Tiny 88x110mm “Cinnamon Bay SBC” Meets Need for Extended Temperature Range, Easy Adaptability, and Low Cost

ADI Now Supports Intel Atom As The "Open IP ODM"

Charlottesville, VA, March 3, 2009—ADI Engineering, the "Open IP ODM" and a leading supplier of single board computers and custom design-through-production solutions for embedded Intel® architecture (IA) technology, today announced its Cinnamon Bay SBC product line of full function Single Board Computers (SBCs) based on the new options for the Intel® Atom™ processor Z5xx platform, which include industrial temperature products.   Cinnamon Bay SBC measures a mere 88x110mm, and is available in three SKUs targeted to a wide range of deeply embedded applications such as industrial controls, digital signage, interactive kiosks, general-purpose embedded computing, IP media display and processing, military, medical, gaming, and point of sale (PoS) terminals.  ADI offers a -40C to +85C extended temperature range SKU of Cinnamon Bay SBC to meet the rigorous demands of harsh industrial, military, automotive and outdoor applications.

Cinnamon Bay SBC can be used standalone in many applications, since common interfaces and connectors are included on the single board. When expansion is required, application-specific daughtercards can be added quickly and easily to meet unique requirements for HD or SD video, audio, networking, and other features.

Thanks to the new Intel Atom Z5xxP processor platform, Cinnamon Bay SBC achieves lower price points than embedded SBCs based on the earlier Intel® Atom™ Z500 processor, while adding new features such as extended temperature operation.  1ku direct OEM pricing for Cinnamon Bay SBC is $179 for a 1.1 GHz Z510P SKU, $259 for the 1.6 GHz Z530P SKU, and $299 for the 1.33 GHz extended temperature Z520PT SKU.

Features of the Cinnamon Bay SBC line include:

·       Ultra-miniature 88x110mm form factor

·       Three off the shelf processor options: 

o   1.6 GHz Intel® Atom™ processor Z530P (commercial temperature)

o   1.1 GHz Intel® Atom™ processor Z510P (commercial temperature)

o   1.33 GHz Intel® Atom™ processor Z520PT (extended temperature)

·       Two off the shelf SCH options (depending on processor):

o   Intel® System Controller Hub US15WP (commercial temperature)

o   Intel® System Controller Hub US15WPT (extended temperature)

·       -40C to +85C extended temperature SKU

·       802.3at Power over Ethernet (PoE) as an option module on all SKUs, allowing creation of innovative “no new wires” PoE powered products

·       DDR2 SO-DIMM (supports 256MB – 2GB)

·       Bootable MicroSD slot

·       4 USB 2.0 host ports

·       One Gigabit Ethernet port

·       LVDS video port

·       4-wire touchscreen controller

·       Trusted Platform Module

·       PATA interface

·       Watchdog timer

·       Intel® High Definition Audio CODEC

·       Battery backed real-time clock

·       IrDA port

·       Daughtercard expansion interface

ADI also offers off-the-shelf daughtercards serving SD and HD IP media applications.  Development kits for Cinnamon Bay SBC are also available to enable rapid evaluation and application development.

“Cinnamon Bay SBC specifically targets deeply embedded applications not well served by existing COM or SBC approaches,” said Steve Yates, President, Founder and CTO of ADI Engineering.  “With Cinnamon Bay SBC, ADI enables OEMs to take full advantage of the new options of the Intel® Atom™ platform in a flexible, low cost, extended temperature, long life single board computer line that greatly accelerates time to market and reduces the cost of easily differentiated embedded solutions.”

“By adding extended temperature operation to the already high performance per watt of the Intel® Atom™ microarchitecture, this platform brings the many benefits of Intel architecture to many more embedded applications,” said Jonathan Luse, director of marketing, Low Power Embedded Products Division, Intel. “Developers can now use Intel® Atom™ processor-based products, such as ADI Engineering’s Cinnamon Bay SBC line, in a wide range of systems used in unconstrained thermal environments like today’s digital factories.”

About ADI Engineering Inc.

ADI Engineering Inc. is a US-based Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) focused on improving the overall quality and time-to-market of embedded electronics devices. With its distinctively strong engineering team and open customer engagement and IP transfer policies, ADI Engineering sets itself apart by providing design excellence, trusted manufacturing and production control to all of its customers.  Founded in 1990, ADI's headquarters and design center is located in Charlottesville, VA, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Aguascalientes, Mexico and Nanjing, China.  ADI is a privately held company and is an Associate member of the Intel® Embedded and Communications Alliance (http://www.intel.com/go/ica). For more information about ADI Engineering, please visit http://www.adiengineering.com or call (434) 978-2888.

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ADI Engineering Contacts:

Mike Losego, Vice President and Director of Sales
mike.losego@adiengineering.com
Tel: +1-434-978-2888 x1