FEATURES System Features Intel Atom Z530 or Z510 CPU Up to 2GB of ruggedized RSODIMM™ DDR2 DRAM 4 USB 2.0 ports 2 RS-232, 2 RS-232/422/485 serial ports 1 Gigabit Ethernet 1 SATA port Support for USB flashdisk LVDS LCD and SDVO PS/2 keyboard and mouse 8 digital I/O PC/104 (ISA) and SUMIT-A expansion buses -40ºC to +80ºC operating temperature at heatspreader surface 3.55" x 3.775" x 0.9"

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DOWNLOADS Aurora Datasheet (.pdf, 513.7 kb) Aurora SBC User Manual (.pdf, 1.3 MB) VGA Accessory Kit User Manual (.pdf, 413.6 kb) Pandora End Caps for Aurora (.pdf, 107.1 kb) Sharp LQ121S1LG42 LCD Specification (.pdf, 544.1 kb) Aurora XP/XPe VGA Driver (.zip, 7.5 MB) XP/XPe Chipset Driver for Aurora (.zip, 1.7 MB) XP/XPe Ethernet Driver (Aurora, COM Exp, Magellan) (.zip, 30.9 MB) XP/XPe SATA Driver (Aurora, COM Exp, Magellan) (.zip, 607.6 kb)

Aurora PC/104 SBC Intel Atom Z-Series PC/104 Single Board Computer

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Description System Block Diagram Development Kits VGA Accessories Mass Storage Accessories Cable Kit Pandora and Panel I/O Board Specifications Get an online quote

Description

Aurora is a rugged, single board computer (SBC) based on the Intel Atom Z-Series CPUs and conforming to the compact, PC/104 form-factor. Aurora is powered by either an Atom Z530 at 1.6GHz or and Atom Z510 at 1.1GHz.

RSODIMM Module

The SBC supports either 1GB or 2GB of ruggedized DDR2 RSODIMM™ SDRAM. RSODIMM SDRAM is a new industry standard, expanding on the popular SO-DIMM format. RSODIMM extends the length of a standard SO-DIMM module, providing room for two mounting holes that are used to secure the memory module to the SBC, increasing resistance to shock and vibration. RSODIMM and SO-DIMM memory modules are electrically identical.

Aurora provides high-resolution LVDS and SDVO graphics interfaces. Additional I/O ports include SATA, USB, serial, digital I/O, and Gigabit Ethernet. Flexible system expansion is based on industry-standard, stackable PC/104 (ISA) and SUMIT-A (PCIe) modules. A location is also provided for an optional on-board USB flashdisk. Aurora's ruggedized RSODIMM SDRAM modules are securely affixed to the SBC through a pair of standoffs and screws, providing improved performance in high shock and vibration environments.

Aurora's power-efficient design leverages Intel's ultra-low-power (Menlow) silicon platform, consisting of the Atom Z5xx (Silverthorne) processors and US15W chipset (Poulsbo). Aurora utilizes conduction cooling for improved ruggedness and reliability through the use of a heatspreader. The CPU ICs are positioned on the bottom of the board, resulting in easy and efficient heat removal via the heatspreader for wide-temperature, fanless operation. The four mounting holes on the bottom of the conduction cooled heatspreader are #6-32 threaded holes on 2.8" centers.

Aurora is compatible with Linux, Windows XP, and Windows Embedded Standard. All necessary drivers are provided with the product.

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	System Block Diagram

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	Development Kits

The Aurora Development Kit (DK-AUR-01) provides all the components you need for fast and efficient embedded development. The kit includes an Aurora SBC, USB flashdisk with Linux pre-loaded, cable kit, power adapter cable, and software CD.

Software Development Kits are also available for Aurora for Linux (SDK-AUR-LNX) and Windows XP Embedded Standard (SDK-AUR-XPE) operating systems. Both software development kits come with a USB flashdisk pre-loaded with a bootable image of the operating system, a back up CD with the OS image, and documentation.

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	VGA Accessories

Corona COR-LANWIFI-XT I/O Module

VGA output can be generated from Aurora through one of several add-on I/O boards. Each of these I/O boards converts the SDVO output from Aurora via an on-board circuit, and produces VGA output available on a pin header.

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	Mass Storage Accessories

SATA SSD

Mass storage is available for Aurora in one of two ways:

The SATA solid-state disks contain a controller, embedded firmware, flash media, and male connector. Using NAND flash memory devices, the SSDs interface with the host SBC allowing data to be seamlessly transferred between the two. The SSDs are designed with a single-chip controller and provide full support for the SATA II high-speed interface standard. They operate at sustained access rates of up to 100 megabytes per second, which is much faster than other solid-state or traditional SATA drives, and implement a static wear-leveling scheme to allow uniform use of all storage blocks, ensuring a significantly increased lifetime of the flash media and optimized disk performance. A SATA power cable and data cable are included with each SSD product.

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	Aurora Cable Kit

The Aurora cable kit includes cables for Aurora input and output. Many cables are also available individually.

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	Pandora and Panel I/O Board

Aurora single board computers can be mounted inside Diamond's Pandora PC/104 enclosure with a cable-free panel I/O board to form a rugged, compact, completely self-contained industrial computer system. Aurora SBCs are available only in 1.7" tall Pandora enclosures, and no additional I/O cards may be stacked with Aurora in a Pandora enclosure.

The Pandora enclosure, coupled with the panel I/O board, features fast and easy assembly due to the fact that most or all internal cables can be eliminated. Rather than requiring the installation of special corner mounts or forcing the stack into a set of corner guides, the entire stack is bolted directly to the front plate of the case, forming a rugged, easily-handled assembly. Click here for more information on the Pandora PC/104 Enclosure.

Panel I/O Board Top Click here for a larger image		Panel I/O Board Bottom Click for a larger image		Aurora in Pandora Enclosure

Transition Cables or PC-Style Connectors

All I/O on Aurora is made available on 2mm pitch pin headers for use with low-cost cables. To enhance the use of Aurora in harsh environments requiring outstanding resistance to shock and vibration, Diamond Systems offers our rugged Pandora PC/104 enclosure that provides a cable-free configuration via a small panel I/O board that installs directly on top of Aurora to instantly convert all I/O to PC-style connectors:

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	Specifications

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Aurora PC/104 SBC available models: AUR-Z510-11-0G Aurora PC/104 SBC, 1.1GHz Atom Z510, 0GB SDRAM AUR-Z510-11-1G Aurora PC/104 SBC, 1.1GHz Atom Z510, 1GB SDRAM AUR-Z530-16-0G Aurora PC/104 SBC, 1.6GHz Atom Z530, 0GB SDRAM AUR-Z530-16-1G Aurora PC/104 SBC, 1.6GHz Atom Z530, 1GB SDRAM AUR-Z530-16-2G Aurora PC/104 SBC, 1.6GHz Atom Z530, 2GB SDRAM DK-AUR-01 Aurora Development Kit with AUR-Z530-161G SBC, cables, power supply, Linux software and documentation ACC-VGA-03 VGA Accessory Kit for Aurora Please login or signup for an online quote request.

Cables and accessories available models: MEM-1024R-05 1024MB DDR RSODIMM™ Ruggedized SDRAM MEM-2048R-05 2048MB DDR RSODIMM™ Ruggedized SDRAM MEM-1024-05 1GB SO-DIMM SDRAM module, extended temperature MEM-2048-05 2GB SO-DIMM SDRAM module, extended temperature C-AUR-KIT Aurora Cable Kit PNL-AUR-01 Aurora Panel I/O Board with mounting hardware SDK-AUR-LNX Aurora Ubuntu 10.4 Software Development Kit with Linux image on 4GB USB flashdisk, software tools on CD, and documentation SDK-AUR-XPE Aurora Windows Embedded Standard Software Development Kit with 2GB USB flashdisk FDU-1G-XT 1GB USB Solid State Flashdisk, extended temperature FDU-2G-XT 2GB USB Solid State Flashdisk, extended temperature FDU-4G-XT 4GB USB Solid State Flashdisk, extended temperature FDU-8G-XT 8GB USB Solid State Flashdisk, extended temperature SSD-32G-XT 32GB SATA SSD flashdisk and cables SSD-64G-XT 64GB SATA SSD flashdisk and cables C-FDU-01 Cable, USB pin header to USB Type A connector COR-LAN2-XT Corona SUMIT Communications Module with dual Ethernet ports only (no WiFi) COR-LANWIFI-XT Corona SUMIT Communications Module with WiFi Wireless Module and dual Ethernet ports Please login or signup for an online quote request.

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