Embedded-Oriented Intel Atom Pico-ITX SBC

21st August 2009

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AXIOMTEK today announced the latest PICO821 Pico-ITX SBC, which supports ultra low power Intel Atom processor Z510 1.1GHz and Z530 1.6GHz at 400/533 FSB with the Intel System Controller Hub US15W. The PICO821 is an incredibly small 10 x 7.2 cm embedded board based on Pico-ITX form factor, the world's smallest x86 embedded board. Instead of built-up a full set of I/O connectors soldered onto the board edge, the PICO821 provides internal connectors for COM, Gigabit Ethernet, USB, audio, video and more, which provides embedded developers with flexibility. This extreme small form factor embedded platform can meet today’s customers’ needs of fanless operation, low-power consumption, compact-size, flexibility and versatile I/O. Its applications include in-vehicle PCs, in-flight entertainment systems or industrial automation systems, and even ultra portable devices.

The Intel System Controller Hub US15W features the Intel® GMA500 graphics engine which utilizes up to 256 MB frame buffer and supports DirectX 9.0E and OpenGL 2.0. Graphic output is 18/24 bit single-channel LVDS. Moreover, the Intel Atom processor Z500 series supports SSE3 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 3) that improves performance on multimedia and gaming applications, as well as, Hyper-Threading technology and Intel Virtualization technology (Intel Atom processor Z530 only), and have low thermal design power (TDP). In a small rugged form factor, the PICO821 provides a full set of I/O features including one 10/100/1000 LAN, one COM port, four USB 2.0 ports and one USB client port, one PATA-100, one CompactFlash Type-II socket, one PS/2 keyboard/mouse, and HD audio. Additionally, the PICO821 features DDR2 400/533 memory up to 2GB.