Toradex Mini Atom platform

NVIDIA launched ION platform, caused by the global media and consumer attention. Atom apart from the ultra-low power processor, MCP79 bring excellent graphics performance, Ion platform the biggest characteristic is its volume. This can be “single-handedly master ” ultra-mini PC, many people are the dream of many years.

ION platform because of the threat to the Intel platform independent chipset market position, Intel are not interested in for NVIDIA’s platform. Now, Intel has so very happy, because for a product: There is no need ion platform, Atom can also make smaller.

Toradex company launched Robin Z530/Z510 named “Nano COM Express Yype 1″ computer module, the motherboard only area of 55×84mm, than ion platform prototype Pico-ITX 72×100mm more small. According to the description of the company Toradex, this motherboard only “credit card size.”

In this area on the motherboard based on the use of Silverthorne core, for MID devices Atom Z530 (1.6GHz) / Z510 (1.1GHz) processor, with SCH US15W chipset Intel Architecture platform. Motherboard integrates 512MB DDR2 533MHz memory, and 2GB flash memory, MicroSD card reader onboard. Through external expansion board, also provides interfaces including PCI-E x1, Gigabit Ethernet, SATA,, SD card reader, VGA and LVDS video output and so on.

The products are mainly oriented in the embedded systems market, it is estimated that it is very difficult for ordinary consumers in the living room. Their prices are also expensive than ion platform, according to the difference between quantity orders, Z530 Price Model 160-180 pounds, Z510 Price Model 110-130 pounds, an external expansion board price of 170-200 pounds.