MSC C6B-SLH
MSC C6B-SLH User Manual
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2 Technical Description
2.1 Introduction
COM Express
®
is an open specification from PICMG (PCI Industrial
Computer Manufacturer Group). It is a module concept to bring PCI
Express
®
and other newer technologies like SATA, USB 3.0 and
different display interfaces onto a COM (Computer On Module).
A COM Express
®
module is plugged onto an application-specific base
board and offers a migration path to future CPU technologies as they
become available. Utilizing different form factors, COM Express
®
can
be used for deeply embedded solutions all the way up to high
performance platforms.
The design of the MSC C6B-SLH module supports the 6th Generation
Intel
®
Core
TM
Processor Family enabling you to boost your embedded
application to highest performance levels.
For evaluation and design-in of the COM Express
®
modules MSC
offers evaluation baseboards and development motherboards
providing the interface infrastructure for the COM Express
®
module
using PC type connectors for external access.
Currently four module sizes are defined in the COM Express
®
Specification 2.1: the Mini Module, the Compact Module, the Basic
Module and the Extended Module. The main difference between them
is the over-all physical size and the performance envelope supported.
All module sizes of the same type use the same connectors and pin-
outs and utilize several common mounting hole positions. This level of
compatibility permits a carrier board designed to accommodate an
Extended Module to also support a Basic or Compact Module.
Up to 440 pins of connectivity are available between COM Express
®
modules and the Carrier Board. Legacy buses such as PCI, parallel
ATA, LPC, HDA are supported as well as new high speed serial
interconnects such as PCI Express, Serial ATA and Gigabit Ethernet.
To enhance interoperability between COM Express
®
modules and
Carrier Boards, seven common signaling configurations (Pin-out Types)
have been defined to ease system integration.