial ATA, PCI Express, USB 3.0 and other future-proof interface types. More PCI Express lanes mean better connectivity for more diverse applications. Advanced high speed I/O like SATA 3 and USB 3.0 are supported to provide volume data transmission capability for multimedia applications, and these new optimizations will make possible smaller form factors.
For flexible display connection, COM Revision 2.0 leaves dedicated pins for new DDI (Digital Display Interfaces). Without additional signal processing, DDI eliminates cable disorder and provides better anti-noise and exquisite resolution, compared with traditional analog signal interfaces. Multi-display requirements could be further extended by up to 3 DDI links through type 6 pin-outs. Aside from I/O extensions, power efficiency has improved bringing the benefit of reduced maximum input power to 137 watt for types 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 68 watt for type 1, and 10. This allows re-use of some additional power pins for the above I/O extensions. Carrier boards that need to work with COM Revision 1.0 modules need to address this change during the design.
A new software extension has also been introduced with COM.0 Revision 2.0: EAPI (Embedded Application Programming Interface). This new Embedded API is a uniform software interface for module configuration and management and was defined in version 1.0 from the PICMG group to unify various software interfaces from different COM suppliers. Based on EAPI 1.0 standard, Advantech has developed a user-friendly API utility called iManager which allows easier interoperability of COM products, enabling users to manage System Information, Watchdog Timer, I2C Bus, Flat Panel Brightness Control, User Storage Area, GPIO Access and more features, providing better service to the embedded market. Advantech plans to launch a series of products compliant with COM 2.0 specifications over the next few months, please visit the website or contact your local sales for more information.
Model Name Form Factor Board Size Pin out
SOM-5890 COM-Express Standard 125 x 95mm Rev 2.0 type 6
SOM-6764 COM-Express Compact 95 x 95mm Rev 2.0 type 2
SOM-7564 COM-Ultra 84 x 55mm Rev 2.0 type 10
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Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted, innovative products, services, and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, embedded systems, automation products, and global logistics support. We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. Our mission is to enable an intelligent planet with Automation and Embedded Computing products and solutions that empower the development of smarter working and living. With Advantech, there is no limit to the applications and innovations our products make possible. (Corporate Website: www.advantech.com).
