Parvus Unveils Three Fanless 800MHz Pentium III PC/104-Plus CPU Modules Designed for -40C to +85C Extended Temperature.SALT LAKE CITY -- Parvus now offers low-power Intel Pentium III-based architecture in three new ruggedized PC/104-Plus 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. boards, the SpacePC 1460, 1461 and 1463 Parvus Corp. today unveiled three ruggedized 800MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Pentium III-based embedded processor A CPU chip used in a system other than a general purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such chips are used by the billions every year in a myriad of products. See embedded system. boards -- the SpacePC(R) 1460, 1461 and 1463. These fanless PC/104-Plus form factor CPU cards enable the Ultra Low Voltage (ULV ULV Ultra Low Voltage ULV University of La Verne (La Verne, CA) ULV Ultra Low Volume ULV Ultra Light Vliegtuig ULV Unmanned Launch Vehicle ULV UltraLink Viewer (Rose Electronics) ) Intel(R) Tualatin Pentium(R) III processor to be reliably integrated into demanding mobile, high vibration, and extreme temperature computing applications. Based on a true Intel architecture, the new SpacePC 146X family combines an 800MHz ULV Pentium III processor with an Intel 815E chipset and a powerful combination of high-speed peripherals. The three models include the SpacePC CPU-1460, which includes standard embedded PC peripheral devices, the SpacePC CPU-1461, which supports up to 8 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. devices (6 of which are high-speed USB 2.0 compliant), and the SpacePC CPU-1463, which features dual network controllers, including a Gigabit Ethernet interface and a 10/100 Ethernet controller. Similar to Parvus' 400MHz Celeron SpacePC 145X boards, these new Pentium III models incorporate a flat, aluminum heat spreader spreader, n See condenser. plate on top of the processor boards so that sealed embedded systems can reliability operate from -40 degrees C to +85 degrees C without a fan. This thermal interface plate provides a smooth surface designed for structural heatsinking -- to be mounted in direct contact with a conductive gap pad and the wall of the enclosure, a traditional heatsink, or other thermal management device. Extensive thermal analysis has been performed to ensure that components are not stressed by excessive temperature load when Parvus-recommended mounting instructions are followed. The new CPU-146X series boards integrate 256MB of RAM soldered directly onto the boards -- to guarantee RAM compatibility, further enhance thermal performance, and ensure operation under shock and vibration stress when used in mobile applications (i.e. trains, buses, aircraft, tanks, vehicles, etc.). These boards serve as ideal solutions for applications requiring numerical calculation, data compression or high data throughput rates to onboard high-speed peripheral interfaces. Like Parvus' other SpacePC processor modules, the new boards are hardware compatible with most popular 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. ), including Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded An enhanced version of Windows XP for compact applications such as PDAs, handhelds and other appliances that use the x86 CPU. It supports such features as CompactPCI and the ability to boot from flash memory or CD-ROM. , Linux, QNX A multiuser, multitasking, real time operating system for PCs from QNX Software Systems, Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario (www.qnx.com), that is noted for its low-memory requirement and rapid response. Similar to Unix, it has been in use since the early 1980s. Neutrino neutrino (n  trē`nō) [Ital.,=little neutral (particle)], elementary particle with no electric charge and a very small mass emitted during the decay of certain other particles. , and VxWorks. Pricing & Availability The new CPU-146X models are now in stock and priced from $1,023 to $1,253/each in quantity of 100+ units. Accessories, cable sets, power supplies, enclosures and development kits are also available. Customers can contact Parvus Sales for details: sales@parvus.com or 800-483-3152. 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 these products can be downloaded at www.parvus.com/news. |
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