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Introducing Tabor and the A1222A powerful, low cost, entry level PowerPC motherboard

our universe is expanding - Topaz

San Francisco 19th October 2015

As part of our drive to create morepowerful lower cost, entry levelhardware and expand the Next-Generation user base we commission-ed Ultra Varisys to create a newPowerPC motherboard. The result is

, a 170 mm x 170 mm mother-

board based on a Freescale QorIQP1022 32-bit e500v2 dual-corePowerPC processor running at 1.2GHz. Prototypes have already beenshipped to key developers andmembers of A-EON Technology’sCore Linux support team and, as aresult, several Linux distributions arealready up and running on theboard. Working in cooperation with

, a beta test programme isabout to commence, which is alreadyover-subscribed. The full system isdesignated theFor more details please visit:

(Subject to change without notice)

l Freescale QorIQ P1022,1.2GHz, 32-bit, e500V2, dual-core•1x CPU fan + heatsink•2x fan ports

•64 bit interface•400Mhz•Support up to 8GB RAM

•1x RS232 including flow control•Level shifting from TTL UARTserial levels to RS232 levels•Maximum baud rate of 230,400

•2x SATA 2.6 compliant controllers

•2x External & 2x Internal USB port

• 1x RGMII ethernet PHYs eachproviding Gbit ethernet

•x4 PCIe gen 1 link allows datarates of 2.5Gb/s per lane•x16 PCIe connector to supportRadeonHD graphics cards

•Audio CODEC generating stereoaudio out from I2S digital audio

•24 bit colour depth•Support for resolution up to1280x1024•HDMI 1.3 support

•Support for user GPIOs•GPIO JTAG

•Micro SD card for boot -possibility of running the wholesystem from the microSD card

for Power, CPU, HDD

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Tabor Performanceunder Linux

●3D hardware accel-erated graphics

●3D game play

●HD video playback

●Fast & responsive

Tabor Debian screengrab courtesyChristian Zigotzky, A-EON TechnologyCore Linux Team

Tabor bootscreen animation designedby Kevin Saunders

Tabor boot screen animation