Atlanta, GA – Trenton’s TML graphics-class system host board (SHB) uses the Intel® Core™ Duo, Intel® Core™ Solo and Intel® Celeron® M processor options to deliver superior system performance per watt. These processor options make a low-profile passive cooling solution possible, thereby enabling small form factor chassis designs. The Intel® Core™ Duo processor offers key features such as dual-core technology, a 667MHz front side bus, 2MB of L2 cache and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology. The Intel® Core™ Duo T2500 processor, the Intel® 945G and the Intel® ICH7R offered on the TML also feature long-life product support from Intel®.

The Intel® 945G and the Intel® ICH7R component combination on the TML enables dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, eight USB 2.0 ports and a 4GB, dual-channel DDR2-667 memory interface. Other features include dual SATA2 drive capability supported by the Intel® ICH7R, featuring Intel® Matrix Storage Technology which directly supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 implementations.

PCI Express™ (PCIe) links designed into the TML support the high-speed PCI Express interface methodology between the SHB and backplane defined in the PICMG 1.3 industry standard. The TML’s graphics-class PCIe link configuration supports PCI Express graphics and video cards, including the latest ADD2 cards. Other types of PCI Express cards, as well as 32-bit/33MHz PCI option cards, are supported directly by the TML on a PICMG® 1.3 compatible backplane. The TML also supports 64-bit PCI and PCI-X cards on backplanes with the appropriate PCI Express-to-PCI-X bridge chip technology.

“Trenton’s TML system host board provides the answer to the heat vs. processor performance trade-off that our customers deal with every day”, said Dwight Justice, Trenton’s Vice President of Sales. “The SHB’s low-profile cooling solution and the combination of the Intel® Core™ Duo Processor, the Intel® 945G Chipset and the Intel® ICH7R I/O controller provide our TML board customers with a critical system component designed to meet the challenges of a wide variety of applications.”



Other TML Features
The TML’s FCPGA6 socket supports the Intel® Core™ Duo, Intel® Core™ Solo and Intel® Celeron® M processor options. The front side bus on the TML supports 533MHz and 667MHz processor options.

The two DDR2 DIMM sockets on the TML have a maximum capacity of 4GB. The dual channel memory interface supports non-ECC PC2-3200, PC2-4200 or PC2-5400 DIMMs.

The x16 PCI Express and x4 links on edge connectors A and B of the TML support PCI Express video and graphics cards, ADD2 cards and general purpose option cards on a PICMG 1.3 compatible backplane. Trenton TML customers can elect to use the internal video connection on the SHB instead of a card connected to the x16 PCI Express link. This video option is driven by the chipset’s Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950.

Standard TML configurations support two 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet LAN ports and two USB 2.0 ports on the I/O bracket of the TML. An additional 10/100Base-T Ethernet port and two USB ports are routed to the SHB’s edge connector C for optional use on a PICMG 1.3 compatible backplane. Two additional USB ports can also be routed to the backplane with a factory build option.

The TML supports the optional edge connector D defined in the PICMG 1.3 industry standard. Edge connector D provides a 32-bit/33MHz PCI interface to the backplane to support legacy 32-bit/33MHz PCI option card slots and PCI-to-ISA bridge chips. This capability is useful when it is cost prohibitive to design out an older or purpose-built ISA option card.



Pricing and Availability
The TML is available now with a list price of $1,425. Pricing and processor speed availability varies. Contact Trenton for the latest information on pricing discounts as well as volume and OEM purchase programs.



About Trenton Technology
Trenton is a specialized designer and manufacturer of system host boards, single board computers and backplanes for critical embedded computing applications such as telephony, imaging, instrumentation, control and others that require performance, precision and reliability. As an Associate Member of the Intel® Embedded and Communications Alliance, a community of communications and embedded developers and solution providers, Trenton has the development expertise to provide faster time-to-market designs for the applied computing marketplace. For more information about the Intel® Embedded and Communications Alliance, please visit www.intel.com/go/ica.

Trenton offers PCI Express, PCI-X/PCI/ISA and CompactPCI® products manufactured in the USA to ISO 9001:2000, CE and UL standards, satisfying the industry’s increasing demands for features and performance. All Trenton Technology products are backed by a full two-year warranty and Trenton’s engineer oriented technical support.

For more information about our TML system host board, or any other Trenton product, call (800) 875-6031 or (770) 287-3100. You can also visit our website at www.TrentonTechnology.com or e-mail us at TML@TrentonTechnology.com.