October 14th, 2005 - MSC Vertriebs GmbH (Stutensee, Germany) is the first European manufacturer to introduce an ETX-compatible module for embedded applications based on the designated successor of the popular AMD Geode GX1.

The new Geode LX module offers sockets for DDR SO-DIMMs (up to 512Mbytes) and for CompactFlash memory cards often used as mass memory replacement in embedded applications. The processor is clocked at up to 500 MHz and offers more than double the performance of the GX1 CPU. The module provides all interfaces of a ”state of the art“ embedded PC and fully complies with the ETX standard, also offering the ISA bus in order to ensure compatibility with legacy applications.

Despite the processor’s typical power consumption of approximately 2W, the module offers fast Ethernet and USB 2.0 interfaces as well as support for 3D graphics for simultaneous CRT and TFT display with DDC support. The module is offered for the 0° to 60°C temperature range. Due to its very low power consumption, it is especially suitable for “deeply embedded” applications in all industrial application areas. Depending on the operating system used, the “Suspend-to-RAM” function is available which considerably extends the operating time when powered by batteries.