- Socket-7 Pentium™ Processor socket supporting 75 - 166 MHz operation
- On-board 3.3 V CPU voltage regulator
- Intel Triton 82430 PCISet chipset
- 256KB or 512 KB PipeLine Burst Level 2 cache or 256 KB
- Asynchronous Level 2 cache using plug-in COAST connector
- Four SIMM sockets providing up to 128 MByte of EDO or FPM DRAM
- S3 Trio PCI graphics controller
- PICMG compliant PCI, ISA & PC/104 expansion busses
- SMC 37C932 I/O controller providing
- Real-time clock with on-board battery
- PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors
- On-board Solid State Disk - Flash and SRAM
- Security microcontroller providing power monitoring and reset control
- On-board status LEDs
- Drive for up to 14 ISA, 3 PCI expansion slots and 3 PC/104 cards
The Blue Chip Technology PX1 single board PC sets new standards for integration of the latest advances in processor, memory, and I/O technologies. The PX1 complies with the new PICMG form factor providing ISA, PCI and PC/104 bus interfaces on a single PC/AT plug-in card. The PICMG single board PC is an ideal platform for the increasing requirements of today's and tomorrow's embedded applications.
The flexible PICMG design will accept Pentium processors operating at 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 150, 166 and 200 MHz. The user may install 256 KB of asynchronous Cache, or 256 KB or 512 KB of Pipeline Burst Cache RAM in the form of a COAST (Cache On A STick) Module. The memory sub-system is designed to support up to 128 MB of EDO DRAM (for improved performance) or standard Fast Page DRAM in standard 72-pin SIMM sockets. A Type 7 Pentium OverDriveÒ socket provides upgrades for future OverDrive processors.
The PX1 single board PC utilises Intel’s Triton 82430 PCIset to provide increased integration and performance over other single board PC designs. The Triton PCIset contains an integrated PCI Bus Mastering IDE controller with two high performance IDE interfaces allowing up to four IDE devices (such as hard drives, CD-ROM readers, etc.). The SMC 37C932 Super I/O controller integrates the standard PC I/O functions: floppy interface, two FIFO serial ports, one EPP/ECP capable parallel port, a Real Time Clock, keyboard and mouse (PS/2) controller.
The PX1 also provides for driving up to three external PCI local bus slots. These provide a high bandwidth data path for data-movement intensive functions such as video or networking. Up to fourteen ISA slots may be driven to complete the I/O capability. In addition to superior hardware capabilities, a full set of software drivers and utilities are available to allow advanced operating systems such as Windows™ 95 to take full advantage of the hardware capabilities. Features such as bus mastering IDE, Windows™ 95-ready Plug and Play, Advanced Power Management (APM) are available for the PX1
