The MSC has expanded its CXB-6S COM Express module family based on second generation Intel Core processors with two cost-efficient Intel Celeron CPU variants. The new boards almost reach the pricing level of Intel Atom and ARM based solutions. The new embedded modules integrate the Intel HM65 PCH chipset and the Intel Celeron processor 827E with one core (1.4GHz) or the dual-core Intel Celeron processor 847E with 1.1GHz clock frequency. Both processors are manufactured in a 32 nm technology and use a 2 MB L3 cache. The specified thermal dissipation power of both processors is 17W. The typical power consumption of the 827E based module is below 20W. More power-efficient is the shortly available COM Express module with Intel Celeron processor 807E which consumes 10W (TDP) only.
The onboard Intel HD Graphics 2000 graphics controller supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.0. The L3 cache shared by the processor cores and the graphics controller increases the performance significantly compared to the predecessor generation. Fast dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM modules (two SO-DIMM sockets) with a maximum capacity of 16 GB ensure high computing power and at the same time low power consumption. Like all modern MSC COM Express platforms, the MSC CXB-6S high-end modules are equipped with innovative hardware based security functionality compliant to the requirements of the Trusted Computing Group.
The MSC CXB-6S COM Express module family in the basic form factor of 125 x 95mm offers six PCI Express x1 channels, an PCI Express Graphics x16 interface, the classical 32 Bit PCI bus, eight USB 2.0 ports, HD audio and Gbit-Ethernet. Data can be stored via four SATA II channels with up to 300 MB/s, an enhanced IDE port or on an optionally populated 8 GB NAND flash SSD. For the connection of high resolution displays LVDS and VGA interfaces are available. Besides these there are DisplayPort and HDMI interfaces with a resolution of up to 2560 x 1600 pixels which are multiplexed on the PEG lanes. The platform runs under the operating systems Windows 7, Windows XP (embedded) and Linux. The AMI UEFI firmware has been implemented on the modules. For evaluation and design-in MSC supplies universal baseboards. Furthermore MSC offers the design service for application-specific motherboards.
