Atom-based EPIC board ready to freeze or fry

By Eric Brown
2011-05-03

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WinSystems announced an EPIC-format single board computer (SBC) that operates in temperatures of -40 to 158 deg. F (-40 to 70 deg C). Offered with a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 or dual-core D510, the EPX-C380 ships with up to 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, plus CompactFlash, SATA, PC-104-Plus, Mini PCI Express, gigabit Ethernet, USB, serial, and GPIO connectivity, says the company.

The EPX-C380 carries on a lineage of WinSystems extended-temperature, EPIC format SBCs, dating back to the Via C3-based EPX-C3 in 2004. (The last EPX board covered here was the Celeron-M-based EPX-855-G announced in 2008.)

EPX-C380
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WinSystems was one of the originators of the EPIC (Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing) standard, which defines a board measuring 6.5 x 4.5 inches (165 x 115mm) -- the dimensions of the new EPX-C380. This latest EPX board is designed for applications such as medical, COTS/military, security, transportation, pipeline, and machine control, says the company.

The EPX-C380 comes in two versions -- an EPX-C380-S model with a single-core Intel Atom N450, and the EPX-C380-D with a dual-core Atom D510. Both of these Pineview processors are clocked to 1.66GHz, and they include both integrated graphics and a separate ICH-8M I/O hub controller.

The two models have their own web pages, but as far as we can see are otherwise identical except that the D510 adds an extra 23 grams to the weight of the "D" model!

EPX-C380 block diagram
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The EPX-C380 incorporates both VGA and LVDS display interfaces, with respective resolutions of 1400 x 1050 and 1366 x 768 pixels, says WinSystems. The SBC is said to support up to 2GB of soldered DDR2 667MHz system memory. A CompactFlash socket is available, as well as the option of 512MB to 2GB onboard flash, says the company.

The EPX-C380 is equipped with two gigabit Ethernet ports, two SATA channels, eight USB 2.0 ports, and four RS-232/422/485 asynchronous serial channels, says WinSystems. Other I/O is said to include 48 lines of digital I/O and an LPT interface. Expansion is available via PC/104-Plus and mini-PCI Express (PCIe) connectors, says WinSystems.

The SBC supports temperatures ranging from -40 to 158 deg. F (-40 to 70 deg C), says the company. Power consumption is said to run typically at 1.9mA.

Features and specifications for the EPX-C380 are said to include:

Processor -- Intel Atom N450 or dual-core D510, both @ 1.66GHz
Chipset -- ICH-8M
Memory:
- up to 2GB of socketed DDR2 SDRAM
- 1-2MB soldered-on SRAM w/battery back up (optional)
- 512MB to 2GB onboard flash (optional)
- CompactFlash Type I and II socket
Expansion -- PC/104-Plus connector; mini-PCIe connector
Display:
- VGA up to 1400 x 1050 @ 60Hz
- LVDS (18-bit single channel) up to 1366 x 768 or 1280 x 800
Networking -- 2 x gigabit Ethernet (1 x via ICH8M; 1 x 82574 LAN controller)
Other I/O:
- 2 x SATA channels (300Mbps)
- 8 x USB 2.0 ports with over-current protection
- 4 x RS-232/422/485 serial channels (115.2Kbps); 16C550-compatible
- 48 x GPIO
- LPT interface with EPP support
Audio -- HD audio 7.1; speaker output for beeps
Other features -- status LEDs (link, activity, speed, Ethernet) ; RTC with optional battery backup; watchdog timer
Power -- +5V required, 1.9mA (amps) typical consumption with 1GB SDRAM
Operating temperature -- -40 to 158 deg. F (-40 to 70 deg C)
Dimensions -- 6.5 x 4.5 inches (165 x 115mm)
Weight -- 9.6 oz (272g) for "S" model; 10.4 oz (295g) for D
Operating system -- Linux, Windows XP Embedded; WES 7, QNX, VxWorks

Availability

The EPX-C380 is available now with the N450 processor for $695 in single quantities, with delivery from stock to three weeks, says WinSystems. More information on the N450-based model is available on the EPX-C380-S page, and more on the D510 version is on the almost identical EPX-C380-D page.

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