WinSystems' Fanless PC/104-Plus SBC Runs Hot and Cold.500 MHz Pentium-class SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. supports Video, Ethernet, 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. , and 4 COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. channels while operating from -40x to +85xC SAN JOSE, Calif -- WinSystems today introduced their PPM-GX, a PC/104-Plus compatible single board computer (SBC) based upon the low power, high-integration 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. GX500@1W processor. This SBC operates throughout the temperature range of -40x to +85xC without the need for a fan. The board integrates the 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. , video, Ethernet, USB, COM, LPT LPT - /L-P-T/ or /lip'it/ or /lip-it'/ Line printer. Rare under Unix, more common among hackers who grew up with ITS, MS-DOS, CP/M and other operating systems that were strongly influenced by early DEC conventions. , mouse, audio, and keyboard controllers onto one board yet it measures only 3.6" x 3.8" (90mm x 96mm). PPM-GX will run x86-compatible software for space- and power-limited embedded designs. It is targeted for the industrial telecommunication, homeland security, transportation, data communication, MIL/COTS and information appliance markets. The PPM-GX is based upon the AMD (Sunnyvale, CA) GX500@1W processor. It is a Pentium-class CPU with an x86-native instruction set and 32KB of integrated L1 cache that efficiently runs Windows([R]) CE, Windows([R])XP embedded, Linux, and other x86-compatible operating systems such as VxWorks and QNX. The PPM-GX supports up to 512-Mbytes of SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. . The PPM-GX also offers support for both rotational and solid state disks. Two floppy disk drives and two UltraDMA 66 IDE drives can be connected. Plus there is a socket for a CompactFlash card which can support up to an 8 Gbyte device. This solid state disk solution is a viable alternative for fragile floppy and/or hard disk drives for use with harsh environmental applications. A high-performance graphics controller is integrated into the AMD GX 500@1W processor that supports both CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. and flat panel displays. It can support resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 (CRT) or up to 1280 x 1024 (Flat panel). The PPM-GX also includes an Intel 10/100 Ethernet controller, four 16C550-compatible UARTs, and two USB ports. Other peripheral functions supported include: a floppy disk controller A floppy disk controller (FDC) is a special-purpose chip and associated circuitry that directs and controls reading from and writing to a computer's floppy disk drive (FDD). , IDE hard disk interface, PS/2 keyboard controller, line printer (LPT) interface, mouse port, battery-backed real-time clock, precision power-fail reset circuit, and programmable watchdog timer. Additionally, it supports PC/104 or PC/104-Plus expansion I/O modules that are available from vendors worldwide. The PPM-GX draws typically 1.5 A at +5V (ee 8W) during normal operation. PRICING AND AVAILABILITY Delivery is from stock to three weeks with a list price of $495. For sales information, please list; WinSystems' Application Engineering Group at 715 Stadium Drive, Arlington, Texas 76011, ph. (817) 274-7553, e-mail info@winsystems.com and Website http://www.pc104plus.com/products/pc104plus/ppmgx.html. For a 300-dpi image go to www.winsystems.com/press/ws241image.jpeg. ABOUT WINSYSTEMS WinSystems designs and manufactures industry-standard PC/104, EPIC, EBX, and STD Bus computer boards and I/O modules for use by OEMs and system integrators worldwide. We have served the industrial market for over 25 years. |
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