conga-B945 COM Express with Intel 945

conga-B945 Front View

The B945 is a COM Express module with an Intel 945 chipset and Dual Channel Memory Support.

It supports several Intel processors, up to the latest Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.16 GHz with 4 MByte shared L2 cache. It offers a rich set of features, including five x1 PCI Express lanes and one x16 PCI Express Graphic lane.

Mechanically it is a COM Express Type 2 module, and measures only 95x125mm². Pins and mechanics are defined by the PICMG COM Express specification.

Twao SATA with RAID 0 and 1 for high speed HDD access, and PATA for compact flash.

With eight USB 2.0, two SATA®, five PCI Express Lanes, one PCI Express Graphic (PEG), PCI, I²C, etc the conga-B945 offers more connectivity than most other computer modules.

Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 features the latest 3D, 2D and video capabilities. It supports up to 224 MByte frame buffer using Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT). With EPI support the conga-B945 automatically recognizes almost every available flat panel display and sets all parameters accordingly. Additional displays can be connected using the analog VGA interface or the SDVO ports. TV-Out is also supported.

The conga-B945 can interface with 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.

An optional Trusted Platform Module (TPM) allows calculattion of efficient hash and RSA algorithms with key lengths up to 2,048 bits as well as a real random number generator. Security sensitive applications like gaming and ecommerce will benefit with improved authentification, integrity and confidence levels.

Motium offers advanced Board-Support-Packages for the conga-B945, which include both the latest tested drivers from silicon vendors and the congatec specific drivers for accessing all the additional embedded BIOS features. This will help our customers reduce their time-to-market.

Design-In Support. Motium 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.

 

Key features
  • Intel 945 chipset.
  • Up to a Core 2 Duo processor.
  • Gigabit Ethernet.
  • Two SATA with RAID 0 and 1.
  • HD Audio.
  • Windows and Linux operating systems.
  • Lead free, RoHS.
Key specifications
  • Up to an Intel Core 2 Duo processor.
  • Up to 4GB dual-channel DRAM.
  • Intel 945GM/ICH7M chipset.
  • On-board 10/100/1000 LAN, USB 2.0, sound and video.
  • 95mm x 125mm.
  • 8 x USB 2.0, 2 x SATA, 5 x X1 PCI, 1 x PEG, PCI, etc.

Specifications

Specifications for the conga-B945 module are listed below.
Processing  
CPU Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7400, 2.16 GHz, (4M cache, 667 MHz FSB, 65nm), Socket mPGA479M
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo L7400 LV, 1.5 GHz, (4M cache, 667 MHz FSB, 65nm)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo U7500 ULV, 1.06 GHz, (2M cache, 533 MHz FSB, 65nm)
Intel® Core™ Duo T2500, 2.0 GHz, (2M cache, 667 MHz FSB, 65nm), Socket mPGA479M
Intel® Core™ Duo L2400 LV, 1.66 GHz, (2M cache, 667 MHz FSB, 65nm)
Intel® Celeron® M440, 1.86 GHz, (1M cache,533 MHz FSB, 65nm), Socket mPGA479M
Intel® Celeron® M423 ULV, 1.06 GHz, (1M cache,533 MHz FSB, 65nm)
RAM Two standard 200-pin SO-DIMM DDR2 sockets. Supports up to 4 GBytes of of DDR2-667 memory.
System Chipset Graphics & Memory Controller Hub: Intel® 945GME.   I/O Controller Hub: Intel® 82801GHM (ICH7M-DH)
BIOS 512 MByte Flash ROM. Green PC and PnP compliant. Embedded BIOS featuress: OEM Logo, OEM CMOS Defaults, LCD Control, (Auto Detection, Backlight Control), Flash Update, based on AMIBIOS8®.
Operating System Microsoft® Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows XP Embedded, Windows® CE 5.0/6.0, LINUX and QNX.
Audio and Video  
Video Enhanced 256-bit 3D Video Controller, Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950, up to 10.6 GB/sec memory bandwidth, 256-bit graphics core, max. 224 MByte 64 Bit Video RAM (DVMT 3.0), Dynamic Display Modes for flat-panel, wide-screen and Digital TV support.
Dual View Two independent video pipelines for full dual-view.
Motion Video Support High Definition Hardware Motion Compensation to support high definition hi-bitrate MPEG2 media playback, Up and Down Scaling of Video Content, High Definition Content Decode, HDTV (1080i/p) support.
Flat Panel Interface Dual 112 MHz LVDS Transmitter, Supports all 1x18, 2x18, 1x24, 2x24 bit VESA and openLDI Mappings. Resolutions from 640x480 up to 1920x1200. Automatic Panel Detection via EPI (Embedded Panel Interface), based on VESA EDID™ 1.3.
CRT Interface 400 MHz RAMDAC. Resolutions up to 2048x1536 @ 75 Hz, including 1920x1080 @ >85 Hz (HDTV).
Aux Output Two SDVO channels, shared with PEG x16 pins.
TV Output Onboard TV encoder, supports HDTV (420p, 720p and 1080i), component and s-video.
Sound AC‘97 Rev.2.2 Compatible, Digital High Definition Audio Interface with support for multiple audio codecs.
Standard Interfaces  
Network Gigabit Ethernet, Realtek RTL8111.
I/O Interfaces
  • Five x1 PCI Express™ lanes.
  • One x16 PCI Express Graphics (PEG x16) lane.
  • Two Serial ATA® (AHCI) supporting RAID 0 and RAID 1.
  • One EIDE (UDMA-66/100) channel.
  • Two Express Card® (uses two USB and two x1 PCI Express).
  • Eigth USB 2.0 (EHCI).
  • PCI Bus 33 MHz Rev. 2.3.
  • LPC Bus.
  • I²C (Fast Mode, 400 kHz, Multi Master).
  • Power Loss Control.
  • Temperature Controlled Power-Up.
Management and Monitoring
System Management and Monitoring
  • System and processor temperature monitoring.
  • System voltage monitoring.
  • Fan speed monitoring (3-wire fans). Auto-thermal FAN speed control.
  • AC power fail recovery.
  • Optional watchdog timer.
Power Management ACPI 2.0 with battery support.
congatec Board Controller Multi Stage Watchdog, Non-volatile User Data Storage, Manufacturing and Board information, Board Statistics, BIOS Setup Data Backup, I²C (Fast Mode, 400 kHz, Multi Master), Power Loss Control, Temperature Controlled Power-Up.
TPM Secturity Optional TPM security. TPM 1.2/TCPA Security Functions, tor Hash, RSA, Keys and Random Numbers.
Physical Characteristics  
Power Consumption Typical application: 10.5W @ 12V, with a 1.66 GHz Core Duo processor. Referto user manual for full details.
Form Factor COM Express™ Basic: 95mm x 125 mm. Type II Connector Layout.
Ambient Temperature Operating: 0°C to +60°C.
Storage: -20°C to +80°C.
Humidity Operating: 10% to 90% RH non condensing.   Storage: 5% to 95% RH, non condensing.
    Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Ordering options

Ordering options and part numbers are listed below.   Contact Motium for thermal solutions and other processor options.
Option Configuration
conga-B945/423  (041480) B945 with Intel Celeron M 423, ULV-CPU with 1.06 GHz, 1 MB L2-Cache and 533 Mhz FSB.
conga-B945/U2500 (034345) B945 with Intel CoreDuo U2500, ULV-CPU with 1.2 GHz, 2 MB L2-Cache and 533 Mhz FSB.
conga-B945/U7500 (047894) B945 with Intel Core2Duo U7500, ULV-CPU with 1.06 GHz, 2 MB L2-Cache and 533 Mhz FSB.
conga-B945/L2400 (098642) B945 with Intel CoreDuo L2400, CPU with 1.66 Ghz, 2 MB L2-Cache and 667 Mhz FSB.
conga-B945/L7400 (013124) B945 with Intel Core2Duo L7400, LV-CPU with 1.5 Ghz, 2 MB L2-Cache and 667 Mhz FSB.
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