Introduction; Product Description; Naming Clarification - Kontron COMe-mSP1 User Manual

2 Introduction

2.1

Product Description

This credit card sized COM Express® mini module is compatible to COM Express® pin-out Type 1. On 55 mm x 84 mm
footprint COMe-mSP1 is a perfect fit for the next generation of low power, ultra-mobile applications that require energy
saving x86 processor performance, high-end graphics, PCI Express and Serial ATA combined with longer battery life. These
include handheld devices for medical or multi-media applications, small mobile data systems and a host of new
applications that have not previously been possible due to size or power consumption limitations.
The Kontron COM Express® mini COM, COMe-mSP1, is based on the highly-efficient Intel® Atom™ Z5xx processor series
and Intel® System Controller Hub single chip that combines the memory controller, graphic engine and I/O in a single,
space saving chipset design. With only one tenth of the Thermal Design Power and one seventh the size of ULV processors
at an identical performance, the COMe-mSP1 COM offers an unprecedented power consumption / performance ratio for
x86-based ultra-mobile designs.
The COMe-mSP1 with Flash and memory on-board support 1 PCI Express x1 (opt. 2 x1 if no onboard LAN), Serial ATA, High
Definition Audio, LVDS and optional SDVO. 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet is designed in onboard for high connectivity
and 8x USB provides fast and sufficient interfaces for external peripherals.
All above mentioned requirements are supported by COM Express® mini - small power - low size - high performance.
2.2

Naming clarification

COM Express® defines a Computer-On-Module, or COM, with all components necessary for a bootable host computer,
packaged as a super component.
» COMe-bXX# modules are Kontron's COM Express® modules in basic form factor (125mm x 95mm), formerly known
as ETXexpress®
» COMe-cXX# modules are Kontron's COM Express® modules in compact form factor (95mm x 95mm), formerly known
as microETXexpress®
» COMe-mXX# modules are Kontron's COM Express® modules in mini form factor (55mm x 84mm), formerly known as
nanoETXexpress
The product names for Kontron COM Express® Computer-on-Modules consist of a short form of the industry standard
(COMe-), the form factor (b=basic, c=compact, m=mini), the capital letters for the CPU and Chipset Codenames (XX) and
the pin-out type (#) followed by the CPU Name.
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