ITOX Launches ECX Single Board Computer With Low Power 1.6GHz IntelR AtomT Processor Z530P

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - May 19, 2009 - ITOX, a leading provider of embedded x86 products and the United States affiliate of DFI-ACP, today announces a new ECX single board computer (SBC) ML936-B16 based on the low-power 1.6GHz IntelR AtomT processor Z530P and the IntelR System Controller Hub (SCH) US15WP. The Embedded Compact Extended (ECX) form-factor is an IntelR open standard with board dimensions of 105 mm x 146 mm (4.13" x 5.75"). With the same mounting-hole dimensions as 3.5" subcompact form-factor SBCs, the ITOX

ML936-B16 ECX board is a "drop-in" replacement in many of these applications.

Featuring IntelR Hyper-Threading, IntelR Virtualization and Enhanced IntelR SpeedStepR technologies the ML936-B16 is ideal for thermally-constrained fanless embedded applications requiring a high-performance x86 SBC with configuration flexibility. Intel's 45nm Hi-k metal gate silicon technology used on this IntelR AtomT processor and chipset platform reduces power consumption to less-than five watts, while boosting switching speed and transistor density over previous 65nm technology. A single 12 VDC power input on the ML936-B16C SBC simplifies configuration in embedded applications, and further reduces system cost.

"The 1.6GHz IntelR AtomT processor Z530P enables ITOX to fulfill our customer's low-power system requirements with a high-performance revision-stable platform having guaranteed long-term availability of seven years or more," said Todd Shaner, ITOX Business Development Manager. "Use of the new, larger-footprint 1.0 mm ball pitch IntelR AtomT XL processor and chipset eases PCB layout and board manufacturing, with the cost-savings passed on to our customers."

The feature-rich ML936-B16 ECX SBC utilizes one 200-pin SODIMM socket for up to 1GB DDR2 400/533 MHz system memory, and includes one PCI Express Gigabit LAN controller, four USB 2.0 ports, two serial COM ports, one PS/2 port and one IDE Ultra ATA/100 interface, one Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 header, and 24-bit stereo audio. An integrated IntelR Graphics Media Accelerator 500 within the IntelR SCH US15WP provides a DVI graphics port and an LVDS display interface supporting 18-bit and 24-bit panels.

To provide additional I/O capability, ITOX has implemented an expansion daughterboard option for the ML936-B16. The first expansion daughterboard is EXT-ECX2, providing four USB 2.0 ports, four serial COM ports, one IEEE-1284 parallel printer port, one floppy disk controller (FDC), one Mini PCI Express expansion slot, one SDIO memory card slot, and an 8-line GPIO interface. In addition, the expansion daughterboard provides a cost-effective means for accommodating customer-specific requirements, including proprietary circuitry.

The ITOX ML936-B16 ECX SBC is a high-performance, low-power embedded solution for applications such as digital signage, ATM/POS terminals, kiosks, industrial automation and control, gaming, medical diagnostics & health care, interactive client, and security.

ML936-B16 ECX SBC Features:

. ECX form factor

. 12 VDC Power Supply Input

. 1.6GHz IntelR AtomT processor Z530P

. IntelR System Controller Hub US15WP

. Up to 1GB of DDR2 400/533 MHz SODIMM Memory

. Integrated IntelR Graphics Media Accelerator 500

. 1 DVI Graphics Port

. 1 LVDS Display Interface (18bit & 24bit)

. 1 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet LAN Controller

. 1 IDE Ultra ATA/100 interface

. Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 Header

. 24-bit Stereo Audio CODEC

. 2 Serial COM Ports

. 4 USB 2.0 Ports

EXT-ECX2 Expansion Daughterboard Features:

. 1 Mini PCI Express Expansion Slot

. 1 SDIO Slot for SD/MMC Flash Memory Cards

. 4 USB 2.0 Ports

. 4 Serial COM Ports

. 1 IEEE-1284 Parallel Port

. 1 Floppy Disk Controller (FDC)

. 8-Line General Purpose I/O (GPIO)

. Audio Line-Input & Microphone Jacks

Product Availability

Samples of the ITOX ML936-B16 ECX SBC and ITOX EXT-ECX2 expansion daughterboard will be available for evaluation in July. A 1.1GHz IntelR AtomT processor Z510P based model is also available as ITOX model number ML936-B11. The ML936-B11 ECX SBC provides all of the features of the ML936-B16, except IntelR Hyper-Threading support.

List Price: ML936-B16 $325, EXT-ECX2 Option $55 (OEM volume pricing available on request.)

(For availability and OEM volume pricing, please call 732-390-2815 or email

sales@itox.com.)

Headquartered in East Brunswick, New Jersey, ITOX Applied Computing

(www.itox.com) is the United States affiliate of DFI-ACP. Since its founding in 1987, the company has been recognized in the U.S. markets as a leading supplier of x86 embedded motherboards and SBCs for use in light industrial and special OEM environments including voice messaging, medical electronics, industrial control, security & surveillance, telecommunications, ATM/POS, digital signage, gaming and kiosk systems.

As an independent ISO 9001:2000 registered firm, ITOX provides and supports both standard and custom-designed products in form-factors ranging from ATX through Mini-ITX, ECX, EPIC and COM Express. ITOX is committed to supporting customer requirements and continues to provide motherboards incorporating legacy ISA slots, along with PCI, PCI-X and PCI Express bus support.