AMD Geode™ LX EPIC RDK Product Brief 

High-Performance, Low-Power PC/104 Solution

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Product Overview

The AMD Geode™ LX EPIC Reference Design Kit (RDK) gives you a complete system design so you can get to market quickly with high-performance, low-power systems for x86 embedded applications. This RDK helps you respond quickly to high-growth markets and develop/design highly efficient products that leverage PC/104 standards. EPIC stands for Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing – which provides a complete computer built on a single circuit board that has multiple I/O options and plug-and-play adaptability for hundreds of PC/104, PC/104-Plus, and PCI/104 cards.

Small Form Factor with Rich Features

The EPIC is a small but feature-rich form factor, and is a widely accepted standard that delivers design flexibility, compatibility with all PC/104 modules, and multiple I/O options. Board complexity is reduced by the high integration of the Geode LX and CS5536 I/O Companion along with optimized memory design. This allows for a full-feature 6-layer EPIC design on a single card with dimensions measuring 115mm x 165mm.

The AMD Geode LX EPIC RDK is powered by an AMD Geode™ LX processor that provides full compatibility with available x86 instruction sets and multiple operating systems. The Single Board Computer is complemented by the AMD Geode CS5536 companion device, which provides general I/O support including USB 2.0, audio, and ATA 100.

Complete Lead-Free Design, Six-Layer Technology

The AMD Geode LX EPIC RDK is designed and produced to meet the latest international standards for lead-free components, so you can leverage the design with confidence that it is future proof.

The AMD Commitment to Low-Power x86

All Geode RDKs and other advanced development tools demonstrate the AMD commitment to low-power, customer-focused solutions for the ever-growing x86 marketplace. AMD strives to develop technologies and products that enable you to shorten design cycles and move to market quickly with high-performance embedded x86 products.

Application Markets

This RDK solution is a ready-to-go design for:

• Single Board Computers
•  Rugged Industrial Applications
• Data Acquisition
• Video Processing
• Telecommunications
• Edge Communication Devices
• Instrumentation
• Point-of-Sale

Primary Product Features

• CPU – Geode™ LX 800 @ 0.9W* or LX 700 @ 0.8W** Processor
• AMD Geode CS5536 Companion Device
• EPIC Form Factor
  
  • 115mm x 165mm (4.5" x 6.5")
  • 6-layer board design
• 64-bit DDR SDRAM
  • 1x SODIMM slot (2GB max)
    • DDR400 or DDR333
    • Power saving unterminated topology
• Display - VGA (up to 1920x1440 @ 85Hz)
  • LVDS (up to 1600x1200 @ 60Hz)
• Hard Disk Drive
  • Standard IDE ATA 100 interface
• One Mini-PCI Slot
• High-Speed Data Port
  • Utilize VIP port for isochronous capture
• System ROM - 8MB SPI Flash
• USB 2.0 High-Speed - 4x USB 2.0 ports
  • 1x USB port configurable as client
• PC/104 and PC/104-Plus Stackable Expansion Connectors - 3.3v PCI bus
  • ISA bus
  • PCI/ISA bridge support
• Audio
  • 2-channel
  • 3.5mm input and output
• Super I/O
  • RS232 serial interface
  • IEEE1284 parallel interface
  • PS2 keyboard and mouse
  • Digital PWM
  • 5V Digital I/O (8 bits)
  • Analog I/O (6-channel)
  • SPI Flash interface
• RS422/RS485
• 3V PWM and Digital I/O
• Hardware Watchdog Timer
• JTAG Debug Interface (FS2 compatible)
• Power
  • 10-pin mini-ATX power connector
  • 3.3v PCI bus for PCI/104
  • Advanced Power Management
  • Battery support
  • Onboard coin battery for RTC
  • 3rd-party power supply with builtin DC-DC and battery
• OS Support - Microsoft® Windows® XP and XPe
  • Microsoft Windows CE 5.0
  • Linux 2.6

Product Support

This complete solution includes schematics, layout, and full documentation. Full integration with AMD Geode Solutions technologies, low-power requirements, and design flexibility help reduce costly time-to-market and enable more effective, efficient embedded designs.