Overview
VIA EPIA-P720 Pico-ITX Board
The VIA EPIA-P720 is an incredibly compact board, based on the 10 cm x 7.2 cm Pico-ITX form factor. Taking advantage of the latest VIA VX855 media system processor, the VIA EPIA-P720 offers smooth playback of the most demanding video formats at high resolutions of up to 1080p, making it a great choice for a range of devices including today’s next-generation digital interactive devices and digital signage.
Hardware
On board pin headers provide support for an additional of 4 x USB 2.0 ports, an LPC connector, SMBus connector, PS/2 support, audio jacks, LVDS, 4 pairs of DIO and two UART ports.
The VIA VX855 unified digital media IGP chipset provides hardware acceleration for H.264, VC1, WMV and MPEG-2 codecs, placing almost no strain on the board’s fanless 1.0GHz VIA Eden® ULV processor, leaving it free to focus on other tasks. The VIA VX855 also includes the VIA C-9 HCM 3D integrated graphics core boasts full DirectX® 9.0 support and a 128-bit 2D engine with hardware rotation capability.
The VIA EPIA-P720 uses a specially designed I/O add-on-board, the VIA P720-A, adds a VGA port, a Gigabit LAN port and two USB 2.0 ports to the boards onboard HDMI port. The VIA Vinyl HD audio codec provides 6 channel high definition audio. Storage is provided in the shape of an onboard 44-pin IDE connector and one SATA port.
Datasheet
Get the PDF version of the EPIA-P720 datasheet, or browse the information below:
| Model Name | EPIA-P720 |
|---|---|
| Processor | 1.0GHz VIA Eden® ULV |
| Chipset | VIA VX855 Unified Digital Media IGP chipset |
| BIOS | AMI BIOS, 4Mbit flash memory |
| System Memory | DDR2 800/667 SODIMM socket Up to 2GB memory size |
| Graphics | Integrated VIA C-9 HCM DX9 2D/3D graphics with MPEG-2, WMV9 & H.264 video decoding acceleration |
| Storage | 1 SATA connector |
| IDE | IDE 2.0mm 44-pin pin header |
| Ethernet | VIA VT6122 Gigabit Ethernet controller |
| Audio | VIA VT1708B High Definition Audio Codec |
| Onboard I/O | 1 USB pin connector for 4 additional USB 2.0 ports 1 LPC pin connector 1 SMBus pin connector 1 Front panel pin connector 1 PS2 mouse/keyboard pin connector 1 Fan pin connector: Sys FAN 1 Single-channel LVDS pin connector (with backlight control) 1 Audio pin connector for Line-out, & Mic-in 1 DIO pin connector (4GPI+4GPO) 2 UART port pin-header/VCP 1 SATA power connector 1 DC-in power connector |
| Back Panel I/O | 2 USB 2.0 ports 1 HDMI port 1 VGA port 1 Gigabit Ethernet port |
| Operating System | Windows® 7, XP, Embedded CE, Windows® Embedded Standard, Linux |
| System Monitoring & Management | Wake-on LAN, Keyboard Power-on, Timer Power-on System power management, AC power failure recovery Watch Dog Timer |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C ~ 60°C |
| Operating Humidity | 0% ~ 95% (relative humidity; non-condensing) |
| Form Factor | Pico-ITX, 10 cm x 7.2 cm (6.7" x 6.7") |
| Compliance | CE/FCC/BSMI/RoHS |
Downloads
EPIA-P720 Documentation
| Document | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Note of Recommend Player for Video Playback for VX855 | v1.00 | 2010-06-07 |
| Operating Guide | v1.06 | 2018-03-21 |
| User Manual | v1.11 | 2018-03-21 |
EPIA-P720 BIOS / BIOS Flash Utility
| Software | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BIOS | v1.04 | 2011-12-16 |
| BIOS Flash Utility for DOS | v1.052 | 2013-05-24 |
EPIA-P720 Driver Downloads
| Driver | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Windows® 7 64bit | ||
| Audio | v7.500a | 2009-09-20 |
| Ethernet | v1.35a | 2009-09-30 |
| VGA | v24.10.04j | 2009-09-08 |
| Windows® 7 32bit | ||
| Audio | v7.500a | 2009-09-20 |
| Ethernet | v1.35a | 2009-09-30 |
| VGA | v24.10.04j | 2009-09-08 |
| Windows® XP 32bit | ||
| Audio | v6.40d | 2008-09-29 |
| Ethernet | v1.66a | 2009-03-06 |
| Hyperion 4 in 1 | v5.23a | 2009-04-02 |
| USB 2.0 | v2.70 | 2005-09-27 |
| VGA | v20.10.01u | 2009-10-02 |
| Windows® CE7 | ||
| Windows® CE7 BSP | v7.0.2 | 2012-07-05 |
| Windows® CE6 | ||
| Windows® CE6 BSP | v6.01.48 | 2010-09-02 |
| Windows® CE5 | ||
| Windows® CE5 BSP | v5.01.48 | 2010-11-29 |
