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c oolMONSTER/PM
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The coolMONSTER/PM hosts an Intel® Pentium® M processor in combination with an Intel® 855GME
chipset with an integrated graphic memory controller hub. Celeron M versions of this board are possible,
too. One DDR-SDRAM-DIMM socket for up to 1 GB allows you to use standard DDR DIMM memory
modules. Three USB 2.0 ports and one 10/100 MBit Ethernet interface extend the standard connectivity
of four serial, one parallel and a PS/2 mouse/keyboard interface.
The coolMONSTER/PM is designed in the PISA format, which provides the functionality of the PCI and ISA
bus on one well-defined bus. To connect a backplane with a PISA board, you only need to use one EISA-
like edge card connector. The pin-out of the upper row of the PISA bus connector corresponds to the pin-
out of the ISA bus connector. The lower row provides PCI signals, which makes it easy to design
backplanes with up to four PCI slots and additional ISA slots.
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T he coolMONSTER PISA
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coolMONSTER products represent the best scaleable half-size Slot SBC family. Each coolMONSTER module
is characterized by the same mechanical and electrical pin-out for the Keyboard, COM A-D, EIDE 40pin
and 44pin, LPT, LAN, VGA, USB, and Floppy. These homogeneous features facilitate easiest upgrades
within the Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH coolMONSTER product family.
PISA® is the proven space saving concept that provides full PCI and ISA Bus signals on just half-size Slot
boards. The ancestors were full-sized PICMG boards that have the PCI and ISA card edges in a row - PISA
squeezed them to just half-size, still serving full PCI and ISA busses. Smaller and cheaper enclosures
were possible that way - while all PCI and ISA periphery is maintained.
Whenever a LCD panel is required, coolMONSTER products with onboard graphics controllers serve as the
right choice. Display connections are simplified when using these units, which come with a JUMPtec
Intelligent LVDS Interface (JILI) or JUMPtec Intelligent Display Adaption (JIPA). The interface can
recognize which display is connected and then independently set all video parameters.
As part of the standard features package, all coolMONSTER modules come with a JUMPtec Intelligent
Device Architecture (JIDA) interface, which is integrated into the BIOS of the SBC modules. This
interface enables hardware independent access to the coolMONSTER features that cannot be accessed via
standard APIs. Functions such as watchdog timer, brightness and contrast of LCD backlight and user
bytes in the EEPROM can be configured with ease by taking advantage of this standard coolMONSTER
module feature.
Kontron User's Guide
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