ADLINK Technology COM Express Express-CFR, User Manual

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Express-CFR
Introduction
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1. Introduction
The Express-CFR is the first COM Express® COM.0 R3.0 Basic Size Type 6 module supporting the Hexa-core (6
cores) 64-bit 9
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Generation Intel® Core™ i7 and Xeon® processors and quad-core (4 cores) Intel® Core™ i5/i3
processors (codename “Coffeelake-H”) with Mobile Intel® QM370, HM370, CM246 Chipset. The Hexa-core
processors support up to 12 threads (Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology) as well as an impressive turbo boost of
up to 4.5GHz. These combined features make the Express-CFR well suited to customers who need
uncompromising system performance and responsiveness in a long product life solution.
The Express-CFR has up to three SODIMM sockets supporting up to 96GB of DDR4 memory (two on top by
default, one on bottom by build option) while still fully complying with PICMG COM.0 mechanical specifications.
Modules equipped with the Xeon® processor and CM246 Chipset support both ECC and non-ECC SODIMMs.
Integrated Intel® Generation 9 Graphics includes features such as OpenGL 4.5, DirectX 12/11, OpenCL 2.1/2.0/1.2,
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Advanced Scheduler 2.0, 1.0, XPDM support, and DirectX Video Acceleration
(DXVA) support for full H.265/HEVC 10-bit, MPEG2 hardware codec. In addition, High Dynamic Range is
supported for enhanced picture color and quality and digital content protection has been upgraded to HDCP 2.2.
Graphics outputs include LVDS and three DDI ports supporting HDMI/DVI/DisplayPort and eDP/VGA as a build
option. The Express-CFR is specifically designed for customers with high-performance processing graphics
requirements who want to outsource the custom core logic of their systems for reduced development time. In
addition to the onboard integrated graphics, a multiplexed PCIe x16 graphics bus is available for discrete graphics
expansion.
Input/output features include eight PCIe Gen3 lanes that can be used for NVMe SSD and Intel® Optane™ memory,
allowing applications access to the highest speed storage solutions and include a single onboard Gigabit Ethernet
port, USB 3.0 ports and USB 2.0 ports, and SATA 6 Gb/s ports. Support is provided for SMBus and I2C. The
module is equipped with SPI AMI EFI BIOS with CMOS backup, supporting embedded features such as remote
console, hardware monitor, and watchdog timer.