PC/104 Thermal Management Card from Parvus Now Integrates Real-Time Clock and Scratch Memory for Time-of-Use Applications.Business Editors SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2004 Parvus' Environmental Fan Card II now provides embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. with elapsed time e·lapsed time n. The measured duration of an event. Noun 1. elapsed time - the time that elapses while some event is occurring counter, unique serial number, force-air cooling, and monitoring of humidity, temperature and air pressure conditions Parvus(R) Corp. today announced that its PC/104 Environmental Fan Card II now comes standard with an onboard Refers to a chip or other hardware component that is directly attached to the printed circuit board (motherboard). Contrast with offboard. See inboard. elapsed time counter and scratch memory. These new features enable embedded systems manufacturers to determine time-of-use for systems deployed in the field and to identify specific units by serial number. This is particularly useful for time-of-use warranty, calibration, repair, and maintenance requirements. With 2KB of onboard EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM) A rewritable memory chip that holds its content without power. Although EEPROMs spawned flash memory, EEPROMs are byte addressable at the write level, whereas flash chips must erase a block of bytes before rewriting. memory, the Environmental Fan Card now offers permanent storage of configuration or maintenance information, while integrating a unique serial number for system identification. The board's elapsed time recorder records the total time with power on and the number of times the unit has been turned on and off (power cycles). Providing forced-air cooling through two thermostat-controlled fans, the Environmental Fan Card provides intelligent thermal management for embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. PC/104 computer systems. Its dual fans turn on and off, depending on temperature conditions to conserve power and increase product life. The unit also integrates capacitive humidity and atmospheric pressure atmospheric pressure or barometric pressure Force per unit area exerted by the air above the surface of the Earth. Standard sea-level pressure, by definition, equals 1 atmosphere (atm), or 29.92 in. (760 mm) of mercury, 14.70 lbs per square in., or 101. sensors, which can be used as alarm indicators of moisture and pressure changes within an enclosed PC/104 system. This product is available in two versions -- one with all three sensors (temperature, pressure, humidity) and another with a temperature sensor only. Standard features include Form C relay outputs, digital and analog inputs Refers to hardware interfaces that accept non-digital signals. For decades, all the plugs and sockets on traditional audio and video equipment connected analog lines (see illustration below). , power indicator, configuration jumpers, Windows(R) drivers and a software test utility. Pricing Pricing ranges from $187 to $224/each in volume orders of 100+ units, depending on configuration. About Parvus Parvus Corp. is a leading North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. manufacturer and systems integrator of modular computer boards, enclosures, displays and embedded systems based on the PC/104 circuit board standard. Parvus offers rugged, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) computing solutions ideal for avionics, military, medical, industrial, and transportation OEMs. For more information, visit www.parvus.com or call 801-483-1533. Note for Editors See http://www.news.parvus.com for high-resolution, downloadable artwork and an MS Word copy of this announcement. |
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