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miniBASE-10R
Introduction
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1. Introduction
The COM Express approach of custom carrier combined with off the shelf system cores is an excellent solution
when you need to customize but lack the time or quantity for a complete redesign. It fits most system integration
projects with production volumes from 500 to 10,000 pcs per year. The COM Express concept has a great many
advantages over full custom designs, it reduces engineering complexity, lowers the threshold for total project
quantity and last but not least brings your product to the market in no time. The average time to design a carrier
board is less than half the time of a full custom OEM board.
The miniBASE-10R is a Mni-ITX size carrier board. Together with the COM Express Type 10 module of your
choice and off-the-shelf add-on cards, you can quickly emulate the functionality of your desired end product for
software development and hardware verification.
To build a functional prototype of your target system you will need:
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COM Express Type 10 module
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miniBASE-10R carrier board
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PCI Express based or USB based add on cards
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SATA drive storage or flash disk solution
The miniBASE-10R is compatible with Mini size Type 10 pinout COM Express modules and accommodates up to
one Mini PCIe card, one Mini PCIe/mSATA card slot and one SD card.
The miniBASE-10R integrates a Smart Battery Management System that supports two Smart Batteries and 19V
adapter input. The integrated Smart Battery Management System is compliant with the Smart Battery Manager
Specification and uses the System Management Bus (SMBus) for communications between the battery power
subsystem, Smart Batteries and host system (COM Express module). It is ACPI compliant and provides complete
Smart Battery management under a supported operating system. ADLINK’s COM Express Type 10 modules
feature a BIOS that fully supports all Smart Battery communications using existing interfaces defined in the COM
Express specification and are fully compatible with the integrated Smart Battery Management System. The
integrated Smart Battery Management System is a proof-of-concept battery power subsystem that allows for quick
development and integration of battery power into a COM Express system in the following ways:
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To emulate the battery power subsystem functionality of your prototype system during the design phase
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As a ready-made battery power subsystem for your customized system
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As a reference design to integrate a battery power subsystem into your custom-designed carrier
The miniBASE-10R is based on the PICMG COM Express (COM.0 Rev. 2.1) specification and follows the PICMG
COM Express Carrier Design Guide (CDG) where possible (see 6.3 Carrier Board Designon page 12)