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The MI945A is an All-In-One Multimedia system control Board. The board's design combines
all necessary input and output effects interfaces, which makes itself an ideal all-in-one control
board for demanding multimedia applications. MI945A is the perfect platform for a whole
range of small form factor, low-power multimedia devices.
The MI945A’s Intel 945GME chipset features excellent flexibility for developers of embedded
applications by offering improved graphics and increased I/O bandwidth, as well as remote
asset management capabilities and improved storage speed and reliability.
It supports improved hardware motion compensation for MPEG2, all format decoder
(18 ATSC formats) supported. Dynamic Bob and Weave support video streams, Software DVD
at 60 Fields/second and 30 frames/ second full screen. MI945A on Board total has several
video outputs for different type of displays, including VGA, DVI, LVDS and TV-Out. Touch
screen controller and one video input are integrated on board to fulfill more applications’ need.
MI945A is supported with one 10/100/1000 Ethernet for seamless broadband connectivity,
with Wake On LAN function and the PXE function in BIOS for Realtek LAN chip only.
Except CompactFlash, MI945A can integrate with various type of PCI Card / Mini PCI Card.
In addition, with the 8 hi-speed USB version 2.0 enhanced host controller interface, the
MI945A ensures the high performance level and also the powerful and flexible expansion.
On board 2 x RS232 ports are reserved for connecting additional devices.
With Ultra DMA-100/66 access of mode 4 to IDE drive interface architecture, the IDE
supports maximum 100MB/sec in data transfer rating.
The MI945A All-In-One motherboard supports two DDR2 SODIMM up to 4GB. Compact Flash
reader supports IDE/ATA interface. A single Flash chip holds the system BIOS, and you can
change the Flash BIOS by the Utility Update.
The MI945A/ All-In-One motherboard is fully compatible with industry standards, plus
technical enhancements, and thousands of software applications developed for IBM PC/AT
compatible computers. The control logic provides high-speed performance for the most
advanced multi user and multitasking applications available today.
Chapter-1
General lnformation