With this level of functionality, the EB8347 is an excellent alternative in harsh environmentsfor x86-based COMs.

The virtues of RISC shine through: excellent computing power with minimal power consumption, extremely robust mechanical design - with a temperature range of 0 to 70C (optionally -40 to +85C) - and availability guaranteed forseven years or more.

Potential applications for the new E2Brain module can be found in the automation, medical technology, energy, defence or transportation and automotive industries, to name but a few.

Examples in the transportation industryinclude cockpit computers in cars and trains, construction machinery, or even yachts.

Thanks to the maturity of the module technology, OEMs that use the EB8347 can concentrate on their core competences and significantly reduce their time tomarket.

Besides the attractive MPC8347 processor with integrated user interfaces, the E2Brain EB8347 boasts two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and up to 256Mbyte directly solderedfast DDR-SDRAM.

Additional features include up to 64Mbyte Flash, EEPROM for user and configuration data, four serial ports (two terminal ports Rx/Tx, four 16550-compatible), an AC97 audio interface, and an interface for CompactFlash storage cards (slot on the carrier board).

Furthermore, RTC,watchdog and temperature sensors are onboard.

Customer-specific expansions are connected via LPC and/or 32bit, 33/66MHz PCIbus interfaces.

An operating system-independent boot loader with network support and a Linux and VxWorks board support package are available as software support.

In-system programming is possible via an SPI-compatible serialperipheral interface.

A JTAG/BDM interface for debugging and onboard programming round out the feature set for the developer.

The E2Brain EB8347 will be available from April 2006 and evaluation baseboards will also be made available at thistime.

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