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Technical Specs
- flex-ATX form factor (21.6 x 17 cm)
- 8 layers PCB
- Applied Micro PPC460ex SoC – upto 1.10 Ghz
- max 2 GB DDR2 Ram – 200-pin SODIMM
- Silicon Motion SM502 embedded MoC (audio/video) max 64MB Gfx RAM
- Audio 5.1 Realtek ALC655 codec
- PCI-express 4x lanes slot (16x mechanical connector)
- PCI-express 1x lane slot (* check notes)
- PCI slot, 32 bit, 33 Mhz, 3.3V
- 1x SATA2 port (* check notes)
- 6x USB2 EHCI/OHCI ports + 1 USB 1.1 port
- 1x 10/100/1000 Ethernet port (another 10/100/1000 Ethernet is optional)
- Lattice XP2 FPGA with 80 I/O pins expansion connector (connector is optional)
- UMTS/GSM module (optional requires add-on card)
- 512 MB NAND Flash (optional)
- integrated SD card reader
- RTC clock
- Serial port, 8-wires
- I2C and SPI/I2C buses
- passive cooling
- U-Boot 2010.06
Notes: the SATA2 port and the PCI-e 1x slot are mutually exclusive, only one of them can be used at a time
Packaging
The packaging includes:
- one Sam460ex board with a metallic heatsink on the CPU
- 1 backplate
- printed user manual
Sam460ex is a PowerPC modular motherboard engineered and produced by ACube Systems and it is totally made in Italy.
The core of the board is the PowerPC 460EX, a System On Chip (SoC) from Applied Micro which allowed us to build a PowerPC motherboard running at 1.10 Ghz, scalable for different uses and still fanless and very low power consumption!
The Sam460ex supports 3 expansion slots: PCI, PCIe 1x and PCIe 4x. Also it has onboard audio and video chips as well as a SATA2 port.
While this board is the fastest of our products, we also wanted to add more features to it. You can have the following on your Sam460:
- UMTS/GSM module
- NAND Flash
- 7 USB ports
- Gigabit ethernet
- 5 boot media
- and more...
Availability: Available now.
Note: this board will NOT replace the Sam440ep-flex board.
Available as:
- version with 1.10 Ghz CPU + OS4
- version with 1 Ghz CPU + OS4
- industrial version: prices may vary depending on volumes, please contact us.
Optionally you can complete your order with:
- 1 GB Memory module
- 2 GB Memory module
- Radeon 4650 cards or Silicon Image SATA card, please see the accessories page.
End customers, please check our online shop for current prices.
"Sam460ex Lite"
The Sam460ex Lite is a stripped down version of the standard Sam460ex
Sam460ex motherboard - Lite
- CPU CLOCK 1 Ghz
- 512 MB DDR2
- AmigaOS4.1 included
Also available as a complete system with the following characteristics:
- Sam460ex - Lite
- CPU CLOCK 1 Ghz
- Case LC-Power 2039MB-MBS
- 512 MB DDR2
- Radeon 9250 PCI - 128 MB
- HD SATA2 Western Digital 500 GB
- AmigaOS4.1 pre-installed
Click on the thumbnail for a bigger image. Dimension: H355 x W137 x D407mm. Click to go to the 2039MB page at LC-Power.
Note that these two Lite offers are limited until stock last, and sold only from ACube Systems directly.
"Complete Sam460ex systems"
All complete systems below are built with:
- a Sam460ex board at 1.10 Ghz with 2 GB Kingston memory
- Western Digital 500 GB SATA HD
- LG DVD-RW burner
- Silicon Image SiI3512 SATA controller
- AmigaOS 4.1
"Mini 1400"
built around a case LC-Power model "1400mi":
Click on the thumbnail for a bigger image. Dimension: H95 x W300 x D400mm. Click to go to the LC-1400mi homepage at LC-Power.
End customers, please check our online shop for current prices.
Note: if you need a PCIe graphic card for your 1400mi case, a low profile one is required. Also optional DVD drives are available on our accessories page.
"2039MB-460"
built around a case LC-Power model "2039MB-MBS":
Click on the thumbnail for a bigger image. Dimension: H355 x W137 x D407mm. Click to go to the 2039MB page at LC-Power.
End customers, please check our online shop for current prices.
Note: optional PCIe graphic cards or DVD drives are available on our accessories page.
"Elite-460"
built around the case Cooler Master model "Elite 342":
Click on the thumbnail for a bigger image. Dimension: W180 x H352 x D440 mm. Click to go to the Elite 342 page on the Cooler Master site.
End customers, please check our online shop for current prices.
Note: optional PCIe graphic cards or DVD drives are available on our accessories page.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How to use more than one SATA drive?
The Sam460ex is made both for embedded and consumer markets. It can be adapted to different needs. As an example, a customer who wants a board for home use will probably choose to add a SATA controller on a PCI card. This will allow up to four SATA drives. ACube may provide such expansion boards. - How can the operating system be loaded?
It is possible to load the operating system from a SATA harddisk, a CDROM connected on SATA, a USB key, a SD card or from the network. - Which setup are possible with the board?
It's possible to use the Sam460ex in one of these setup:- PCI-Express 16x slot + PCI slot + PCI-Express 1x slot
- PCI-Express 16x slot + PCI slot + SATA2 port
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