CM-iAM Computer-On-Module

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Full Featured PC-Compatible Computer-On-Module

Intel Atom Z550 CPU @2.0GHz, US15W chipset

2 GB DDR2

4 GB Flash Disk and on-board microSD socket

LVDS, parallel RGB and SDVO display interfaces for LCD panels
see LCD panel support

SATA hard disk interface

2 x 1000 BaseT Ethernet ports
6 x USB ports
2 x SDIO ports
Sound codec with support for speaker, microphone and SPDIF.
HD audio bus
PCIexpress and LPC extension busses
Serial port, I2C, GPIO interface
Programmable watchdog timer
5 watt power consumption
Small size - 75 x 65 mm

The CM-iAM packs up-to-date year 2009 technologies into the most compact, lightweight PC-on-module available in the market. Its on-board resources suffice to smoothly run operating systems such as Linux, Windows XP and Windows 7, on credit-card sized board capable running on small battery. Board's specifications, in addition to its low cost, make it an ideal building block for any embedded application.

The feature set of the CM-iAM comprises a 32-bit X86-compatible CPU, DDR2, Flash Disk and vital computing peripherals. For embedded applications, the CM-iAM provides a variety of display interfaces, PCIexpress bus, two 1000Mbit Ethernet ports, serial port, general purpose I/O lines and many other essential functions. The user interface is supported by an enhanced graphics controller, USB interface for keyboard / mouse and Audio system.

See O/S Support Coverage Map

For more information, see Developer Resources page

Also see other Atom-based products available from CompuLab

Block Diagram

CM-iAM Features

"Option" column specifies the configuration code required to have the particular feature.
"+" means that the feature is available always.

CPU, Memory and Busses

Feature

Specifications

Option

CPU

Intel Atom Processor: Z550 - 2.0GHz, or Z530 - 1.6GHz / 533MHz FSB, or Z510 - 1.1GHz / 400MHz FSB. L2-512KB (dynamic sizing), L1- 32KB IC, 24KB DC. Intel Deep Power Down (C6) technology support

C

DRAM

512 / 1024 / 2048 MB DDR2, 400 / 533 MHz, 64-bit

D

BIOS Flash

1 MB, on-board reprogrammable

+

Flash Disk

1 - 4 GB, more in future. Up to 10 MB/s transfer rate.

N

External Busses

PCIexpress, LPC

+

PCIexpress bus

PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.0a. One or two lanes.
note: second lane is shared with optional second ethernet controller

+

LPC bus

Host, 33 MHz, Intel LPC v1.0 compatible

+

Peripherals

Feature

Specifications

Option

Graphics
Controller

Resolution up to 1920 x 1080 x 32 bpp frame buffer in system memory, 2D, 3D graphics accelerator and multimedia accelerator optimized for HD video.

+

Display Interface

LCD – 18 bpp parallel RGB for TFT panels
LVDS – 24 bpp, 4 data and 1 clk pairs for TFT panels
SDVO – can be directly connected to DVI / HDMI / VGA transmitters

L
+
+

USB

6 Host USB 2.0 ports, 480 Mbps, EHCI / UHCI compliant

+

Serial Port

UART's, full serial port with modem controls, RS232 levels

S

GPIO

6 lines dedicated + 2 lines shared
Additional 7 dedicated GPIO lines

+
S

Hard Disk Interf.

SATA-II, using Marvell 88SA8052

Y

Ethernet

Two 1000 Mb/s ports, Activity LED's. Using Realtek RTL8111 controllers.

E

Audio

IDT 92HD83 codec, HD audio interface, stereo microphone and line inputs, 60 mW output for 32 Ohm headphones / active speakers, 5.1 channel SPDIF output.

A

RTC

Real Time Clock, powered by external lithium battery

+

SDIO

One 4-bit and one 8-bit SDIO ports

+

Watchdog

Wide range programmable watchdog timer

+

Electrical, Mechanical and Environmental Specifications

Supply Voltage

5 volt

Active power consumption

4 - 6 W, depending on configuration and CPU speed

Dimensions

65 x 75 x 8 mm

Weight

35 gram

MTBF

> 100,000 hours

Operation temperature (case)

Commercial:

0o to 70o C

Extended:

-20o to 70o C

Industrial:

-40o to 85o C. Click for availability note

Storage temperature

-40o to 85o C

Relative humidity

10% to 90% (operation)
05% to 95% (storage)

Shock

50G / 20 ms

Vibration

20G / 0 - 600 Hz

Connectors

2 x 140 pin, 0.6 mm. Insertion / removal up to 50 cycles

For more information see:
- CM-iAM Reference Guide
- Developer Resources