ADLINK nanoX-BASE - Manual (Page 7)

Page 7 nanoX-BASE User’s Manual
1 Introduction
The COM Express approach of custom carrier combined with off the shelf system cores is an
excellent solution when you need to customize but lack the time or quantity for a complete
redesign. It fits most system integration projects with production volumes from 500 to 10,000 pcs
per year. The COM Express concept has a great many advantages over full custom designs. It
reduces engineering complexity, lowers the threshold for total project quantity and last but not
least brings your product to the market in no time. The average time to design a carrier board is
less than half the time of a full custom OEM board.
The nanoX-BASE is a standard ATX size carrier board. Together with the COM Express module
of your choice and off the shelf add-on cards you can quickly emulate the functionality of your
desired end product for software development and hardware verification.
To build a functional prototype of your target system you will need:
f COM Express module
f nanoX-BASE carrier board
f PCI Express or PCI add on cards
f SATA storage or flash disk solution
The nanoX-BASE is compatible with COM Express Type 1 and Type 10 pinout Mini form factor
modules and accommodates up to four PCI Express x1 slots, one PCI Express Graphics x16 slot
(x1 link), one ExpressCard slot and two PCI slots.
The nanoX-BASE is based on the PICMG COM Express® (COM.0 Rev. 2.0) specification and
closely follows the PICMG COM Express® Carrier Design Guide (see 6.3 Carrier Board Design).