Parvus Demos New Alpha Systems, Rugged Computing Hardware Platforms for Mobile Digital Video Recording, Vehicle Tracking, Communication and Data Processing.DALLAS -- AlphaDVR(TM), AlphaAVL(TM), and AlphaVDS(TM) Standardized Embedded Systems from Parvus/Eurotech Displayed at International Transportation Expo Parvus Corp. today unveiled its new Alpha family of rugged mobile computing devices at the APTA APTA American Physical Therapy Association. International Public Transportation Expo, booth #5348. Part of Parvus' new Mobile Information Infrastructure (M2i(TM)) solution, the AlphaDVR(TM), AlphaAVL(TM) and AlphaVDS(TM) are modular, highly configurable embedded computers pre-qualified to bus and train environmental standards and compatible with all major embedded and real-time operating systems (RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. ). Enabling bus, rail, and other commercial vehicle suppliers and authorities to add wireless, GPS, cellular, video encoding, data acquisition, and vehicle diagnostics functionality, the Alpha series are available in three primary configurations to support on-vehicle (1) digital video recording (DVR), (2) automatic vehicle location See mobile positioning. (AVL) and communication, and (3) general-purpose vehicular data processing/server (VDS) applications. Each unit is reliably designed to withstand the shock, vibration, humidity, extreme temperatures (-25 C/+70 C) and power requirements experienced on board vehicles, while providing robust and highly flexible Intel/AMD-based computing capabilities to support customer supplied software. AlphaDVR(TM) Features Video Encoding and Compression --MPEG, JPEG-2000 Hardware --Supports 4 to 8 NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. / Pal / SECAM (SEquential Couleur Avec Memoire, Sequential Color with Memory) A color TV standard from France that was officially introduced in 1967. Although development began in 1956, it took time to convert from the earlier French 819-line system. Video Inputs Mass Storage --Flash Solid State Disk (for OS & Application Software) --High Endurance 20GB Mobile HDD for Data (Removable Or Fixed) Wireless LAN Option --2.4ghz High Speed WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network 802.11g And 802.11b; R-SMA Connector Ultra-Low-Power x86 Processor --ULV Intel Celeron or AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Elan CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. Supported RTOS and Embedded Operating Systems --Windows XPe, Windows CE, Linux (QNX, VxWorks upon request) AlphaAVL(TM) Features GPS Tracking --12-Channel GPS Satellite Positioning --Supports NMEA NMEA National Marine Electronics Association NMEA National Marine Educators Association NMEA National Marketing Educators Association NMEA New Millennium Experience Company and Binary Protocols Tri-Band Cellular --GSM/GPRS Wireless Connectivity 900/1800/1900mhz On Board CPU and Mass Storage --Intel or AMD Low Power Embedded Processors --Solid State Flash Disk for OS & Application Software --High Endurance 20GB HDD for Data (External or Internal Removable) Power Supply --Power Input: +8.4v to +40vdc (Non-Isolated) --Power Consumption: 15-25 Watts Environmental --Compliance: EN 50155, EN 61373, EN 50121, EN 61000, EN 55011 AlphaVDS(TM) Features Ultra-Low-Power x86 Processor and Solid State Disk --ULV Intel Celeron or AMD Elan CPU --Flash DiskonModule HDD --High Endurance 20GB HDD for Data (External or Internal Removable) Supported RTOS and Embedded Operating Systems --Windows XPe, Windows CE, Linux (QNX, VxWorks Upon Request) Communication & I/O Functionality --Combination of 802.11 Wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. Controller, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0, USB 1.1, CAN, and/or IEEE-1394b (Firewire) --VGA Analog Video, AC97 Audio (Line In, Line Out, Microphone) --Isolated Digital I/O; Temperature Sensor and Diagnostics Monitor Customers should contact Parvus Sales at sales@parvus.com for pricing and availability. About Parvus Since 1983, Parvus Corp. has been a strategic systems engineering and development partner for aerospace, defense, transportation, and industrial OEMs. Specializing in the rapid design and production of turnkey embedded computing solutions for harsh environments, Parvus leverages extensive expertise in systems integration and a complete line of rugged PC/104, PC/104-Plus, and PCI-104 computer modules to ensure high reliability and accelerate time-to-market for its customers. Parvus is the U.S. arm of the Eurotech Group, which has operations across Europe, North America and Asia. Visit www.parvus.com or call 801-483-1533 for more information. Note for Editors A high-resolution photo of this product can be downloaded at www.parvus.com/News/MediaDownloads. |
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