ETX-EVAL

ETX Development Baseboard

Features

• ATX Motherboard ETX baseboard
• Four PCI and three ISA slots
• Power connectors for ATX and Baby AT power supplies
• All standard motherboard I/O connections
• FFC connector for LVDS panels
• Four ETX connectors to install any standard ETX CPU module
• Designed, made, supported, and manufactured in the USA

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

Model ETX-EVAL is an ideal development platform for all ETX projects. Based on the ATX motherboard footprint, the ETX-EVAL has all ETX standard I/O connections brought out such as IDE, FDD, parallel, two serial ports, RJ45 ethernet and a total of four USB ports. In addition to a standard VGA connector, a FFC JILI connector is provided that can drive any LVDS or LCD flat panel with optional panel specific cabling. The motherboard is I/O expandable via four PCI and three ISA slots to install application specific I/O boards. With included ATX and Baby AT power connectors, almost any available PC power supply can be used. For ease of development, standard PS/2 receptacles for keyboard and mouse are provided. Both piezo speaker and reset button are provided as well as Line IN/OUT, microphone and speaker connectors. Hexadecimal display for Port80 Post Code is conveniently mounted for diagnostic assistance. IRDA signals are available on the baseboard through a pin header connector. For specific availability of t ested ETX CPU modules, contact ACCES I/O for model and price.

SPECIFICATIONS

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Connectors

Bus Expansion

• PCI board slots: Four
• ISA board slots: Three (PC/104 can be used with extra adapter board)

Motherboard mounted I/O Connectors

• Video: DB15 VGA output
• Parallel: Standard DB25 female LPT port
• Serial: Four DB9 male RS-232 ports, two standard rear,(two front optional depending on ETX module used)
• USB: Four ports(actual in operation depends on ETX module selected)
• Keyboard: Mini-Din PS/2
• Mouse: Mini-Din PS/2
• Ethernet: RJ45 10/100BaseT
• Sound: Line In/Out, Microphone, Speaker

Baseboard header I/O Connectors

• Drives:
  • Two IDE 40-pin keyed connectors
  • Two Floppy 34-pin keyed connectors (Only one derived from ETX)
• Fan: Three pin locking header
• LCD/LVDS: 40 pin FFC connector(JILI)
• Video out: Eight pin two row header
• Audio: Six pin sound connector
• Line In: Four pin header
• IrDA: Eight pin line header
• Feature: 24 pin two row header with Reset, Battery, Misc power/signals

Baseboard mounted features

• Diagnostic Port 80 post code using two seven segment hexadecimal displays
• Reset button
• CMOS battery socket for RTC clock and ETX setup parameters
• Piezo speaker

Power

ATX and Baby AT power connectors

Environmental

• Operating Temperature Range: -5° to 70° C
• Storage Temperature Range: -10° to +85° C
• Operating Humidity: 10 to 90% RH, without condensation.
• Storage Humidity: 5 to 95% RH, without condensation.
• Board Dimension: 7.00 x 12.00 inches, ATX style rear footprint

Ordering Information

ETX-EVAL - ATX sized evaluation baseboard for ETX

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