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XB1

Low Power COM Express™ Basic Module
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XB1 Computer On Module
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XB1 COM Express™ Basic Module

Computer on Module
Scalable from 1GHz Ultra Low Voltage Celeron® M to 2.0GHz Pentium® M


COM Express™ (aka ETXexpress™) is an open PICMG® standard for Computer-On-Modules, based on new technologies such as PCI Express, Serial ATA, Gigabit Ethernet and SDVO. While designing the carrier board only once, users profit from upgrading or scaling their application by simply changing the CPU module.


Alternatively equipped with the Intel series of (LV) Pentium® M and ULV Celeron® M processors and up to 2GB RAM, the EKF XB1 is a versatile COM Express basic form factor module, designed especially for systems which require high performance at low power consumption.


XB1 - COM Express Computer On Module - See-Through Heatspreader

XB1 - COM Express Computer On Module - See-Through Heatspreader

The chipset is based on PCI Express technology and has integrated a powerful dual screen graphics accelerator. The SDVO and VGA video interfaces allow for attachment of digital flat panel displays and analog monitors.

The XB1 is provided with a Gigabit Ethernet controller, and eight USB 2.0 ports for high speed communication. Four Serial ATA channels are available in addition to the legacy PATA I/F. The dual slot DIMM socket is suitable to address up to 2GB interleaved (symmetric) dual channel memory.



Typically, the XB1 will be combined with a custom specific carrier board. As a basic development tool, EKF can supply a variety of evaluation carrier boards. In addition, EKF offers their design services to create a turn-key ready customer solution.

The XB1 COM Express module is the perfect choice for embedded applications that require a low power standard processor at the centre of their design. OEMs can significantly improve their flexibility and reduce their total cost by adopting the open standards based architecture of COM Express.


Benefits of the XB1 COM Express Module
  • PICMG COM.0 Compliant Module Type 2
  • Pentium® M 2GHz (FSB 533MHz)
  • PCI Express Chipset for Embedded Applications
  • 2 x 1GB DDR2 Memory (Dual Channel Mode Capable)
  • Dual-Screen Graphics Controller
  • Video I/F SDVO, PEG, LVDS, VGA, TV
  • Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • 4 x SATA I/F
  • 8 x USB 2.0 Channels
  • RoHS Compliant
  • Low Power Generation Embedded Chipset and CPU
  • Carrier Boards XV1 XV2 XV3 Available


XB1 - COM Express Computer On Module

XB1 - COM Express Computer On Module

XB1 - View from Bottom Side

XB1 - View from Bottom Side
Feature Summary XB1
Form Factor PICMG COM Express R1.0 (COM.0), Basic Module form factor (125x95mm2), Pin-out Type 2
Processor Designed for Intel® Pentium® M Micro FC-BGA 479 processors (90nm Dothan), maximum junction temperature 100°C
  • XB1-060: 600MHz ULV Celeron® M (Banias 130nm), 400MHz FSB, 512KB L2 cache, 7W
  • XB1-100: 1.0GHz ULV Celeron® M (Dothan 373), 400MHz FSB, 512KB L2 cache, 5W
  • XB1-140: 1.4GHz LV Pentium® M (Dothan 738), 400MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache, 10W
  • XB1-200/1: 2.0GHz Pentium® M (Dothan 760), 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache, 27W
Chipset Intel® i915 (Alviso) chipset consisting of:
  • 82915GM Graphics/Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900
  • 82801FB I/O Controller Hub (ICH6)
  • 82802 Firmware Hub (FWH)
Memory Dual 200-pin SO-DIMM socket, DDR2 533 SDRAM, 2 x 1GB or 1 x 2GB maximum, symmetric dual channel capable
Video Up to 2048x1536 pixel 16M colours @75Hz refresh rate (analog), up to 1600 x 1200 pixel 16M colours @60Hz (digital), dual screen support
  • Dual SDVO
  • Analog VGA
  • Dual LVDS
  • TV Out
  • PEG PCI Express x 16 external graphics interface, multiplexed with SDVO
USB 8 x USB2.0
Ethernet PCIe to Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000Mbps
PATA (IDE) ICH6 integrated Ultra ATA/100 I/F
SATA 4 x SATA-150
GPIO 8 GPIO lines
Sound System AC '97 or HD Audio Azalia (external Codec)
PCI ICH6 integrated 32-bit PCI bridge, 133MBps CPCI master
PCI Express
  • 3-Lane PCIe if PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller is stuffed
  • 4-Lane PCIe (configurable as x 4 Link) w/o PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller (stuffing option)
BIOS Phoenix BIOS, custom specific enhancements by EKF
Drivers
  • Intel graphics drivers
  • Intel networking drivers
Power Requirements
  • +12V ±0.5V, typical current consumption:
  • 0.8A idle / 1.4A 3D benchmark full power (Celeron® 373 1.0GHz)
  • 1.7A idle / 3.1A 3D benchmark full power (Pentium® M 760 2.0GHz)
Environmental Conditions
  • Operating temperature: 0°C ... +60°C
  • Storage temperature: -40°C ... +85°C, max. gradient 5°C/min
  • Humidity 5% ... 95% RH non condensing
  • Altitude -300m ... +3000m
  • Shock 15g 0.33ms, 6g 6ms
  • Vibration 1g 5-2000Hz
MTBF tbd
EC Regulations
  • EN55022, EN55024, EN60950-1 (UL60950-1/IEC60950-1)
  • 2002/95/EC (RoHS)
Typical Performance Rating
Measured with PCMark2002 under Windows XP, 1GB DDR2 533
Board Processor CPU/MEM Score
XB1-060 600MHz ULV Celeron® M (Banias) tbd
XB1-100 1.0GHz ULV Celeron® M (Dothan 373) tbd
XB1-140 1.4GHz LV Pentium® M (Dothan 738) tbd
XB1-201 2.0GHz Pentium® M (Dothan 760) tbd
subject to change

XB1 Block Diagram

XB1 Block Diagram

XB1 Assembly Drawing

XB1 Assembly Drawing

XB1 & XV2 Carrier Board

XB1 Mounted on a XV2 Carrier Board

XB1 & XV3 Carrier Board

XB1 Mounted on a XV3 Carrier Board
Ordering Information
Alias Ordering No. Short Description
XB1 XB1-061 COM Express Basic Module, 600MHz ULV Celeron® M (Banias Generation), 1 x SODIMM socket provided
XB1 XB1-062 COM Express Basic Module, 600MHz ULV Celeron® M (Banias Generation), 2 x SODIMM sockets provided
XB1 XB1-101 COM Express Basic Module, 1.0GHz ULV Celeron® M (Dothan 373), 1 x SODIMM socket provided
XB1 XB1-102 COM Express Basic Module, 1.0GHz ULV Celeron® M (Dothan 373), 2 x SODIMM sockets provided
XB1 XB1-141 COM Express Basic Module, 1.4GHz LV Pentium® M (Dothan 738), 1 x SODIMM socket provided
XB1 XB1-142 COM Express Basic Module, 1.4GHz LV Pentium® M (Dothan 738), 2 x SODIMM sockets provided
XB1 XB1-201 COM Express Basic Module, 2.0GHz Pentium® M (Dothan 760), 1 x SODIMM socket provided
XB1 XB1-202 COM Express Basic Module, 2.0GHz Pentium® M (Dothan 760), 2 x SODIMM socket provided
XB1 XB1-HS00 Heat spreader for XB1 (COM.0 flat panel style)
XB1 XB1-HS20 Heat sink for XB1 (thermal extrusion style)
XB1 XB1-MM0 DDR2 memory module 512MB SO-DIMM
XB1 XB1-MM1 DDR2 memory module 1GB SO-DIMM
XB1 XB1-MM2 DDR2 memory module 2GB SO-DIMM
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