Embedian is shipping a Linux-ready ARM11 MXM computer-on-module (COM) and evaluation kit. The MXM-6410 COM is equipped with a Samsung S3C6410 system-on-chip (SoC) that weds a ARM1176JZF-S core clocked to 667Mhz with a multimedia co-processor that can encode and decode MPEG4/H.263/H.264 and decode VC1, says Embedian.

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The MXM-6410 targets multimedia-enabled embedded applications, including devices that require real-time videoconferencing, says Embedian. The module is based on a Samsung S3C6410 system-on-chip (SoC) with a ARM1176JZF-S core clocked up to 667MHz. This 65nm-fabricated SoC integrates a Multi Format Codec (MFC) co-processor that is said to support real-time videoconferencing, as well as TV-out, for both NTSC and PAL modes. In addition, the module is equipped with a JPEG codec, a 2D graphics accelerator, and a 3D graphics hardware accelerator that supports OpenGL-ES 1.1 and 2.0 rendering.

The Samsung SoC is supported by 128MB each of mDDR and NAND flash memory, says Embedian. A 242-pin MXM golden finger connector provides a wide variety of interfaces on the board. These are said to include TFT LCD, dual USB host interfaces, Ethernet, four RS232 interfaces, camera, CF, IDE, AC97 Audio, IIC, PWM, TV-out, and SPI.

Embedian's original MXM-7114
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Embedian launched its original MXM-7114 COM in November 2007. Its most recent MXM COMs -- the MXM-8310 and MXM-8110 -- were released last July, based on the Marvell PXA320 chip. Shortly before, a new organization called Qseven announced its own a multi-vendor COM spec that also uses an MXM connector. Formed by European COM module vendors Congatec , MSC Vertriebs , and Seco , and with 14 members total, Qseven launched the first version of its Qseven specification, calling for four mounting holes instead of Embedian's two, and a slightly larger 70 x 70mm size instead of Embedian's 66 x 50mm format. Qseven bills its format as being mobile-device oriented and "legacy-free," offering support for new formats like SDIO, while spurning some older I/O technologies.

Specifications for the MXM-6410 are said to include:Processor -- Samsung S3C6410 with ARM1176JZF-S core clocked up to 667MHz, plus Java acceleration engine, 16KB/16KB I/D cache, and 16KB/16KB I/D TCM
System bus -- 266Mhz 64/32-bit, with AXI, AHB, and APB buses
Multi Format Codec co-processor -- MPEG-4/H.263/H.264 encode/decode up to 30fps@SD/D1; decoding of VC1 video up to 30fps@SD/D1; various encoding tools available
JPEG codec -- Encoding YCbCr 4:2:2/RGB565; decoding YCbCr 4:4:4/4:2:2/4:2:0 or gray
2D graphic accelerator -- Line/point drawing, BitBLT and color expansion /text drawing
3D graphic accelerator -- 4M triangles/s @133MHz (transform); 75.8M pixels/s fill-rates @133MHz (shaded); Programmable Shader Model 3.0; 128-bit (32-bit x 4) floating-point Vertex Shader, etc.
Memory -- 128MB mDDR (266Mhz 32-bit); can be ordered with 256MB
Flash -- 128MB NAND
Other memory support -- Interfaces for SD/SDHC, CompactFlash (CF) I/II 3.3V, and IDE (shared with CF) ATA
Networking – 1 x 10/100 Ethernet interface (Davicom DM9000B chipset), supporting IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX and 802.3 10Base-T
USB -- 2 x USB 1.1 host interface (12Mbit/s speed), with one configurable as client; 1 x USB client 2.0 interface, supporting high speed as Device (480Mbps)
Serial -- 4 x RS232 interface, TTL level
Video interfaces -- VGA (800x600) with TFT support; TTL interface; video post processor interface; TV Out
Audio interfaces -- AC97 2.3 interface with ALSA support
Discrete I/O -- 12 general-purpose digital I/Os
Security Sub-system -- AES and DES/3DES accelerators with ECB and CBC support; SHA-1 Hash engine; H/W HMAC support; Random Number Generator; FIFO-Rx/Tx; DMA I/F to SDMA1
Camera interface -- supports up to 4096x4096 in YCbCr 4:2:2 format; ITU-R 601/ITU-R 656 format input support
System bus interface -- 16-bit or 8-bit
IIC interface -- 1-ch Multi-Master IIC-Bus
SPI interface -- compatible with 2-ch Serial Peripheral Interface Protocol 2.11
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) -- 2-ch 16-bit timer with PWM / 1-ch 16-bit internal timer
Interrupt request -- 8 available interrupts
Touch panel interface -- 10-bit CMOS ADC
Other features -- Watchdog timer 16-bit; JTAG interface
Power -- +5V DC power input only, with real-time clock battery
Dimensions -- 2.0 x 2.6 inches (50 x 66mm); MXM format
Operating system -- Linux 2.6.21 (will upgrade to 2.6.28 in a few months), Debian ARM Linux; Windows CE 6.0

MXM-6410 Eval Kit
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MXM-6410 Eval Kit

A separately sold MXM Computer on Module MXM-6410 Evaluation Kit (pictured above) is also available. Features are said to include:2 x MXM-6410 modules.
Carrier board
Reference carrier board schematics and design guide
800x480 LCD panel.
LCD backlight inverter board
LCD FPC/LVDS cable
Serial Console cable
MXM connector
Power board
12V-2A power adapter
1GB CF memory card with root file system pre-installed
Email or forum technical supportAvailability

The MXM-6410 is available now with Linux or Windows CE 6.0 pre-installed, and an evaluation kit (pictured above) is also available. Pricing was not disclosed. More information, and a detailed spec list, on the MXM-6410 should be available here , and more on the eval kit may be here .


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