congatec, Inc (USA)

congatec AG
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94469 Deggendorf, Germany
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conga-CA945


Low power, full featured compact COM Express™ compatible Module

The conga-CA945 module features the Intel® Atom™ processor N270 and the full-featured Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express chipset in conjunction with the Intel® I/O Controller Hub 7-M.

Graphics

The Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950, which is integrated within the Mobile Intel 945GSE Express chipset, allows for more than 10 GB/s bandwidth to a maximum of 224 MByte video memory allocation to provide power-efficient 32-bit 3D graphics. Both independent graphic pipelines can use either dual-channel LVDS, single SDVO or analog VGA. The conga-CA945 implements the Embedded Panel Interface (EPI) and the VESA DisplayID standard allowing for automatic recognition of the attached flat panel display.

Compact Form Factor

The “COMPACT” version is based on the Type 2 pinout specified by the PICMG COM Express specification. The module's dimensions are 95x95mm². which is one third shorter than the COM Express Basic size definition. This means it can be much more easily integrated into size constricted systems.

Lead-free Design (RoHS)

All congatec AG designs are created form lead-free components and are completely RoHS compliant.

Mass Storage

Two serial ATA® drives can be connected as fast mass storage devices. In order to support economical and robust CompactFlash cards, parallel ATA is also available.

Connectivity

Thanks to the 8x USB 2.0, 2x SATA®, 3x PCI Express Lanes, 1x EIDE, PCI, I²C,... the conga-CA945 offers more connectivity than most other computer modules.

Sound

conga-CA945 can utilize several high definition audio (HDA) codecs. This allows for the easy implementation of telephone and audio applications that require the highest sound quality and numerous channels.

Security

The conga-CA945 is equipped with an integrated ”Trusted Platform Module” (TPM). It is capable to calulate efficient hash and RSA algorithms with key lengths up to 2,048 bits and includes a real random number generator. Security sensitive applications like gaming and ecommerce will benefit also with improved authentification, integrity and confidence levels.

Software and Driver Support

congatec offers advanced Board-Support-Packages for the conga-CA945, which include both the latest tested drivers from silicon vendors and the congatec specific drivers for accessing all of our additional embedded BIOS features. This will help our customers reduce their time-to-market.

Embedded BIOS Features

The conga-CA945 is equipped with the congatec Embedded BIOS and supports the following features:

  • ACPI 3.0 Power Management
  • ACPI Battery Support
  • Supports Customer Specific CMOS Defaults
  • Multistage Watchdog
  • User Data Storage
  • Manufacturing Data and Board Information
  • OEM Splash Screen
  • Flat Panel Auto Detection
  • BIOS Setup Data Backup
  • Fast Mode I²C Bus
  • Real Headless Operation

Design-In Support

congatec support begins with your product idea and philosophy and continues throughout the series phase all the way up to the next product generation. This commitment to support helps our customers keep system development costs low and speeds up time-to-market.

System Integration

An important factor for each system integration is the thermal design. The heatspreader is a thermal coupling interface that makes fanless and rugged solutions possible.