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Compact Qseven Modules with Onboard Boot Flash

Stutensee, Germany – The MSC Vertriebs GmbH now offers its Intel® Atom™ processor based embedded Qseven™ modules in the 70 x 70mm format with integrated flash disk. These modules allow customers to boot their embedded system not only via an external hard disk but also via the onboard flash disk. The boot performance and the flash capacity exceed the requirements of most Qseven™ applications. Without the need for an external hard drive very compact low cost embedded systems with increased mechanical stability can be implemented. The industrial grade 4GB flash disk offers a high sustained read/write performance, built in ECC support and is specified for an endurance of 10 millions write cycles. Supported are the operating systems Windows® XP (embedded) and Linux.

The Qseven™ module MSC Q7-US15W-FD with the power saving Intel® Atom™ processor is available in two performance grades. The Z510 model runs at 1.1 GHz clock frequency, while the Z530 supports up to 1.6 GHz as well as other performance increasing features like Hyper Threading and Intel® Virtualisation Technology. The compact module also integrates the Intel® US15W System Control Hub (SCH) featuring the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 500 and an 1GB DDR2 SDRAM.

Beside its compactness the computer-on-module MSC Q7-US15W-FD offers a broad selection of important interfaces defined in the Qseven™ specification. Eight USB 2.0 ports, a PCI Express™ x1 lane, LPC, high definition audio, two SATA channels at 150MB/s and an 10/100/1000Base TX Ethernet interface are available. A variety of different displays can be connected via LVDS (18/24 Bit) with a maximal resolution of 1366×768 and via SVDO with 1920×1080 pixels. In the dual independent display mode two displays can be driven simultaneously. 

The MSC Qseven™ modules integrate innovative hardware and BIOS based security functionality compliant to the requirements of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). Therefore, the Trusted Platform Module TPM from Infineon and the “SecureCore” BIOS from Phoenix Technologies have been implemented.

For evaluation and design-in of its Qseven™ modules MSC offers a complete reference platform. 

MSC Vertriebs GmbH

MSC Vertriebs GmbH is a European-wide service company in the field of electronic components, board-level products, and customer specific development of industrial hardware. Founded in 1982, the MSC Vertriebs GmbH operates today as a pan-European distributor and manufacturer in a consolidated company with over 1600 employees.

Products requiring intensive technical support, such as COM Express™, ETX® components, EXM 32, Qseven™ and microcontrollers & tools, programmable logic & tools, ASICs, industrial motherboards, power and linear products, displays, optoelectronics, as well as memory modules are our specialty and make MSC one of the leading companies for high-tech solutions.

MSC distinguishes itself distinctly from its competitors with its competent applications and development engineers, as well as its design capacity for hardware, ASICs, and BIOS. The regional location to its suppliers and the consistent approach toward new technologies guarantee a high level of competency for its customers.

Intel and Intel Atom are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the US and other countries.

 

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