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Introduction
Features
Watchdog Timer
The Watchdog Timer function allows your application to regularly “clear” the sys-
tem at the set time interval. If the system hangs or fails to function, it will reset
at the set time interval so that your system will continue to operate.
DDR3
DDR3 delivers increased system bandwidth and improved performance. It offers
peak data transfer rate of up to 21 Gb/s bandwidth. The advantages of DDR3
are its higher bandwidth and its increase in performance at a lower power than
DDR2.
Graphics
The integrated AMD HD graphics for graphics intensive applications delivers ex-
ceptional 3D, 2D and video capabilities. It supports HDMI, VGA, and LVDS inter-
faces.
CompactFlash
The system board is equipped with the CompactFlash
TM
socket for inserting a
CompactFlash
TM
card. CompactFlash
TM
card is a small removable mass storage
device designed with flash technology - a non-volatile storage solution that does
not require a battery to retain data indefinitely. The CompactFlash
TM
technology
is widely used in products such as portable and desktop computers, digital cam-
eras, handheld data collection scanners, PDAs, Pocket PCs, handy terminals and
personal communicators.
Audio
The Realtek ALC886 audio codec provides 7.1-channel High Definition audio out-
put.
Serial ATA
Serial ATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0a specifica-
tion. SATA 3.0 supports speed up to 6Gb/s while SATA 2.0 supports speed up to
3Gb/s. This improves hard drive performance faster than the standard parallel
ATA whose data transfer rate is 100MB/s.
Gigabit LAN
The Realtek RTL8111DL PCI Express Gigabit controllers support up to 1Gbps data
transmission.
