Embedded Flex-ATX Motherboard with Intel®Q87 Chipset and 4th Generation Intel® 22nm Dual and Quad Core i7/i5/i3, Pentium and Celeron CPUs
Based on the latest Intel® 4th generation chipset, the Kontron KTQ87/FLEX embedded motherboard with long-term availability offers engineers leading-edge embedded processing performance as well as up to 4K graphics in a compact ATX-compliant footprint. It provides a 35 percent increase in graphics performance compared to its predecessors and a higher floating-point performance as well as improved data en- and decryption while the thermal footprint has practically remained the same. With these improvements and with the long-term availability as well as the high-quality design, the Kontron KTQ87/Flex sets a new benchmark for all mid-range to high-performance embedded applications in markets such as industrial automation, medical, gaming and digital signage.
With the Flex form factor engineers can immediately launch into developing system designs based on the broad, ATX-compliant ecosystem. The high-quality design of the Kontron embedded motherboards with features such as solid capacitors (POSCAP) additionally improves application reliability and availability in the field - even in the harshest of environments.
The Kontron KTQ87/Flex embedded Flex motherboard is based on the Intel® Q87 Express chipset and supports up to 32 gigabytes of DDR3 RAM. It can be equipped either with dual-core or quad-core 4th generation Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors with up to 3.1 GHz (3.9 GHz for Turbo Boost). For application-specific extension cards it offers one PCI Express x16 Gen 3.0 slot, one PCI Express x4 Gen2.0 (in x16 slot) and one PCI Express x1Gen 2.0. Further peripherals can be connected via four SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0/2.0) and eight USB 2.0 ports.
The Kontron- specific embedded feature connector offers up to 160 GPIO, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and digital-to-analog converter (DAC) minimizing the BOM and design-in efforts for individual I/O functionality. Complementary, Kontron offers the KT Evaluation Breakout Board, which further simplifies and accelerates system designs by providing direct access to features such as system monitoring, case-open sensing, thermal system management and much more via the feature connector. The embedded motherboard supports up to three independent hi-res displays or a 4K display which are connected via DisplayPort++. This enables direct connection of DisplayPort 1.2 panels and HDMI/DVI monitors with adapter cables. Board support one 18/24bit dual link LVDS interface. Besides the hi-res support, it also features hardware acceleration to dynamically improve video quality and it further supports stereoscopic 3D, adding another dimension to applications such as digital signage, gaming and entertainment. Two GbE LAN – one with Intel® AMT 9.0 – allow for extended networking options and out-of-band management, minimizing the need for on-site maintenance. A wide range of storage media can be connected via six SATA interfaces with 1.5/3/6 Gbit/s and RAID 0/1/5/10 functionality . HD audio, two COM ports and a Trusted Platform Module 1.2 for safety-related applications top off the feature set of the new motherboards.
The boards supports Windows 7 and 8, Windows Embedded Standard 7 and 8, VxWorks, as well as several Linux distributions (Red Hat Enterprise, Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise, Red Flag Linux and Wind River Linux, among others).
Form Factor | Flex-ATX |
Dimensions (H x W x D) | 9" x 7,5" 22,86 cm x 19,05 cm |
CPU | Supports: 4th Generation Intel® 22nm Dual and Quad Core i7, i5, i3,Pentium & Celeron® CPU Intel® Core i7-4770S GT2 3.1Ghz, 65W Intel® Core i5-4570S GT2 2.9Ghz, 65W Intel® Core i3-4330 GT2 3.5GHz, 54W Intel® Pentium-3420 GT1 3.2GHz, 54W Intel® Celeron-G1820TE GT1 2.2GHz, 35W |
Chipset | Intel® Q87 |
Main Memory | Up to 32 GB DDR3 (max. 4x 8 GB) |
Front Side Bus | Up to 20 GB/s point-to-point DMI 2.0 interface to PCH Four lanes in each direction |
Graphics Controller | Intel ® HD Graphics 4600 integrated GT1 or GT2 depending on CPU type |
Graphics | 3x Display Port (1x shared with optionalLVDS) optional 1x 18/24Bit dual Link LVDS interface |
Ethernet Controller | 1x Intel® Clarkville i218LM (i218-LM with AMT 9.0 support) 1x Intel® Pearsonville i218AT |
Ethernet | 2x Intel® GB LAN (1x AMT 9.0 support) |
Hard Disk | 6 x SATA (SATA 150/300/600) w. RAID 0,1,5,10 support |
Parallel Port | n/a |
Flash Onboard |
PCI Express / PCI support | 1 PCIe x4 |
Mini-PCI |
USB | 4x USB 3.0/2.0 4x USB 2.0 (4x Internal Header) |
IEEE 1394 Firewire | n/a |
Serial | 2x RS232 |
Rear I/O | 3x Display port 4x USB 3.0/2.0 |
Audio Controller | VT1708S HD Audio 7.1 channel surround sound |
Keyboard | KBD/MSE pinrow connector |
Special Features | DAC up to 160 GPIO TPM KT embedded feature port with ADC Intel® AES security |
BIOS | Phoenix |
Power Management | ACPI 3.0 |
Operation Temperature | 0°C to 60°C (32°F to 140°F) |
Operating System | Win7, WES7 32/64bit, Win8, WES8 Linux VxWorks |
Compliance | EN 61000-4-2:2000 ESD Immunity EN55022:1998 class B Generic Emission Standard IEC 60950-1: 2005, 2nd Edition UL 60950-1 CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 IEC 60068-2-27 IEC 60068-2-29 IEC 60068-2-64 ROHS |
KTQ87/FLEX Datasheet
[ ktq87-flex_20180717_datasheet.pdf, 1.47 mb, 2018/07/17 ]
KTH81/Flex Datasheet
[ kth81-flex_20180717_datasheet.pdf, 1.59 mb, 2018/07/17 ]
KTQ87 KTH81 Users Guide
Rev. P
Oct 07, 2019
[ ktq87---kth81_user-guide_rev-p_2019_10_07.pdf, 5.06 mb, 2019/10/07 ]
General Safety Instruction
[ 0_0096_4370_v2_2_d_e_2019-10-15.pdf, 0.11 mb, 2019/10/29 ]
KTQ87-Flex 2D Drawing in PDF
[ ktq87-flex-2d-drawing-20131112.pdf, 0.23 mb, 2014/05/28 ]
Kontron Services Brochure
[ kontron-services-brochure.pdf, 0.37 mb, 2019/09/06 ]
Kontron Services Brochure
[ kontron-services-brochure.pdf, 0.37 mb, 2015/11/19 ]
All other downloads such as drivers, bios, drawings etc. are available on Kontron’s Customer Section
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Active Cooler for Socket H2 (LGA1155) ZIF Socket CPU
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Cable COM2 100mm Bracket
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LVDS Connector for cable
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