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RESOURCE GUIDE
8 PC/104 Embedded Consortium
■ Audio/Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
■ Board level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
■ Carrier boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
■ Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
■ Industrial automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
■ Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
■ Processor boards/SBCs . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
■ Ruggedized-mil spec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
■ Software and development . . . . . . . . 96
■ Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Supporting growth of small form factors
By Tom Barnum
10 PC/104 Fundamentals 101
Keeping it cool
By Joel Huebner
12 European Perspective
An interview with Fitre SpA
By Stefan Baginski
118 Editor’s Insight
My predictions:
Embedded trends in the next 12 months
By Chris A. Ciufo
features
14 EXECUTIVE SPEAK-OUT SERIES: Beyond PC/104
ETX takes on ruggedized computing
By Steve Given, Diversified Technology, Inc
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n introduction to COM Express modules
By Christine Howe, Kontron America-Silicon Valley
24 HARDWARE: Are we I/O constrained? 100
Proposing USB/104 next-gen embedded I/O:
USB supplements PCI Express in PC/104
By Stephen Newbegin, Acces I/O Products
■ Test and analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Bringing sense to the world:
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By VTI Technologies, Inc.
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108 New Products
By Sharon Schnakenburg
114 Editor’s Choice Products
By Chris A. Ciufo
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PC/104 Embedded Consortium:
Supporting growth of small form factors
Editor’s note: As you’ll note from the new logo on our cover, we’re expanding
the scope of this magazine to include the many new form factors covered by the
PC/104 Embedded Consortium. It’s therefore timely to revisit the objectives and
benefits of the consortium, which continues to grow with new members – more
recently, AMD and VIA. – Ed.
The PC/104 Embedded Consortium is a
non-profit, tax-exempt organization of
about 100 companies engaged directly or
indirectly in the manufacture of PC/104
and related products. Established in 1992,
our original objective was to provide
member companies with an open standard that captured the power and flexibility of a desktop PC in a size ideally suited
for embedded applications. The result
was the PC/104 specification – a robust
standard for embedded PCs that offers
full hardware and software compatibility with the standard PC/XT and PC/AT
architectures in an ultra-compact, 3.6" x
3.8", self-stacking modular format.
Five standards, one consortium
PC/104, PC/104-Plus, PCI-104,
EBX, and EPIC
Over the course of years the consortium
has expanded the standards to meet end-
user demand and to incorporate new
technologies. At the consortium’s annual
strategic planning session held in January
2006, we revised our mission statement to
anticipate continued evolution of our small
form factor offerings while ensuring support for our legacy heritage. Our updated
mission/vision statement now reads: Promote the use of PC/104 and other small
form factor CPUs with PC/104 stackable
I/O expansion capability. We now govern
five unique standards: PC/104, PC/104Plus, PCI-104, EBX, and EPIC.
PC/104 supports 8- and 16-bit cards;
PC/104-Plus added 32- bit PCI functionality to the basic architecture, and PCI104 defines a PCI-only version of PC/104.
The EBX specification added a larger size
footprint, measuring 5.75" x 8.00", while
continuing to support PC/104, PC/104Plus, and PCI-104 expansion modules.
By Tom Barnum
EPIC, approved in Fall 2004, allows additional space to support advanced processors or complex I/O functions. Our focus
will continue to broaden as we consider
new technologies and explore alternative
small form factors suited to our mission.
In addition to the five standards the consortium currently manages, the organization is in the process of adopting EPIC
Express – an EPIC platform incorporating
PCI Express technology (see Figure 1).
Visit www.pc104.org to download any of
the above specifications.
Benefits of membership
Any interested company or individual
can join the consortium. Manufacturers,
suppliers, and end users of PC/104, EBX,
EPIC, or other small form factor products are encouraged to join the PC/104
Embedded Consortium and actively participate in charting our future. The consortium maintains a flexible and accessible
dues structure and offers several levels of
membership. Participants help shape the
EBX
146 x 203 mm / 5.75 x 8 in / 46 in2
EPIC
115 x 165 mm / 4.5 x 6.5 in / 29.3 in2
PC/104
90 x 96 mm / 3.6 x 3.8 in / 13.4 in2
Platforms shown are approximately actual size.
Figure 1
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future of embedded market standards and
gain early access to new developments in
the industry. Membership in the consortium has proven an effective way to reach
end users of embedded technology. In
addition, members enjoy recognition as a
major player in the embedded market by
virtue of their participation.
Organization and structure
The consortium is based in San Francisco, California, and is led by a group of
directors appointed by their participation
at the executive level. Beyond the executive level, there are multiple membership levels with differing dues structures,
which enable participation from both
small and large companies. The result
is wide participation from a broad cross
section of the embedded marketplace.
Our technical subcommittee evaluates
new developments impacting our specifications, considers new form factors that
might be appropriately governed by the
consortium, and reviews the suitability
of incorporating new technologies into
platforms under our control.
Our marketing committee is engaged in
public relations activities on behalf of the
consortium and promotes our technologies at trade shows such as Embedded
World in Nuremburg and the Embedded
Systems Conference in Silicon Valley and
Boston, and in press releases, through
“design contests” via the web, and by
regular e-mail newsletters sent to members and end users.
Tom Barnum is president of the PC/104
Embedded Consortium. To learn more
about the consortium, e-mail Tom at
[email protected] or visit the consortium’s
website at www.pc104.org.
For more information,
contact the consortium:
PC/104 Embedded Consortium
490 2nd Street, Suite 301
San Francisco, CA 94107
Tel: 415-243-2104
Fax: 415-836-9094
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.pc104.org
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2006 / Keeping it cool
Thermal management awareness for an embedded system is
nothing new to electronic system design engineers. It is a battle
between the design engineer and the electronic system that has
been underway since the first circuits were designed. As the
design requirements for the enclosures become smaller, clock
speeds increase, and more functionality is packed within an
ever-decreasing space, the need for thermal management in
today’s embedded system designs becomes critical.
The embedded engineers enemy: Heat
The life expectancy and reliability of electronic systems is
inversely proportional to the temperature of the components
within the system itself. Decreasing the heat that is generated
from the circuit board or efficiently removing the heat from the
individual components will have a direct impact on the life and
reliability of the overall embedded system.
A general rule of thumb that design engineers have used is based
on the Arrhenius equation: k=A*exp(-Ea/R*T); which predicts
that for each 10 °C (18 °F) rise in the operating temperature
reduces the electronic component life by about 50 percent. Conversely, each 10 °C (18 °F) decrease in the operation temperature
increases the electronic component life by about 100 percent.
The strength and versatility of the PC/104 form factor allows a
system design engineer to individually select the PC/104 boards
that precisely meet the overall design requirements of the entire
system. This advantage of utilizing off-the-shelf circuit boards
reduces the design time of the entire system. The PC/104 board
manufacturers will define the ambient temperature under which
their boards are guaranteed to function. Unfortunately, many data
sheets and specifications for the individual PC/104 circuit boards
do not provide a thermal profile of the board itself or details on
how hot the individual components on the board will reach.
It is wrong and dangerous for the system design engineer to
assume that because each of the individual PC/104 circuit boards
meet the ambient temperature range defined by the system design,
the embedded system will not experience failures or system performance anomalies due to temperature. PC/104 boards that tend
to “run hot” and are placed within a small hermitically sealed
enclosure with no fans or cool airflow is a recipe for intermittent
system level failures or, worse, a complete system level failure
after it is deployed to the field.
What to do? What to do?
Thermal design analysis and management needs to be a part of
the overall system level design from the very beginning stages.
All of the PC/104 circuit boards that are going to be utilized in
the system need to be procured in the initial stages of the system
design and functionally tested, including a thermal analysis
evaluation in the lab.
Each board, and preferably all the boards together, needs to be
powered up and functionally running. At the beginning stages
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By Joel Huebner
of a system level design the software and firmware code are
not ready to be loaded onto a board. Almost all PC/104 board
vendors supply some type of example code or demo software
that demonstrates the features of their boards. This code can be
utilized to test the thermal properties of the circuit board. Download freeware from the Internet that targets the CPU, DSP, or
FPGA located in the system, or internally develop some very
simple software or firmware routines that can be loaded into the
PC/104 board. The main objective is to get the PC/104 boards
running with some type of software or firmware running at the
intended final clock speed and pulling a representative current
from the power supply. A thermal analysis of the system in relation to the enclosure and the end application can then be obtained
and evaluated.
Were HOT! Now what?
There are many options available for addressing heat issues in
relation with the system design. Heat sinks are the most readily available solution. Heat sinks come in a vast assortment and
range of sizes. There are several special epoxies that are available
that allow a heat sink to be “glued” to a component to provide
an increased surface area to dissipate heat away from the IC.
Incorporation of internal component mounted fans and enclosure
mounted fans are available and provide a constant airflow directly
to the components and the internal system circuit board.
There is also the option of mechanically modifying the embedded system enclosure and mounting custom designed heat sinks
to its side, therefore enabling heat removal from individual or
multiple components. These types of heat sinks effectively turn
the entire enclosure itself into a large heat sink.
System design restrictions that prevent the utilization of fans or
advanced cooling systems and that require hermetically sealed
enclosures must resort to slowing down the system clock or
periodically placing the CPU into a low-power or sleep mode to
decrease the amount of power required by the system.
The option of utilizing a different PC/104 board featuring
decreased features, reduced clock speeds, or alternate CPU,
FPGA, or DSP architecture is sometimes the only solution available to eliminate thermal problems with a system level design.
Early identification is key
Today’s PC/104 system design engineers need to address thermal
management of the overall embedded system at the beginning
stages of the design. Early identification of potential PC/104
board ICs that may contribute to heat related failures, or overall
reliability of the entire system in the system enclosure, will allow
the system-level design engineer to make the necessary changes
to correct any thermal problems.
Joel Huebner is president of Jacyl Technology, Inc. For more
information, e-mail Joel at [email protected] or visit the
Jacyl website at www.jacyltechnology.com.
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An interview with Fitre SpA
Fitre SpA, an Italian company located in Milan, has
introduced a novel approach to a traditional communications
area. A long-time supplier of industrial communications
By Stefan Baginski
tions. We did it quickly and comprehensively to deliver working
solutions for the many customers we had and for the new ones
that we had to find, to offer them what they needed.
systems based mainly on fixed lines, Fitre exhibited for the
first time at the Security Trade Fair in Milan.
It happens that my first contact with Fitre was back in the
early ’90s when we worked together on the large communication system for the Milan subway. We equipped dozens of stops
with emergency communication and public announcement
systems, including antiterrorist features in case a stop station
was taken over by a terrorist attack. All that seems natural
and expected now, after September 11, but back then it was
really a novel approach. By the mid ’90s we had the project
under our belts. I have kept in touch with Fitre, on a personal
level, and saw them moving ahead with a new approach to
their standard solutions. As a result of far reaching and
quite advanced strategy, hard work, and determination, Fitre
has repositioned themselves on the market from purely an
industrial communications vendor to a rugged, wire and
wireless emergency security solution vendor.
I am sitting in front of Enrico Borroni, one of the founders of
Fitre SpA, in a comfortable office in Milan headquarters.
SB: Enrico, what made you move into security?
EB: During the ‘90s traditional telephone business was very
good, if not excellent, and we saw growth rising steadily. Prognoses were very optimistic, and they continued until the dot-com
economy bust and the 3G technology financial collapse. During
these good times, we were able to put our profits into developing
our own technology – one that delivers on the promises, not only
providing a means of communications, but also a means of securing that communication in every possible industrial and public
situation, sometimes bordering on the impossible. For example,
we must guarantee that our systems will work in tunnels, some
more than 10 km long, during fire, earthquake, floods, and so on.
We must assure that the general public will be addressed at all
times for orderly evacuation and retrieval of passengers or workers in mines, and so forth.
In order to deliver to our customers, we developed the technology in-house, and merged some areas of apparently unrelated
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SB: But in order to achieve this, you needed new know-how,
new expertise.
EB: Precisely. In the beginning, we made some key decisions.
We had based our new technology on Internet Protocol (IP), and
we chose ISDN for telephony. We had to hire new employees for
this know-how and offer them attractive conditions to keep them
in house.
As a result, we consider ourselves to be the only company in this
business that offers a completely integrated solution based on
modern technology standards. If some companies try to mimic
us, they will still probably lack one or two bits of our technology.
I am referring to our ASTRO System.
Fitre SpA has long experience in communications for safety
applications and emergency calls into industrial plants and
open-air areas. For over 60 years we’ve provided comprehensive communications solutions to the Italian and the international
markets: a story of innovation, quality, and customer care. We
have reliable and flexible solutions for a wide range of applications: the range spans from systems based on traditional analog
and ISDN technologies up to the most advanced solutions based
on IP technology. Especially IP technology has made the most
dramatic inroads in the world of telecommunications, including
the applications concerning safety, emergency calls, and industrial applications.
Based on such technology, we developed the ASTRO, a powerful
system which, through an IP network, allows a wide range of terminals and remote units to connect in a flexible and configurable
way, keeping their advanced diagnostic functions permanently
controlled. Having in-house control, within our R&D labs, of
our IP products’ hardware and software, starting from our DSPbased boards up to our PC-based call and control centers, accommodates changes in specs and evolution of our systems.
Such remote devices include (see Figure 1):
n Points of call for emergency communications
n Waterproof and explosion-proof telephones, both with a
handset and hands-free feature
n Intercom sets with rugged waterproof and explosion-proof
cases
n Horns and loudspeakers, also with built-in amplifiers and a
feature that automatically regulates volume by ambient noise
level
n Cameras and monitors for tele-surveillance
Figure 1
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ocal and/or remote stations capable of graphically showing
on the monitor the source and other information related to
pertinent emergency calls
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ocal and/or remote stations for remote maintenance and
remote and dynamic configuration of the system
Main applications of ASTRO:
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I ndustrial plants (also for safety regulations compliance)
Tunnels, highways, parking areas, and large garages
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ubways, railways, and airports
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pen air areas, parks, and recreational areas
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levators and escalators
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ospitals and medical centers
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etention facilities and anywhere
SB: Enrico, where does Fitre plan to go from here?
EB: We have a proven technology with many applications
and ongoing projects. We have in-house resources with which
we could grow this technology to new levels. Our reputation
goes beyond Italy and Europe. We are developing our marketing strategies toward worldwide targets. Fitre has partners in
Europe, Russia, the Far East, and North America. We are going
for closer cooperation, and offer training and help in international projects.
Stefan Baginski is the European bureau chief for OpenSystems
Publishing. For more information, contact Stefan directly at
[email protected].
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2006 / 13
Executive Speak-Out Series
Beyond PC/104
ETX takes on ruggedized computing
By Steve Given
M
obilized computing use in the military has grown at an
astounding rate throughout the last few years. As new technology
becomes available, higher-performing portable systems provide
the soldier with tools that help complete critical missions. One of these
new technologies that has advanced development of the communication
battlefield is the Embedded Computer Module (ECM). The ECM
provides all of the functionality and performance of a slot-card single
board computer, but in a smaller COTS form factor package. While
the module’s design remains a standard off-the-shelf product, it enables
the user to meet specific application needs with an I/O companion
board, which the user can tailor to meet the unique requirements of
their project.
The Embedded Technology eXtended
(ETX) standard has proven itself as the
standard for these custom-computingmodule designs for mobile platforms.
The 100 mm x 114 mm size of the ETX
module supports customized baseboard
design flexibility, and thus accommodates
specific project and space requirements.
The concept involves a CPU module that
is equipped with the processor, chipset,
and other main functions, while a plugand-play baseboard is created to provide
the application-specific I/O features for
the computing system. This design gives
engineers the ability to fulfill multiple
“quick-turn” projects with a single COTSbased computer module. The customizable I/O baseboard can be designed and
manufactured in a short amount of time,
giving specific control over the functionality of the unit. The ETX module’s easy
plug-and-play capability also makes it
perfect for future upgrades in the CPU’s
processing technology (refer to Figure 1
for a photo of the ETX module and a
customized baseboard).
Key features of the ETX module include:
n S
mall design allowing for functionality in space restricted designs
n High performance, low power
n COTS module design allows for
a single CPU board to be used in
multiple programs
n I/O baseboard development may be
customized to applications needs
n Long life-cycle support available for
extended life solutions
Space-restricted functionality for
mission-critical applications
Because of the small, space-saving design
of an ETX CPU, many space-restricted
applications can now utilize a COTS
product. ETX modules generate maximum performance that enables the mobilized system to fulfill the soldier’s demand
for mission-critical, high-end computing.
A new generation of lower power, higher
performing processors are contributing to
the success of this technology.
One key benefit of utilizing these higher
speed, lower power processors is the minimal amount of heat that they generate.
Most high-speed processors simply can’t
be cooled in a small footprint and can
compromise a system’s integrity,
which is not an option for mission-critical applications where
stability in the battlefield is of
prime concern.
Figure 1
A number of processors are available
that are capable of operating in the same
design, dependent on user needs for the
end product’s application and functional-
ity requirements. Some of them may not
offer the same high speed and flexibility
as others, but may be more cost efficient if
cost is of major concern for the project.
Customized I/O baseboard
capabilities
ETX embedded modules create ideal
solutions for embedded applications
that require full PC functionality and
high performance CPUs. They support
x86 processors and offer a full complement of I/O features such as keyboard,
serial, parallel, and IDE interfaces. The
modules also include onboard USB, Ethernet, graphics, and sound giving them
increased usability in a multitude of computing markets.
The embedded modules are installed on
the baseboard, in a host site comprising
four, low-profile surface mount connectors. The I/O baseboard, also known
as a personality board, provides the
drive electronics and physical connectors for the I/O originating on the ETX.
Additional I/O and application-specific
subsystems may be integrated onto the
baseboard similar to those using PCI and
ISA bus peripherals.
Ruggedized military laptop
application example
One of Diversified’s early customers
in the ETX computing market was a
designer/manufacturer of ruggedized
laptops and tablets for the military. Their
design required maximum functionality with the custom features that were
unique to their system needs. The design
cycle involved numerous development
plans and strategy sessions that resulted
in the creation of an I/O baseboard combined with the Pentium M based module,
ETXLX15 (see Figure 2), to achieve an
Figure 2
ideal fit. The end-product tablet (see Figures 3 and 4) is now deployed with the United
States Armed forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Figure 3
A positive, extended life-cycle COTS
solution
The ETX module continues to be a perfect
solution for the mobile computing market
and the military’s need for small-footprint
systems. As the demand for smaller platforms continues to grow, the ETX standard
has an increasingly bright future. Upcoming developments with the ETX standard
will include advanced video options, more
I/O functionality, wireless connectivity,
and next-generation processing technology. The ETX standard continues to
provide a COTS solution for a wide range
of application challenges. ➤
Figure 4
Steve Given, VP of Engineering, Diversified Technology, Inc.
holds an MSEE and BSEE from Mississippi State University.
Steve leads DTI’s design engineering teams in product development efforts ranging from single board computers to system level
products. Before joining Diversified Technology, Steve worked in
design capacities at Adtran and Skytel.
For more information, contact the company directly at:
Diversified Technology, Inc.
476 Highland Colony Parkway
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Tel: 601-856-4121 or 800-443-2667
Website: www.dtims.com
2006 / 15
Beyond PC/104
An introduction to COM Express modules
By Christine Howe
COM Express is an open standard extension of
the already widely accepted Computer-On-Module
(COM) concept where a highly integrated CPU
module plugs into a customized carrier board. This
configuration alleviates the need for designing,
developing, and building a full custom motherboard.
COMs offer faster time to market at lower costs with
decreased design risk. Additionally, the CPU portion
of the system is upgradeable as technology evolves,
leaving the system interfaces fixed on the carrier.
way that answers the needs of not only today’s market, but also
tomorrow’s. The development and release of the COM Express
standard and compliant products does just that.
This article provides a bit more perspective as to what industry needs led to COM Express development, what the standard
is, and what the benefits are that it has to offer compared to
its preceding platforms. Finally, and maybe most importantly,
this article provides details regarding COM Express standard
implementation in embedded applications design.
The details of the COM Express standard
COM Express is the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers
Group’s (PICMG) new standard for COMs that defines a small
mezzanine-style CPU module that is highly integrated with a set
of high-speed serial interfaces (see block diagram in Figure 1).
Since the COM Express standard defines the requirements for these
COMs with respect to required I/O interfaces and connectors, it
ensures interoperability of modules and carrier boards from multiple vendors.
The embedded computing technology market continues to behave
according to Moore’s Law not only in terms of the shrinking yet
increasingly powerful CPUs, but also with respect to the development and availability of more advanced interface technologies.
Throughout the course of the last 12 months, various new design
platforms from AdvancedTCA to EPIC and from AdvancedMC
to COM Express have entered the embedded computing community. It is one thing to have these new technologies, but another
to actually be able to use them in an efficient and economic
Key Module Features
ETXexpress Specification
Overview Types 1,2,3,4,5
Type
Module
Type
2,3,4,5
PEG x16
2,3,4,5
SDVO (B)+(B&C)
2,3,4,5
PCI-E 16-23 Bukt B3
2,3,4,5
PCI-E 24-31 Bukt B4
1,2,3,4,5
4,5
SDVO B, C (w.dcatd I2C)
+
PCI-E 6-15 Bukt B1: 6-7; Bukt B2: 8-15
Optnl
PCI Bus - 32bit 33/66MHz (4 lds)
Reqd
LVDS (A)+(A&B)+(AB(48bits))
1,2,3,4,5
VGA
1,2,3,4,5
CompositeVideo: TV_DAC_A; (B,C unused)
1,2,3,4,5
ComponentVideo: A=Pb,B=Y,C=Pr
1,2,3,4,5
S-Video: A=unused,B=Lumnce,C=Chromnce
2
3
4
5
2
2
2
2
A,B,C,D A,B,C,D A,B,C,D A,B,C,D
PCI-E Max
6
22
22
32
32
PCI Bus
N
Y
Y
N
N
PATA
N
Y
N
Y
N
LAN Max
1
1
3
1
PCI-E Graphics PEG x16
PATA - Master & Slave - ATA100
PCI Bus - 32bit 33/66MHz
Row
Optnl C,D
3
Row
A,B Optnl
Reqd A,B
C,D
LVDS Chnls A, B (w. dedicated I2C)
Optnl A,B
LAN 0 - 10/100 Min orGBE
1,2,3,4,5
SATA (0&1)+(0&1&2,3) - 150 or 300
1,2,3,4,5
A,B Reqd
USB 2.0 Port 0-7 (Min : 4)
1,2,3,4,5
A,B Reqd
Express Card 0-1 (Min : 1)
1,2,3,4,5
A,B Reqd
LPC Bus
1,2,3,4,5
A Reqd
GPI[0:3]
1,2,3,4,5
B Reqd
GPO[0:3]
1,2,3,4,5
B Reqd
VGA w. DDC (w. dedicated I2C)
Optnl B Basic : 125mm x 95mm B Reqd
Extnd : 155mm x 110mm
+
Optnl B
C,D Reqd
TV-Out : TV_DAC_A,B,C
B
B
A
Reqd
PATA Port
B
C,D
B
LAN (1)+(1&2)+(12(10GBE)) - 10/100 Min orGBE
Optnl
Magnetics only on Baseboard
1,2,3,4,5
A
LAN Port 0 (Min : 1)
SATA Port 0-3 (Min : 2)
Reqd A
B
B
Reqd A,B
A,B,C,D
+
Module
Type
1 x AC'97 SDOUT, SDIN[0:2]
ETXexpress Module
+
3, 5
A,B
PCI-E 0-5 (Min : 2)
PCI-E (0&1)+(0&1&2,3,4,5) Bukt B1
1,2,3,4,5
2, 4
1
Row
PCI-E 16-31
+
2,3
1
Conn
+12V
Implies "OR"
Figure 1
B
1,2,3,4,5
SMBus
I2C Bus
EEPROM
Optnl
Type [0:2]
Optnl
WDT
Reqd
Speaker Out
Optnl External BIOS ROM Support
Reqd SYS_RESET
Reqd
CB_RESET
Optnl
Suspend [SUS_S3:5]
Optnl Wake 0 PCI-Express wake up signal
Optnl Wake 1 General Purpose wake up signal
Reqd Power Good
Power In
Config
Data
1,2,3,4,5
2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
Beyond PC/104
The COM Express standard defines two module sizes:
n A basic module form factor that is 125 mm x 95 mm,
roughly the same size as a small Serial ATA hard drive
n An extended module form factor that is 155 mm x
110 mm, a little smaller than EBX single board computers
The basic module is an ideal solution for mobile and spaceconstrained stationary embedded systems. These smaller COM
Express modules typically will use a single horizontal DDR or
DDR2 SO-DIMM memory module. The extended module is
a perfect fit for OEM applications that need on-module space
for bigger memory modules, chipsets, and processors (Figures 2
and 3).
This larger form factor within the COM Express specification
accommodates two full-size DIMM memory modules. The
placement of the COM Express connector, as well as most of
the mounting holes, on the back side of each the basic and the
extended modules are common, which facilitates scalability as
long as the companion carrier board is large enough to accommodate either module.
Figure 2
As mentioned above, the COM Express standard specifies essential I/O interfaces for a module to comply with the specification.
The specification also provides a list of optional interfaces, as
shown in Table 1.
Figure 3
Required interfaces
Optional interfaces
Two PCI Express lanes
32-bit PCI bus
One LAN port 10/100BASE-T
GbE
Two SATA ports
Parallel ATA – ATA100
AC’97 digital
Additional PCI Express lanes
Four USB ports
LVDS channels
One Express card
VGA
Low Pin Count (LPC) bus
TV-Out
PCI Express graphics
Table 1
Mixing old with new
To allow a smooth transition path from older technologies such
as PCI and IDE to new technologies including PCI Express and
Serial ATA, the COM Express standard defines five pin-out types
that the basic and extended modules can follow in their designs.
Type 1 – This is the minimal, low-cost system that offers GbE,
LPC, Serial ATA, USB 2.0, VGA, LVDS, optional TV, power
management, GPIO, and other miscellaneous I/O (Figure 4).
Figure 4
Figure 7
Type 2 – If we compare this to Type 1, the system gains an IDE
port as well as PCI Express Graphics (1 x16) and PCI 32-bit/
33 MHz (Figure 5).
Type 5 – This is the legacy-free pin-out type. It leaves out both
the PCI and IDE interfaces leaving space for 32 PCI Express
lanes and up to 3 GbE ports (Figure 8).
Figure 5
Figure 8
Type 3 – The IDE that Type 2 gained drops out for two additional
GbE ports in exchange (refer to Figure 6).
Under the COM Express standard, modules that follow Type 1
will support a single connector with two rows of pins – 220 pins
total. Modules that follow Types 2 through 5 will support two
connectors with four rows of pins – 440 pins total.
Power on
Beyond the I/O requirements and the connector placement and
pin usage, the COM Express specification designates what the
maximum power consumption for compatible modules should
be. The maximum module input power should be no more than
188 W. The standard intends for all COM Express-compliant
modules to run from +12 V power supply only, except for standby
and RTC/CMOS backup functions. In applications where the
standby function is not required, then no +5 V standby input
should be necessary.
Figure 6
Type 4 – In Figure 7 Type 2 retains the IDE port, but Type 4 drops
the PCI 32-bit/33 MHz. This configuration enables the addition
of PCI Express lanes so that the modules can support 32 lanes.
The COM Express specification also provides a thermal interface with a low-profile heat spreader plate similar to that seen
in ETX COM products (Figure 9). The standard heat spreader
is a 2 mm-thick aluminum plate that is thermally coupled to
the CPU die or CPU module package surface, and may be thermally coupled to any other heat-generating components on the
CPU module. As with the heat spreader plates in ETX designs,
the COM Express heat spreader is the identical mechanical size
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from one module to the next and is the only surface from the
module that requires cooling.
Beyond PC/104
tions, such a mechanism does not replace a heat sink. For higher
power modules or where the system will generate higher temperatures, designers should consider additional heat removal
devices such as a heat sink and fan, heat pipes, a larger heat sink
attached to the heat spreader, and so on.
Benefits of COM Express
With a better understanding of what the COM Express standard is,
evaluating the new standard’s contributions to the embedded computing community is more effective. The COM Express specification is an extension of the already widely accepted COM concept
where a highly integrated CPU module plugs into a customized
carrier board rather than a designer having to develop and build a
full custom motherboard. The benefits of COMs include:
Figure 9
Although designers should consider the overall system design when
determining the system’s cooling, the heat spreader plate enables
the CPU module’s components to dissipate heat much simpler. In
mobile data applications, users can deploy a COM Express-based
system in an already warm and space-constrained location where
there is no room for bulky heat sinks for each heat-generating component. The heat spreader plate could have some fins or heat pipes
incorporated into the design to enable more efficient cooling.
Note: Although a heat spreader plate can sufficiently dissipate
heat for low-power modules that operate under benign condi-
n
n
n
n
n
Faster time to market
Cost-effective customization
Minimized risk
Lower product life-cycle costs
Lower total cost of ownership
Designers need time to transition application designs from older
technologies to newer technologies. Forcing an immediate switch
that would undoubtedly be very costly is a complete turn-off to
platform adoption. COM Express considers this. Because the
specification has defined five pin-out types, clearly COM Express
has paved the way for smooth transition from legacy bus technology to easier adoption and migration to newer technologies.
Enabling designs to transition from old to new technology is
good, but needing room to grow is even more essential. The COM
Express standard provides plenty of space for future growth.
COM Express-compliant modules will be able to support faster
PCI Express as well as Serial ATA drives as the industry moves
from 2.5 GHz PCI Express to 5 GHz PCI Express, and from
SATA-150 to SATA-300 and beyond.
Although designers have widely adopted a number of proprietary design platforms, there is a sense of security that using an
industry standard design platform brings. They are not tied to
just a single supplier. A controlling agency determines what is in
compliance and what is not so that it’s easier to use the module
from one supplier with the carrier from another. This structure
ensures the ability to scale system performance by swapping a
lower performance CPU module for a higher performance CPU
module for use with the same or similar application-specific
carrier board but maybe in a different capacity.
COM Express modules hit the market
Since the release of the COM Express specification last summer,
leading embedded computing technology companies including
Kontron, RadiSys, Advantech, PFU, Adlink, eValue Tech, and
others have begun to market and sell their COM Express-compliant modules and carrier boards. Following the initial COM Express
launch with a variety of modules built around the Intel Pentium M
processor and Intel 915 GME Express chipset, a new wave of
modules is coming to the market. Table 2 compares the various
new COM Express modules now becoming available for use.
Two of these new modules are the ETXexpress-CD based on
the Intel Core Duo processor and 945 GM chipset, and the
ETXexpress-CN7 featuring the VIA CN7 processor and companion chipset, both from Kontron. These COM Express modules
are finding their place at the center of new embedded applications ranging from patient monitoring and home automation
to networking and gaming systems, to name just a few. The
possibilities are endless. ➤
Christine Howe is the product marketing
manager for Kontron America’s Embedded
Modules Division. Christine has more
than five years of experience working
in the embedded computing technology
industry and holds an MBA in marketing
management from California State
University, East Bay, Hayward, CA.
For more information, contact:
Kontron America – Silicon Valley
Embedded Modules Division
3178 Laurelview Court • Fremont, CA 94538
Tel: 510-661-2220
E-mail: christine.howe@us. kontron.com
Website: www.kontron.com
Additional resources about COM Express and ETXexpress are:
n PICMG® COM.0 COM Express Module Base Specification. Revision 1.0.
PCI Industrial Manufacturers’ Group. July 2005.
n ETXexpress Carrier Board Design Guide. v1.0. Kontron. February 2006.
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
CPU/Chipset
Intel®
M processor and
Intel® 915GM Express Chipset
Intel®
Core™ Duo processor and
Intel® 945GM chipset
VIA CN700 processor and
VIA VT8251 chipset
Memory
DDR-2
400, 533MHz
Unbuffered
No ECC
SO-DIMM x1
(R/A mount)
1GB (std)
2GB (special)
DDR-2
667, 533MHz
Unbuffered
No ECC
SO-DIMM x1
(R/A mount)
1GB (std)
2GB (special)
DDR-2
400, 533MHz
Unbuffered
No ECC
SO-DIMM x1
(R/A mount)
1GB (std)
2GB (special)
PCI Express Lanes
3 general purpose
16 PEG
3 general purpose
16 PEG
2 general purpose
16 PEG
LAN
10/100Base-T or GBE
GBE
10/100Base-T
USB
8 ports
8 ports
8 ports
SATA
2 ports
2 ports
4 ports
IDE
1 port
1 port
1 port
LPC Bus
Present
Present
Present
PCI Bus
32 b / 33 MHz
32 b / 33 MHz
32 b / 33 MHz
Video
VGA, LVDS, TV-Out, SDVO
Audio
AC’97 and High Definition Audio
(HDA)
(HDA)
(HDA)
Pentium®
Table 2
www
For example, the Type 2 modules can support PCI and IDE as
well as PCI Express and Serial ATA. Modules that follow Type 3
or Type 4 show a trade-out of older technologies in favor of newer
technologies. In addition, Type 5 completely phases out the older
technologies making way for maximum use of the newer technologies. PCI Express and Serial ATA are available to use, and
PCI and IDE are no longer part of the design.
Beyond PC/104
Hardware
Are we I/O constrained?
Proposing USB/104 next-gen embedded I/O:
USB supplements PCI Express in PC/104
By Stephen Newbegin
As the desktop moves away from PCI to PCI Express, so moves the
PC/104 ecosystem, leaving designers with a dilemma for routing I/O off
the modules. One simple solution is to use USB, which works between
boards and offers a clean and handy way to bridge to legacy I/O or route
connections to the outside of an embedded system.
A crisis is looming in modules such as
PC/104, PCI-104, and other small form
factor boards. Since most of these modules intentionally follow the trends of the
desktop PC, the migration away from the
ISA or PCI bus and existing I/O choices
will soon make data routing more challenging. It is clear that traditional I/O
choices such as PCI, PS/2, serial, parallel, and even TTL are the choices of
yesteryear. Instead, contemporary PCs,
Macintoshes, servers, and laptops are all
moving to serial-based channels such as
PCI Express.
Creating PC/104 modules with these
increasingly unpopular and “orphaned”
legacy I/O choices will still be possible,
but designers will need PCI Express
bridge chips implemented in either
low-volume ASICs or FPGAs. Besides
the issue of electrical conversion, the
mechanical challenge of dedicating precious board space to inherently large
legacy connectors such as serial and parallel ports, IDE headers, or even ISA
and PCIbus connectors remains.
Nevertheless, there is a simple solution. The ubiquitous Universal Serial
Bus (USB) shows no sign of fading.
In fact, in consumer devices USB 2.0
connections are replacing legacy
interfaces. It is, therefore, possible to
replace legacy connections with USB
ports, to bridge from PCI Express to
USB, and even to use USB in modules we’ll call USB/104 as an in-system
breakout box to provide legacy I/O connections. USB fits very well into future
embedded and PC/104 markets.
Embedded I/O drafts off of
the desktop
Most embedded and industrial I/O
choices come from the consumer market.
That’s because it makes economic and
technical sense to leverage off consumer
I/O interfaces. The earliest consumer PCs
used an asynchronous RS-232 serial that
came in both DB9 and DB25 connectors. The early introduction of the faster
parallel printer using the LPT port eliminated serial connections. Later, game
ports replaced serial mice, and Ethernet
evolved from 10Base2 to Gigabit today.
Additionally, mice went from using a
DB9 serial connection to the PS/2 type.
Keyboards went from a large din connector to a small PS/2. Clearly, the original
serial port became less relevant for its
original consumer use. Besides the I/O,
inside the box most industrial boards
used the I/O interface bus that migrated
from the original IBM XT to AT to PCI
to PCI-X. Figure 1 shows a picture of an
original IBM XT with old I/O connections. All general I/O came from add-on
XT boards. Designers added the Ethernet
10Base2 XT board and game port XT
board later.
Figure 1
Throughout all this migration of I/O standards and evolution, each new standard
has had a faster and wider parallel path.
All of these changes have been gradual,
allowing the industrial and embedded
computer markets to adapt but creating a
plethora of interconnections for I/O. It is
from this evolution that many small form
factors such as PC/104 and its companion
versions have now arrived.
PC I/O at a major crossroad
In the current 21st century there has been
an increasing realization in the PC industry that serial was not such a bad idea
for I/O interfacing. As chips and boards
became denser and speeds increased, the
original parallel bus became more problematic for increased performance. Chip
and board routing complexity, as well
as general system overhead, caused the
industry to switch from parallel computer
buses to high-speed serial I/O interconnect. For industrial and embedded computers this new change in PCs will have a
dramatic effect on board designs as well
as application-specific I/O.
In desktops, the parallel bus world of ISA
and PCI will slowly die out for plug-in
I/O boards. The higher performance,
peer-to-peer serial I/O interfacing of PCI
Express will replace it.
Although PCI Express can use multiple lanes, it is not just a continuation of
the traditional bus. Many slower industrial I/O devices will not be able to
economically use this higher performance interface. It is clear that the most
common low-bandwidth I/O will be USB
ports, which primarily appear as plug-in
ports on the outside of the computer’s case.
In an effort to minimize support
issues related to system modification, manufacturers will discourage consumers from opening their
computers. Making the external
part of the PC less of a smorgasbord
of different sex and size connectors is an additional benefit. USB
solves these issues by providing
a simple, single, hot-swap plug-and-play
connector for nearly all standard I/O.
Examining Apple’s newest Mac Mini,
this tiny computer has four dedicated
USB 2.0 ports but no serial, LPT, mouse,
or keyboard ports. It is interesting that
with the serial-based USB, we now have
come full circle on PCs from the original serial RS-232 as the simple standard
external I/O. Figure 2 shows the back of
unit in an external enclosure,
connected to the host via
USB.
Software and hardware
growing pains
As we have seen, USB presents a good way to replace
Figure 2 (Courtesy of Apple Computer)
legacy I/O in embedded
modules such as PC/104.
the latest small Mac Mini, which has no
But there’s more to the story than just
slots and no legacy I/O ports. The conhardware. As far as software goes, many
nections include DVI/VGA, high-end
replacement USB I/O devices have used
GbE, FireWire (IEEE 1394), and four
readily available simple Human Interface
USB ports.
Drivers (HID) that were happy living
in the slower USB 1.1 world. Even if
Using USB today
USB 2.0 was capable of very fast speeds
In the consumer sector, USB has become
in theory, few early-embedded USB I/O
the most popular I/O peripheral interface
vendors had drivers to take advantage of
used on PCs; it’s moved most PC motherthis performance. The embedded CPU
board connectors to legacy existence.
vendors also looked at USB primarily
Consumers can buy at a local computer
as a consumer device interface. Besides,
store a dizzying array of USB products
replacing a 115 Kbaud serial port with a
from simple gaming stations and keytheoretical 12 Mbps USB 1.1 port was no
boards to higher data transfer external
performance stretch.
drives and storage media. With increased
processor speeds, even more sophistiFrom a hardware perspective, some
cated external sound, video-capture units,
embedded CPU vendors were content
and TV tuners have become available
leaving four pin headers they used for
via USB 2.0. This solution is indicative
USB 1.1 in their USB 2.0 models instead
of the trend away from opening up the
of adding the fifth shielding pin required
computer case.
for high-speed USB 2.0 (Figure 4).
Another difficulty was that USB, when
In the industrial sector, USB has become
used with a hub chip, created a problem
a growing business with numerous I/O
similar to PCI and PCI-X bus slot backvendors routing their former PCI devices
ward compatibility. USB would act not
into external boxes using internal PCB
only as a shared bandwidth interface but
boards of random sizes. This alternative
also as a USB 1.1 device, effectively limoccurred because there was neither a
iting the USB 2.0 devices to a perceived
requirement for size restrictions of these
slower speed because they
external products nor any PCB board
would have
standard to maintain. These USB I/O
PCB boards were meant only to
be used within their given external enclosures. OEMs assumed,
as in the consumer sector, that
the product would be an external
packaged unit to a system. Figure 3 shows an ACCES I/O USBCOM-4SM, which contains a
Figure 3
four-port RS-232/422/485 serial
Figure 4
Hardware
to wait for service to the other slower
devices. For more details on USB, refer
to “USB Fundamentals” in the fall issue
of PC/104 Embedded Solutions.
A slow USB mouse and a data-intensive USB image capture device would
have obvious performance issues sharing
the same USB hub. Aware of this issue,
chipset manufacturers have been making
dedicated USB 2.0 root ports more suitable for inside the PC. The newest PCI
Express I/O chipsets have moved from
four to eight dedicated USB 2.0 root
channels to assist with this new computer
transformation. This trend also bodes
well for using USB as an I/O extension
in embedded modules because it offers
speed and the flexibility to grow beyond
slower legacy interfaces.
Theory vs. practice
The virtues of USB are also its biggest
curses. Being a simple asynchronous
serial interface also means it is quite
unsophisticated for more complex data
exchanges. Unlike PCI Express, USB
does not use a peer-to-peer protocol,
and it offers no hardware interrupts like
a system bus interface. The result of this
difference was that the first industrial
I/O developed over USB favored applications that formerly were using polled data
acquisition boards. This configuration
meant that the input USB devices would
typically use USB control transfers.
Output I/O devices have an easier time
since they can be set up easily to move
known data quite fast out of the device
using the USB bulk-transfer data mode.
The success of higher speed serial communications through USB requires careful attention to good design and refined
application software drivers. The needs
of embedded customers are often more
demanding than the needs of consumers
for desktop PCs or other USB peripherals.
It is wise for industrial and embedded
USB I/O vendors to create their own drivers rather than using generic consumer
drivers to fully exploit the particular
applications of their market.
In addition, the USB consumer market
expects a finished USB device in a package or enclosure – think of USB hubs,
external hard drives, or printers. This
is only partially true for embedded and
industrial OEM customers. An OEM
might want to mount a PCB device within
2006 / 27
Hardware
“Because PC/104
mounting holes are
available on many
boards such as
PC/104, EPIC, and EBX,
designers can easily
integrate this USB/104
form factor into system
solutions using these
embedded boards.”
their equipment or enclosure instead of
paying the added cost of a box to enclose
the USB I/O device. One of the reasons
this problem exists is that there is no standard USB I/O board to facilitate space
and mounting continuity.
of the design and components from its
rugged PC/104 I/O to meet this new
market. Because PC/104 mounting
holes are available on many boards such
as PC/104, EPIC, and EBX, designers
can easily integrate this USB/104 form
factor into system solutions using these
embedded boards. All enclosures that use
PC/104 can then utilize USB/104 with
their system solution.
For the same reason, if PCI Express on
a PC/104 footprint is complete with the
same mounting holes, the USB/104 can
connect to the top of the stack. This configuration would meet the I/O requirements without demands on PCI-Express
performance. This will become very
important to both stacking and OEM I/O
when PCI-Express and USB will be the
primary I/O interfacing (Figure 5).
The current direction of next-generation
computer CPU chipsets makes this solution inevitable. USB/104 then becomes the
natural solution for low-cost embedded
I/O, as the traditional computer bus moves
to obsolescence. ➤
Stephen Newbegin
is director of sales
and business development at ACCES
I/O Products. Before joining ACCES
I/O, Stephen
was I/O product
manager at Kontron and a director of
the PC/104 Embedded Consortium.
With almost 30 years’ experience in the
embedded computer market in both sales
and engineering, Stephen was a part of
the team at Loral that built one of the
first Intel-based single board computers
(8080) in the ’70s. He also was a part of
producing the first rack-mount passive
XT backplane industrial PC systems at
Action Instruments in the ’80s, and a
key part of the sales growth of Industrial
Computer Source in the ’90s.
For more information, contact:
ACCES I/O Products
10623 Roselle Street
San Diego, CA 92121
Tel: 858-550-9559
Website: www.accesio.com
Tying it all together:
PC/104 and USB
The small PC/104 form factor has been
among the most popular embedded
COTS I/O form factors. It, therefore,
makes the most sense that a USB I/O
board, USB/104, that matches the size
and mounting holes of a PC/104 board
would have the broadest appeal for use as
an OEM USB I/O board. Not only could
it function as an internal USB-mounted
OEM device, but also it could mount
to either the top or bottom of a PC/104
stack, creating an additional advantage.
This setup would be of critical value for
a required system I/O solution otherwise
not available in a pure PCI-104 stack. The
particular PCI-104 board may have no
PC/104 pass-through connector to add a
traditional PC/104, ISA, I/O board. Most
vendors’ PC/104 CPU boards have different existing USB connections, and PC/104
stacks typically route cabling to the side.
This setup makes a prearranged, agreed
standard stacking connector in PC/104 for
USB I/O currently less versatile.
ACCES I/O Products was inspired to
make a line of USB/104 I/O using much
Figure 5
Technology
MEMs-based sensors
Bringing sense to the world:
An overview of sensor technology
By VTI Technologies, Inc.
Over the next few years,
technological and price barriers
will fall away, paving the way
toward newly created applications
for sensors in a wide range of
consumer and industrial sectors.
The maturing computing and
telecommunications markets
have fueled the growth in sensor
technology, which has brought
about increasingly small,
competitively priced products and
services that are, literally, within
the reach of everyone’s pockets.
As information systems
make the transition from fixed
locations to mobile operation,
new ways to control machines
and the environment are
developing. Sensing technology
is a way of bringing a new
level of intelligence to the
environments that humans
inhabit. “It offers the chance to
bring a more human dimension
to technology,” Ulf Meriheinä,
business development manager
at VTI Technologies in Finland,
explains. “The 21st century is
the era where sensing is growing
and coming of age. VTI is a
company that is helping develop
the technology that will underpin
this maturity.”
where we are in the world through affordable, small, battery powered devices,”
explains Meriheinä.
In medicine, for example, sensing technology adds additional intelligence to lifesaving implants, opening up new types of
monitoring activities that will support
independent living. New approaches to
the interface between humans and their
mobile gadgets – phones, PDAs – could
change the way they use these devices. In
sports, sensors can not only tell us how
effective we are in exercising, but also tell
us the right way to do it. The list of potential applications in which sensing could
be used is virtually endless.
3D-MEMS is the driving
technology
To exploit these opportunities, information systems will need to sense and act as
well as compute. As important, the technology that underpins sensing must be
small, robust, accurate, and inexpensive.
This is the driving force for the development of Three-Dimensional Microelectromechanical Systems (3D-MEMS)
at VTI Technologies.
In essence, basic MEMS technology
enables integration of tiny mechanical
VTI sees growth in a host of new applications such as sports and fitness, medical technology, terminals, and moving
machines, as well as advanced applications in high-performance instruments
for distance and positions measurement.
Increasingly, humans want information
that helps them improve the lives they
lead. “Through sensing technology it will
be possible to control machines in novel
ways, to provide better information about
how effective we are in carrying out activities and to gain better information about
elements, sensors, actuators, and electronics on a common silicon substrate through
micro-fabrication technology. While the
electronics are made using traditional integrated circuit processes such as CMOS,
bipolar, or BICMOS, the micromechanical
components are produced using compatible micromachining processes that selectively etch away parts of the silicon wafer
or add new structural layers to form the
mechanical and electromechanical devices
(see Figure 1).
MEMS technology, in general, is seen as
an important enabling technology. Today,
many countries and academic institutions
worldwide have active research programs
to develop an enormous range of devices
in fields as diverse as medicine and navigation to biotechnology and control (see
Figure 2). Equipment already on the market using MEMS devices ranges from
automobiles and telecom switching to
printers and inertial guidance systems.
Making the difference in
performance
VTI is aware that although its own 3DMEMS devices will be a relatively small
fraction of the cost, size, and weight
within applications, they will be key to
the operation, reliability, and affordability
Figure 1
Figure 2
of those applications. The 3D-MEMS
devices, and the smart products they make
possible, are likely to be the performance
differentiators for a wide variety of commercial products.
There are three basic building blocks in
MEMS technology:
n The ability to deposit thin films of
material on a substrate
nT
o apply a patterned mask on top of the
films by photolithographic imaging
nT
o etch the films selectively to the
mask
A MEMS process is usually a structured
sequence of these operations to form
actual devices.
One key factor with the MEMS technology approach is the separation of the
sensing elements and the ASICs, which
provides the information processing and
the electronic control. This approach
provides a high degree of flexibility in
the type of product design possible from
individual sensing elements to complete
modules with onboard electronics.
“The 3D-MEMS
technology supports
devices that measure basic
parameters – pressure,
acceleration, inclination
– that can also translate
into other parameters such
as position, movement,
and vibration.”
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Technology
The 3D-MEMS technology supports
devices that measure basic parameters –
pressure, acceleration, inclination – that
can also translate into other parameters
such as position, movement, and vibration. This compatibility opens up an enormous range of sensing applications that
cover automotive, industrial, consumer,
medical, and sports industries. This technology is unique in that it makes true,
three-dimensional structures rather than
thin films on a silicon substrate, which is
typical of other MEMS approaches. This
added dimension adds flexibility to the
overall design, for example, optimizing
the electrode insulation and connections
to the outside world.
Essence of sensing
The 3D-MEMS technology is also suitable for creating sensors that rely on a
change in capacitance for their operation.
A capacitor is simply a device that can
store electrical charge. The classic model
of a capacitor consists of two plates with
a sandwich of another material – a dielectric – in between. This material can be
air or a gas. At its simplest, the amount
of charge that builds up on the capacitor
plates can aid in determining change in
pressure, acceleration, and inclination.
In this type of sensing technology, the
capacitor elements consist of single crystal silicon. In practice, the design creates
an element that is a double capacitor. A
small slice of silicon, which provides a
moving mass, moves in a gap between
two outer plates or surfaces. The proof
mass builds up charge on each of its surfaces to create two capacitors with the
outer surfaces. Depending on the movements of the silicon mass, the difference
in the charge between the two capacitors,
and the way in which the elements have
been set up, a variety of parameters can be
determined simply through the deflection
of the silicon proof mass.
In this approach, the relatively wide
change in capacitance, typically between
30 and 50 percent, makes measurement
relatively easy and results in low noise.
The results are small, highly accurate,
and stable sensing elements, offering a
wide temperature range and low power
consumption.
Edge of a revolution
The 3D-MEMS technology is a powerful
and flexible approach to sensor manu-
facturing. It provides almost unlimited
opportunities for designers to create solutions with basic sensing elements that
they can integrate into a specific application or plug-and-play modules.
The technology has already proven its
power in automotive sensing applications in the form of accelerometers with
electronic stability control and electrically controlled suspension systems. Tire
pressure measurement is another major
application area using this technology,
where manufacturers integrate the sensing
element within the tire itself.
The automotive sector has been an excellent proving ground for 3D-MEMS
technology because of the stringent performance and quality criteria this sector
expects. Today, it is not a matter of if, but
when, these new applications become
more widespread among other sectors
besides the automotive industry. ➤
For more information, contact the
company directly at:
VTI Technologies Oy
Tiina Hansson
PO Box 27
FI-01621 Vantaa
Finland
Tel: +358-9-879-181
Website: www.vti.fi
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Frame grabber
PC/104 and SMALL FORM FACTORS
RTD Embedded Technologies, Inc.
103 Innovation Boulevard • State College, PA 16803
Tel: 814-234-8087 • Fax: 814-234-5218
www.rtd.com
Frame Grabbers and Video Controllers
Frame grabbers
Up to eight Composite or four S-Video inputs support
NTSC, SECAM, and PAL input formats, and can be
connected with SMB snap-lock connectors or 0.1" DIL
connectors. Stereo audio I/O can be interfaced with
0.1" DIL connectors. Up to 30 frames per second at
640 x 480 resolution NTSC and up to 25 frames per
second at 768 x 576 resolution PAL/SECAM. Dual
independent channels support audio and video capture of simultaneous A/V input streams. Multiplexed
video inputs on each channel may be switched independently as specified by the user. Fully licensed
hardware MPEG-2 compression is available on selected
modules requiring no specialized software libraries.
Compression can be enabled or disabled independently
on each channel reducing storage and PCI bandwidth
requirements for video and audio data. Frame grabber modules include eight general-purpose I/O lines
supporting four opto-coupled digital inputs and four
opto-coupled digital outputs. The opto-isolated digital
I/O enables the video frame grabber to interface with
control equipment in the presence of high voltages and
current loops.
Video controllers
ISA and PCI analog VGA and digital flat panel supporting up to 1600 x 1200 resolution over the extended temperature range. All video controllers support the ability
to drive both the VGA and flat-panel outputs simultaneously. Digital panel interface support includes both
TTL and DVI. The onboard VGA BIOS includes support
for several common panel types. Software tools are provided to add BIOS support for custom flat panels. Other
key features include onboard IDE and floppy controllers.
RTD VGA and flat-panel controllers are especially useful
for systems with primary controllers that do not support
a video display. This allows system integrators to minimize system power consumption by selecting a primary
control unit that only includes features required in the
final application. A dedicated video controller module
allows system designers to develop and test a headless
system, allowing the final product to function without
a video interface, thus increasing MTBF and reducing
power consumption.
For more information, contact: [email protected]
FEATURES:
■ Philips SAA7133HL video decoder with Philips SAA6752HS
MPEG encoder
■ Philips SAA7146A Multimedia Bridge with Samsung S5D0127
video decoder
■ 30 FPS video capture w/ NTSC input and 25 fps w/PAL/SECAM
inputs
■ Fully licensed hardware MPEG-2 compression
■ Stereo audio input and output channels
■ Dual independent channels support capture of simultaneous
A/V input streams with opto-isolated digital I/O for camera
control
■ PCI video controller w/4 MB integrated video memory and
ISA video controller w/1.5 MB integrated video memory
■ TTL digital flat panel, DVI, or analog VGA interfaces with
1600 x 1200 maximum output resolution
■ BIOS support for broad range of flat panel types
■ Windows, Windows CE, DOS, Linux, and various RTOSs
■ Architecture: PC/104 and PC/104-Plus
■ Operating temperature: -40 °C to +85 °C video controllers;
0 °C to +70 °C frame grabbers
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Bridge: PC/104 to DeviceNet
Resource Guide 2006
Advantech Corporation
15375 Barranca Parkway, Suite A-106 • Irvine, CA 92618
Tel: 800-866-6008 • Fax: 949-789-7179
www.advantech.com
PCM-3370
Embedded applications require specific features
difficult to find on commercial PC main boards.
Creating a custom board with desired features is
expensive and time consuming. A simpler and costeffective solution is to add features by incorporating
PC/104 modules. PC/104 modules use a smart stacking bus design that allows you to expand the system by simply adding additional modules. With an
onboard, fanless Ultra Low Voltage Intel® Celeron®
400/650 CPU or Low Voltage Intel® Pentium® III 800
(optional)/933 processor, along with a VIA VT8606/
Twister chipset, PCM-3370 is one of the most capable small and powerful CPU boards. PC/104 and
PC/104-Plus I/O expansion allows features to be
quickly added using off-the-shelf modules, giving
developers a fanless, high-performing, and scalable platform with superior graphics performance
that can fit into the tightest spaces. The PCM-3370 is
perfect for applications such as medical DVRs, transportation, military, and industrial automation, where
uncompromised SBC performance in a limited space
and long product availability are needed.
PCM-3370 provides as many features as CPU boards
several times its size. The PCM-3370 internal 4x AGP and
VIA VT8606/Twister chipset ensures excellent graphics performance and provides VGA/LCD support up to
1024 x 768. SDRAM memory of up to 512 MB is powerful enough to drive the latest OS, including XP/2000 and
embedded XP/Windows CE .NET. The SSD CompactFlash
(Type I) socket eliminates the use of fragile hard disks,
thereby increasing reliability. Two USB 1.1-compliant
ports are available as is one LPT and two COM ports
(RS-232 and RS-232/422/485). It comes with watchdog
timer support and a 10/100BASE-T Ethernet interface.
Numerous standard PCI and ISA add-on cards are available utilizing the high-quality EPT brand PC/104 and
PC/104-Plus connectors, making ideal companions to
Advantech’s two-slot card bus module PCM-3115 and
COM port module PCM-3643. Advantech also has a
Phoenix certified product, Advantech’s special dynamic
burn-in service. PCM-3370Z-J0A1 has a wide operating
temperature range of between 0 °C to 80 °C making it
ideal for transportation applications.
FEATURES:
■ ULV Intel® Celeron® 400/650 fanless, LV Intel® Pentium® III
800 (optional)/933 processor
■ VIA VT8606/Twister and VT82C686B
■ 4x AGP VGA/LCD and LCD controller up to 1024 x 768
■ +5/12 V power supply required
■ 10/100BASE-T PCI Ethernet interface; supports wake-on LAN
■ PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expansion connector
■ Socket for CompactFlash Card (CFC) Type I supported
■ 1.6 sec interval watchdog timer
■ 1 SODIMM socket supports up to 512 MB SDRAM
■ Perfect for medical, DVRs, transportation, military, industrial
control, communication where limited space and long product life
cycle is needed
Advantech Corporation
15375 Barranca Parkway, Suite A-106 • Irvine, CA 92618
Tel: 800-866-6008 • Fax: 949-789-7179
www.advantech.com
PCM-3380
PCM-3380 gives developers the opportunity to design
small yet powerful solutions that combine the fast data
throughput of PCI-104 with the low-power, fanless
features of the Intel® Pentium® M processor. PCI-104
enables faster data transfer compared to traditional ISAbased PC/104 modules, all in a small rugged form factor.
PCM-3380 is designed with multiple I/O options that
make it ideal for medical, military, transportation, and
emergency services applications.
The introduction of the smallest PCI-104 Intel® Pentium® M platform on the market makes it easier to
develop advanced applications that require flexible I/O
capability and power management. PCM-3380 provides
as many features as boards twice the size with support
for six high-speed USB 2.0 and dual CRT/LVDS displays,
making it practical to replace older, larger form-factor
boards. Low-power, fanless Pentium M processors are
available from 1.1 GHz to 1.6 GHz, and the Celeron M
processor from 600 MHz. Both processors perfectly
complement the Intel 855GME (Centrino) chipset with
integrated graphics and power saving features. Additional I/O includes 2x COM ports and LAN. PCI-104’s
smart stacking design allows great versatility for expansion through integration into other form factors or
by addition of extra modules such as Advantech’s
PCM-3620 with IEEE1394 and USB, PCM-3621 SATA,
PCM-3116 miniPCI, and PCM-3115 two-slot PCMCIA
modules. Applications include military command and
control systems, medical MRI scanning and diagnostics,
police in-vehicle video recording, and modern transportation systems, which require high resistance to vibration.
PC/104 modules provide simple feature expansion that
makes them ideal for embedded applications. A variety of PC/104 CPU and peripheral modules are available
to meet the customer’s particular requirements. These
include PCMCIA, Ethernet, GPS, digital I/O, audio, video,
and multiple COM port modules. PCM-3380 is powerful,
flexible, and versatile; it represents the smallest PCI-104
Intel® Pentium® M solution on the embedded market
today.
FEATURES:
■ Embedded Intel® Pentium® M Processor 1.1 GHz, 1.6 GHz
(optional), Celeron-M 600 MHz
■ Intel 855GME and ICH4 chipset
■ Supports dual individual display
■ +5/12 V power required
■ 10/100BASE-T PCI Ethernet interface; supports wake-on LAN
■ PCI-104 expansion connector
■ Socket for CompactFlash Card (CFC) Type I supported
■ Supports six USB 2.0
■ 1-255 sec/min, 255-level interval watchdog timer
■ SODIMM socket support up to 1 GB SDRAM
■ Perfect for medical, DVR, transportation, military, industrial
control, communication where limited space and long product life
cycle are needed
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Condor Engineering
101 West Anapamu Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Tel: 805-965-8000 • Fax: 805-963-9630
www.condoreng.com
Asis 2U ATCA Shelf
CEI-430
Available in a range of configurations to match your
embedded system needs, the CEI-430 provides complete, integrated databus functionality for up to
24 channels of ARINC 429 or 575 along with ARINC 717,
573, and other selected two-wire, 32-bit protocols on
a PC/104-Plus or PCI-104 platform. The CEI-430 supports maximum data throughput on all 24 ARINC 429
channels while providing onboard message scheduling,
label filtering, multiple buffering options, time-tagging,
and error detection. Configurations with support for
ARINC 717, ARINC 573, IRIG-B Receiver (AM or DC/TTL),
and Generator (DC/TTL) are optional. The IRIG-B DC-level
output signal can be utilized to synchronize time stamps
across multiple boards. Ruggedized configurations are
available.
FEATURES:
■ PC/104-Plus or PCI-104 form factors with high performance,
high density, and large buffers
■ Up to 12 Rx and 12 Tx ARINC 429 channels
■ 1 Rx, 1 Tx channels of Dual-Mode ARINC 717/573 available
■ Bidirectional avionics-level and RS-485 discretes
■ Advanced, high-level software API included for Windows XP,
2000, Me, NT, 98, 95, and VxWorks
■ Ruggedized, extended temperature configurations, and IRIG-B
Receiver/Generator optional
Bridge: PC/104 to ISA
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PEAK-System Germany
Otto-Roehm-Strasse 69 • Darmstadt, D-64293
Tel: +49-6151-8173-20 • Fax: +49-6151-8173-29
www.peak-system.com
PCAN-ISA-PC/104
With the help of this adapter, it is possible to use and
operate PC/104 cards in PCs with an ISA slot.
Naturally you can also use the adapter to operate multiple PC/104 cards by plugging them in one above the
other. You can use screw terminals to tap into the various voltage supplies on the card (±5 V, ±12 V, and GND),
while four control LEDs display the status. The contacts
for the multipoint connector on the PC/104 bus are also
fed out on the underside of the motherboard.
A PCI to PC/104-Plus version will be available in June
2006.
FEATURES:
■ Two-layer motherboard with gold-plated ISA contacts
■ PC voltages may be tapped via screw terminals
■ LED status display
■ PC/104 contacts fed out on the motherboard backplane
DSP resource boards: PCI-104
Tel: 814-234-8087 • Fax: 814-234-5218
www.rtd.com
RTD dspModules™
DSP Accelerators/Coprocessors with
RTD dspFramework™ SDK
RTD DSP Accelerators and Coprocessors are based on
Texas Instruments’ high-performance TMS320C6202 and
6416 DSP processors operating at up to 1 GHz with
256 MB of SDRAM. These modules unburden the CPU and
speed up math-intensive operations. dspModules™ may
be used in standalone mode by using the 2 MB onboard
flash memory to store the users application program.
All dspModules are programmable in C/C++ using Texas
Instruments’ Code Composer Studio and RTD dspFramework libraries to streamline software development.
dspModule Coprocessor or Accelerator
DSP Coprocessors are PC/104-Plus allowing the dspModule to be located anywhere in the system. DSP Accelerators are PCI-104, and provide an additional, stackable
PlatformBus™. The PlatformBus provides a dedicated
32-bit bus, which connects directly to the DSP, enabling
high-speed data transfer for up to four custom analog front-end cards. All DSP resources are accessible
through the PCI bus.
Communication I/O ports
Three Multi-Channel Buffered Serial Ports (McBSP™)
provide extensive I/O bandwidth up to 100 Mbps each.
Optional stack-through connectors allow direct communication to RTD dataModules® without burdening
the PCI bus. The SyncBus™ provides synchronization
with RTD dataModules for simultaneous sampling. Multiple dspModules can be stacked for parallel processing
through the PCI bus.
RTD dspFramework SDK
RTD dspFramework SDK supports single-threaded and
multi-threaded DSP/BIOS applications. It includes a
library of C functions and macros for access to the DSP’s
peripherals. All of the low-level initialization and setup
is managed by the dspFramework. The dspFramework
also includes a matching host side library that simplifies
communication with the DSP. All functions are exposed
via standard C++ class members and all host/DSP communications are handled by the dspFramework. The
host can call DSP routines as easily as standard operating system functions. Example programs with full source
code are provided, giving you a template to develop
your own application.
FEATURES:
■ Fixed point TI TMS320C6202 and 6416 processors with eight
processing units, up to 1.0 GHz, 8000MIPS, and power as low
as 3.0 W
■ Up to 256 MB onboard SDRAM and 2 MB onboard flash memory
■ PCI bus master or target only, 3.3/5 V PCI signaling; all DSP
resources accessible from PCI bus
■ Three Multi-channel Buffered Serial Ports (McBSP) with up to
100 Mbps transfer rate per channel
■ SyncBus to synchronize RTD dataModules for simultaneous
measurements
■ Boot from PCI or onboard flash memory
■ JTAG emulator connector and watchdog timer
■ Power connector for standalone operation
■ Software support via RTD dspFramework SDK supporting
single- and multi-threaded (DSP/BIOS) applications with
extensive examples
■ Architecture: PC/104-Plus and PCI-104 with stackable 32-bit DSP
PlatformBus
■ Operating temperature: -40 °C to +85 °C – 233, 500, and 600 MHz;
-20 °C to +70 °C – 1 GHz
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Ampro
5215 Hellyer Avenue, #110 • San Jose, CA 95138
Tel: 408-360-0200 • Fax: 408-360-0222
www.ampro.com
Asis 2U ATCA Shelf
ReadySystems™
and ReadyBoards™
The ReadyBoard™ is a family of low-cost, reliable SBCs
with PC-style connectors for its extensive I/O. For a turnkey solution, the ReadySystem™ comes with pre-installed
operating systems giving OEMs the fastest time to market possible.
ReadyBoard 800 features only low-power, fanless
Pentium M and Celeron M processors with PCI-104 (PCI
bus) expansion interfaces. ReadyBoard 700 features fanless Pentium III and Celeron processors and is suitable
for different low-cost embedded applications. ReadySystems™ are complete turnkey solutions with a choice
of ReadyBoard 256 MB RAM and 40 GB 2.5 HDD.
FEATURES:
■ A choice of CPUs ranging from 400 MHz ULV Celeron to 1.4 GHz
LV Pentium
■ PCI-104 or PCI-104-Plus CompactFlash, RoHS-compliant SBCs
■ Choice of four USB 1.1 or four USB 2.0
■ Extensive I/O that’s not available in non-standard, mid-sized form
factors
■ Easy migration due to standardized PC-style connectors
■ ReadySystems: three sizes including 1U and 2U heights, complete
turnkey solutions with OS loaded
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Applied Data Systems
10260 Old Columbia Road • Columbia, MD 21046
Tel: 301-490-4007 • Fax: 301-490-4582
www.applieddata.net
BitsyXb
Applied Data Systems (ADS) is a leading designer and
provider of “application-ready” embedded RISC-based
(XScale, ARM) systems, featuring Windows CE, Linux,
and other OSs. ADS products are characterized by their
low power consumption, powerful graphics, small form
factor, and robust functionality. ADS specializes in quick
time-to-market customized designs with off-the-shelf,
semi-custom, and design licensing. Customer successes
include Fortune 500 companies in areas such as test
and measurement, medical monitoring, gaming, POS,
defense, fleet management, instrumentation, and process control.
The BitsyXb leverages Intel’s PXA270 processor and is
plug compatible with the popular BitsyX. This powerful embedded SBC provides dynamic speed and voltage
regulation.
FEATURES:
■ Power thrifty: optimized to go as low as 500 mW but with power
scaling to 520 MHz
■ Modularity: with both standalone and personality board
configuration options, support for PS2 connection
■ “Reconfigurability”: dozens of designs have been quickly re-spun
from this versatile product
■ Compact (3" x 5") and ruggedized (-40 °C to +85 °C)
■ Perfect for handheld, wearable, and unmanned applications,
successfully deployed in PDA/handheld, and so on
■ Robust (USB, three serial ports, ADSmart IO), one PCMCIA
(Type II), Compact Flash (Type II) connector
System boards
EEPD North America Inc.
1560 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway • Sunrise, FL 33323
Tel: 954-331-4661 • Fax: 954-331-2661
www.eepd.com
P45
AsisCOM
2U ATCA
Express™
Shelf
Powered by the latest technology including the Intel®
Core® Duo processor T2500 and the Mobile Intel® 945GM
Express chipset, the PROFIVE® P45 Com Express is ready
to provide CPUs with up to 50 A of core current. The
Mobile Intel® 945GM Express chipset integrates graphic
functions to support TV, analog VGA, serial DVO interfaces, and LVDS display interfaces with up to 4 GB of
memory support!
The PROFIVE® P45 Com Express module also offers
additional Ethernet connectivity options, high-definition AC97 audio with SPDIF output, line in, line out,
mic in, CD in, and headphone out as available options
onboard. In addition, support for six x1 PCI Express®
lanes, two serial ATA interfaces, one parallel ATA interface, and eight USB 2.0 ports are onboard.
FEATURES:
■ Intel® Core® Duo processor T2500 and the Mobile Intel® 945GM
Express chipset
■ Integrates graphic functions to support TV, analog VGA, serial
DVO interfaces, and LVDS display interfaces
■ Ethernet connectivity options: six x1 PCI Express lanes; up to
4 GB memory
■ High definition AC97 audio with SPDIF output, line in, line out,
mic in, CD in and headphone out
■ Two serial ATA interfaces, one parallel ATA interface, and eight
USB 2.0 ports
■ Customized and OEM versions available upon request; lead-free
design
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1560 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway • Sunrise, FL 33323
Tel: 954-331-4661 • Fax: 954-331-2661
www.eepd.com
PROFIVE®M1 PCI-104
When size, speed, and power matters, the PROFIVE® M1
is the ideal solution for today’s demanding industrial
applications. In almost every solution from instrumentation, communication, industrial control to security technologies, the M1 is the number one choice. Especially
when small size and very low power consumption combined with extraordinary computing power is needed.
Intel® provides the core components such as the Low
Power Pentium® III processor, the 815E chipset, and the
82551ER Ethernet controller to enable this state-of-theart technology. The complete list of features is a special
asset of the M1 with up to 64 MB graphics memory,
including VGA and DVI-LCD-support, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, and 128 MB SDRAM memory soldered onboard.
FEATURES:
■ Low Power Pentium® III 933 MHz or Ultra Low Voltage Celeron®
400 or 650 MHz
■ VGA and DVI-LCD support; 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and 128 MB
SDRAM soldered onboard; single +5 V supply
■ USB boot support for FDD, CDROM, and flash; temperature, fan
speed, and voltage monitoring
■ Standard interfaces such as floppy, printer port, two serial ports,
two USB ports, PS/2 mouse, and keyboard
■ Optional PCCARD, CompactFlash, Mini PCI, and ISA bus bridge
modules
■ Customized and OEM versions available upon request; lead-free
design
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Kontron
14118 Stowe Drive • Poway, CA 92064-7147
Tel: 858-677-0877 • Fax: 858-677-0898
www.kontron.com
Asis 2U ATCA Shelf
ETX-PM
Kontron ETX-PM modules featuring leading-edge Intel
Pemtium M processors represent the most customizable solutions available. These highly integrated and
interchangeable modular SBCs can be used much like
integrated circuit components. Design the system as
an application-specific baseboard with an ETX plugin site and select the module that meets performance
requirements.
FEATURES:
■ CPU: Intel Pentium-M processor with up to 1.8 GHz
■ Memory: up to 1 GB DDR-SO-DIMM, PC2100
■ Cache: up to 2 MB (L2)
■ Video: Intel Extreme Graphics2 integrated max. resolution
2048 x 1536
■ Four USB 2.0 channels (full speed)
■ Consumes 18 W at 1.1 GHz; speed and performance compares to
a 2 GHz Pentium 4
System boards
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Kontron
Tel: 858-677-0877 • Fax: 858-677-0898
www.kontron.com
ETXexpress-PM
Based on the newly released COM Express COM.O standard from the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers
Group (PICMG), ETXexpress products are next-generation
embedded modules that bring advanced technology to
tomorrow’s applications. Built around serial differential
signaling technology, ETXexpress modules incorporate
interfaces for PCI Express, serial ATA, USB 2.0, LVDS, serial
DVO, and much more into a 95 mm x 125 mm small-formfactor embedded module. ETXexpress modules provide the highest available performance on the smallest
state-of-the-art embedded modules. Additionally, by
following the modular concept for embedded design,
ETXexpress modules safeguard R & D investments and
lower total cost of ownership.
FEATURES:
■ Supports Intel Pentium M and Intel Celeron M processors up to
2.0 GHz – 370/373/738/745/760
■ Ideal for advanced customized solutions
■ GbE
■ PCI Express, serial ATA, USB 2.0, and more
■ Based on the newly released COM Express COM.0 standard from
the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group
System boards
Kontron
Tel: 858-677-0877 • Fax: 858-677-0898
www.kontron.com
ETXexpress-CD
Asis 2U ATCA Shelf
ETXexpress is the module concept of the new open standard COM Express by PICMG. The new ETXexpress-CD
module is based on the Intel Core Duo processor and
Intel Core Solo processor as well as the Intel 945GM chipset. PCI-Express is the primary data path for upcoming
x86-based systems. Non PCI-Express components such as
PCI plug-in cards can still be supported with the PCI 2.1,
32-bit interface, as ETXexpress COMs will continue
supporting the PCI bus for legacy applications. The
ETXexpress-CD will support three PCI Express x1 lanes
(optional five PCI Express x1 lanes), PEG (PCI Express
Graphic) x16 lanes.
FEATURES:
■ With Intel Core Duo processor and Intel Core Solo processor
■ Two serial ATA for high-speed drives, eight USB 2.0 for fast
peripherals
■ Up to five PCI Express x1 lanes and PCI Express Graphic x16 lanes
■ GbE for high connectivity
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System boards
Kontron
Tel: 858-677-0877 • Fax: 858-677-0898
www.kontron.com
microETXexpress-PM
ETXexpress is the COodule concept that follows the
PICMG COM Express standard. The new microETXexpress-PM module is based on the Intel Pentium M and
Intel Celeron M processors as well as the Intel 855GME
chipset. The Intel Pentium M processors feature the
unique Enhanced Speed Step technology. Supporting
up to 1 GB of DDR-SDRAM technology, the memory
bandwidth is no longer the performance bottleneck.
The integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2 video controller
offers resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 pixels with 2D
and 3D acceleration. The JILI display interface technology ensures automatic setting of the video controller
parameters for the attached LCD panel. The six USB
channels support USB 2.0 with full bandwidth for the
coming generations of I/O devices.
FEATURES:
■ microETXexpress – based on ETXexpress/COM Express
■ With Intel Pentium M and Intel Celeron M processor
■ PCI or PCI Express – the elemental data highway
■ Parallel ATA or serial ATA – for performing drives and data
storage
■ 6x USB 2.0 and DDR-SDRAM up to 1 GB
■ Smoothest entrance into future technologies
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Kontron
Tel: 858-677-0877 • Fax: 858-677-0898
www.kontron.com
Asis 2U ATCA
X-board
GP8 Shelf
The Intel 80219 General Purpose PCI processor (400 MHz/
up to 600 MHz) is the core of the X-board module. It combines the Intel XScale core with intelligent peripherals, including a PCI bus application bridge. The X-board
also uses the Silicon Motion SM501 chipset, which
enables accelerated graphics and video and provides the
I/O functions required in mobile multimedia devices.
FEATURES:
■ Second ARM-compatible, Intel XScale technology-based module
in Kontron’s X-board product family of COMs
■ Based on Intel 80219 General Purpose PCI processor
(400 MHz/up to 600 MHz)
■ Uses the Silicon Motion SM501 chipset – supporting
10/100BASE-T Ethernet, AC97 Audio Codec, and USB2.0
■ Up to 128 MB of onboard DRAM system memory
■ 8 MB (optional 16 MB) of onboard dedicated graphics memory
and Up to 32 MB of onboard flash storage
■ Support for CRT and LCD/TFT displays up to 1280 x 1024 resolution
PC/104- Plus
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG
Nordstrasse 11/F • CH-4542 Luterbach/Switzerland
Tel: +41-32-681-58-00 • Fax: +41-32-681-58-01
www.digitallogic.com
MSM800SEV
Asis 2U ATCA Shelf
This robust MICROSPACE CPU board in the PC/104-Plus
format is based on the AMD Geode LX800 processor,
an x86-based chip that has been specially designed
for embedded applications and mobile industrial and
consumer electronic devices. The new processor runs at
500 MHz and is said to provide performance equivalent
to an 800 MHz processor. It does not require a cooling fan, since it only consumes about 1.6 W (CPU). The
LX800 provides an integrated 2D graphic chip with an
analog and a digital output.
The new MSM800SEV CPU board features an ideal
price/performance ratio and provides a wide variety of
PC interfaces. The PC/104 CPU module is designed for
harsh environmental conditions, insensitive to vibrations and shock.
FEATURES:
■ MICROSPACE MSM800SEV PC/104-Plus CPU board with AMD
Geode LX800, 500 MHz, 128 MB – 1,024 MB DDR-RAM SODIMM
■ Geode UXGA CRT/LCD 256 MB UMA, 18/24-bit TFT 3 V, LCD
resolution 240 x 320 – 1600 x 1200, AC97-stereo
■ MS, KB, FD, 1 x P-ATA, COM 1, COM 2 (all as RS-232), IrDA
(external), LPT1, 2 x USB V2.0
■ LAN Ethernet 10/100BASE-T (external PHY), EEPROM support,
watchdog, 5 V power supply
■ Optional PC/104-Plus PCI bus connector or CompactFlash socket,
cable kit
■ Optimized thermal concept and cooling feature for operating
temperature of –25 °C to +70 °C, optional -40 °C
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PC/104- Plus
Dynamic Engineering
435 Park Drive • Ben Lomond, CA 95066
Tel: 831-336-8891 • Fax: 831-336-3840
www.dyneng.com
PCI2PC104p
Save money with the PCI2PC104p
If you need to get your product to market fast, think
about reusing existing PC/104-Plus designs in PCI applications. For small production runs it will be less expensive without paying for a new design and layout. For
new PC/104-Plus designs the PCI2PC104p can decrease
your time to market by allowing your engineers to
debug in a PC, instead of the target hardware, until the
PC/104-Plus design is “mature.” A PC will provide better
tools and visablility into the hardware.
The PCI2PC104p (PCI to PC/104-Plus) adapter/carrier converter card provides the ability to install a PC/104-Plus
card into a standard PCI slot. The PCI2PC104p has a
PC/104-Plus card slot mount.
FEATURES:
■ Size: half size PCI card; one PC/104-Plus compatible slot provided;
32-bit operation
■ Access width: Standard PCI byte lanes supported for byte, word,
and long access dependent on installed PC/104
■ The PCI2PC104p follows the PC/104-Plus specs for maximum
power consumption and heat dissipation
■ Software interface: PC/104-Plus register definitions as defined by
installed hardware; no software setup required
■ Warranty: One year
■ Contact Dyanamic Engineering about converting your PC/104-Plus
design to PCI and vice-versa at [email protected]
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Datacom: Ethernet
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Tel: 814-234-8087 • Fax: 814-234-5218
www.rtd.com
Networking/Communications
RTD has developed a variety of PC/104 and PC/104-Plus
communication and networking modules to augment
the onboard communication capabilities of fully integrated RTD cpuModules and controllers. Whether your
requirements are for advanced, high-speed fiber optic
communication or twisted pair serial communications,
RTD brings you leading-edge technologies in Ethernet,
USB 2.0, FireWire, CAN bus, CAN Spider, and configurable serial ports.
Ethernet
RTD offers both 10BASE-T and 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
modules. Single- and dual-channel boards are available.
Supported connections include: RJ-45 twisted pair, MT-RJ
Fiber, 10BASE-T, and AUI. Ethernet modules support
network booting for diskless environments.
USB 2.0
This module provides five independent USB 2.0 connections with 1.5, 12, or 480 Mbps on any channel. Four ports
provide 500 mA while one port provides 2 A at 5 V.
FEATURES:
FireWire
This module provides high-performance serial bus communication complete with FireWire, iLINK, and SB1394
implementation of IEEE STD-1394b. Three independent channels are capable of supporting 100/200/400/
800 Mbps on each channel.
■ Intel 82559ER, Intel 21143, SMC 91C96I, and NE2000 compatible
CAN
RTD provides a wide range of CAN bus products using
either the Intel 82527 or Philips SJA1000 CAN controller.
Boards are available in single-channel or dual-channel
configurations with either fiber-optic or twisted-pair
connections.
■ Philips SJA1000 and Intel 82527 CAN controllers
CAN Spider
The CAN Spider is an active CAN hub designed to connect four RTD fiber-optic ECAN527HR-2 CAN bus boards,
forming a star-type, fiber-optic CAN system. The CAN
Spider preserves CAN’s bitwise arbitration even in a
fiber environment. This network topology is expandable
to multiple CAN Spider modules through the onboard,
galvanically isolated, twisted-pair CAN port.
Ethernet controllers
■ 10BASE-T and 10/100BASE-T Ethernet with RJ-45, MT-RJ fiber,
10BASE-T, and AUI connections
■ USB 2.0 @ 1.5/12/480 Mbps
■ FireWire @ 100/200/400/800 Mbps
■ CAN bus interfaces compliant with CAN 2.0 bus specification
■ Fiber-optic or twisted pair CAN hub
■ PC/104-Plus RS-232/422/485 serial ports @ 6.25 Mbps and PC/104
RS-232/422/485 serial ports @ 1.5 Mbps
■ Industry standard 16C550 UART serial interfaces
■ Operating temperature: –40 °C to +85 °C
Serial ports
All of RTD’s serial port modules are jumper selectable
for RS-232/422/485 operation. In RS-422/485 mode, a
maximum speed of 1.5 Mbps is supported on PC/104
and 6.25 Mbps on PC/104-Plus. RTD also offers Quad
Serial Port boards with integrated Ethernet.
Datacom: Serial controller
Connect Tech Inc.
Connect Tech Inc.
42 Arrow Road • Guelph, ON N1K 1S6, Canada
Tel: 519-836-1291 • Fax: 519-836-4878
www.connecttech.com
Industrial Strength Communications
PC/104 Cards
Connect Tech offers a wide range of PC/104 products for
your most demanding PC/104 and PC/104-Plus embedded needs.
Xtreme/104
The Xtreme/104 product families offer 2, 4, 8, or 12 asynchronous RS-232/422/485/TTL serial ports with options
for any environmental situation. Choose from optical
isolation, electrical isolation, industrial temperature
operating ranges, and surge suppression.
Xtreme/104-Plus
The Xtreme/104-Plus for your PC/104-Plus stack offers
four or eight jumper selectable RS-232/422/485 serial
ports or two and four ports with a dedicated RS-423
interface. Industrial temperature operating range is
standard.
Xtreme/104 Radio Modems
This new line lets you enjoy the freedom of reliable
wireless communications from your PC/104 application.
Choose from 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, and 2.4 GHz roaming
frequency hopping spread spectrum technology.
ComSync/104
The ComSync/104 family offers two synchronous/asynchronous serial channels supporting multiple communication protocols, including HDLC, SDLC, MonoSync,
BiSync, and Asynch.
Engineering tools
This family includes numerous products to simplify
the design and testing process for engineers. The
PCI to PC/104-Plus Adapter allows you to operate a
PC/104-Plus card in a standard PCI system. The ISA to
PC/104 Adapter lets you operate the PC/104 card in an
ISA system, and the PC/104-Plus to Mini PCI Adapter
allows you to operate your Mini PCI card, such as a
wireless LAN card, in your PC/104-Plus stack.
FEATURES:
■ PC/104 and PC/104-Plus-compliant form factors available
■ 2, 4, 8, or 12 serial ports
■ Options for RS-232/422/423/485 or switchable RS-232/422/485/TTL
■ Synchronous communications available with numerous protocols
such as HDLC, SDLC, MonoSync, BiSync, and Asynch
■ Available options include optical isolation, surge suppression,
industrial temperature ranges, electrical isolation
■ Customization available on every product, including custom
connectors, baud rates, software, or complete board redesigns
■ PC/104 Wireless Radio Modems available operating at
license-free frequencies of 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz
■ Data speeds ranging from 50 bps to 1.8432 (asynchronous) and
4.9 Mbps (synchronous)
■ Engineering tools available to operate PC/104 modules in standard
PCI and ISA systems, and Mini PCI cards in PC/104-Plus stacks
■ Lifetime warranty on every product we design and manufacture
along with free technical support (one year on Radio Modems)
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ACCES I/O Products, Inc.
10623 Roselle Street • San Diego, CA 92121
Tel: 858-550-9559 • Fax: 858-550-7322
www.accesio.com
104-COM-8SM (4SM) Serial Port Expansion
The 104-COM-8SM and 104-COM-4SM are eight- and
four-port, asynchronous, PC/104 serial communication
boards that support field-selectable RS-232/422/485
communications. The 104-COM-8SM and 4SM are
feature-rich and allow for the connection of multiple
serial devices – ideal for a variety of applications such
as POS, gaming systems, machine monitoring and control, military, and high-density networking applications
or any other application requiring the connection of
RS-232/422/485 serial devices to a PC/104 compatible
system.
The 104-COM-8SM and 4SM were designed using type
16780 UARTS and include 64-byte transmit and receive
FIFO buffers. ACCES offers the 104-COM-8SM and 4SM
in both standard and extended temperature versions,
ideal for outdoor applications or harsh industrial surroundings. Fully supported for use in Linux, Windows,
and other operating systems, with drivers and samples
in a variety of languages.
ACCES I/O Products, Inc. supplies an extensive range
of analog, digital, serial communication, and isolated
I/O boards and solutions. ACCES also offers complete
systems, integration services, and enclosures with a
quick turnaround on custom projects, including software. Our products are designed for use with PC/104,
PCI, low-profile PCI, EBX, EPIC, USB, Ethernet, and ISA
buses as well as distributed and wireless I/O. For more
information, visit our website at www.accesio.com.
FEATURES:
■ Eight or four independent, asynchronous serial COM ports
■ Field-selectable RS-232/422/485 communications, independent for
each port
■ Auto-RTS feature makes half-duplex RS-485 communications
effortless
■ Speeds up to 921.6 k with 64-byte FIFO
■ Fixed bias and jumper-selectable termination on each transmit
and receive channel
■ Low power required: +5 Vdc at 80 mA, all outputs open (0.4 W);
no ±12 V required
■ Programmable, individual, nonvolatile base addresses and IRQ’s
■ Options: -40 °C to +85 °C operating temperature; eight-, four-, and
two-port RS-232 only also available
Eurotech
Via Jacopo Linussio 1 • Amaro, Italy 33020
Tel: +39-0433-485411 • Fax: +39-0433-485499
www.eurotech.com
MVB
Asis 2U
interface
ATCA Shelf
The COM-1240 is an MVB interface board specifically
developed to be used as a gateway between a PC104
system and the Multifunctional Vehicle Bus (MVB) as
used in rail applications. It will allow for enhanced
communications with the devices installed onboard
railway vehicles, and thus simplify connections and
widen compatibility.
The COM-1240 features a 32-bit, 24 MHz RISC microprocessor and supports the complete Train Communication
Network (TCN) protocol stack Class 3 (optionally Class 4),
up to the session layer. This will free up resource requirements on the main CPU module, as it will only need to
handle the application layer of the TCN protocols.
The COM-1240 is lightweight, has very low power consumption, and is EN50155 compliant.
FEATURES:
■ Architecture: PC/104 compliant
■ MVB device class 3 (4 optional)
■ Device interface: Electrical Middle Distance (EMD)
■ Internal CPU: 32-bit, 24 MHz RISC processor
■ SRAM: 1 MB accessible from host
■ Supported OSs: Linux, WinCE, QNX
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GPS
Tri-M Systems
1407 Kebet Way, Unit 100 • Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6L3
Tel: 800-665-5600 • Fax: 604-945-9566
www.tri-m.com
Flexcom104-GPS
The FlexCom104-GPS is a communications platform
supporting the MultiTech universal socket devices. It can
carry up to two modules that comply with the universal socket. The FlexCom104-GPS includes the four-port
XR16C854 quad UART providing communications to the
two universal sockets, the FV-25 GPS, and one additional
serial. The XR16C854 is an enhanced quad UART supplying 128 B for the transmit and receive FIFOs, transmit
and receive FIFO counters and trigger levels, and automatic hardware and software flow control.
FEATURES:
■ Two MultiTech compatible universal sockets and one
RS-232 serial port
■ PC104 interface to high-speed quad UART
■ Selectable I/O address and IRQ with shared IRQs
■ Supports 3.3/5 V MultiTech modules
■ High efficiency onboard 3.3 V regulator
■ Two options for GPS installation
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Modem/Fax modem
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Micro Technic
Smedevaenget 5 • Aarup, 5560 Denmark
Tel: 456-615-3000 • Fax: 456-615-3077
www.micro-technic.com
Blackbird RTU
The Micronix Blackbird RTU offers a unique combination of GSM/-GPRS modem and I/O signals in one basic
low-power PC (386 to Pentium) system. Besides the low
power consumption (<10 W), the GPRS modem offers a
TCP/IP connection enabling access to the Blackbird anytime and anywhere GPRS is present. It collects and logs
parameters of analog or digital nature at high speeds.
Logging can be triggered by time, time interval, alarms,
or user defined events, and the data can be transferred
through the free software or from a central SCADA system. The integrated GSM/GPRS supports Modbus RTU
Communication Protocol. We also support TCP/IP connection over GPRS in Linux OS versions, which is ideal
for online monitoring and transactions.
The Blackbird RTU has eight isolated analog (0-10 V)
inputs, enabling data acquisition from auxiliary instruments/sensors. It also has eight digital inputs and seven
digital outputs, all opto-isolated, allowing the user to
control auxiliary equipment. Events can be reported
through the SMS feature on the GSM modem. Micronix
Blackbird RTU is ideal for all PC-based data logging and
alarm systems. Blackbird RTU withstands extended temperatures, shock, and vibration of mobile equipment.
FEATURES:
■ RTU/datalogger with GSM/GPRS modem
■ SMS messages, alarms, and inquiries
■ TCP/IP over GPRS – always online
It’s a combined RTU and datalogger:
• Remote datalogger for long distance data acquisition
and process control
• Data transfer via TCP/IP over GPRS
• Low-power outstation
• Configuration software for setup of datalogging conditions and alarms; programmable in IEC61131 using
the most popular SoftPLC on the market today
■ Control via AT commands
Applications:
• Machine monitoring/Remote servicing
• Surveillance of wastewater and water treatment systems
• Automotive computing
• Vending machines – online payment systems
• Parking meters and traffic information systems
• Train level crossings
. . . and any application where online access or a web
interface is required or desirable.
■ Low power consumption, low cost
■ Free datalogger software, EagleLog
■ One RS-232 port (standard COM port)
■ CPU available from 386 to Pentium class
■ Din-rail mountable sheet metal chassis
■ Integrated I/O: Eight digital inputs, opto-isolated; seven digital
outputs, opto-isolated; eight isolated analogue inputs, 12-bit
■ Wide temperature range: -20 °C to +70 °C
■ PC/104 architecture system
Modem/Fax modem
APROTEK, Inc.
9323 W. Evans Creek Road • Rogue River, OR 97537
Tel: 541-582-2120 • Fax: 541-582-2149
www.aprotek.com
#8XX0
Asis 2USeries
ATCAMODEMS
Shelf
APROTEK #8XX0 Series data/fax modems deliver performance and quality for applications that require dial-up
modem functions. Conexant® chip technology assures
the highest connect speeds over varying line conditions.
The standard RJ-11 phone jack makes hookup to the
phone system a snap. Operating at line speeds up to
56 kbps, they support Fax Group 3 and hardware ECC.
Modems are available with PC/104 16-bit J2, extended
operating temperature of -40 ºC to +85 °C, an extension
phone jack, and nonstandard COM address/IRQs. Worldcertifiable and custom designs are also available. All
products are manufactured in the USA.
FEATURES:
■ 8-bit PC/104 bus
■ Full AT command set/S registers
■ Caller ID
■ + 5 V-only operation
■ Four industry standard COM ports, jumper-selectable,
with IRQ 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 9
■ Two-year warranty
■ Lifetime customer support
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Modem/Fax modem
Radicom Research
2148 Bering Drive • San Jose, CA 95131
Tel: 408-383-9006 Ext. 112 • Fax: 408-383-9007
www.radi.com
PC104 Modems
Radicom’s PC/104 modems are designed to meet the
most demanding PC/104 embedded system requirements. Features include -40 ºC to +85 ºC extended temperature operation, two-wire leased line, and dial-up
support. The modems are UL/CSA and CB Scheme
(IEC60950) worldwide safety approved, FCC68, CS-03,
and CTR21 (EU) telecom certified.
The modems have built-in digital line guard protection that automatically detects an overcurrent on tip
and ring, preventing the modem from being damaged
when accidentally connected to a digital telephone
system. The modem also features 2nd Ring-Detect that
provides a method for ring detection with zero modem
power, ideal for low power or battery operation.
FEATURES:
■ -40 °C to +85 °C extended temperature operation, two-wire
leased line, and dial-up support
■ 33.6 kbps and 56 kbps data speeds, 14.4 kbps fax,
voice playback and recording
■ DTMF decode; AT command set support
■ 2nd Ring-Detect, low power consumption
■ Digital line guard, high current protection
■ MNP2-4 and 10 error correction; V.42bis, MNP5
data compression
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Wireless
Connect Tech Inc.
Resource Guide 2006
Connect Tech Inc.
42 Arrow Road • Guelph, ON N1K 1S6, Canada
Tel: 519-836-1291 • Fax: 519-836-4878
www.connecttech.com
Industrial Strength Communications
PC/104 Radio Modem
Xtreme/104 Radio Modem
Enjoy the freedom of up to 20 miles of reliable wireless communications from your embedded PC/104
application.
Connect Tech’s Xtreme/104 Radio Modems feature the
patented frequency hopping, spread spectrum technology of Cirronet’s WIT910, WIT2410, and WIT2450
radio modules. Cirronet’s technology uses a 24-bit
Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) and Automatic Repeat
Request (ARR) mechanism to ensure seamless, errorfree delivery.
Communications are immune to electrical noise and
multipath fading, even in the noisiest of environments,
making them well suited to industrial and factory
settings. They are ideal for military applications, industrial and factory automation, oil and gas applications,
the medical industry, and traffic control systems, among
others.
These boards are FCC-certified and license-free, ready
to use in your application. Cirronet’s WIT2410 and
WIT2450 modules are also CE marked. They require no
additional driver support, appearing as a standard COM
port to your operating system.
The PC/104 card offers jumper-selectable I/O addresses
and IRQ interrupts in addition to UART-controlled
RTS/CTS hardware flow control. Offering low power
consumption, these boards require only 5 Vdc, powered via the PC/104 bus.
Connect Tech’s Xtreme/104 Radio Modems are backed
by a 12-month warranty and a first-class support team.
FEATURES:
■ 900 MHz or 2.4 GHz , incorporating Cirronet’s WIT910, WIT2410, or
WIT2450 frequency hopping transceiver modules
■ Data speeds between 86.4 Kbps (900 MHz) and 230.4 Kbps
(2.4 GHz)
■ Radio modem operating ranges of up to 20 miles (900 MHz model)
■ Low power requirement of 5 Vdc enables powering from the
PC/104 bus
■ Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint network deployments
■ Store-and-forward repeating forwards data for another module
■ I/O address ranges from 0 x 000 to 0 x 7F8 (jumper selectable)
■ Operating temperature range of 0 °C to 70 °C
■ RTS/CTS hardware flow control
■ Jumper selectable IRQ interrupts 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15
■ Requires no additional drivers, appears as COM port to your
operating system
Wireless
Tel: 814-234-8087 • Fax: 814-234-5218
www.rtd.com
Wireless Telematics
Wireless telematics
RTD designs and manufactures a broad line of wireless telematics modules including cellular modems, GPS
systems, and short-range wireless networking. Quadband and tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE modems are used
for worldwide cellular applications. RTD uses the latest technologies for fast GPS fixes, centimeter accuracy,
and reliable tracking in difficult moving environments,
and offers simple, low-cost GPS receivers for generalpurpose location data. Wireless Ethernet and Bluetooth
provide economical and reliable short-range communications. Automotive and fleet management systems
are just examples of the many industries served by RTD
Wireless Telematics modules.
GSM/GPRS/EDGE modems and GPS receivers
These modules use the Siemens MC75 quad-band 850/
900/1800/1900 MHz, the European MC55 tri-band 900/
1800/1900 MHz, or the USA MC56 tri-band 850/1800/1900
MHz GSM engine. The MC75 offers high-speed cellular
data links using the latest EDGE technology for up to
236 Kbps data throughput. Railway applications use a
Triorail TRM:2 tri-band GSM-R/900/1800 MHz engine.
SIM card socket is available onboard or externally.
Selected models feature a GPS receiver.
GPS receivers
RTD offers GPS receiver modules featuring the fully
integrated 12-channel, low-power Fastrax iTrax03 GPS
engine or the high-end, 24-channel Novatel OEM4 GPS
engine for accuracy down to 1 cm (CEP). Modules support True NMEA-0183 or binary data protocols.
Wireless Ethernet
RTD offers an 802.11 a/b/g WLAN module that operates in
infrastructure or Ad-hoc modes. The high bandwidth can
support streaming and file sharing of up to 108 Mbps.
The module is based on the 4G Atheros AR5004 chipset
and has two MCX connectors for dual antennas.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 1.2 Class 1 (100 m) wireless modules provide a direct and easy connection between peripheral
devices, cell phones, PDAs, and sensors using the Bluegiga WRAP THOR embedded module with the popular
CSR BlueCore2™ chipset. The PC/104 wireless module
offers Bluetooth only, while the PC/104-Plus wireless
module offers Bluetooth with four USB 2.0 ports.
FEATURES:
■ EDGE/GPRS/GSM featuring Siemens MC75, MC55, and
MC56 GSM engines
■ Trio-rail TRM:2 GSM engine for railway systems
■ SMS text message and standard AT modem command
■ 12-channel, low-power Fastrax iTrax03 GPS engine or 24-channel
Novatel OEM4 GPS for 1 cm accuracy
■ Highly accurate time and position and Differential GPS ready
■ WLAN 802.11 a/b/g and Super AG using the 4G Atheros
AR5004 chipset
■ Hardware-based WPA/WEP encryption
■ Bluetooth 1.2 Class 1- Bluegiga WRAP THOR module
■ Eight digital inputs, eight digital outputs
■ Operating temperature:
-40 °C to +85 °C GPS
-25 °C to +70 °C GSM/GPRS/EDGE
-20 °C to +70 °C Bluetooth
0 °C to +70 °C WLAN
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WinSystems, Inc.
715 Stadium Drive • Arlington, TX 76011
Tel: 817-274-7553 • Fax: 817-548-1358
www.winsystems.com
Asis 2U ATCA
802.11b/g
Wireless
Shelf
The PPM-Wireless module offers a high-speed, industrial data network based upon MiniPCI wireless modules
and Ethernet utilizing a TCP/IP protocol stack, allowing
simplified cabling installation and configuration issues.
An SMA external connector enables the selection of the
appropriate antenna for the application.
These units are shipped with an empty MiniPCI socket
so that the user can select their own cards from Intel,
Broadcom, Foxconn (Atheros), and others; or with an
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI card installed by
WinSystems.
WinSystems specializes in designing and manufacturing
embedded computers for industrial applications. The
company is recognized as a leading supplier of embedded PC board-level products.
FEATURES:
■ IEEE 802.11b/g standard, dual-mode, Wi-Fi-certified wireless
LAN support
■ Up to 54 Mbps at 2.4 GHz
■ Industry standard, wireless LAN security support; upgradeable
support for AES
■ Support for optional antenna for optimized WLAN performance
for multi-antenna systems
■ PC/104-Plus module available with or without wireless module
installed
Industrial automation
Fieldbus: CAN
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PEAK-System Germany
Tel: +49-6151-8173-20 • Fax: +49-6151-8173-29
www.peak-system.com
PCAN-PC/104 CAN
The PCAN-PC/104 is a compact and powerful PC/104
CAN plug-in card, which enables two CAN networks to
be simultaneously networked with a PC/104 system.
There is ample flexibility when configuring the card to
adapt it to a PC/104 system, since there are 14 different
port addresses and eight interrupt assignments from
which to choose. Two Philips SJA1000 CAN controllers
are used. For ease of installation, the port addresses
available to the user are 200H to 3A0, and the hardware interrupts are IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ10,
IRQ11, IRQ12, and IRQ15. They can be set by means of
jumpers. Multiple PCAN-PC/104 cards can be operated
without any problem (interrupt sharing).
The PCAN-PC/104 card package includes software and
sources for in-house programming.
FEATURES:
■ Baud rate settings up to 1 Mbaud; CAN bus connection via
Sub-D, 9-pin (to CiA DS102-1)
■ Two can be configured totally independently; SJA1000 CAN
controller with 16 MHz clock frequency
■ Multiple PC/104 cards can be operated in parallel (interrupt
sharing)
■ Device drivers (VxD) and interface DLL for WIN 9x/ME, NT/2000/XP,
Linux, and RT-Linux support
■ Choice of 14 different port addresses and eight different interrupt
addresses
■ Works 100 percent with CANfestival (free CANOpen Master/Slave
SW stack for LINUX)
Fieldbus: CAN
Contemporary Control Systems, Inc.
2431 Curtiss Street • Downers Grove, IL 60515
Tel: 630-963-7070 • Fax: 630-963-0109
www.ccontrols.com
CAN 104
The CAN104 is a Controller Area Network (CAN)
adapter for PC/104 bus computers. CAN is the data-link
layer technology used by DeviceNet and Smart Distributed Systems. The CAN104 supports 8-bit transfers and
takes advantage of the additional interrupts on the
expanded PC/104 bus.
The product incorporates the Philips SJA1000 CAN
standalone controller chip, which is widely used in
both automotive and industrial environments. Besides
being backward compatible with the older 82C200, the
SJA1000 has more features than its predecessor.
The 82C200 is restricted to BasicCAN (11-bit identifiers) while the SJA1000 operates in either BasicCAN or
a new mode called PeliCAN that supports the CAN 2.0B
specification (29-bit identifiers). The SJA1000 maintains
extended frame passivity while in the BasicCAN mode.
The SJA1000 features a 16 MHz clock, a larger receive
buffer, and better acceptance filtering, including the
ability to extend the acceptance filter to the data field.
It has the ability to operate at data rates as great as
1 Mbps.
The CAN104 incorporates the DeviceNet physical layer
with an optically-isolated transceiver providing reverse
voltage and short-circuit protection. Field connectors
include the DeviceNet five-position open style and DB-9
as defined by CAN in Automation (CiA).
The PeliCAN mode includes this list of features: error
counters with read/write access; programmable error
warning limit; listen-only mode (no acknowledge, no
active error flags); and reception of own messages
(self-reception request).
FEATURES:
■ Compatible PCA82C200 mode (defaults to BasicCAN mode)
■ Extended receive buffer (64-byte FIFO)
■ Supports both 11-bit and 29-bit identifiers
■ Drivers available for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Linux, and DOS
■ Windows applications for CAN104 will also work with PCI/PC card
and ISA versions
■ Operating temperature: 0 °C to +60 °C
■ Power: 150 mA @ +5 V
■ Data rates: 50 kbps, 100 kbps, 125 kbps, 250 kbps, 500 kbps,
and 1 Mbps
■ Dimensions: 3.55" x 3.775" (90 mm x 95 mm)
■ Interrupt lines: Supports selection of IRQ2 through IRQ15
■ Compatibility: CAN 2.0A and CAN 2.0B
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Contemporary Control Systems, Inc.
2431 Curtiss Street • Downers Grove, IL 60515
Tel: 630-963-7070 • Fax: 630-963-0109
www.ccontrols.com
PC10422 ARCNET Network Interface Module
The PC10422 Series of ARCNET Network Interface
Modules (NIMs) links PC/104 compatible computers
with the ARCNET local area network. It is designed with
the COM20022 ARCNET controller chip with enhanced
features over earlier generation ARCNET chips. New
features include command chaining, 16-bit interface,
sequential access to internal RAM, duplicate node ID
detection, and variable data rates up to 10 Mbps. Bus
contention problems are reduced because the module
only requires an I/O address and there is no requirement
for wait-state arbitration. In addition, the +5 V-only
operation reduces system cost by eliminating multiple
voltage power sources.
Each PC10422 module has two LEDs on the board for
monitoring network operation and bus access to the
module. It is equipped with an eight-position, generalpurpose DIP switch typically used to reassign the ARCNET
node address without removing the module. If the node
address is configured via software, the DIP switch can
alternatively implement user-defined functions such as
data rate, cable interface, or master/slave status of the
PC/104 system.
Several models offer flexible cabling options. The
PC10422-CXS, the PC10422-CXB, and the PC10422-TPB
support traditional ARCNET dipulse signaling over coaxial or twisted-pair cable. Three separate EIA-485 physical-layer implementations provide either transformercoupled operation (PC10422-4000, PC10422-485X) or
DC-coupled operation (PC10422-485D).
FEATURES:
■ I/O mapping in any 16-byte boundary reduces bus
contention problems
■ Deterministic, high-speed, ARCNET token-passing local
area network
■ Variable data rates up to 10 Mbps
■ Supports coaxial and twisted-pair cabling, including EIA-485
■ CMOS design for low power consumption
■ Operating temperature: 0 °C to +60 °C
■ Dimensions: 3.550" x 3.775" (90 mm x 95 mm)
■ Connectors: BNC, RJ-11, and screw terminal
■ Interrupt lines: Supports strapping of IRQ 2/9, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11,
12, 14, 15
■ Compliant with ANSI/ATA 878.1-1999 and PC/104 Specification
2.3 dated June 1996
■ ARCNET technology
■ Availability now
Motion control
Calmotion LLC
9909 Topanga Canyon Blvd., #322 • Chatsworth, CA 91311
Tel: 818-357-5826 • Fax: 818-357-5827
www.calmotion.com
DC104
Asis 2U ATCA Shelf
The DC104 drive is a PC/104 compatible brush DC drive
with all of its parameters and commands accessible with
any PC/104 compatible controller. Digital and analog I/O
of all types can be integrated using the rugged and
proven PC/104 platform. The open standard PC/104 platform allows engineers to add wired and wireless networks to create custom drive solutions quickly without
dependence on proprietary software and hardware. By
embedding the drive into the control bus, analog conversion time and noise issues are eliminated. Embedding the control into the drive also saves valuable panel
space compared to a separately mounted PLC and drive.
There is also an RS-232 interface that provides all the
control features the PC/104 interface provides.
FEATURES:
■ Models from 3-15 A peak
■ Reversing and non-reversing models
■ 16 KHz switching frequency; no audible switching noise
■ Two analog in, one analog out, one RS-232 serial port, optional
encoder input
■ Free Windows and Palm OS utilities
■ ETL listed to ANSI/UL Std. 508C
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Small PC Computers
3061 Silverthorn Drive • Oakville, ON L6L 5N5
Tel: 877-505-5022 • Fax: 416-946-1122
www.smallpc.com
SC240 rugged pc
A complete PC measuring 7.8" x 8.7" x 2.25". The SC240
is ideal for embedded and industrial applications when
space is at a premium. A wide variety of configurations
and I/O options are available. Options include fanless
operation to 1 GHz or P4 CPUs to 3.0 GHz, a solid-state
flash drive and wireless LAN. Using the solid-state flash
drive in the fanless configuration provides a solution
with no moving parts. The adjustable “L-brackets”
allow the unit to be vertically or horizontally mounted.
The SC240 also supports a PCMCIA or Mini-PCI expansion slot as well as integrated dual LAN.
All SC240 systems come complete with Win-XP-Pro
installed and complete a 60-point quality test and
burn-in procedure. Other OS options include Linux and
Windows XP Embedded.
FEATURES:
FEATURES:
■ Rugged, lightweight aluminum chassis: 7.8" x 8.7" x 2.25"
■ CPU from 600 MHz to P4 3.0 GHz, dual 1 GHz option
■ Video, audio, PS/2 keyboard/mouse, one or two LAN
(Gigabit option) ports
■ IDE hard drive or flash drive (no moving parts)
■ Two, four, or six USB 2.0 ports; one to four serial ports,
parallel port, and FireWire option
■ 12 or 24 Vdc input w/screw terminal or universal AC adapter
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Pro-Dex/Oregon Micro Systems
1800 NW 169th Place, Bldg. C100 • Beaverton, OR 97006
Tel: 503-629-8081 • Fax: 503-629-0688
www.pro-dex.com
PC78 – Intelligent Multi-Axis Motion Control
The PC78 is both a PC/104 controller that supports
the PC/104 ISA bus standard as well as a standalone
controller via a high-speed RS-232 communication
port. The PC78 supports up to 24 general-purpose
TTL I/O. Models are available that can support up to
144 opto-isolated I/O with stackable expansion boards.
The step pulse is a TTL level, 50-percent-duty-cycle square
wave that supports velocities of 0 through 1,044,000
pulses per second. The encoder feedback functionality
supports quadrature encoders up to 12 MHz and can
also function as feedback for the stepper axes or as independent externally generated position feedback for
following an external process. The encoder feedback
can provide slip or stall detection. Every axis includes
dedicated ± travel inputs, a home input, and an auxiliary output. The PC78 is available in several different
models at several different prices, so you don’t have to
pay for a lot of functionality that you don’t need.
PC78 motion controllers are easily programmed with
dynamic link libraries or two and three character ASCII
commands through an extensive command structure.
These commands are combined into character strings
to create sophisticated motion profiles and are passed
to the PC78 data I/O register. A separate FIFO command
queue for each axis stores the parsed commands by
the PC78 until execution, enabling the host to send a
complex command sequence and attend to other tasks
while the PC78 manages the motion process. These
command queues store 200 command and parameter
words and include a command loop counter, enabling
multiple executions of any command string.
FEATURES:
■ One to four axes of control
■ Servo, open-loop-stepper, or closed-loop-stepper axis
control options
■ Standalone with high-speed RS-232 port
■ 16-bit DAC analog resolution
■ Configurable PID filter with feed forward coefficients
■ Encoder feedback available for stepper axes
■ Two limits, one home, and one auxiliary output are standard
per axis
■ Up to eight “user definable” I/O, expandable to 144 opto-isolated
I/O with other PC/104 products
■ Constant velocity linear interpolation (all axes)
■ Software for Windows®/NT/2000/XP
■ Electronic gearing, circular interpolation
■ Linear, parabolic, cosine, and custom profiles
Motion control
servo-Halbeck GmbH & Co.KG
Hinterhaslach 8 • Offenhausen, 91238, Germany
Tel: 00-49-9158-1612 • Fax: 00-49-9158-1642
www.servo-halbeck.com
POSYS® 1800
servo-Halbeck introduces its new advanced motion
controller POSYS® 1800 for brushed/brushless servo,
micro-stepping and stepper motors, each axis individually configurable. The PC/104 card is available for up to
four axes. The servo loop update rate for a single axis
card is 51.2 µs, a four-axes card is updated every 256 µs.
For more axes, additional cards can be added to achieve
higher axes configurations. The new SYNC function
synchronizes the cards to the same working cycle. The
card generates either a 16-bit ±10 V analog or 10-bit/
20 or 8-bit/80 KHz PWM signal for servo motors or a
pulse and direction signal with fast 5 MHz for precise
control of stepper motors. Motion profiles include
S-curve, trapezoidal, velocity contouring, external profile, and electronic gearing. Incremental encoder
quadrature input (TTL or inverted signals) with up to 5
or 8 MHz (depending on model) is standard. Use of an
absolute encoder is an option. Advanced PID filter with
velocity and acceleration feed-forward, Dual Bi-Quad
Filter (Low-Pass/High-Pass/Notch and customizable filter), bias offset and 32-bit position error, eight/eight
PLC-style programmable inputs and outputs, eight 10bit analog inputs, two directional limit switches/axis
and a high-speed latch input axis, a per axis programmable input, and output enhance this controller.
Pre-load and “on-the-fly” update of filter and motion
profiles can be changed individually or for a free selectable number of axes. Actual and commanded position
compare function with breakpoint, and AxisOut facility
allows precise sequencing of events. 32 KB Dual Port
RAM memory provides sufficient space for large profile
sequences. The onboard RAM can be utilized to store
complex multi-axes profiles. Trace capabilities for system performance checks, servo-tuning, maintenance,
and diagnostics simplify machine setup and allow
commanded/actual comparisons or real-time status
requests. Axis settled indicator and a tracking window
in addition to automatic motion error detection allows
you to define in-position parameters. Available in commercial and industrial temperature versions.
FEATURES:
■ Servo loop timing range: one axis = 51.2 µs, two axes = 153.6 µs,
three axes = 204.8 µs, four axes = 256 µs minimum cycle time
■ Multiple motor mode operation; each axis individually
configurable or low-cost stepper versions available
■ Synchronization input/output for more than one card per system;
biquad output filters; low-, high-, band-, notch, and custom filter
■ Advanced breakpoint capability allows precise sequencing of
events; watchdog timer
■ Axis settled indicator and tracking window in addition to
automatic motion error detection
■ Communication via PC/104 bus, RS-232 or CAN 2.0B
simultaneously
■ Velocity, acceleration, PID, and position changes “on-the-fly” for
trapezoidal and velocity-contouring profiles
■ Incremental encoder quadrature input up to 8 MHz and optional
SSI input for absolute encoder
■ 32 KB dual port RAM to store complex motion sequences and
trace variables
■ Eight inputs, eight outputs, four amplifier enable outputs, and eight
general-purpose analog inputs, one axis in and one axis out
■ Two directional limit switches, index input, and home/high-speed
latch input per axis
■ Trace capabilities for system performance checks, servo-tuning,
maintenance, and diagnostics; uses onboard memory
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Connectors
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Interconnect Systems, Inc. (ISI)
708 Via Alondra • Camarillo, CA 93012
Tel: 805-482-2870 • Fax: 805-482-8470
www.isipkg.com
Asis 2UConnectors
PC/104
ATCA Shelf
Interconnect Systems, Inc. (ISI) offers a complete line of
PC/104 and PC/104-Plus connectors. Products include:
stackthrough, non-stackthrough, and end-of-stack in
solder tail, solder bearing, gold, or press fit leads. We
also offer a 104 combination molding a 40-pin and
64-pin connector together. Customers can also choose
plating options as well as request custom configurations. We also offer a complete line of PC/104 hardware. Ordering is easy by calling our factory direct
or using our website to order online. ISI also offers
the following connector lines: male headers, female
sockets, shunts, drive array, CompactPCI, IP Module
EBX, VME, automotive, and custom applications.
FEATURES:
■ One- to three-week delivery available – the industry’s quickest
■ Complete product line
■ Solder tail, press fit, and solder bearing options
■ RoHS and lead-free compliant
■ ISO 9001-2000 certification
■ Visa, MasterCard, American Express accepted
Connectors
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RAF Electronic Hardware
95 Silvermine Road • Seymour, CT 06483
Tel: 203-888-2133 • Fax: 203-888-9860
www.rafhdwe.com
Male-Female Stacking
Male-female stacking spacers from RAF Electronic Hardware help overcome space limitations that may occur
when PC/104 or PC/104-Plus bus drives are installed.
With this approach, standalone module stacks are used
like ultra-compact bus boards, but without needing
backplanes or bird cages. Module boards are spaced
exactly 0.6" apart using RAF precision-made nylon or
aluminum male-female spacers, to build structurally
secure standalone module stacks.
RAF stacking spacers allow PC/104 and PC/104-Plus
embedded system designers to employ applicationspecific module stacks for their products that are easily
and securely assembled. The RAF hardware can be
used with any of more than 100 different PC/104 ultracompact bus board modules produced by manufacturers today.
FEATURES:
■ Nylon or aluminum (mating screw and hex nut available
for either material)
■ Length: 0.600"; diameter 3/16"; round and hexagon profiles
■ 3/16" long, 4-40 male thread on one end
■ 1/4" deep, 4-40 internal thread depth
■ Precision manufactured for perfect fit
■ Availability immediate – in stock
Enclosures
Tri-M Systems, Inc.
100-1407 Kebet Way • Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6L3 Canada
Tel: 800-665-5600 • Fax: 604-945-9566
www.tri-m.com
CT104 – CanTainer
The CT104 CanTainer features a rugged and unique
design specifically intended to protect PC/104 electronics such as instrumentation, data collectors, remote
terminals, SCADA packages, or other solutions that
operate in hostile environments.
The CanTainer is constructed of 0.125" aluminum with
a cross-section measuring 6.00" (W) x 5.45" (H), accommodating any number of PC/104 modules and their
cabling and peripherals, with maximum flexibility in a
minimum amount of space.
The CanTainer ensures the PC/104 modules receive
maximum protection from vibration and G-forces.
This is accomplished using a dual system of isolating
and absorbing rubber mountings. Internally, each of
the four corners of the PC/104 stack is held in place by
a rubber corner system, which isolates the PC/104 cards
from the extruded aluminum enclosure as it absorbs
high frequency G-Forces. External heat fins allow for
increased heat dissipation.
A wide variety of endcaps are available, including
openings for DB9, DB15, DB25, and RJ-45s. Custom
endcaps with any combination of connector holes can
be supplied to meet specific client requirements. Each
anodized aluminum endcap is securely attached to the
housing with eight self-tapping, hex-head machine
screws.
FEATURES:
■ Rugged anodized aluminum
■ Securely holds PC/104 modules
■ Internal stack vibration mount
■ External isolating shock mount
■ Multiple I/O endcaps available
■ Off-the-shelf kits available from 2-12" sizes accommodating
2-17 modules
■ Custom sizes, colors, logos, and
endcaps available
Fro more information, contact: [email protected]
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Tri-M Systems, Inc.
Tel: 800-665-5600 • Fax: 604-945-9566
www.tri-m.com
HE104-DX
Asis 2U ATCA Shelf
The HE104-DX is a PC/104 60 W DC-DC converter that
supplies ±5 Vdc and ±12 Vdc outputs. The HE104-DX is
designed for low-noise embedded computer systems
and has a wide input range of 6-40 Vdc.
The HE104-DX is a state-of-the-art, MOSFET-based
design that provides outstanding line and load regulation with efficiencies up to 95 percent. Organic semiconductor capacitors provide filtering that reduces
ripple noise below 20 mV. The low-noise design makes
the HE104-DX ideal for use aboard aircraft or military
applications, or wherever EMI or RFI must be minimized.
The HE104-DX has an opto-isolated on/off input, SD,
enabling remote control. Extended temperature (-40 ºC
to +85 ºC) is standard.
FEATURES:
■ 60 W DC-DC power supply
■ 6 V to 40 Vdc input range
■ 5, 12, -5, and -12 Vdc outputs
■ Efficiency up to 95 percent
■ Extended temperature range (-40 °C to +85 °C)
■ Optocoupled input for remote operation
Power supplies
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PEAK-System Germany
Tel: +49-6151-8173-20 • Fax: +49-6151-8173-29
www.peak-system.com
PCAN-PC/104 Power
PC/104-compatible power packs
The power packs provide safe and reliable current
and voltage supplies for modern embedded systems in
stationary and mobile (auto) applications. The power
packs deliver a maximum output current of 5 A at an
output voltage of 5 V. The connected hardware is protected by means of an overvoltage protection, which
is triggered in the event of an increase in the output
voltage. The input voltage range of the PC/104 power is
9-35 V. The power pack designed specifically for applications requiring the extended 9-55 V input range is
the PC/104 Power II. Both versions of the card are also
available with digital inputs. The power packs can be
switched on in two different ways and can be switched
off by software.
FEATURES:
■ PC/104 power pack with maximum 5 A output current at an output
voltage of 5 V
■ Input voltage range: 9-35 V or 9-55 V for the PC/104 Power II
versions
■ Integrated protective circuit in the event of defective output
voltage
■ Integrated temperature-dependent PWM output for ventilator fan
hookup (maximum 200 mA)
■ Choice of two different startup modes
■ Digital versions only; software-driven power-down available;
temperature monitor and six digital inputs
Power supplies
Tel: 1-814-234-8087 • Fax: 1-814-234-5218
www.rtd.com
Power and UPS Controllers
Power supply and UPS modules
RTD is a market leader in high power-density solutions.
Our product line includes rugged isolated MIL-STD and
industrial supplies designed for demanding applications.
RTD offers uninterruptible power supplies with battery chargers to ensure continuous power even during
blackouts. High efficiency, surge protection, low-output
ripple voltage, excellent transient response, and EMI
suppression are the hallmarks of RTD power supplies.
Industrial power supplies
PC/104 & PC/104-Plus power supplies integrate lightweight, surface-mount components for increased shock
and vibration resistance. High efficiency and advanced
thermal dissipation techniques assure maximum heat
dissipation without external heat sinks. EMI suppression is enhanced by empirical know-how, sophisticated
layout practices, and post-design testing. The best way
to eliminate noise from a design is to not create noise.
RTD’s dual-phase XPWR and VPWR configurations have
current fold-back and output short-circuit protection to
prevent damage from accidental shorts.
MIL-STD power supplies
The APWR family, based on hermetically sealed power
supply modules tested to MIL-STD-704 and MIL-STD-461,
guarantee reliable operations in the harshest environments. These modules provide a noise-free and safe
power source for a stack with input filtering, surge
suppression, reverse input voltage protection, and protection against voltage spikes. Undervoltage lockout to
avoid slow startup and protection against conducted
susceptibility are just some of the APWR features.
UPS battery backup controller
The UPS25 battery backup controller is designed to
function with a NiMH/NiCd battery pack and an RTD
XPWR, VPWR, or HPWR family power supply to form a
reliable UPS system. If main power is good, the UPS25
ensures that the backup batteries are charged. If main
power fails, the UPS25 automatically switches to battery power. An interrupt is generated when the UPS
is switching to the backup battery. When system shutdown occurs, the UPS25 disconnects the battery to
extend battery life.
FEATURES:
■ Power efficient designs for cool operation without external
heat sinks
■ Wide input voltage range, low input ripple current, and low output
ripple voltage for enhanced reliability
■ Reverse polarity, transient, short circuit, and overload protection
■ Synchronized designs to reduce conducted emissions, and
multiphase technology improves step response
■ Remote on/off is a standard feature on all power supplies
■ High efficiency at full load with models that exceed 90 percent
■ Filtered avionics modules
■ Input voltage ranges: 8-36, 18-36, 33-75, and 16-50 Vdc
■ Output voltages: ±5, ±12, and ±3.3 V
■ Output power: 30, 35, 50, 60, 75, 83, and 100 W
■ Operating temperature: -40 °C to +85 °C
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Tri-M Systems, Inc.
Tel: 800-665-5600 • Fax: 604-956-9566
www.tri-m.com
HESC104
The HESC104 provides 60 W total power in a PC/104
form factor, DC-DC power supply. All four common
voltages (±5 and ±12) are included for maximum versatility. The HESC104 is specifically designed for vehicular or other mobile applications and has heavy-duty
transient suppressors (5000 W) that clamp the input
voltage to safe levels while maintaining normal power
supply operation.
The HESC104 is perfect for low-noise embedded computer systems and has a wide input range of 6-40 Vdc
that is ideal for battery or unregulated input applications. Organic semiconductor capacitors provide
filtering that reduces ripple noise below 20 mV. This lownoise design makes the HESC104 ideal for use aboard
aircraft or military applications, or wherever EMI or
RFI must be minimized. Control of the HESC104 can be
through the PC/104 header or the optional serial port
enabling full control for almost any configuration.
The HESC104 has a built-in smart charging circuit
capable of charging batteries supplied by Tri-M or any
other source. It provides up to four stages of battery
charging and can charge Lead-acid, NiCd, or NiMH
batteries and is also SMBus Level 3 compatible. Charge
currents are up to 4 A, and battery charging voltages
range from 9.5-19.5 Vdc. The HESC104 can be programmed to shut down based on a user-defined set
of conditions. Configuration software is provided to
define battery charging curves as well as control shutdown operation. Configuration settings are stored in
an onboard EEPROM.
FEATURES:
■ 60 W output
■ 6-40 Vdc input range
■ Quad output voltage standard, ±5 Vdc and ±12 Vdc
■ Reverse polarity input protection
■ High power, with smart charging and UPS functionality
■ 9.5-19.5 Vdc charging voltage
■ Multi-stage charging for SLA, NiCd, and NiMHbattery modules
■ Advanced power management functions
■ Extended temperature operation (-40 °C to +85 °C)
■ PC/104 form factor
■ Also available in a serial control format (HESC-SER)
COM/SOM (see SOM/COM)
Embedded Planet
4760 Richmond Road, Suite 400 • Cleveland, OH 44128
Tel: 216-245-4180 • Fax: 216-292-0561
www.embeddedplanet.com
EP88xS
The EP88xS is a feature packed, credit card form factor
board that won’t break the bank. It is powered by a
Freescale PowerQUICC I MPC885 or MPC880 processor
to create a compact and powerful credit card-sized,
single board computer module. The small form factor
and expansion bus capability make the EP88xS the ideal
board for implementing a cost-efficient yet powerful
embedded CPU module. You can take the CPU design
out of your critical path and concentrate on your application specific hardware. You have a choice of operating systems and custom hardware diagnostics letting
you focus on your value added software and getting
to market first.
The MPC885 and MPC880 processors feature an integrated PowerPC core and Communications Processor
Module (CPM) to provide a scalable computing solution
for networked devices. The PowerPC core can run at
speeds of 133 MHz and provide general-purpose control and computing functionality, while the dedicated
CPM off-loads communications functions such as USB,
Fast Ethernet, HDLC, and ATM. In addition, the MPC885
includes an integrated security engine to accelerate processing of encryption protocols such as AES, DES/3DES,
and SHA/MD5/HMAC. The highly integrated SoC architecture improves system performance, simplifies board
design, lowers power consumption, and reduces cost.
The processor expansion bus on the EP88xS brings all
of the processor and CPM signals to standard connectors allowing you simple and full access to the power of
the processor. Like all Embedded Planet products, the
EP88xS can be custom configured to meet your requirements and is volume production ready.
The EP8xxS is well supported by Embedded Planet’s
extensive software capabilities and is the perfect platform for software development on the PowerQUICC I
processor. Each board comes loaded with the PlanetCore Firmware Suite, which includes a bootloader, a
flash programmer, and a comprehensive suite of hardware diagnostics. Embedded Planet offers multiple
operating system choices including Linux, VxWorks,
and Green Hills INTEGRITY, ensuring that you will find a
match for your project.
FEATURES:
■ Freescale PowerQUICC I MPC885 or MPC880 running at up
to 133 MHz
■ Integrated communications processor module for off-loading
communications protocols from the main processor
■ Integrated security engine available with the MPC885 to
accelerate common encryption protocols such as AES,
DES/3DES, and SHA/MD5/HMA
■ RoHS-compliant design for hassle-free deliveries into European
Union countries after July 1, 2006
■ EBC bus brings out processor and CPM signals for “drop-in”
CPU module removing design risk from the schedule
■ 10/100BASE-T port brought to either an RJ-45 port on the board or
to the EBC bus
■ RS-232 port available as both a header on the board or brought
directly to the EBC bus
■ Up to 8 KB of EEPROM for storage of nonvolatile and board
configuration data
■ Software support includes the PlanetCore Firmware Suite, Linux,
INTEGRITY, and VxWorks board support packages
■ Onboard JTAG connection to simplify development and debugging
of software applications
■ Embedded Planet offers full production for the EP88xS, and it can
be further customized to meet your specific needs
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Kontron
14118 Stowe Drive • Poway, CA 92064
Tel: 858-677-0877 • Fax: 858-677-0898
www.kontron.com
Asis 2U ATCA Shelf
speedMOPSlcdPM
The speedMOPS PC/104 products, based on the Intel
855GME chipset and powered by a Pentium M processor, represent the fastest “Proven PC Platform for
Instant Solutions.” Each speedMOPS module is characterized by the same pinout for keyboard, COM1 and
COM2, 44-pin IDE, LPT, and 1st LAN.
These homogeneous features facilitate easy upgrades
within the MOPS PC/104 product family. The onboard
JUMPtec Intelligent LVDS Interface (JILI-Interface) simplifies the connection of displays. It automatically recognizes which displays are connected and independently
sets all video parameters.
FEATURES:
■ Intel Pentium M 745 1.8 GHZ, 2 MB L2 (Dothan)
■ IntelULV Celeron M 373 1.0 GHZ, 512 KB L2 (Dothan)
■ Intel Mobile Celeron Processor 600 MHz, 0 KB L2
■ Intel Extreme Graphics 2 engine with 2 x 32 MB VRAM UMA for
CRT/LCD and DUAL INDEPENDENT PANEL
■ 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and 2 x RS-232 connectors
■ LPT, FDC, 2 x IDE, keyboard, mouse, watchdog, RTC, DarkBoot,
LanBoot
EBX
Resource Guide 2006
Ampro
Tel: 408-360-0200 • Fax: 408-360-0222
www.ampro.com
EBX LittleBoard™
Ampro, the inventor of the EBX standard, offers its
reliable and rugged LittleBoard™ family of SBCs with
broad OS support and optional -40 °C to +85 °C extended
temperature and conformal coating features.
LittleBoard 800 SBC is a rugged, I/O-rich product and is
one of the few Pentium M SBCs that include a PCI-toISA bridge chip for PC/104-Plus expansion.
LittleBoard 700 SBC is a rugged, fanless product with
dual LAN, high-performance graphics, and all of the
PC-compatible component systems.
FEATURES:
■ A choice of CPUs ranging from to 400 MHz ULV Celeron® to
1.4 GHz LV Pentium® M 738
■ PC/104-Plus; choice of four USB 1.1 or four USB 2.0
■ Up to 1 GB DDR or SDR
■ Easy migration with the same form factor, expansion and
connector location
■ Rugged resistance to shock and vibration, HALT reports available
EBX
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WinSystems, Inc.
Tel: 817-274-7553 • Fax: 817-548-1358
www.winsystems.com
Pentium-based SBC
The EBC-C3 is an EBX-compatible, Pentium-based single
board computer offering a wide operational temperature range from -40 ºC to +85 ºC without requiring a
fan. This feature gives engineers a high-performance,
cost-effective, and low-power x86 engine for computational-demanding, embedded applications.
Configured with either a 733 MHz or 1 GHz CPU, the
EBC-C3 comes equipped with two 10/100BASE-T Ethernet controllers, advanced 4X AGP flat-panel/CRT video
support, four serial channels, 48 digital I/O lines, AC97
audio controller, and the standard AT peripheral feature
set. It supports expansion with PC/104 and PC/104-Plus
modules, plus USB. The board measures 5.75" x 8.0".
The EBC-C3 is designed to run both 16-bit and 32-bit
x86 instruction set software. It is compatible with Microsoft’s Windows® CE and XPe operating systems along
with the applications that run on them. It also supports
Linux and other PC-compatible x86-OSs such as QNX
and VxWorks. Its PC software compatibility assures easy
program development and checkout.
WinSystems has specialized in designing and manufacturing embedded computers for industrial applications
for more than 24 years. The company has gained an
excellent reputation for their innovative design and
engineering skills, and is recognized as a leading supplier of embedded PC board-level products.
FEATURES:
■ 733 MHz or 1 GHz low-power C3 processor
■ x86-compatible, EBX-compliant SBC
■ 32 to 512 MB of system SDRAM supported
■ Socket for up to 1 GB DiskOnChip® or CompactFlash
■ Dual 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and four USB controllers
■ 4 x AGP, video controller with CRT and LVDS flat-panel support
■ 48 bidirectional TTL digital I/O lines
■ Four RS-232 serial ports with FIFO, COM1, and COM2, with
optional RS-422/485/J1708 support
■ Two, dual Ultra DMA/100 EIDE hard drive connectors
■ Floppy disk controller supports one or two drives
■ Bidirectional LPT port supports EPP/ECP
■ Fanless operation -40 °C to +85 °C (733 MHz)
EPIC
Arcom
7500 West 161st Street • Overland Park, KS 66085
Tel: 913-549-1000 • Fax: 913-549-1001
www.arcom.com
ZEUS: PXA270 SBC
The ZEUS is an ultra-low power, EPIC-sized single
board computer based on the Intel® 520 MHz PXA270
XScale® RISC processor. The PXA270 is an implementation of the ARM-compliant, Intel XScale microarchitecture combined with a comprehensive set of integrated
peripherals, including a flat-panel graphics controller,
multiple high-speed serial ports, USB controller, interrupt controller, and real-time clock.
The ZEUS board is ideal for cost-sensitive embedded communication solutions, which require wireless connectivity for GPRS, iDEN, or 3G wireless
services as well as GPS (for asset tracking), local
connectivity to multiple LANs and low-power
wireless sensor networks (ZigBee) – all this with the ultralow power consumption associated with SmartPhones
and PDAs.
The board has been designed to take advantage of the
power saving modes of the PXA270 processor and other
onboard peripherals to achieve less than 4 W typical
power consumption. The ZEUS also supports a very lowpower standby mode.
The ZEUS includes a flat-panel graphics controller
with support for TFT, STN, and (TFT) LVDS displays.
The onboard soldered SDRAM and resident flash, dual
100BASE-TX Ethernet ports, seven serial ports, and USB
host controller make this ideal for an embedded communications controller. The board includes an AC97
audio/codec, SecureDigital socket (SDIO), CompactFlash
interface (CF+), and a standard PC/104 bus, all in a small
footprint industry standard, EPIC, form factor. The EPIC
format is an industrial form factor measuring 165 mm
x 115 mm.
The ZEUS is available with adapter modules for GPRS,
iDEN, and CDMA wireless modems along with an
adapter for IEEE802.15.4 low-power wireless networks.
FEATURES:
■ Processor: 520 MHz Intel PXA270 XScale
■ Up to 128 MB of soldered SDRAM
■ 64 MB of Flash
■ 256 KB of battery-backed SRAM
■ Display controller: TFT/STN/LVDS flat-panel support up to
800 x 600 in 24-bit color
■ Network: dual 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet controller
(Davicom DM9000A)
■ USB: dual USB host ports – v1.1 and USB v1.1 client port
■ Serial ports: three RS-232 (one optional RS-485), one RS-422/485,
TTL serial port for wireless modem
■ TTL serial port for GPS module and TTL serial port for
IEEE802.15.4/ZigBee module
■ Expansion: PC/104, SDIO, and CF+ (CompactFlash)
■ I/O: eight buffered digital inputs/eight buffered digital outputs
(+5 V tolerant), CANbus, and I2C
■ PSU: wide input DC power supply (10-30 V)
The ZEUS is supported with development kits for
Windows CE 5.0 and embedded Linux. For cost-sensitive,
high-volume applications, Arcom offers the ZEUS-Lite –
an alternative configuration based on the 312 MHz
PXA270 fitted with 64 MB DRAM and 32 MB Flash.
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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG
Tel: +41-32-681-58-00 • Fax: +41-32-681-58-01
Asis 2U
EPIC
MSEP855
ATCA Shelf
With the MICROSPACE EPIC 855 board (MSEP855),
DIGITAL-LOGIC offers an embedded computer platform
based on the open Embedded Platform for Industrial
Computing (EPIC) standard of the PC/104 consortium.
Designed for harsh environments, the MSEP855 provides all interfaces for modern applications. CPU and
RAM are protected against shock and vibrations. With
a typical power consumption as low as 12 W to 25 W,
extended temperature solutions (-40 °C to +70 °C) can
be realized. Many smart technical details in hardware
and BIOS support the integration.
The MSEP855 module is perfectly suited for embedded
computing with high CPU and graphics performance
in transportation, telecommunications, medical, aerospace, or automotive applications.
FEATURES:
■ MICROSPACE MSEP855 EPIC with Intel processors Celeron M or
Pentium M from 800 MHz up to 1.8 GHz
■ Intel Extreme Graphics with 64 MB VRAM, 1 x VGA-CRT, 18-bit
LVDS, AC97-stereo
■ Intel 855GME, 400 MHz FSB, Intel ICH4, 256 MB to 1 GB DDR-RAM
SODIMM, PC/104-Plus ISA/PCI Bus
■ CompactFlash Socket Type II, FD, 2 x P-ATA, COM1, COM2
(all as RS-232), 4 x USB V2.0
■ LAN Port A Ethernet 10/100BASE-T, LAN Port B 10/100/1000BASE-T
Ethernet
■ Thermal concept, operating temperature -20 °C to +50 °C (optional
-40 °C to +70 °C), EEPROM support, watchdog timer
EPIC
Resource Guide 2006
Octagon Systems
6510 W. 91st Avenue • Westminster, CO 80031
Tel: 303-430-1500 • Fax: 303-426-8126
www.octagonsystems.com
New EPIC CPU
Octagon continues to expand its EPIC format series.
This new industry standard, administered by the PC/104
Consortium, is the first format to offer a “bridge to the
future” – a platform designed to defy obsolescence. Our
current products range from 133 MHz to 1.0 GHz, each
with a wealth of I/O. Octagon EPIC cards use vertical
connectors, minimizing the footprint and eliminating
interference with other components in small enclosures. Current Octagon EPIC cards in this series include
the low power XE–700, which uses ST Micro Atlas; the
300 MHz GX–1, XE–800; and the high-performance
XE–900 using a VIA processor.
FEATURES:
■ All Octagon EPIC cards are bootable from CompactFlash
■ Conduction cooling kit for the XE–900 permits 1.0 GHz operation
without a cooling fan
■ Octagon’s current EPIC products range from 133 MHz to
1.0 GHz
■ Significant I/O expansion capabilities for PC/104 and PC/104-Plus
systems
■ –40 °C to +80 °C operating range
■ Small footprint, all connectors are vertical
EPIC
Kontron
Tel: 858-677-0877 • Fax: 858-677-0898
www.kontron.com
EPIC/PM
The EPIC/PM board’s performance, with the Pentium
M/Celeron M CPU, is enhanced by Intel’s 855GME chipset with the ICH4 Southbridge. The 5.1 sound feature
makes the EPIC/PM a perfect solution for any sophisticated and energized application!
Each EPIC product is a member of the consistent
Kontron EPIC SBC family. EPIC modules are characterized by the same surface pinouts and interfaces for
all onboard I/O features including: dual LAN, 6 x USB,
keyboard/mouse, LPT, COM, VGA, and sound. This family feature allows chassis reuse and maximizes design
consistency. The total feature set includes 6 x USB,
4 x COM, 25 x GPIO, dual 10/100BASE-T LAN, and more.
A DUAL DDR-RAM-SODIMM socket is onboard for up
to 2 GB RAM, which allows you to use standard notebook memory. For power, each board has an ATX power
connector (or 5 V) as a standard feature.
If you are using a flat-panel display, Kontron’s onboard
JUMPtec® Intelligent LVDS Interface (JILI Interface)
makes panel adaptation easy and speeds up time to
market dramatically. The JILI system recognizes which
display is connected and automatically sets all video
parameters for both LVDS and TTL panels. Our extensive flat-panel BIOS and cabling support afford you
many options from virtually all of today’s leading LCD
manufacturers.
FEATURES:
■ Intel Pentium M 745 1.8 GHZ, 2 MB L2 (Dothan)
■ Intel ULV Celeron M 373 1.0 GHZ, 512 KB L2 (Dothan)
■ Intel Mobile Celeron processor 600 MHz, 0 KB L2
■ Intel 855GME/ICH4 chipset with integrated Intel
Extreme Graphics 2 engine 2 x 32 MB VRAM UMA –
driving INDEPENDENT PANEL
■ 2 x DDR-RAM-SODIMM for up to 2 GB
■ 4 x COM (1 x RS-232/DSUB and 3 x RS-232 interface with
1 x RS-422/485)
■ 6 x USB 2.0 (4 x external, 2 x internal)
■ Dual10/100BASE-T Ethernet and 9 x GPIO
■ CRT and LCD/LVDS and DVO interfaces
■ Motherboard-type front with 5.1 sound, keyboard, mouse,
LPT, 4 x USB, 2 x LAN, COM, VGA
■ PC/104 (ISA) and PC/104-Plus (PCI) expansion
■ Long-life availability
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Micro/sys
3730 Park Place • Montrose, CA
Tel: 818-244-4600 • Fax: 818-244-4246
www.embeddedsys.com
SBC4685 Celeron EPIC Computer for GUI Applications
Based on an ultra-low voltage Celeron core, the
SBC4685 from Micro/sys provides a powerful, multimedia controller in a 4.5" x 6.5" EPIC standard footprint. The color VGA interface supports resolutions of
up to 1600 x 1200 and will connect directly to CRTs, TTL
panels, single-channel LVDS panels, and dual-channel
LVDS panels. Additionally, the AC97 audio interface
allows output of sound from digital files or CDs or DVDs.
This combination of video and audio interfaces allows
the SBC4685 to easily implement systems ranging from
kiosks to point-of-sale to industrial control panels.
In addition to the multimedia features, the new model
also includes many different data communications
channels. Two 100BASE-T Ethernet ports, four serial
channels (three RS-232 and one RS-232/485), two USB
host ports, and the first CAN™ bus interface on an EPICsized board, allow the SBC4685 to rapidly and reliably
transfer data, whether it is audio files or machine control packets. The SBC4685 also has a full complement
of AT-compatible I/O, including a dual floppy interface,
a dual IDE controller for four IDE devices, a keyboard/
mouse controller, and a parallel printer port.
FEATURES:
■ Ready-to-run Celeron/Pentium III multimedia computer
■ 400, 650, or 700 MHz
■ Color flat-panel support; AC97 audio interface
With 256 MB of SDRAM, CompactFlash, and full
AT-compatibility, high-performance control systems
can be developed as single board solutions. In its stackthrough version, the SBC4685 is ideal for plugging into
a custom OEM I/O card. The SBC4685 can boot DOS,
Windows 98, Linux, Windows CE, Windows XP, VxWorks,
and other PC-compatible operating systems.
■ Quad serial ports
The SBC4685 is implemented with the Intel ultra-low
voltage Celeron or low-power Pentium III, which
offers speeds up to 700 MHz, on-chip cache, 64-bit
DRAM access, and hardware floating point. If needed,
I/O expansion can be added to the SBC4685 through
PC/104 cards, or high-speed I/O expansion can be added
with PC/104-Plus cards. The CompactFlash socket on the
SBC4685 can be used as solid-state storage for operating systems and large applications. A free development
kit is provided that includes cables, sample software,
and full documentation.
■ Boots DOS, Windows XP/CE, VxWorks, and Linux
■ Dual 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
■ Dual USB
■ CAN™ bus interface
■ CompactFlash connector
■ EPIC form factor
■ PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expansion
EPIC
VersaLogic Corporation
3888 Stewart Road • Eugene, OR 97402
Tel: 541-485-8575 • Fax: 541-485-5712
www.VersaLogic.com
Gecko EPIC Single Board Computer
The Gecko is an efficient mid-sized SBC with an excellent balance of outstanding performance, low power
consumption, and a complete set of onboard I/O features. This 4.5" x 6.5" board was designed specifically to
support OEM applications where long-term availability
is required. The Gecko features the advanced AMD
GX500 CPU. This highly integrated processor features
fanless operation and very low power consumption
(one watt!). The GX500 sets new standards for performance, yet it operates at less than half of the power
consumption of comparable processors. It provides
excellent throughput, such as extremely fast onboard
transfers (6 GB per second), fast DDR memory access,
and integrated high-performance video.
The Gecko complements the GX500 CPU with a full
range of onboard I/O devices to form a complete,
highly effective single board computer. Based on the
EPIC form factor, the Gecko offers a compact, cost-effective solution for developers who require a mid-range
platform (smaller than EBX, yet with more features
than PC/104).
Like all VersaLogic products, the Gecko is designed from
day one for high reliability and long-term availability.
From initial application design to five-plus years of
production, its quality and longevity provide a costeffective, long-term solution. The Gecko is manufactured to the highest quality standards and is backed
with VersaLogic’s excellent, award-winning support.
Product customization is available in quantities as low
as 100 pieces.
FEATURES:
■ EPIC form factor; industry-standard, multi-vendor support
■ GX500 processor provides 500 MHz-equivalent performance with
lower power draw and fanless operation
■ Up to 512 MB Double Data Rate (DDR) RAM; 64-bit data path
■ Analog and LVDS flat-panel outputs for 18 and 24-bit video
displays
■ Onboard sound, 10/100Base-T Ethernet, four-port USB, four COM
ports (two RS-232 and two RS-422/485), IDE interface
■ Built-in Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) devices provide
enhanced ESD protection for onboard I/O
■ Analog input provides eight 12-bit input channels
■ Standard PC-style connectors simplify cabling and lower costs in
many applications
■ Sixteen-line TTL I/O port reduces need for I/O expansion
■ CompactFlash socket provides onboard static memory with no
moving parts
■ Watchdog timer provides hardware-level safety control for
application run-away conditions
■ Embedded BIOS with OEM embedded features; field-upgradeable;
customization available
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WinSystems, Inc.
Tel: 817-274-7553 • Fax: 817-548-1358
www.winsystems.com
EPX-C3 & EPX-GX500
WinSystems’ Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing (EPIC) single board computers provide a processorand I/O-intensive solution for demanding applications
in robotics, COTS/military, transportation, pipeline, and
machine control.
Two versions of the EPIC SBCs are available. The first
is named EPX-C3, which uses a VIA C3 processor with
operating speeds of 733 MHz or 1 GHz. The second
product, the EPX-GX500, is equipped with a low-power
AMD Geode CPU operating at 500 MHz.
Both SBCs’ onboard I/O includes 10/100BASE-T
Ethernet, four COM ports, 24 parallel I/O lines, 4
x AGP video with CRT, flat panel and LVDS, keyboard controller, PS/2 mouse support, LPT port, and
AC 97 audio. Additional expansion is available with
PC/104 and PC/104-Plus connectors or USB channels.
Each supports both rotational and solid state disks.
Sockets for bootable Type I and II CompactFlash cards,
and M-Systems’ DiskOnChip® are also provided.
Both EPIC SBCs run Windows® CE, Windows® XP embedded, Linux, and other x86-compatible operating systems
such as VxWorks and QNX. Software developer kits aid
with program development by packaging the necessary
hardware, software, and accessories.
FEATURES:
■ VIA 733 MHz or 1 GHz C3 processor (EPX-C3) or AMD Geode
[email protected] W based CPUs (EPX-GX500)
■ x86-compatible, EPIC-compliant SBC
■ 32 to 512 MB of system SDRAM supported
■ Socket for a CompactFlash card or DiskOnChip®
■ 10/100BASE-T Mbps Ethernet and USB support
■ 4 x AGP, video controller with CRT, and LVDS flat-panel support
■ 24 bidirectional TTL digital I/O lines
■ Four RS-232 serial ports with FIFO, COM1, and COM2, with
optional RS-422/485/J1708 support
■ Two, dual Ultra DMA/100 EIDE hard drive connectors
■ Floppy disk controller supports one or two drives
■ Bidirectional LPT port supports EPP/ECP
■ Fanless operation -40 °C to +85 °C (733 MHz – EPX-C3 and
AMD Geode – EPX-GX500)
ESB 3.5"
Evalue Technology Inc.
7F, No. 228, Lian-cheng Road • Chung Ho City, Taipei, Taiwan
Tel: 886-2-82262345 • Fax: 886-2-82262777
www.evalue-tech.com
AMD
Asis 2U
GX2-based
ATCA Shelf
SBC
Evalue introduces ECM-3512, a new 3.5" ADM GX2-based
single board computer. The ECM-3512 is equipped with
an AMD Geode GX2 GX466 processor clocked at 333 MHz
that can operate with passive cooling. The processor consumes only 0.9 W, that is 50 percent less than any other
comparable x86 processor on the market, while providing performance equivalent to that of the VIA C3
466 MHz processor.
Featuring integrated TFT and LVDS display support, dual 10/100BASE-T LAN, and two-channel audio,
ECM-3512 is ideal for smart display, thin client, and
Internet access devices with its excellent streaming
media and Graphics performance.
Designed for efficient power consumption, ECM-3512
is also perfect for space-conscious and harsh working
environment applications.
FEATURES:
■ Onboard AMD Geode GX466 333 MHz CPU
■ AMD Geode CS5535 chipset
■ TFT, LVDS, AC97 audio
■ Dual Realtek RTL8101L or optional Intel 82551QM/82551ER
10/100BASE-T LAN
■ One PCI-104, Type I/II CF
■ 2 COM, 4 USB, 16 GPIO
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ETX
Ampro
Tel: 408-360-0200 • Fax: 408-360-0222
www.ampro.com
XTX and ETX COMs
Ampro brings to the COM market its reputation,
dependability, consistency, and reliability with both its
rugged and non-rugged ETX and XTX modules.
ETX 802 is for rugged, high-performance applications
that require full notebook-style power management.
ETX 700 is a rugged, mid-performance processor module with networking and high-performance graphics
in a modular format. ETX 610 is a low-cost, low-power
Geode LX 800 module with ACPI support for nonrugged applications. XTX 800, a new form factor, is a
modular, ultrahigh performance COM that plugs into
your existing ETX baseboard. XTX 820 is a small, ultrahigh performance product for applications requiring
full notebook style power management. XTX 830 is a
small, ultrahigh performance DualCore™ processor
module.
FEATURES:
■ A choice of CPUs ranging from 1.8 GHz Pentium M 745 to 500 MHz
Geode LX 800 to CoreDuo T2500 2.0 GHz
■ Either ISA and PCI or PCI Express 4 x 1, PCI and LPC (XTX 820,
XTX 830)
■ Choice of four USB 1.1 (ETX 700), four USB 2.0 (ETX 610, ETX 802),
or six USB 2.0 (XTX 800, XTX 820, XTX 830)
■ 10/100BASE-T Ethernet; excellent OS support
■ Both rugged and non-rugged modules available
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Ampro
Tel: 408-360-0200 • Fax: 408-360-0222
www.ampro.com
Asis 2U ATCA Shelf
MightyBoard™
SBC
Ampro’s MightyBoard™ single board computers are
full-featured Mini-ITX boards that address different
applications such as those that are already based around
an ATX-style enclosure. They are also an effective solution for applications that utilize either off-the-shelf
or custom PCI or PCI-Express bus expansion cards to
add application-specific I/O to the system. These products also provide a high-performance CPU solution
for applications where the thermal characteristics and
thermal management solutions utilized with desktop
motherboards are unacceptable.
MightyBoard 800 is for high-volume embedded applications that require standard PCI bus expansion and
high CPU performance without a fan.
FEATURES:
■ 1.4 GHz LV Pentium M 738 or 1.0 GHz ULV Celeron M
■ CPUs found primarily in high-end notebook PCs but with longer
life cycle
■ This SBC gives you a choice of high-performance, low-power
Centrino processors with high-speed I/O to match
■ Excellent OS support
■ RoHS compliant
Mini-ITX
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7F, No. 228, Lian-cheng Road • Chung Ho City, Taipei, Taiwan
Tel: 886-2-82262345 • Fax: 886-2-82262777
www.evalue-tech.com
915GM Mini-ITX SBC
EMB-9680, the Mini-ITX motherboard, is based on the
Mobile Intel 915GM Express chipset and Intel ICH6M.
Accommodating up to 2 GB of DDR system memory,
EMB-9680 is validated with the Intel Pentium M and
Intel Celeron M processors at 533 MHz and 2 MB L2
cache. Unique features include an onboard touch
screen controller and flexible I/O connectivity provided
by two default 10/100BASE-T Ethernet with optional
Giga LAN, eight USB 2.0, five serial ports, and 16-bit
digital I/O pins.
This Mini-ITX SBC adopts the Intel 915GM chipset,
which features a 32-bit 3D graphics engine based on
the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 architecture.
The EMB-9680 can operate up to 320 MHz and deliver
two times higher improvement in graphics performance
than the 855GME chipset platform.
FEATURES:
■ Supports Intel® Pentium® M/Celeron® M CPU
■ Intel® 82915GM chipset
■ 2 x 18-bit LVDS, Dual View, 5.1 CH Audio and HDTV
■ Optional built-in touch-screen interface
■ Dual 10/100BASE-T LAN, optional Gigabit LAN
■ PCIe x 1, optional PCIe x 16
■ Mini PCI, CF, 2 SATA, 5 COM, 8 USB, 16 GPIO
Mini-ITX
Logic Supply
35 Crossroad • Waterbury, VT 5676
Tel: 802-244-8302 • Fax: 802-244-7938
www.logicsupply.com
Fanless
Asis 2U ATCA
mini-ITX
Shelf
Logic Supply’s Serener fanless systems are small, completely fanless, and durable. Based on mini-ITX mainboards, these systems offer embedded engineers an
economical alternative to traditional industrial computers. Serener systems utilize heat-pipe technology and
aluminum fins for passive cooling, making them ideal
for environments where dust and dirt predominate.
Logic Supply offers the GS-LCD (shown) with an integrated 4 x 20 LCD display, the blank front GS-L02 perfect for appliance computing, and the GD-L01 system
capable of accommodating a PCI expansion card.
FEATURES:
■ Based on VIA and Pentium M mini-ITX mainboards
■ Optional CrystalFontz CFA635-TMF LCD display
■ Passive heat-pipe cooling
■ Bootable CompactFlash option
■ Built-in 90 W DC board
■ Dimensions: 220 mm (W) x 50 mm (H) x 310 mm (D)
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PC/104
Ampro
Tel: 408-360-0200 • Fax: 408-360-0222
www.ampro.com
PC/104 CoreModule™
The original inventor of the PC/104 standard offers you
its extremely reliable and rugged CoreModule™ family
of PC/104 CPUs and SBCs without “wings” to fit into
standard enclosures.
CoreModule 800 PCI-104 SBC is a must-have for application where performance and small size are the dominant
requirements. CoreModule 600 PC/104-Plus SBC targets
mid-performance applications where ruggedness is
absolutely the primary consideration. CoreModule 420
PC/104 SBC is a rugged module based on ST Microelectronics STPC Atlas microprocessor and extends the life
of 486-based embedded processing. CoreModule 410
PC/104 CPU is a rugged product that keeps headless
486-class systems from being forced to migrate up the
price and performance curves of the PC market.
FEATURES:
■ Small PC/104 size, stackable I/O expansion, -40 °C to +85 °C
support (ETT) and conformal coating options
■ Three-year warranty even applies to ETT and conformal-coated
options
■ CPU 800 MHz ULV Celeron M (CoreModule 800), 400 MHz ULV
Celeron (CoreModule 600), 133 MHz STPC Atlas Core (CoreModule
420), and 133 MHz STPC™ Elite (CoreModule 410)
■ 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and LCD support (except CoreModule
410); excellent OS support
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Arcom
7500 West 161st Street • Overland Park, KS 66085
Tel: 913-549-1000 • Fax: 913-549-1001
www.arcom.com
VIPER: PXA255 SBC
The VIPER is an ultra-low power, PC/104-compatible
single board computer based on the Intel® 400 MHz
PXA255 XScale® RISC processor. The PXA255 is an implementation of the ARM-compliant, Intel XScale microarchitecture combined with a comprehensive set of
integrated peripherals, including a flat-panel graphics
controller, DMA controller, interrupt controller, real-time
clock, and multiple serial ports.
The VIPER board offers a long list of features making it
ideal for power-sensitive embedded communications and
multimedia applications. The board has been designed to
take advantage of the power saving modes of the PXA255
processor and other onboard peripherals to achieve an
incredible 1.9 W typical power consumption. The VIPER
also supports a very low-power standby mode.
The VIPER board includes a TFT/STN flat-panel graphics
controller, onboard soldered SDRAM and resident Flash,
10/100BASE-TX Ethernet, five serial ports, dual USB host
controller, USB client, AC97 audio/codec, CompactFlash
interface (CF+), and a standard PC/104 bus expansion
connector. The PC/104 format is an industrial form
factor measuring 3.8" x 3.6" (96 mm x 91 mm).
The VIPER is supported with development kits for the
leading embedded operating systems including Windows CE 5.0, embedded Linux (RT-Linux Pro from FSM
Labs), and VxWorks 5.5. Arcom also provides support
for RedBoot™, a utility based on the eCos RTOS, which
serves as a simple boot manager and download tool for
embedded Linux applications.
To speed up the process of system integration, you can
purchase the VIPER ICE industrial compact enclosure
(fitted with a 320 x 240 wide temperature TFT/touchscreen display) or the rugged CYCLOPS display terminal
(fitted with a high brightness 640 x 480 TFT/touchscreen display).
FEATURES:
■ 400 MHz Intel PXA255 XScale processor
■ 64 MB DRAM
■ 64 MB Intel StrataFlash
■ 256 KB battery-backed SRAM
■ Direct TFT/STN display support with onboard bias supply
■ 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet controller
■ Five high-speed serial ports (4 x) RS-232, (1 x) RS-232/422/485
■ Dual USB v1.1 host controller and/or USB device
■ Industry standard PC/104 form factor
■ Very low power operation – typically 1.9 W with sleep modes
down to 200 mW
■ Hot-swap CompactFlash (CF+) expansion port
■ Support for Trusted Computing with ATMEL TPM module
PC/104
Diamond Systems Corporation
1255 Terra Bella Avenue • Mountain View, CA 94043
Tel: 650-810-2500 • Fax: 650-810-2525
www.diamondsystems.com
Poseidon
Asis 2U ATCA Shelf
Poseidon is a new, high-performance EPIC SBC integrating state-of-the-art CPU and peripheral technology
with high-accuracy data acquisition circuitry on a single
board. Utilizing the new VIA C7® and Eden® ULV CPUs
operating at speeds up to 2.0 GHz, Poseidon provides
advanced features such as a 400 MHz FSB, four USB 2.0
ports, S-ATA interface, and advanced 2D/3D graphics
with MPEG-2 hardware acceleration on CRT and LVDS
flat panels. Poseidon features up to 512 MB 533 MHz
soldered DDR2 DRAM for increased resistance to shock
and vibration. Poseidon offers a Gigabit Ethernet controller, four RS-232 serial ports (two RS-422/485) and
legacy keyboard/mouse and IDE hard drive interfaces.
Poseidon’s data acquisition section has 32 analog inputs
with 16-bit A/D and 250 KHz sample rate, 4 analog outputs with 12-bit D/A, and 100 KHz waveform output
capability, 24 digital I/O lines, and 2 counter/timers.
FEATURES:
■ Single board with CPU plus data acquisition enables small system
size and increased reliability
■ Low-power 1.0 GHz Via Eden ULV or 2.0 GHz Via C7
■ Up to 512 MB soldered 533 MHz DDR2 memory
■ LVDS LCD, CRT, Gigabit Ethernet, four RS-232, USB 2.0, S-ATA,
keyboard, and mouse
■ Data acquisition features 32 16-bit A/D with 250 KHz sample rate
and 1024 sample FIFO, 4 12-bit D/A, 24 DIO, and 2 counter/timers
■ Rugged design: -40 °C to +85 °C operating temperature
■ OS support: Linux, QNX, VxWorks, Windows, WinCE, and DOS
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EL Technology, Inc.
www.elt-ipc.com
IPC-BAA620C
The IPC-BAA620C has the high-performance PC/104 CPU
module that supports Intel Ultra Low Voltage Celeron
400 (fanless)/650 MHz processors and delivers excellent
performance and low power consumption. It also offers
a PC/104-Plus bus slot for flexible expansion.
The VIA VT 8606 has a built-in 2D/3D Graphics Accelerator that offers a high-resolution display quality and supports CRT and 18/36-bit TTL TFT LCD displays. The VIA
VT82C686B chipset has many integrated features such
as LAN, Audio, USB, IrDA, COM, LPT, CF, IDE, watchdog,
and more.
The compact size, low power, and flexible expansion
interface of the IPC-BAA620 is the best choice for limited space environments.
FEATURES:
■ Intel Ultra Low Voltage Celeron processor
■ 18/36-bit TTL/LVDS LCD
■ 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
■ CompactFlash slot
■ PC/104-Plus
■ 4.53" (L) x 3.78" (W)
For more information, contact : [email protected]
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Micro/sys
Tel: 818-244-4600 • Fax: 818-244-4246
www.embeddedsys.com
SBC1670 XScale Computer with LCD Panel Support
The SBC1670 from Micro/sys combines a flat-panel display interface with a fast, yet low-power ARM processor
in a PC/104, 3.55" x 3.775" footprint that will operate
from -40 °C to +85 °C. The CPU has multimedia capabilities, which include support for an 800 x 600 color flatpanel display, audio output, and debounced keypad
input. These features enable implementation of sophisticated point-of-sale terminals or feature-rich industrial
control panels with fewer peripheral boards required.
At the heart of the SBC1670 is the Intel PXA270 processor. This powerful processor is based off of the ARM5
core, which implements a super-pipelined RISC architecture and adds a number of integrated peripherals.
The PXA270 can run at speeds up to 524 MHz and can
dynamically change speed in response to changing performance or power consumption needs. On-chip cache,
a watchdog timer, an SDRAM controller, a CompactFlash
interface, and a USB host controller are also integrated
on the same silicon.
In addition to its multimedia features, the SBC1670 also
features five serial ports and a 10/100BASE-T Ethernet controller to handle a variety of communication
needs. Four of the serial ports have RS-232 transceivers,
while the remaining serial port is configured for RS-485
communication.
With 128 MB of SDRAM, and a 64 MB resident flash
array, high-performance control or data communications systems with feature-rich operating systems can
be developed as single board solutions. The SBC1670
can boot Linux, Windows CE, and VxWorks from its
onboard flash. If more I/O is needed, the SBC1670
allows expansion through its CompactFlash socket,
which supports storage devices and I/O devices such
as Wi-Fi cards. Additionally, the SBC1670 has a 16-bit
PC/104 bus interface, which allows access to numerous
off-the-shelf boards such as modems, analog I/O, or
digital I/O. In its stackthrough version, the SBC1670 is
ideal for plugging into a custom OEM I/O card. A free
development kit is provided.
FEATURES:
■ Compact PC/104 footprint
■ 520 MHz low-power ARM processor
■ 800 x 600 color LCD Interface
■ 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
■ Five serial ports
■ Debounced keypad interface
■ 128 MB SDRAM, 64 MB Flash
■ CompactFlash connector
■ Extended temperature range available
■ USB interface
■ PC/104 expansion
■ Linux, Windows CE, VxWorks, and RTOS support
PC/104
Micro/sys
3730 Park Place • Montrose, CA 91020
Tel: 818-244-4600 • Fax: 818-244-4246
www.embeddedsys.com
SBC1491ET Advanced 468/586 PC/104 Embedded PC
Based on a high-performance 486/586 core, the
SBC1491ET from Micro/sys is a full-featured PC/104
(3.55" x 3.775") computer that has a sub-5 second
boot-up time using an industrial BIOS or DOS operating system. The board can operate in a -40 °C to +85 °C
environment and includes standard PC features such
as SVGA, dual serial ports, and 10BASE-T Ethernet support. With 64 MB of RAM, up to 576 MB solid-state
flash, and full AT-compatibility, the SBC1491ET is a
cost-effective, mid-range controller. For applications
not requiring Pentium speed, the SBC1491ET offers
PC-compatibility operating up to 133 MHz, yet generates less heat, requires less power and costs less. In
its stackthrough version, the SBC1491ET is ideal for
plugging onto a custom OEM I/O card or other PC/104
expansion cards. In addition to DOS, software development packages for the SBC1491ET include Linux,
Windows CE, and VxWorks. The SBC1491ET uses an
STPC Atlas processor, with operating speeds from
120 MHz to 133 MHz, on-chip cache, 64-bit DRAM
access, hardware floating point support, and ATcompatible interrupt, timer, and DMA controllers.
The SBC1491ET has two serial ports, COM1, COM2,
SuperVGA, keyboard, and mouse. The SuperVGA includes hardware acceleration, and drives CRT monitors
with resolutions up to 1280 x 1024. The 10 MHz Ethernet
provides fast, reliable communications. I/O expansion is
available by using the popular onboard PC/104 connector. The large 576 MB solid state flash space available
on the SBC1491ET can be used as solid-state storage for
operating systems other than DOS and large applications. Micro/sys installs a ready-to-run firmware system
on the SBC1491ET at no cost. This firmware includes
a complete industrial BIOS, board setup screens, and
application download utilities, and can create a DOSlike execution environment immediately upon powerup.
Borland or Microsoft C/C++ 16-bit .EXE files can be
downloaded to the board upon receipt. Alternatively,
the computer may be configured to boot 32-bit operating systems upon powerup. A free development kit is
provided that includes download cables, sample software, and full documentation.
FEATURES:
■ Ready-to-run 486DX computer
■ Small PC/104 format
■ Up to 64 MB RAM and up to 576 MB solid-state flash
■ Onboard accelerated VGA
■ COM1, COM2, KBD, mouse
■ 10BASE-T Ethernet port
■ PC/104 expansion
■ DOS, Linux, CE, NT, RTOS
■ -40 °C to +85 °C operation
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Resource Guide 2006
Technologic Systems
16610 E. Laser Drive, Suite 10 • Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
Tel: 480-837-5200 • Fax: 480-837-5300
www.embeddedARM.com
TS-5000 586 SBCs
Accelerated time to market using familiar
development tools
Base your embedded systems project on a proven SBC
that is rugged, reliable, and reasonably priced. Technologic Systems’ TS-5000 series single board computers are
based on the 586 architecture, running on a 133 MHz
AMD Elan 520 CPU. These feature-rich SBCs have up
to 64 MB of RAM and 2 MB of flash. Data interfaces
include up to 40 DIO lines, four serial ports utilizing
RS-232/485 half or full duplex, and optional A/D converter. They run without fans or heat sinks in the temperature range of -20 °C to +70 °C (optional extended
temp -40 °C to +80 °C). Low board complexity and low
component count makes for an extremely reliable
embedded engine.
COTS products ensure long-term availability and
reduce design time
TS-5000 SBCs are available in thousands of commercial-off-the-shelf configurations and available to ship
today. The industry standard 8/16-bit PC/104 bus on
our SBCs allows you to easily add features to your
project by stacking feature-specific peripheral boards
from any third-party vendor. Technologic Systems has
a broad line of peripherals including video, keyboard
and mouse, Ethernet ports, cellular/line modems, and
battery backup. We also offer custom peripheral and
SBC designs at competitive prices.
Software
Utilizing familiar x86-based development tools (DOS
or Linux) on our SBCs reduces your risk and gives you
a competitive edge in fast moving markets. All our
x86 SBCs are PC compatible systems that boot to IDE
CompactFlash, Disk-On-Chip, or onboard flash drive.
The bootable Flash File System emulates a floppy drive,
providing a rugged storage device for the system software and your project-specific code. The PC compatible
BIOS boots to ROM-DOS. Our small TS-Linux distribution, based on the 2.4 kernel, provides an Apache web
server, an FTP server, and a telnet client/server.
Applications
TS-5000 SBCs are used in energy generation, manufacturing process control, traffic management, printing
system management, communication infrastructure,
website hosting, data gathering, and laboratory test
equipment.
FEATURES:
■ 133 MHz AMD 586 processor, up to 64 MB of RAM, up to 4 MB of
onboard flash, larger memory through CompactFlash cards
■ Two USB ports, up to two 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, up to four serial
ports (RS-485 capable), PCMCIA and/or CompactFlash slot(s)
■ Up to 40 GP-DIO lines, LCD and keypad interface, Real Time Clock
(RTC), watchdog timer, Disk-On-Chip interface
■ PC/104 bus with many available peripherals – VGA video,
keyboard and mouse, CANbus, modems, serial ports, DIO lines,
and more
■ Boots to DOS, Linux, QNX, and other systems from IDE
CompactFlash, Disk-On-Chip, or onboard flash
■ Runs TS-Linux compact file system and DOS at onboard flash;
supports X86-compatible software development solutions
■ Cool-running – no fan or heat sink from -20 °C to +70 °C
(optional -40 °C to +85 °C)
■ Power requirements – 5 Vdc @ 700-900 mA (under 5 W at
full speed)
■ Options – include larger Flash memory drives, USB/PCMCIA
802.11g WiFi interfaces, A/D and D/A converters
■ Full-featured TS-x86 development kit enables rapid embedded
application development; see our ad in the software section of
this catalog
■ Extended product lifetime – Technologic Systems has never
discontinued a product in more than 20 years of business
■ Superior support – Our engineers answer technical
support calls, and all of our products have complete supporting
documentation
PC/104
Technologic Systems
Tel: 480-837-5200 • Fax: 480-837-5300
www.embeddedARM.com
TS-7000 ARM9 SBCs
Low power, reliability, and extreme performance at
great prices
Technologic Systems TS-7000 series SBCs run on a
200 MHz ARM9 processor. These rugged, low-power
computers run without fans or heat sinks in the operating range of -20 °C to +70 °C (optional extended
temperatures -40 °C to +85 °C). In a programmable
power-save state, the TS-7260 ultralow-power model
can draw less than 1/4 W of power, allowing it to be
powered by small solar panels or inexpensive batteries.
Our SBCs are available in thousands of Commercial-OffThe-Shelf (COTS) configurations and are available to
ship today. The industry standard 8/16-bit PC/104 bus
on our SBCs allows you to easily add features to your
project by stacking feature-specific peripheral boards
from any third-party vendor. Technologic Systems has
a broad line of peripherals including video, CANbus,
Ethernet ports, cellular/line modems, and intelligent
battery backup. We also offer custom peripheral and
SBC designs at competitive prices.
Software
The TS-7000 series uses eCos/RedBoot to load the
TS-Linux OS. TS-Linux is based on the 2.4 Kernel and can
optionally support the RTAI real-time extension. This
small version of Linux includes the Apache web server,
SSH, FTP, and telnet servers. A full-featured Debian
Linux distribution is also available using larger flash
memory media. It is identical to the common desktop
version and enables fast application development in a
C/C++ embedded environment. Java solutions are also
available.
Applications
Technologic Systems TS-7000 SBCs are used in energy
generation, manufacturing process control, traffic management, printing system management, communication infrastructure, website hosting, data gathering,
and laboratory test equipment. We use a TS-7200 to
host our complete website and to prepare and test our
SBCs prior to shipping. The TS-7260 is optimized for
extreme low-power applications. The TS-7300 is specifically designed for high-security applications. It is ideal
for gaming machines, building security equipment, or
critical network infrastructure services such as highavailability network gateways or firewalls.
FEATURES:
■ 200 MHz ARM9 processor with MMU, up to 128 MB of RAM and
up to 256 MB of onboard flash, user-programmable onboard FPGA
■ Two USB ports, up to two 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, up to 10 serial
ports, VGA video out, SD card or CompactFlash slot(s), SPI
interface
■ LCD and keypad interface, A/D converters, up to 55 GP-DIO lines,
TS-XDIO feature for PWM and quadrature counter, watchdog
timer
■ PC/104 bus with many available peripherals – VGA video, CANbus,
GSM/line modems, serial ports, DIO lines, intelligent battery
backup
■ Out-of-the-box productivity – Quick boot to full-featured Linux
Kernel 2.4.26 through eCos/RedBoot advanced boot-loader
■ Runs TS-Linux compact file system and the Debian Linux
embedded distribution; supports RTAI/C/C++/Java software
solutions
■ Cool-running – no fan or heat sink from -20 °C to +70 °C
(optional -40 °C to +85 °C)
■ Ultralow power – 4.5-20 Vdc input voltage (default 5 Vdc) with
power as low as 1/4 W; under 2 W at full speed by default
■ Options include larger flash memory drives, Real Time Clock
(RTC), USB 802.11g WiFi, 12-bit 8-channel A/D converter,
temperature sensor
■ Full featured TS-ARM Development Kit enables rapid embedded
application development; see our ad in the software section of
this catalog
■ Superior support – our engineers answer technical support calls,
and all of our products have complete supporting documentation
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Resource Guide 2006
Tri-M Systems, Inc.
Tel: 800-665-5600 • Fax: 604-945-9566
www.tri-m.com
TMZ104
The TMZ104 is an x86 compatible PC/104 CPU
module featuring the extremely energy-efficient and
passively cooled Transmeta Crusoe TM5500 processor.
The TMZ104 features a 128-bit instruction set VLIW processor and x86 Code Morphing software running from
333-533 MHz. The TMZ104 also includes advanced power
management for ultra-low power operation, ideal for
applications where a heatsink and fan cannot be used.
There is SDRAM support for one SO-DIMM module for
up to 256 MB for a 64-bit memory bus at 133 MHz.
Level 1 cache includes 64 KB instruction cache, 64 KB
data cache, along with 256 KB of Level 2 write-back
cache. The AMI embedded PC BIOS is 100 percent x86
compatible for DOS, MSDOS, DRDOS, LINUX, VxWorks,
and most other PC-compatible Windows 9x, and Windows NT systems. The TMZ104 operates on 5 Vdc.
With a compact size of 3.55" x 3.775" and off-the-shelf
-40 ºC to +85 ºC extended temperature rating, this
board will be of interest to anyone looking to embed
x86 technology in hostile, mobile, industrial, military,
medical, or telecom environments where low power,
small board size, and fanless operation are key design
factors.
FEATURES:
■ 333-533 MHz, 128-bit VLIW processor
■ 100 percent x86-compatible AMI BIOS
■ Fanless
■ Extremely low power (2 W at 500 MHz)
■ Dual watchdog timers
■ Full feature I/O
■ Supports M-Systems’ DiskOnChip
■ Single 5 Vdc operation
■ Extended temperature (-40 °C to +85 °C)
PC/104
WinSystems, Inc.
Tel: 817-274-7553 • Fax: 817-548-1358
www.winsystems.com
PCM-SC520 & PCM-SX
Designed to run x86 instruction set software, WinSystems’ PC/104 SBCs will run the popular operating systems, executives, and development tools. These include
Windows® CE, Linux, QNX, ROM-DOS, and MS-DOS.
Onboard peripherals are mapped in the same location
as a PC-AT including seven DMA controllers, three 16-bit
counter/timers, two interrupt controllers, keyboard
controller, speaker port, and battery-backed real-time
clock. Additionally, serial channels with RS-232 and
optional RS-422/485 levels, LPT interface, floppy disk
controller, IDE hard disk interface, and mouse port are
provided.
A precision power-fail reset circuit, activity LEDs, and
watchdog timer are also included. These features make
these units ideal for remote and unattended applications.
PCM-SC520 – 5x86 PC/104 SBC with 133 MHz CPU, up
to 256 MB DRAM, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, four serial
ports, 512 MB flash, LPT, keyboard ports with -40 °C to
+85 °C operational temperature range.
PCM-SX – 386SX-based 33 MHz PC/104 SBC with 33 MHz
CPU, up to 8 MB DRAM, SSD support, two serial ports,
LPT port, 24 digital I/O, and extended temperature
operation of -40 °C to +85 °C.
FEATURES:
■ AMD 520 or 386SX CPUs
■ PC-compatible platform supports Windows®, Linux, and other OSs
■ Two to four COM ports
■ Bidirectional LPT ports
■ IDE and floppy disk interface
■ Keyboard and mouse controllers
■ Onboard solid state disk storage up to 1 GB
■ Low power requirement
■ Expert technical support
■ All products designed and manufactured in the USA
■ Extended temperature operation -40 °C to +85 °C
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Kontron
Tel: 858-677-0877 • Fax: 858-677-0898
www.kontron.com
Asis 2U ATCA Shelf
T-MOPSlcdSA
The T-MOPSldcSA is a real E2 & RUGGED – NO MOVING
PARTS – embedded, low-power PC/104 board with
onboard LAN, USB, COMs, and standard PC interfaces.
Minimized Open PC System (MOPS) PC/104 products
represent the “Proven PC Platform for Instant Solutions.” Each MOPS module is characterized by the same
pinout for keyboard, COM1 and COM2, 44-pin IDE, LPT,
and 1st LAN. These homogeneous features facilitate
easy upgrades within the MOPS PC/104 product family.
The onboard JUMPtec Intelligent Panel Adaption (JIPAInterface) simplifies the connection of displays. It automatically recognizes which displays are connected and
independently sets all video parameters.
All MOPS-PC/104 boards are plug-and-work enabled to
further reduce your time to market.
FEATURES:
■ STPC Atlas 120 MHz FANLESS
■ Operating temperature: -40 °C to +85 °C, off-the-shelf
■ Full E2 warranty coverage for extended temperature and
rugged use
■ On-chip 4 MB VRAM UMA graphic engine
■ 2 x RS-232C, 2 x USB 1.1, LPT, IDE
■ 10/100BASE-T Ethernet with Intel 551IT
PC/104- Plus
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ARBOR Solution, Inc
2032 Bering Drive • San Jose, CA 95131
Tel: 408-452-8900 • Fax: 408-452-8909
www.arbor.com.tw
Em104P-i7013
Em104P-i7013 is an off-the-shelf solution of PC/104-Plus
CPU modules in an ETX form factor and designed for
embedded applications requiring PC functionality and
flexible expansion. Em104P-i7013 supports Intel Celeron M processors of 600 MHz (7 W), 1 GHz (5 W), and
Pentium M 1.4 GHz (10 W). System memory can be up
to 1 GB DDR 200/266 SDRAM. Em104P-i7013 offers a
full complement of PC/AT I/O such as keyboard, mouse,
serial, parallel, IDE interface, and DIO. Also, Em104Pi7013 provides dual 10/100BASE-T Ethernet.
The PC/104-Plus standards extend the standards by adding a “stack-through” PCI bus. PC/104 and PC/104-Plus
CPU and I/O modules physically stack together to create
a rugged and embedded computer.
FEATURES:
■ Intel low-voltage Pentium M Dothan 1.4 GHz (10 W) CPU onboard
FSB 400 Mhz
■ DDR 200/266 up to 1 GB DDR SDRAM
■ Dual display (independent display)
■ 18~48-bit LVDS, TFT LCD
■ Four high-speed USB 2.0 ports and support for CompactFlash
Type I/II slot up to 4 GB
■ Dual 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
PC/104- Plus
Tel: 814-234-8087 • Fax: 814-234-5218
www.rtd.com
Intel Celeron, VIA, Geode, and 486
Intel Celeron, VIA, Geode and 486 cpuModules
RTD offers a family of PC/104 and PC/104-Plus cpuModules and controllers based on high-performance and
low power Intel Celeron, VIA Eden, AMD Geode, and
Intel 486DX processors. RTD’s philosophy of standardized customization means offering many versions of a
processor with an I/O subset suited to a specific application. This results in improved reliability and higher
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time
Between Critical Failure (MTBCF). Feature sets range
from minimum I/O to fully integrated single board computer/controller modules.
cpuModule options
All PC/104-Plus cpuModules support four PCI bus masters. BIOS selectable thermal throttling and Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) are featured
on Celeron and VIA processors. Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) is implemented on
the Celeron family. cpuModule I/O options include USB,
Ethernet, SVGA, TTL or LVDS flat panel, BIOS selectable RS-232/422/485 serial ports, EIDE, multiPort, audio,
advanced Digital I/O (aDIO™), and one or two solid state
disks. Memory chips are surface-mount and soldered
directly onboard for superior reliability. Intel Celeron,
AMD Geode, and VIA Eden cpuModules feature up to
512 MB surface-mount SDRAM. Intel 486 cpuModules
feature up to 32 MB of EDO DRAM.
BIOS-selectable multiPort™
RTD’s multiPort allows the parallel port to be configured
as an aDIO, SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port, or a floppy drive.
aDIO is 18 digital bits configured as 8 bit-programmable
and 8-bit port-programmable I/O giving you any combination of inputs and outputs. Two strobe inputs latch
data into the bit-programmable port and generates an
interrupt or can be used as two general-purpose digital inputs. Match, event, and strobe interrupt modes
mean no more wasting valuable processor time polling
digital inputs. Interrupts are generated when the 8 bitprogrammable digital inputs match a pattern or on any
value change event. Bit masking allows selecting any
subgroup of eight bits. Custom aDIO features include
incremental encoder interfaces or PWMs.
FEATURES:
■ Intel Celeron, VIA Eden, AMD Geode, and Intel 486DX processors
operating from 66 MHz to 1.0 GHz
■ Up to 512 MB onboard, surface-mount SDRAM, real-time clock,
and watchdog timer
■ Power consumption as low as 4.5 W
■ RTD Enhanced AMI BIOS with Fail Safe Boot, USB boot,
quick boot, ACPI 1.0, APIC, and nonvolatile CMOS settings
without battery
■ multiPort – BIOS selectable parallel port, floppy, 18-bit aDIO with
match/event/strobe interrupts and bit masking
■ SVGA display controller supporting TTL or LVDS flat panel
■ BIOS-selectable USB 2.0, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, RS-232/422/485
serial, AC’97 audio, keyboard/mouse, EIDE controller supporting
UltraDMA 100
■ Two-pin socket for DiskOnChip™, SRAM, FLASH, EPROM, or
ATA/IDE Flash Disk Chip
■ Advanced thermal management with thermal throttling, auto fan
control, and temperature monitor for CPU and board temperature
■ Operating temperatures:
-40 °C to +85 °C – IDAN, HiDAN, HiDANplus
-40 °C to +85 °C – 400, 733, 1000 MHz
-40 °C to +80 °C – 650 MHz
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Resource Guide 2006
VersaLogic Corp.
3888 Stewart Road • Eugene, OR 97402
Tel: 800-824-3163 • Fax: 541-485-5712
www.VersaLogic.com
Lynx PC/104-Plus
The Lynx single board computer is a compact, 586-class
product with integrated networking and I/O. With
its small size, low power consumption, ruggedness,
onboard storage capabilities, high-speed networking,
and low cost, the Lynx is well suited to applications such
as industrial control, data monitoring, and remote data
collection. It can be used stand-alone as an Ethernet
processor node, or with a PC/104 video module in situations requiring a display. It supports both ISA and PCI
buses through the PC/104 and PC/104-Plus connectors.
The pass-through connectors allow the Lynx to be
mounted above or below a proprietary I/O board or
device. The Lynx is available as an RoHS-compliant version.
The Lynx is based on the AMD Élan SC520 processor,
which operates at 133 MHz in the standard version and
100 MHz in the extended temperature version. This
complete SBC includes 64 MB of onboard system RAM,
a CompactFlash interface, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, IDE
interface, four COM ports, LPT interface, floppy interface, and two counter/timers. A 2 MB Battery-Backed
Static (BBS) RAM option offers onboard RAM with no
required drivers.
Like all VersaLogic products, the Lynx is designed from
day one for high reliability and long-term availability.
From initial application design to 5+ years of production,
its quality and longevity provide a cost-effective, longterm solution. The Lynx is manufactured to the highest quality standards, and is backed with VersaLogic’s
excellent (award winning) support. Product customization is available in quantities as low as 100 pieces.
FEATURES:
■ PC/104-Plus form factor provides ISA and PCI expansion
■ AMD SC520 processor offers 133 MHz processing with fanless
operation
■ 64 MB soldered-on SDRAM for high reliability
■ Four COM ports (two RS-232 and two RS-422/485), two
general-purpose timers, IDE interface, LPT port, and
PS/2 mouse/keyboard
■ 10/100BASE-T Ethernet with onboard standard connector
■ CompactFlash socket for removable storage with no moving parts;
modules operate as a standard, bootable IDE device
■ TVS devices provide enhanced ESD resistance
■ Pass-through PC/104-Plus connectors allow expansion modules
above and below the board
■ Embedded BIOS with OEM features including jumper-selectable
defaults; field-upgradable; customization available
■ Standard and extended temperature versions available
■ RoHS version is fully compliant with EU Directive 2002/95/EC for
devices used in Europe
PC/104- Plus
WinSystems, Inc.
Tel: 817-274-7553 • Fax: 817-548-1358
www.winsystems.com
PPM-TX and PPM-520
WinSystems’ PC/104-Plus feature-rich SBCs offer smallsize, low-power, wide operating temperature operation
and AT-compatibility making them ideal for spaceand power-limited applications and harsh, embedded
environments.
Designed to run x86 instruction set software, these SBCs
are compatible with Microsoft’s Windows® operating
systems as well as the applications that run on them.
They support Linux, ROM-DOS, and other PC-compatible
operating systems assuring easy program development,
debugging, and checkout.
Onboard PC-AT peripherals include DMA controllers,
counter/timers, interrupt controllers, keyboard controller, speaker port, and battery-backed real-time clock.
Also onboard are floppy disk controller and IDE hard
disk interface, plus precision power-fail reset circuit,
activity LED, and watchdog timer.
PPM-TX – Pentium PC/104-Plus SBC with 166/266 MHz
MMX CPU with up to 256 MB of DRAM, 10/100BASE-T
Ethernet, four serial COM ports, 512 MB flash, LPT, and
USB and keyboard ports with optional extended temperature operation.
FEATURES:
■ Pentium® and 5x86 CPUs
■ PC-compatible platform supports Windows®, Linux, and other OSs
■ Two to four COM ports
■ Bidirectional LPT ports
PPM-520 – 5x86 PC/104-Plus SBC with 133 MHz CPU,
equipped with up to 256 MB of DRAM, 10/100BASE-T
Ethernet, four serial COM ports, 512 MB flash, LPT, and
keyboard ports with extended operating temperature
of -40 °C to +85 °C.
■ IDE and floppy disk interface
WinSystems begins their 24th year as a leading supplier
of embedded PC computers. The company has gained
an excellent reputation for their product design and
engineering skills.
■ Low power requirements
■ Keyboard and mouse controllers
■ Onboard solid-state disk storage up to 1 G
■ Operating temperature range: -40 °C to +85 °C
■ Expert technical support
■ All products designed and manufactured in the USA
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Eurotech
Via Jacopo Linussio 1 • Amaro, Italy 33020
Tel: +39-0433-485411 • Fax: +39-0433-485499
www.eurotech.com
Asis 2U ATCA
CPU-1433
AMDShelf
Geode
The CPU-1433 is a PC/104-Plus compliant module built
around the AMD Geode GX466 processor running at
333 MHz equipped with 128 MB of soldered DDRAM.
The module is a powerful CPU module, which reduces
the use of hazardous substances and observes the
2002/95/CE (RoHS) directive.
The peripherals integrated onboard are: a display controller for TFT or CRT interfaces supporting up to 1600 x
1200 x 24 BPP at 85 Hz (CRT), two Serial ports (one RS-232
fixed, and one RS-232/422/485), 10/100BASE-T autonegotiation Ethernet controller, four USB 2.0 ports, IDE
interface, keyboard port, mouse port, and one AC97
audio port. The CPU-1433 comes equipped with a
secured DOM interface that allows you to not utilize a
hard disk, thus offering maximum reliability.
FEATURES:
■ Architecture: PC/104-Plus compliant; processor: AMD Geode
GX466 at 333 MHz
■ BIOS flash: 1 MB flash EPROM; Memory: 128 MB DDR soldered
onboard
■ Interfaces: up to 1600 x 1200 x 24 BPP at 85 Hz (CRT), TFT or
CRT interface, four USB 2.0 ports, AC97, IDE
■ Serial ports: one RS-232, one RS-232/422/485, AT keyboard, and
PS/2 mouse; 66 MBps UDMA ATA-5; 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
■ Supported operating systems: WinCE®, WinXPE®, VxWorks®,
Linux®, QNX®
■ Watchdog: 2 to 255 seconds/minutes
SmartModule 855
Resource Guide 2006
DIGITAL-LOGIC AG
Tel: +41-32-681-58-00 • Fax: +41-32-681-58-01
smartModule SM855
The smartModule SM855 is the smallest CPU module
(117 mm x 70 mm x 15 mm) in its class and supports Intel
Pentium M processors and the Intel 855GME chipset.
In the development of new products, the SM855 can
not only reduce the design effort and the development costs, but also can drastically reduce time to market. It is the ideal Computer-On-Module (COM) when
application specific electronics and PC functionality are
required in constrained space and extended environmental conditions. The genius cooling feature ensures
perfect thermal connection.
Designed for low power consumption, the SM855 is the
solution for mobile, medical, military, or automotive
applications where size, CPU, and graphic performance
are important, along with high reliability and longterm availability.
FEATURES:
■ smartModule SM855, mechanically protected against shock and
vibration
■ Intel processor Celeron M or Pentium M from 600 MHz up to
2.0 GHz
■ Intel 855GME, ICH4, 512-1,024 MB DDR-RAM, Extreme Graphic,
64 MB, DirectX 9-compatible, CRT, and DVO
■ SM855Bus interface with PCI, LPC, 2 x P-ATA, 6 x USB V2.0,
LAN 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, audio AC97 5.1
■ Thermal concept, operating temperature -20 °C to +50 °C
(optional -40 °C to +70 °C), EEPROM support, watchdog
■ Development kit for smartModule SM855 products with
documentation, schematics of MSEBX855-B, and tools
PCI-104
MEN Micro, Inc.
P.O. Box 4160 • Lago Vista, TX 78645-4160
Tel: 512-267-8883 • Fax: 512-267-8803
www.menmicro.com
PP1 PCI-104 SBC
The PP1 PCI-104 single board computer brings the processing power of the MPC5200 PowerPC to industrial
automation and control applications in harsh environments. The PP1 is one of the first open platforms to utilize Freescale’s MPC5200. The MPC5200 is a low-power
processor specifically designed for the automotive telematics market. With an extended temperature range of
-40 ºC to +85 ºC , the PP1 is well suited for a wide variety
of industrial and transportation applications.
The 384 MHz MPC5200 delivers 760 MIPS while consuming less than 850 mW. The microprocessor includes a
built-in Telematics Communications Unit (TCU) as well
as a Floating Point Unit (FPU), Memory Management
Unit (MMU), DRAM controller, and the BestComm/DMA
I/O controller, which drives the industrial I/O interfaces
supported by the device, including two CAN ports, USB,
Fast Ethernet, two RS-232 ports, and SPI. The Fast Ethernet and the optically isolated RS-232 interfaces are
routed to rugged D-Sub connectors. The two CAN and
one USB channels are available on the PP1 via MEN’s
SA-Adapters.
FEATURES:
■ Low-power (850 mW) 384 MHz MPC5200 processor delivers
760 MIPS; originally designed for the automotive telematics
market
Onboard memory includes 32 MB of SDRAM, 8 MB of
flash, and 64 kB of nonvolatile static FRAM. Memory on
the PP1 is soldered directly to the printed circuit board,
improving its ability to withstand excessive shock and
vibration. A real-time clock and watchdog monitor are
also included on the PP1. The PP1 supports Linux and
VxWorks. CANopen firmware for the two CAN ports is
based on a protocol stack from Vector Informatik.
■ Hardened for harsh conditions over the industrial temperature
About MEN Micro
MEN Micro provides board-level industrial, real-time
embedded products. The flexibility inherent in MEN’s
standard products allows system platforms to be custom configured for a wide range of applications. The
company also develops custom boards and systems for
OEMs, end users, and system integrators. MEN’s products include Embedded System Modules (ESM), PCI-104
modules, VMEbus and CompactPCI compute platforms
with Intel Pentium, Motorola 68000 or PowerPC processors, and a wide selection of M Module or PC•MIP
mezzanine I/O modules.
■ ESM functionality includes: PCI-104-compatible, FPGA,
range of -40 °C to +85 °C
■ Well suited to mobile systems in trains, planes, ships, commercial
vehicles, and automobiles
■ TCU as well as a FPU, MMU, DRAM controller, and the
BestComm/DMA I/O controller
■ Compatible with MEN’s line of Embedded Systems Modules (ESM)
with processors: ULP Pentium III, ULV Celeron, MPC 8245, MPC
8540, MPC 8560
multiple COM ports, multiple 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports,
graphics
■ Onboard I/O interfaces include two CAN ports, USB,
Fast Ethernet, two RS-232 ports, and SPI
■ 32 MB of SDRAM, 8 MB of flash and 64 kB of nonvolatile
static FRAM
■ Memory is soldered directly to the printed circuit board to
improve shock and vibration resistance
■ Real-time clock and watchdog monitor
■ Support for Linux and VxWorks OSs
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Tel: 814-234-8087 • Fax: 814-234-5218
www.rtd.com
RTD cpuModules™
RTD’s high-performance PCI-104 cpuModules and Controllers with the Intel 1.4/1.1 GHz Pentium M and 1.0 GHz
Celeron M feature up to 512 MB of surface-mount BGA
DDR SDRAM with ECC, and 400 MHz, source-synchronous front side bus. Solid-state disk socket supporting
DiskOnChip, and the latest I/O technologies including
RTD’s BIOS selectable multiPort™ with advanced Digital
I/O (aDIO™) consisting of 18 digital I/O bits. Nonvolatile
BIOS settings and storage of CMOS settings requires no
battery.
The Pentium M features the latest in power management including Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology.
Support for standby power allows most of the cpuModule and all add-on cards to power down during standby
modes. Wake events include aDIO interrupt, Ethernet,
power button, serial port activity, USB, and onboard
real-time clock.
Standard I/O include two USB 2.0 ports, SVGA, LVDS
flat panel, EIDE, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, AC’97 audio,
BIOS selectable RS-232/422/485 serial ports, keyboard,
and PS/2 mouse. A PCI-to-ISA bridge companion board
with full ISA support plus digital I/O, CompactFlash, and
real-time clock battery extends compatibility with any
PC/104 and PC/104-Plus interface.
BIOS-selectable multiPort
RTD’s multiPort allows the parallel port to be configured as an aDIO, an SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port, or a
floppy drive. aDIO is 18 digital bits configured as eight
bit-programmable and 8-bit port-programmable I/O
giving any combination of inputs and outputs. Two
strobe inputs latch data into the bit-programmable port
and generate an interrupt or can be used as two generalpurpose digital inputs. Match, event, and strobe interrupt modes mean no more wasting valuable processor
time polling digital inputs. Interrupts are generated
when the eight bit-programmable digital inputs match
a pattern or on any value change event. Bit masking
allows selecting any subgroup of 8 bits. Custom aDIO
features include incremental encoder interfaces or
PWMs. Compatible Operating Systems include: Windows,
Windows CE, DOS, Linux, and various RTOSs. Supported
architectures include PCI-104.
FEATURES:
■ 1.4/1.1 GHz Pentium M & 1.0 GHz Celeron M processors –
Pentium M internal L2 cache: 2 MB – Celeron M internal L2 cache:
512 KB
■ Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology – Reduces CPU speed
and core voltage when idle – Full speed immediately available
when active
PCI-104
Tel: 814-234-8087 • Fax: 814-234-5218
www.rtd.com
RTD Pentium M
Intel Pentium M and Celeron M cpuModules
RTD’s high-performance PCI-104 cpuModules and Controllers with the Intel 1.4/1.1 GHz Pentium M and 1.0 GHz
Celeron M processor feature up to 512 MB of surfacemount BGA DDR SDRAM with ECC and a 400 MHz
source-synchronous front side bus, solid-state disk
socket supporting DiskOnChip, and the latest I/O technologies including RTD’s BIOS-selectable multiPort™
with advanced Digital I/O (aDIO™) consisting of 18 digital I/O bits. Nonvolatile BIOS settings and storage of
CMOS settings require no battery.
The Pentium M features the latest in power management
including Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology. Support for standby power allows most of the cpuModule
and all add-on cards to power down during standby.
Wake events include aDIO interrupt, Ethernet, power
button, serial port activity, USB, and real-time clock.
Advanced thermal management enables thermal throttling, auto-fan control, and temperature monitor for
CPU and board.
Standard I/O include two USB 2.0 ports, SVGA, LVDS
flat panel, EIDE, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, AC’97 audio,
BIOS-selectable RS-232/422/485 serial ports, keyboard,
and PS/2 mouse. A PCI-to-ISA bridge companion board
with full ISA support plus Digital I/O, CompactFlash,
and real-time clock battery extends compatibility with
any PC/104 and PC/104-Plus interface.
BIOS-selectable multiPort
RTD’s multiPort allows the parallel port to be configured
as an aDIO, an SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port, or a floppy drive.
aDIO is 18 digital bits configured as eight bit-programmable and 8-bit port-programmable I/O giving any combination of inputs and outputs. Two strobe inputs latch
data into the bit-programmable port and generate an
interrupt or can be used as two general-purpose digital
inputs. Match, event, and strobe interrupt modes mean
no more wasting valuable processor time polling digital inputs. Interrupts are generated when the eight bitprogrammable digital inputs match a pattern or on any
value change event. Bit masking allows selecting any
subgroup of eight bits. Custom aDIO features include
incremental encoder interfaces and PWMs.
■ 1.4/1.1 GHz Pentium M & 1.0 GHz Celeron M processors – Pentium
M internal L2 cache: 2 MB – Celeron M internal L2 cache: 512 KB
■ 256 or 512MB 333 MHz surface-mount DDR SDRAM with single-bit
Error Correction and double bit Error Detection (ECC)
■ RTD Enhanced AMI BIOS with USB Boot, Quick Boot, APIC, and
nonvolatile storage of CMOS settings without battery
■ multiPort – BIOS selectable parallel port, floppy, 18-bit aDIO with
match/event/strobe interrupts and bit masking
■ BIOS-selectable USB 2.0, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, RS-232/422/485
serial, AC’97 audio, keyboard/mouse, EIDE controller supporting
UltraDMA 100
■ LVDS flat panel and analog SVGA controller with 3D accelerator
and 64-bit AGP graphics accelerator
■ 32-pin socket for onboard ATA/IDE flash drive
■ Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology reduces CPU speed and
core voltage when idle
■ ACPI 2.0 power suspend modes featuring wake from aDIO,
Ethernet, power button, USB, or RTC
■ Advanced thermal management enabling thermal throttling,
auto-fan control, and temperature monitor for CPU and board
■ Operating temperatures: -40 °C to +85 °C IDAN, HiDAN,
HiDANplus; -40 °C to +85 °C, 1 GHz; -40 °C to +75 °C, 1.4/1.0 GHz
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Tel: 814-234-8087 • Fax: 814-234-5218
www.rtd.com
Rugged Systems
The modular IDAN™, HiDAN™, and HiDANplus™ Intelligent Data Acquisition Nodes with environmental sealing and EMI suppression are ideal for industrial and
military applications. Mobile data acquisition is placed
at your finger tips when you select an industrial or
tactical FieldPad™ computer. Each system is built using
frames milled from solid aluminum blocks to exacting specifications ensuring that your PC/104 system
is rugged and reliable. Frames for thermally sensitive
components have milled heat sinks and embedded heat
pipes to move heat to the outside walls of the enclosure allowing operation from -40 ºC to +85 °C without
active cooling.
IDAN systems
An off-the-shelf product consisting of any RTD board
mounted in an individual stackable frame with standard
PC connectors. This unique PC/104 modular construction
allows the user to configure systems quickly using a building block approach without module-to-module wiring.
HiDAN systems
HiDAN is a rugged, watertight enclosure for all RTD
boards. Environmental sealing and EMI suppression
O-rings coupled with MIL I/O connectors make HiDAN
ideal for environmentally challenging applications.
A custom, internal wiring harness and Mil connectors
ensure reliability.
HiDANplus systems
The modular stacking concept of IDAN combined with
the environmental integrity of HiDAN systems. In addition to stackable ISA and PCI buses, module-to-module
signal connections are accomplished using an internal
100-pin stackable signal raceway.
FieldPad data communication systems
FieldPads are integrated portable computer systems
with MIL I/O connectors for mobile and fixed applications. Industrial and military configurations with internal battery pack and wireless telematics make these
systems ideal for field deployment to remote data
sites or mobile communication hubs. User interface is
provided by a 6.5" extended temperature flat panel,
keyboard, and mouse. The lightweight machined
aluminum construction guarantees maximum thermal
dissipation and structural integrity. O-rings in a tongue
and groove configuration provide EMI and environmental sealability.
FEATURES:
■ IDAN, HiDAN, HiDANplus, and FieldPad systems and computers
with standard PC or user-defined MIL-C-38999 I/O connectors
■ Structural heat sinks and heat pipes for fanless operation
■ High impact resistant milled aluminum construction using
6061 Temper-T6 alloy with clear chromate coating
■ Integrated tongue and groove O-ring for environmental sealing
and EMI suppression
■ Breather valve to equalize internal and external pressure
■ 100-pin stackable board-to-board I/O signal raceway
■ Quick interchangeability using any combination of RTD PC/104,
PC/104-Plus, and PCI-104 modules
■ Custom wire harnesses and customer-defined I/O connectors
■ Many mounting options for customized integration
■ Optional MIL-SPEC paint, shock-mount, and cooling fins
■ Operating temperatures: -40 °C to +85 °C IDAN, HiDAN, and
HiDANplus systems; -20 °C to +70 °C industrial and tactical
FieldPad with panel
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Octagon Systems
6510 W. 91st Avenue • Westminster, CO 80031
Tel: 303-430-1500 • Fax: 303-426-8126
www.octagonsystems.com
XAsis
Block
2U ATCA Shelf
XBLOKs offer the best solution in cost and performance
for expansion on the PC/104 and PC/104–Plus buses.
Only 44 percent the size of the standard PC/104 card,
the XBLOKs allow two functional additions while only
increasing the PC/104 stack height by one level. This
reduces not only the system size but can reduce noise
susceptibility. The XBLOKs can be crucial in enhancing the cooling of higher performance CPU cards. The
XBLOKS use two of the standard PC/104 supports and
the pins of the connector for stiffening. XBLOKs have
the same 5g vibration specification as other Octagon
PC/104 cards. Multiple OS support available.
FEATURES:
■ X-DIO-48 Digital I/O card has 48 lines of digital I/O and connects
to the 8-bit PC/104 header
■ X-COM-2 dual serial card has two ports configurable for RS-232,
RS-422, and RS-485 interfaces
■ X-LAN-1 Ethernet LAN card provides one IEEE
■ 802.3-compliant Ethernet port
■ The high performance, PCI-based X-USB-2 contains two root
hubs for operation of up to four USB devices
■ X-SRAM-2 MB card offers 2 MB of high-speed static RAM
■ Multiple OS support available
Software and development
Operating system
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Ardence, Inc.
266 2nd Avenue • Waltham, MA 02451
Tel: 800-334-8649 • Fax: 781-647-3999
www.Ardence.com/Embedded/ETS.htm
Phar Lap ETS
The Phar Lap ETS real-time operating system provides
system designers with the most reliable, highest performing, and easy-to-deploy hard real-time development environment. Based on x86 architectures, ETS
offers a comprehensive suite of tools that smoothly
integrate into the well-known Microsoft Visual Studio
IDE – minimizing development and debugging time.
With support for all standard BIOS implementations
and the industry’s smallest operational footprint, the
Win32 API compliant Phar Lap ETS RTOS enables developers to install, configure, and start developing within
two to four hours. ETS has proven itself in thousands of
demanding environments, such as multimedia streaming solutions, ocean vessel location systems, submicron
scanning systems, and RFID products.
FEATURES:
■ Real-time file system: High speed media access with FAT16
and FAT32 support
■ Fully Win32 compliant: No need to use code wrappers for
API mapping
■ Complete IA32 x86 support: 386, 486, Pentium I, II, III, 4,
Multicore, M, Xenon, as well as AMD CPUs
■ Smallest operational footprint: < 500 KB with I/O graphics
and TCP/IP
■ Support for all standard BIOS implementations: Support includes
ACPI compliant PIC and uniprocessor APIC
■ Integrated WinSock compliant real time TCP/IP stack: Fully
Windows independent
For more information, contact: [email protected].
Development platform
Tel: 814-234-8087 • Fax: 814-234-5218
www.rtd.com
BIOS & Software
RTD is acutely aware that the only way to provide outstanding embedded solutions is to combine the best of
both hardware and software design. In an age where
time to market, solid design, and reliability are critical
to success, software is of utmost importance. RTD’s
dedicated software engineering group is committed
to developing, writing, and maintaining user friendly
software. Since RTD develops and maintains all of its
software, you can be assured that our software engineering group can provide accurate and timely answers
to each of your technical questions.
In-house expertise, the right tools, thorough design,
and comprehensive testing are the foundation of engineering reliable software. Our software and hardware
engineers work closely together before and during
product development to ensure a complete, highquality design. RTD utilizes software configuration
management tools including source control, issue
tracking, knowledge management, and automated
end-to-end builds to produce high-quality software.
A dedicated testing staff performs comprehensive
verification on every software product before release,
adhering to formalized documented procedures.
BIOS development
RTD performs all CPU BIOS development and maintenance in-house. Since RTD has control over the entire
source code for all of its BIOSs, our BIOS engineers are
able to add features, resolve compatibility issues, and
customize the BIOSs according to customer-specific
needs that other vendors cannot.
Software support package
When you purchase an RTD product, you get a thoroughly tested software support package, designed
with all the components necessary to enable you to
develop your own applications quickly and efficiently.
A typical software support package includes a lowlevel driver, a mid-level library, high-level example
programs, source code, and Application Programming
Interface (API) documentation. Key software support
package features includes full source code, freedom to
customize, revision transparency, commented and documented code, software manuals, API documentation,
and application notes.
FEATURES:
■ Fail Safe Boot for disaster recovery and troubleshooting
■ Quick Boot allows BIOS to initialize hardware and starts loading
operating system in less than five seconds
■ USB Boot loads operating system from standard USB storage
devices and provides access from DOS
■ ACPI compliance, Solid State Disk support, nonvolatile
configuration, and software component removal
■ Solid state disk for system boot or data storage
■ Console redirection, video disable, video suppression during
Power On Self Test (POST)
■ Nonvolatile configuration to save CMOS settings without a battery
■ Video disable to shut off onboard VGA to save power
■ Driver source code and example programs included
■ Documented “white box” software revision methodology
guarantees end-user transparency
■ Structured, commented, and documented code
■ Software manuals, API documentation, and application notes
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Technologic Systems
Tel: 480-837-5200 • Fax: 480-837-5300
www.embeddedARM.com
Development Kits
Out-of-the-box productivity for x86 and ARM SBCs
Technologic Systems provides advanced featured TS-x86
and TS-ARM Development Kits, which enable rapid
application development. They include all the equipment needed to boot into your operating system of
choice and start working:
• 256 or 512 MB flash drive (USB, CompactFlash or
SD card) that boots to OS (TS-Linux, Debian Linux,
or DOS) and comes with C/C++ development tools
installed
• USB, CompactFlash or SD card reader
• 5 or 18 Vdc power supply (international versions
available)
• Null modem cable and various cables for connection
to DIO, LCD, keypad, and so on
• Development CD with complete source code,
manuals, example code, and so on
• Printed manuals
A great software solution
Technologic Systems x86 and ARM SBCs are compatible
with a wide range of OSs. The Linux OS will jump-start
your application development, as we support the opensource vision by providing source code and Linux support. Linux is shipped by default with our products, and
the TS-Kernel includes complete driver support for the
hardware. Moreover, our Linux solutions are compatible with the RTAI real-time extension, enabling systems
with strict timing requirements to be handled.
FEATURES:
■ Out-of-the-box productivity – TS-ARM and TS-X86 include
everything you need for rapid application development
■ The adopted Linux solution provides high-performance, easier
hardware-software integration, and great support
■ TS-Linux, Debian Linux, NetBSD, eCos, and DOS operating system
solutions are ready to go
■ Get started fast with C/C++ (GNU development tools) and Java
embedded application development
■ Linux provides internet services – Apache web server, FTP,
SSH, telnet, and Samba with C/PHP/Perl for embedded CGI
development
All TS-x86 SBCs are PC compatible systems that boot
to IDE CompactFlash, Disk-On-Chip, or onboard flash
drives. The BIOS boots to ROM-DOS. Our TS-Linux
mini distribution, based on the 2.4 Kernel, provides an
Apache web server, FTP and Telnet client/server. The use
of familiar x86-based development tools (DOS or Linux)
on our SBCs reduces your risk and gives you a competitive edge in fast moving markets.
■ Open-source vision – Complete Linux kernel source code is
The TS-ARM SBCs include the TS-Linux embedded OS
installed in onboard flash memory. The eCos/Reboot
boot loader is used to open the OS of choice. In addition, the full-featured Debian Linux can also be used
with larger flash drives such as CompactFlash or SD
cards. It includes a complete C/C++ embedded development environment. NetBSD has been ported to
TS-ARM, and Java solutions are also available.
your embedded software and hardware solutions, including
FPGA solutions
provided along with drivers and examples for TS hardware
■ PC/104 bus with many available peripherals – VGA video,
keyboard and mouse, CANbus, modems, serial ports, DIO lines,
battery back-up
■ Our Development Kits are priced right; we only charge for the
hardware that you need, no fancy cases or other unnecessary
items
■ Custom designs – Let Technologic Systems help you with
■ Superior support – Our engineers answer technical support calls,
and all our products have complete supporting documentation
Plug-in unit
Aprotek, Inc
9323 W. Evans Creek Road • Rogue River, OR 97537
Tel: 541-582-2120 • Fax: 541-582-2149
www.aprotek.com
HARD
Asis 2UDISK
ATCA
DRIVE
Shelf
Available in 20 GB, 40 GB, or 60 GB capacity, Model
#4XX0 Hard Disk Drive module uses Hitachi Travelstar
1.8" 4200 RPM hard disk drive technology. With Fluid
Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor, Giant Megnetoresistive
(GMR) heads, and ME2PRML read channels, they deliver
exceptional quietness and performance. Drive access is
through the host CPU’s 40-pin IDE interface cable and
can be installed on either side of the board.
Aprotek supplies this product in one of several configurations: as a bare board ready for your CompactFlash
or hard drive, or complete with the disk drive installed.
Whether installed by Aprotek at the factory or by the
end user, only the designated Hitachi drives may be
used, as the mounting and other board parameters are
set for them alone.
FEATURES:
■ PC/104-compliant disk drive module
■ Available in 20 GB, 40 GB, and 60 GB capacities or without the
hard drive as a carrier board
■ CompactFlash version also available
■ 5 V-only power supplied through the stack or an outside regulated
source using a two-pin header connector
■ Drive connection is through the host CPU’s 40-pin IDE cable and
can be installed on either side of the board
■ Drive can be configured as master, slave, or cable-select
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Micro/sys
Tel: 818-244-4600 • Fax: 818-244-4246
www.embeddedsys.com
MPC624 Instrumentation Grade 24-bit ADC for PC/104
Micro/sys’ MPC624 PC/104 expansion board is the first
to offer 24-bit ADC to PC/104 users. It provides two
measurement options: voltage measurements with
instrumentation grade accuracy, and direct connection
to commercially available sensors. When mounted in a
PC/104 stack, the MPC624 provides up to four channels of differential voltage readings over the softwareselectable input range of ±1.01 Vdc or ±10.1 Vdc,
fault protected to ±40 Vdc. The large dynamic range
(132 dB) of the 24-bit ∆∑ ADC enables all common
sensors, such as thermocouples, RTDs, load cells, and
pressure sensors, to connect directly to the board with
screw terminals, thereby eliminating the need for
external signal conditioning. For sensors that require
excitation (strain gauges), the board provides Constant
Current (CC) or Constant Voltage (CV) through a matrix
of jumpers to all channels.
Whether the application is for the measurement of
voltage from scientific instrumentation or off-the-shelf
sensors, the user connects into a five-pin screw terminal,
which provides measurement, shielding, and excitation
sourcing for each channel. The channels are individually jumper selectable for an input impedance of 10 k,
100 k, or 1011 Ω depending on the application. Ten conversion speeds with single cycle settling from 6.8 Hz to
3.5 kHz are available with an accuracy/speed tradeoff.
At the lowest sampling rate, the board has noise levels
of 1.2 uVrms and a long-term stability of ±3 ppm.
With an external shunt connected to the screw
terminals, the MPC624 can measure all fundamental
electrical parameters: voltage, current, and resistance.
It can also measure four onboard parameters: secondary reference, temperature, excitation current, and
power supplies. The MPC624 includes two opto-isolated
digital inputs that can generate an IRQ and two optoisolated digital outputs.
FEATURES:
■ Instrumentation grade 24-bit ∆∑ ADC converter
■ Multichannel with single-cycle settling
■ Fault protection on analog/digital
■ Direct connect to sensors
■ Input range ±10.1 Vdc or ±1.01 Vdc ■ Selectable ZIN per channel
■ Opto-isolated digital I/O
■ Excitation supply CC/CV
■ Onboard temperature sensor
■ Extended temperature range available
■ Sample programs and full documentation provided
Data acquisition
Tel: 814-234-8087 • Fax: 814-234-5218
www.rtd.com
Autonomous SmartCal™ and Analog I/O
Autonomous SmartCal™ and Analog I/O
dataModules®
RTD was founded on data acquisition 20 years ago,
and has since been providing the PC/104 industry with
dataModules second to none. We provide a wide array
of data acquisition and control modules with autocalibration, advanced Digital I/O (aDIO™), Syncbus
for simultaneous sampling, and McBSP serial ports. In
today’s high accuracy environments, where discerning
signal from noise at high throughput rates is the difference between success and failure, RTD is continually
redefining the DAQ industry.
Autonomous SmartCal
SDM series Smart dataModules feature a DSP for operating system and driver-independent, multirange autocalibration. An onboard temperature sensor enables
triggering auto-calibration in dynamic thermal environments. The OS-independent Autonomous SmartCal
performs an in-circuit offset and gain adjustment for
all ranges in under 300 ms. Calibration values acquired
from the last user calibration are loaded at powerup. Factory calibration defaults can be loaded. Smart
dataModules feature onboard memory for user DSP
applications.
FEATURES:
■ 12-bit or 16-bit resolution A/D and D/A converters
■ Fast operating system and driver-independent, multirange
auto-calibration by onboard DSP (< 300bms)
■ 1 k/8 k FIFOs for data buffers and channel-gain table
Analog I/O
Analog I/O solutions feature 12- or 16-bit resolutions,
with FIFO buffers, sample rates up to 1.25 MHz, and
16/32 single-ended or 8/16 differential inputs. Analog
outputs feature 12- or 16-bit resolution with up to eight
outputs. A channel-gain table allows for unique scanning patterns, where a single trigger can initiate one
scan (burst mode) or multiple scans (multi-burst mode)
of the channel-gain table. Pre-, post-, and about-trigger
modes ensure that you collect only the data you want.
■ 16/32 single-ended or 8/16 differential inputs with programmable
aDIO
The aDIO port provides 16 digital bits configured as
eight bit-programmable and one 8-bit port giving you
any combination of inputs and outputs. Match, event,
and strobe interrupt modes, with bit-masking options,
mean no more polling digital inputs. Interrupts are
generated when the eight bit-programmable digital
inputs match a pattern or on any value change event.
The strobe input latches data into the bit-programmable
port and generates an interrupt.
gains of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64
■ Versatile triggering for advanced sampling, including SyncBus for
multi-board simultaneous sampling
■ Analog input ranges: ±5, ±10, +10 V; analog output ranges:
±5, +5, ±10, +10 V
■ High-speed McBSP serial port interface to dspModules
■ aDIO with event and match interrupts and three 16-bit user
timer/counters
■ Critical analog layout and precision low-drift parts yield excellent
low noise characteristics
■ Architecture: PC/104, PC/104-Plus, and PCI-104
■ Operating temperature: –40 °C to +85 °C
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WinSystems, Inc.
Tel: 817-274-7553 • Fax: 817-548-1358
www.winsystems.com
A/D & D/A Module
The PCM-MIO is a versatile, PC/104-based analog input,
analog output, and digital I/O board designed to meet
customer demands for high-accuracy and high channel
count analog and digital I/O. The board is based upon
Linear Technologies’ precision converters and voltage
references, which require no external calibration.
Based on either a 12- or 16-bit A/D converter, eight
12-bit D/A converters, and 48 bidirectional, TTL-compatible digital I/O lines, the PCM-MIO operates at
an industrial temperature range of -40 °C to +85 °C.
Free software drivers are available for C, Windows,
and Linux.
The board will support up to 32 single-ended input
channels, 16 differential input channels, or various
combinations of both. The PCM-MIO supports eight
input voltage ranges. Any input range is independently
software selectable for any channel.
WinSystems can depopulate this board to meet special
OEM applications. For example, all the A/D channels
or perhaps all the D/A channels could be removed.
Please contact an applications engineer with your
requirements.
FEATURES:
■ Multifunction analog and digital I/O module
■ 12-bit or 16-bit A/D converter
■ Eight 12-bit D/A converters
■ 48 bidirectional, TTL-compatible digital I/O lines
■ Low-noise DC/DC converter
■ Each individual channel independently software programmable
■ No adjustment potentiometers or calibration needed
■ Conversion speed: 100 k samples per second
■ Free software drivers in C, Windows®, and Linux
■ +5 V-only operation
■ -40 °C to +85 °C temperature operation
■ Special OEM configurations available for 16-bit D/A and other
analog and digital I/O combinations
I/O: Analog
1255 Terra Bella Avenue • Mountain View, CA 94043
Tel: 650-810-2500 • Fax: 650-810-2525
www.diamondsystems.com
DMM-32X-AT
Asis 2U ATCA Shelf
Utilizing our patented “Automatic Autocalibration”
circuitry, DMM-32X-AT represents a breakthrough in
embedded analog I/O technology. DMM-32X-AT not
only contains built-in autocalibrating circuitry, but also
knows when to recalibrate, and even does it completely
on its own without any user action. An onboard microcontroller manages the entire autocalibration process
whenever needed, ensuring maximum measurement
accuracy at all times. A built-in RS-232/485 port even
lets you use the board without a CPU. DMM-32X-AT
is 100 percent compatible with our top-selling DMM32-AT and contains a full set of analog and digital I/O
features. Free software for all popular embedded operating systems is included.
FEATURES:
■ 32-channel 16-bit A/D, 4-channel 12-bit D/A, 24 digital I/O,
two counter/timers
■ Automatic Autocalibration (patented) provides maximum
accuracy at all times regardless of time or temperature
■ The RS-232/485 serial port and microcontroller enable standalone
operation without a CPU for low-cost applications
■ 100 percent backward compatible with industry-leading
DMM-32-AT analog I/O board – worry-free upgrade
■ Free Universal Driver software for Linux, Windows 98/2000/XP/
XPe/CE .NET, DOS, QNX, and VxWorks
■ Rugged design, -40 °C to +85 °C operation
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I/O: Analog
Robotrol Corporation
[email protected]
www.robotrolcorp.com
RPC628 Analog I/O
Analog inputs: Inputs have 12-bit resolution and can
operate as 16 single-ended or eight differential inputs,
each protected to ±32 V. Full-scale voltages from 25 mv to
10 V can be used. 4-20 ma current loops are an option.
Analog outputs: Eight outputs with 12-bit resolution
can be set to one of seven ranges. 4-20 ma current loops
are an option.
Digital I/O: 16 I/O can be individually programmed as
inputs or outputs.
Programmable features: Data transfer width, interrupt
enable, auto increment enable, continuous conversion,
max channel, conversion interval, twos comp or binary
data, and software reset.
Similar products are available in STD32 and ISA with
32 SE or 16 DI inputs and eight analog outputs.
FEATURES:
■ 16 SE or eight DI inputs (Ranges: 25 mv-10 V, unipolar or bipolar);
250 kHz throughput; inputs protected to ±32 V
■ Eight analog outputs, (Ranges: 2.5 V, 5 V, 10 V, ±5 V, ±10 V, -5-0 V,
-10-0 V)
■ 16 digital I/O, bit-by-bit programmable as inputs or outputs
■ Options: 4-20 ma current loops for both inputs and outputs, auto
scan mode (scan all inputs with one command)
■ Auto increment and continuous conversion modes; programmable
conversion intervals from 4 microsecs to 64 millisecs
■ Programmable features: Data transfer width, interrupt,
auto increment, continuous conversion, conversion interval,
software reset
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Tel: 858-550-9559 • Fax: 858-550-7322
www.accesio.com
USB-DIO-32
Model USB-DIO-32 is a USB device providing an ideal
solution for adding portable, easy-to-install, digital I/O
and counter capabilities to any PC or embedded system
with a USB port. The unit is a true USB 2.0 device, offering the highest speed available with the USB bus. The
unit is plug-and-play capable, which allows quick connect or disconnect whenever you need additional I/O
on your USB port. The USB-DIO-32 can be used in a
variety of applications such as home, portable, laptop, education, laboratory, industrial automation, and
embedded OEM.
The USB-DIO-32 features 32 lines of TTL-compatible
digital I/O on four 8-bit ports with high-current output capabilities and three optional 82C54 counters.
Unlike other USB digital I/O products, which primarily use a human interface device (HID) driver, ACCES
offers an easy-to-use, Windows-based, custom function
driver optimized for maximum data throughput. This
approach enables the full functionality of the hardware along with maximizing the advantage of using
the high-speed USB 2.0 bus.
The USB-DIO-32 is designed to be used in rugged industrial environments but is small enough to fit nicely
onto any desk or testing station. The board is PC/104
sized (3.550" x 3.775") and ships inside a steel powdercoated enclosure with an anti-skid bottom. ACCES
offers a number of options with the USB-DIO-32 for
added flexibility. An OEM, board only, version is perfect
for a variety of embedded applications. The board’s
PC/104 compatible pre-drilled mounting holes ensure
easy installation using standard standoffs inside most
enclosures or systems.
FEATURES:
■ High-speed USB 2.0 device, USB 1.1 compatible
■ Small (3.5" x 3.7"), portable, 32-channel USB digital I/O module can
be easily added to any PC/104-based system
■ Four 8-bit ports independently selectable for inputs or outputs
■ All 32 I/O lines buffered with sink 64 mA /source 32 mA current
capabilities
■ Custom high-speed function driver
■ Removable screw terminal adaptor for easy wiring
■ Three optional 82C54 counters/timers
■ Rugged industrial enclosure
■ Software support for use in Linux, Windows, and other operating
systems, with drivers and samples in a variety of languages
ACCES I/O Products, Inc. supplies an extensive range
of analog, digital, serial communication, and isolated
I/O boards and solutions. ACCES also offers complete
systems, integration services, and enclosures with a
quick turnaround on custom projects, including software. ACCES products are designed for use with PC/104,
PCI, PCI-X, Low-Profile PCI, EBX, EPIC, USB, Ethernet, and
ISA, as well as distributed and wireless I/O. For more
information, visit our website at www.accesio.com.
I/O: Digital
Tel: 858-550-9559 • Fax: 858-550-7322
www.accesio.com
USB-IIRO-16
Model USB-IIRO-16 features 16 electromechanical relays
and 16 optically isolated digital inputs. The board is a
very dense, portable, embedded solution for digital
monitoring and control in any PC or embedded system
with a USB port. The board ships with a removable screw
termination board with onboard removable screw terminals to simplify wiring connections. The USB-IIRO-16
is excellent in applications where onboard relays are
required and inputs must be isolated such as in test
equipment, instrumentation, and process control. The
OEM version provides just the board without the enclosure and internal screw termination board and is ideal
for a variety of embedded OEM applications.
What makes the OEM option unique is that its PCB
size and mounting holes match the PC/104 form factor, without the bus connections. This setup allows our
rugged digital board to be added to any PCI-104 or
PC/104 stack by connecting it to a simple USB port usually included onboard with embedded CPU form factors
such as EBX, EPIC, and PC/104 – especially important
since many newer CPU chipsets do not support ISA and
have plenty of USB ports. Future stacks will be using
the extremely fast PCI Express bus, which is essentially
overkill for simple digital monitoring and control. The
USB-IIRO-16 OEM board can also be added into many
preexisting standard PC/104-based systems and enclosures while the standard unit with its tiny enclosure and
cableless screw termination board provides portable
connections to laptops for the mobile test market.
The board utilizes a high-speed custom function driver
optimized for a maximum data throughput that is
50-100 times faster than the USB Human Interface
Device (HID) driver used by many competing products.
This approach maximizes the full functionality of the
hardware along with capitalizing the advantage of
high-speed USB 2.0.
FEATURES:
■ Plug-and-play, high-speed USB 2.0 device, USB 1.1 compatible
■ 16 optically isolated inputs
■ 16 Form C electromechanical 1A relays
■ Internal, removable screw terminal board for easy wiring
■ Small (4" x 4" x 1.25") rugged industrial enclosure available
■ Custom, high-speed function driver
■ PC/104 module size and mounting compatibility
■ Eight input/output version (USB-IIRO-8) available along with
relay-only and input-only versions
■ Full software support for use in Linux, Windows, and other
operating systems, with drivers and samples in a variety of
languages
ACCES I/O Products, Inc. supplies an extensive range of
analog, digital, serial communication, and isolated I/O
boards and solutions. ACCES products are designed for
use with PC/104, PCI, PCI-X, Low-Profile PCI, EBX, EPIC,
USB, Ethernet, and ISA.
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Tel: 814-234-8087 • Fax: 814-234-5218
www.rtd.com
Digital I/O Controllers
RTD was founded on data acquisition 20 years ago and
is continually redefining the DAQ industry by providing PC/104 modules with digital I/O controllers second
to none. RTD provides a wide array of controller modules with advanced Digital I/O (aDIO™), user programmable timer/counters, PWMs, incremental encoders,
MOSFETs, opto-isolation, and relays. The inputs are
designed to protect the computer, and the outputs
to provide high isolation with high current and/or
voltage capability. Digital inputs are opto-isolated
or diode protected, and outputs are opto-isolated, relay
contact, or MOSFET.
Advance Digital I/O
aDIO provides 16 digital bits configured as 8-bit programmable and 8-bit port-programmable I/O giving
you any combination of inputs and outputs. Match,
event, and strobe interrupt modes mean no more
wasting valuable processor time polling digital inputs.
Interrupts can be generated when the inputs match a
pattern or on any bit change event. Bit masking allows
selecting a subgroup of the eight bits. The strobe input
latches data into the bit-programmable port and generates an interrupt. 16-bit counter/timers allow accurate
time-based functions or event counting. Interrupts on
time or events minimize CPU overhead.
FEATURES:
■ Bit or byte programmable advanced digital I/O
■ Digital I/O with advanced interrupts
■ Pattern match interrupt and bit change interrupt
■ 16-bit counter/timers
■ Pulse width modulator
Incremental encoder and pulse width modulator
Incremental encoder modules feature three quadrature
encoder inputs for rotary or linear position encoders.
PWM modules feature nine 8-bit outputs for motor
control applications. Both feature digital I/O lines and
three 16-bit counter/timers.
■ Incremental encoder
MOSFET, opto-Isolation, and relay I/O opto-isoloated
modules feature 30 V, 8 mA outputs or up to 60 V, 4 A
MOSFET outputs. Opto-isolated inputs can be configured to 5, 12, or 24/28 V. Relay output modules have
16 mechanical channels with 60 VA switching capacity
with voltages up to 240 Vac.
■ Operating temperature : -40 °C to +85 °C
■ MOSFET, opto-Isolated, and relay I/O
■ High-voltage/high-current I/O
■ Drivers and example programs
cpuModule and Controllers
RTD integrates Advance Digital I/O through the multiport on the Pentium M, Celeron M, Celeron, VIA, and
Geode cpuModule and controller modules providing
powerful digital I/O functionality directly onboard,
which often eliminates the need to add additional digital I/O cards.
I/O: Industrial
Tri-M Systems, Inc.
Tel: 800-665-5600 • Fax: 604-805-5395
www.tri-m.com
IR104
Asis 2U ATCA Shelf
The IR104 is a PC/104-compliant industrial control module providing a convenient means to control external
digital devices requiring electrical isolation.
The IR104 features 20 opto-isolated digital inputs and
20 relay outputs, sufficient for many industrial control
applications. Each input can accept either AC or DC voltages as low as 3 V and as high as 24 V. The relays have
a long lifetime (20,000,000 operations, 100,000 at full
load) and quick actuation time (6 ms maximum operation, 3 ms release). The output relays are supplied with
a contact rating of 5 A @ 250 Vac giving the IR104 the
ability to directly control switches for small motors or
solenoids. The IR104 operates on single 5 Vdc.
FEATURES:
■ 20 opto-isolated inputs and 20 relay outputs
■ Input range: 3-24 Vac or Vdc
■ Output rating: 5 A @ 250 Vac or 30 Vdc
■ Relay outputs and detachable connectors
■ Up to four IR104 modules can be stacked together
■ Single 5 Vdc operation
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I/O: Multifunction
EMAC, Inc.
2390 EMAC Way • Carbondale, IL 62901
Tel: 618-529-4525 • Fax: 618-457-0110
www.emacinc.com
PCM-37E12
The PCM-37E12 is a powerful data acquisition and control I/O PC/104 module utilizing an onboard Freescale
68HCS12 coprocessor. While extremely powerful with
ample I/O for demanding power applications, this
board consumes minimal power, is low-cost and has a
small footprint. Also available is a screw terminal board
for the PCM-37E12 that is stackable, providing numerous I/O points with screw termination in a very small
package.
EMAC integrated the powerful 68HCS12 processor
onto a board, which contains 32 digital I/O lines, 24 A/D
inputs, four D/A outputs, two serial ports, CAN port,
keypad interface, and an LCD interface. This is a
do-it-all data acquisition module that would require
up to four competitor PC/104 modules to duplicate the
PCM-37E12’s capabilities.
FEATURES:
■ Two serial RS-232/422/485 ports
■ 24 channels of A/D and 4 channels of D/A
■ Optically isolated CAN 2.0 A, B Port
■ Character LCD and keypad interface
■ 21 multipurpose digital I/O lines (GP/ISO/PWM/counter)
■ Optional screw terminal board
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Bridge: PC/104 to PC/104
for a character-based LCD, keypad, CAN
bus, and Dallas iButton Probe • Operates at
5 V ±5%, or a selection of DC-DC converter
options allows an input voltage range from
9 V to 75 V • Flexible I/O base address range •
16-bit pass-through connector
EuroTecH SpA
Carrier board: PC/104
RSC 29930
Website: www.eurotech.it
Model: MVB interface
RSC No: 29930
An MVB interface board specifically developed to be used as a gateway between a
PC/104 system and the Multifunctional Vehicle Bus (MVB) bus, as used in rail applications • Provides enhanced communications
with the devices installed onboard railway vehicles, simplifying connections and
widening compatibility • Power supply: +5 V
± 5% • Power consumption: 3.5 W • Operating temperature range: -25 °C to +85 °C
(EN50155 compliant) • Relative humidity: 95%
max (noncondensing) • Dimensions: 90 mm x
96 mm x 15 mm
NewProducts
Card rack + card cage
Micro/sys, Inc.
RSC 30354
Website: www.accesio.com
Model: NANO I/O Server
RSC No: 30354
A small embedded motherboard for industrial
I/O using both ETX CPUs and PC/104 modules
• Wide range of CPUs up to 1.8 GHz Pentium M • Small size: 120 mm (4.72") x 125 mm
(4.92") • Full PC/104-Plus I/O expansion •
Four rear-mounted USB 2.0 ports • VGA,
PS/2 mouse and keyboard • One RS-232 and
one RS-232/422/485-selectable COM ports
• 10/100 Ethernet LAN • Flat panel, IDE, and
CompactFlash support
F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n
Enter the product’s RSC# at
www.pc104online.com/rsc
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Card rack + card cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Carrier board: PC/104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chips & cores: Pentium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connector: PC/104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Datacom: USB controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chips & cores: Pentium
Evalue Technology
RSC 25277
RSC 30405
Website: www.embeddedsys.com
Model: OPTO104
RSC No: 30405
An optically isolated analog and digital I/O
module rack on EPIC footprint • Designed
for use in rugged, industrial systems where
analog and digital I/O require high-voltage
isolation • Accepts up to eight G4 or G5 OPTO
modules for isolated digital and analog I/O
• Remote slave OPTO104 boards can be added
via a ribbon cable • Rotary encoder input
• LCD/keypad interface • CAN bus • Wide supply voltage range • General purpose status
LEDs • Onboard temperature sensor • Measures 4.53" x 6.50" • Designed for extended
temperature ranges of -40 °C to +85 °C • Features a watchdog timer, rotary encoder input,
onboard temperature sensor, and interfaces
RSC 30403
Website: www.evalue-tech.com
Model: ESM-2850
RSC No: 30403
An RoHS-compliant ETXexpress ComputerOn-Module • Conforms to PICMG COM
Express standard • Supports 90 nm Intel µFCPGA 478 / µFC-BGA 479 Pentium M / Celeron M
CPU Intel 82915GM chipset • One SODIMM
up to 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM • 2-CH LVDS, Dual
View, 5.1 CH Audio, HDTV • Marvell 88E8053
Gigabit LAN • 4 PCI, 3 PCI Express x1, 1 PCI
Express x16 • 2 SATA, 8 USB 2.0, 8-bit GPIO •
Fanless operation possible
Website: www.eAutomationPro.com
Model: PCI-1610AJU
RSC No: 25277
Four RJ-45 connectors for RS-232 communications • Interface: Universal PCI for compatibility with old 3.3 V as well as new 5 V PCI
bus • 123 mm length ideal for space-constrained applications such as compact ATM
installation • Enables the creation of a customized XP-embedded installation with optimized drivers on a solid-state disk, offering
improved reliability, vibration resistance, and
more compact installation because the HDD
is no longer needed • Although the card is
designed for RJ-45 connector requirements,
the card also comes with four RJ-45 connectors to DB9 cables • Four PCI-1610AJU cards
can be used simultaneously to connect up
to 16 devices • The universal PCI interface
features plug-and-play for easy installation
in both 3.3 and 5 V PCI buses
Datacom: USB controller
Parvus Corporation
oscillator provides a reference clock that can
be multiplied by the FPGA’s DLLs for higher
clock speeds
Industrial computers
Sealevel Systems, Inc.
RSC 22890
Website: www.parvus.com
Model: COM-1440
RSC No: 22890
A PC/104-Plus USB 2.0 host controller board
• Four independent USB 2.0 downstream
ports • Two standard 500mA drive USB ports,
two enhanced drive ports with 2000mA drive
capability • Two compatible sockets for
secure high-speed flash memory disks (up
to 4,096 MB total capacity) • Philips ISP1561
PCI-bus • Supports hot insert • Compatible
with Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE,
Linux, QNX, and other real-time operating
systems • Designed to accept two M-systems
uDOC secured and encrypted solid-state flash
disk devices (not included) with capacities
ranging from 64 to 2,048 MB each
I/O: FPGA
Mesa Electronics
RSC 30402
Website: www.sealevel.com
Model: Relio R2000
RSC No: 30402
A ruggedized industrial computer designed
for use in harsh environments • Up to a 1.4GHz
Intel Pentium M processor • Fanless operation possible to 50 °C • Dual 10/100BASE-T
Ethernet, two RS-232/422/485 serial ports, and
two USB 2.0 ports • Available I/O expansion
options include RS-232/422/485 serial ports,
Reed and Form C relay outputs, optically isolated inputs, TTL interface to industry standard solid-state relay racks, A/D, D/A, and
wireless communications • 11.4" (W) x 8.0" (D)
x 4.4" (H) • Housed in rugged metal enclosures
designed for table or wall mounting • Powered by 5 Vdc • Redundant 18-30 Vdc power
input option available • Supports Windows
XP Embedded, CE .NET, and embedded Linux
operating systems
Motion control
Performance Motion Devices
RSC 30424
Website: www.mesanet.com
Model: MESA 4I68
RSC No: 30424
An FPGA-based PC104-Plus programmable
I/O card • Uses a 200K or 400K gate Xilinx
Spartan3 FPGA for all logic • FPGA configuration is downloadable from the PCI bus side,
allowing creation of almost any kind of specialized I/O function • Utilizes a bus mastering
PCI bridge, enabling the card to work with 5 V
and 3.3 V PCI buses and to support high FPGA/
PCI bus transfer rates • 12-axis host-based
servo motor controller, 24-channel quadrature
counter, and 8-axis microcontroller-based
servo motor controller (SoftDMC) • 72-bit
parallel I/O port • 12-channel, 32-bit timer
counter card capable of running at 100 MHz •
Three 50-pin connectors with I/O module rack
compatible pin-outs and interleaved grounds:
Two connectors support single-ended 3.3 V
signals; one connector supports 3.3 V or
2.5 V signals and LVDS • A 50 MHz crystal
RSC 25209
Website: www.pmdcorp.com
Model: ION Digital Drive
RSC No: 25209
A fully enclosed, compact drive that delivers high-performance network connectivity,
power amplification, and other advanced
features in a rugged, easy-to-use package •
All digital drive • DC brush, brushless DC, and
step motor versions • CAN bus or serial communications • S-curve, trapezoidal, velocity
contouring, and electronic gearing profiles
• 102 usec servo loop rate • 40 kHz PWM
frequency • 500 W capability • 8 A continuous, 15 A peak current • Optional heatsink for
increased current capability • 12-56 V singlepower source • High-efficiency MOSFETs
Power supply
Astec Power
NewProducts
RSC 30334
Website: www.astec.com
Model: 4:1 DC Converters
RSC No: 30334
ASA Industrial Series DC converters featuring 4:1 input range • New ASA Series models
can deliver 6 W and 10 W while the AEE Single-Output Series supplies 15 W from input
voltage range of 9-36 Vdc and 18-75 Vdc or
18-36 Vdc and 36-75 Vdc for the ASA 10 W
models • Selection of single and dual output
voltages from 3.3-15 Vdc • Features small,
encapsulated DIP packages: 1.25" x 0.8" for
ASA models and 1" x 2" for the AEE models
• Suitable solution for a variety of spaceconstrained applications such as automotive, burn-in, IC fabrication equipment, test
instrumentation, and wireless/wireline applications • All models meet 1,500 Vdc inputto-output isolation requirements and have a
demonstrated Mean Time Between Failures
(MTBF) of 1 million hours • Wide operating
temperature ranges: -40 °C to +71 °C on 6 W
and 15 W models or -40 °C to +60 °C on 10 W
devices • All models offer overcurrent and
short-circuit protection with automatic restart
Processor: Celeron
Zendex
RSC 30401
Website: www.zendex.com
Model: ZXE-856
RSC No: 30401
An SBC designed for high-performance video
applications • Low-power Intel Celeron 4 pro-
cessor option with Intel 855 chipset can be
run at 600 MHz for lower power consumption,
lower temperature rise, and higher reliability
• Includes multiple VGA outputs and AC97
amplified stereo audio outputs • Adaptable
VGA video ports drive two 1600 x 1200 resolution displays • Dual VGA outputs with up to
64 MB shared memory • Can accommodate
up to 1 GB of DDR DRAM • Features two
UDMA 100 ATA channels supporting up to
four ATA devices or four CompactFlash memory type I headers on the ATA bus • ATA bus
can support an ATAPI CD ROM drive, Disk on
Module (DoM), or Multi Media Card (MMC)
• Backplane configured with six USB 2.0
ports, one 10/100 Ethernet port, five RS-232
serial ports, two RS-422 serial ports, and one
TTL serial port • Onboard thermal monitor •
Designed to operate from a single +12 V or
+15 V supply
Processor: Eden
SECO S.R.L.
RSC 29828
Website: www.seco.it
Model: M570
RSC No: 29828
A VIA Eden CPU, PC/104-Plus module with
graphic controller, Ethernet, and audio •
VIA Eden ESP processor from 400-600 MHz
• VIA Twister-T PN133T + VT82C686B chipset
• Up to 512 Mb DRAM, one SODIMM socket
• Savage4 AGP4X CRT and LCD graphics
controller with resolutions up to 1920 x 1440 •
Dual-channel LVDS interface • One RS-232C
and one RS-232/422/485 serial port, LPT bidirectional APP, or ECP parallel port • Two USB
ports • 10/100BASE-T Fast Ethernet interface,
PS/2 mouse, and keyboard • IDE interface
with UltraDMA 66 mode, PC/104-Plus connector • Watchdog timer, battery-backed
real-time clock • Temperature, fan-speed,
and voltage monitoring • 0 °C to +70 °C operating temperature range
Processor: Geode
measures 2.28" x 2.26" x 0.6" (58 mm x 57 mm
x 15 mm)
Processor: RISC
Advanced Digital Logic, Inc.
Artila Electronics. Co., Ltd.
Software: Development tool
XILINX, Inc.
NewProducts
RSC 30112
RSC 25331
Website: www.adlogic-pc104.com
Model: MSM800SEV
RSC No: 25331
An embedded computer board based on the
AMD Geode processor LX800 on a PC/104
board size • Runs with a fanless AMD GeodeLX800 CPU • 500 MHz • 256 MB DDR-RAM,
max. 1 GB • Incorporates USB V2.0, graphic,
LAN, and the possibility of expandable functions via PC/104-Plus (ISA and PCI) • Up to
three parallel displays (VGA, DVI, LVDS) may
show three similar or two different pictures
• Two serial interfaces available as V24/
RS-232C • Videocontroller supports 240 x 320
quarter-TFT-VGA up to high-definition resolution 1080i • Maximal 16 MB video memory is
UMA shared with DDR-RAM • 10/100 BASE-T
LAN-Ethernet • COM1, COM2, LPT1 • RTC
and watchdog timer • AC ‘97 sound interface
(in and out) • Single 5 Vdc power supply •
PC/104-Plus bus connector
Website: www.artila.com
Model: Matrix 500
RSC No: 30112
An ultracompact Linux-ready, ARM9-based
industrial computer platform for ready-to-go
applications • Measures 78 mm x 108 mm x
25 mm • ATMEL ARM9 RISC, 180 MHz • Linux
2.6 OS ready with GNU tool chain • 32 MB
SDRAM, 8 to 64 MB flash memory • 10/100
Mbps Ethernet • Four serial ports • Two
USB 2.0 ports for Wireless LAN and memory
expansion • One SD memory socket • Built-in
Web server for Web-based application • Low
power consumption • Designed for 24/7/365
operation • Wall and DIN rail mount
Signal conditioner
Dataforth Corporation
LiPPERT Automationstechnik GmbH
RSC 30425
RSC 30128
Website: www.lippert-at.com
Model: Hurricane-LX800
RSC No: 30128
An embedded PC featuring the AMD Geode
LX 800 processor in an EPIC form factor •
Graphics, Ethernet, USB, serial, and expansion ports • AMD Geode LX800 processor
at 500 MHz with 1 GB DDR333 RAM max. •
Integrated graphics with up to 1920 x 1440
pixel • Display adapters for VGA, LVDS, parallel TFT • Two 10/100BASE-T Ethernet ports •
IDE Ultra ATA100 • Prepared for uDOC • Four
USB 2.0 host ports, one device port, and two
RS-232/422/485 serial ports • Analog and digital I/O • Fast raw data capture input • PC/104
and PC/104-Plus buses • Mini-PCI slot • AC97
5.1 sound • 5.25 W power consumption • Extended temperature range of -40 °C to +85 °C
optionally available
Website: www.dataforth.com
Model: SCM5B48
RSC No: 30425
An isolated and field-configurable accelerometer input module • Ideal for aircraft and
aerospace R&D, automotive, and environmental applications • Gain settings of 1, 10,
and 100 offer a simple interface to sensors
with a wide sensitivity range • Selectable
high-pass cutoff frequencies of 0.2 Hz or
10 Hz and selectable low-pass cutoff frequencies of 2.5 kHz, 5 kHz, 10 kHz, or 20 kHz •
Six poles of signal filtering, resulting in more
than than 100 dB of normal-mode rejection
for signal frequencies above the cutoff frequency • 1500 Vrms transformer Isolation
• ANSI/IEEE C37.90.1 transient protection
• Input protection to 240 Vrms continuous •
Low drift with ambient temperature • -40 °C
to +85 °C operating temperature range • 5 V
power • CSA and FM approvals pending • CE
compliant • Ensures fully functional Instrument Class performance in a package that
RSC 30407
Website: www.xilinx.com
Model: PlanAhead 8.1
RSC No: 30407
The latest version of Xilinx’s PlanAhead software • Ideal for automotive, aerospace, and
defense applications • Features improvements to the schematic viewer, providing efficient and intuitive navigation, design analysis
and debug, and a graphical representation
of design hierarchy for enhanced design
exploration • Contains the ExploreAhead
feature, enabling designers to employ multiple design strategies to meet timing goals
in the shortest possible time • Streamlines
the step between synthesis and place-androute, resulting in fewer design iterations •
Provides additional design rule checking,
overlap detection, automatic macro creation
for module-to-module IO, and a new placeand-route wizard
Video: Display
VersaLogic Corp.
RSC 30404
Website: www.versalogic.com
Model: EPM-VID-3
RSC No: 30404
A PC/104-Plus video module • 8 MB video
RAM, up to three simultaneous display outputs, and hardware-based MPEG-2 decoding • Offers high-performance add-on video
output for embedded applications using the
ATi Rage Mobility M1 graphics controller •
Ideal for expansion of PC/104-Plus systems
as a primary or secondary video device or for
temporary video output during system development and testing • Supports a wide range
of display types, including desktop / CRT
displays, LVDS flat panels, and NTSC video
monitors • Suitable for use in security, medical, transportation, industrial, and aerospace
applications • Supports advanced embedded
applications with resolutions up to 1600 x
1200 and 24-bit color • Low power consumption, customizable video BIOS, and TV-out for
NTSC-type monitors
Waveform generator
modem operating ranges of up to 20 miles
(900 MHz model) • Low power requirement of
5 Vdc enables powering from the PC/104 bus
• Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint network deployments • I/O address ranges from
0x000 to 0x7F8 (jumper selectable) • Operating temperature range of 0 ˚C to 70 ˚C • RTS/
CTS hardware flow control • Jumper selectable IRQ interrupts 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15
• Requires no additional drivers, appears as a
COM port to the operating system
Wireless: GPS
Signal Forge, LLC
RSC 30092
Website: www.signalforge.com
Model: SF1000 Signal Gen RSC No: 30092
Portable signal generator with 1 GHz frequency range and AC-coupled, digital and
differential outputs • Ideal for digital and RF
test applications • High-performance signal generator with 1 GHz frequency range •
AC-couple, digital, and differential outputs
support the digital clock-driven system,
IC test, and RF test • Provides multiple waveform modulation functions, including square
and sinusoidal AM, ASK, FKS (ramped,
unramped, triangle), OOK and Shaped OOK,
Arbitrary/CHIRP modulation, and fully programmable frequency sweep control • Small,
lightweight package: 8.5" x 5.4" x 1.5", 1.75 lbs
• Remote setup and control from a PC using
pre-installed Wave Manager software • Uses
a standard serial communications utility such
as HyperTerminal for connections • Sine
wave and square wave
RSC 30420
Website: www.diamondsystems.com
Model: Janus MM
RSC No: 30420
An expansion module that incorporates dual
CAN bus interfaces and optional GPS and/or
wireless modem capability on a single board
• Utilizes only a single slot in a PC/104 stack
• Enables the creation of compact, vehiclebased applications that can communicate on
the vehicle network, determine the vehicle’s
location, and exchange information with a
central location • Can be used with a Diamond Systems Prometheus, Athena, Hercules, Morpheus, or Poseidon CPU card or
PC/104-expandable single board computers
in PC/104, EBX, or EPIC form factors
WinSystems, Inc.
Wireless
Connect Tech, Inc. (CTI)
RSC 29675
RSC 30330
Website: www.connecttech.com
Model: Xtreme/104 RM
RSC No: 30330
Radio modems that add wireless communications to the PC/104 stack • 900 MHz or 2.4 GHz,
incorporating Cirronet’s WIT910, WIT2410,
or WIT2450 frequency-hopping transceiver
modules • Data speeds between 86.4 Kbps
(900 MHz) and 230.4 Kbps (2.4 GHz) • Radio
Website: www.winsystems.com
Model: PCM-GPS
RSC No: 29675
A dual-function PC/104-compatible module
that supports both a GPS receiver and a
socket cellular modem • GPS receiver provides position, velocity, and time data • Supports TSIP, TAIP, and NEMA 0183 protocols •
Cellular wireless supports both GSM/GPRS
and CDMA • Recognizes the standard AT
commands • Programmable address and
interrupt settings • +5 V only operation • Operating temperature: -40 °C to +85 °C • Ideal for
transportation, utilities, security, and remote
monitoring applications
Editor’s Choice Products
AdvancedMC modules plug into
MicroTCA chassis
Emerging from the telecom industry
is a new small form factor module
that can be rack-mounted and easily
hot swapped by merely sliding out
the card in question. The Advanced
Mezzanine Card (AdvancedMC) is a
PICMG standard originally developed to add
daughtercard capability onto large, 8U-ish, AdvancedTCA
telecom modules. AdvancedMCs come in single “1x” (approx. 74 mm) and
double “2x” (approx. 149 mm) widths and are roughly 171 mm deep in full
height length, and can include face plates for convenience.
External USB-based MPEG capture
You can get just about any peripheral you
want via USB (refer to article on
page 24). This includes video
capture using a device such as
the 2250 from Sensoray. The
2250 converts analog NTSC
(30 fps) or PAL (25 fps) color
video (and audio!) into a variety
of video formats including: MPEG1, MPEG2,
or MPEG4 (SP@L3). Having the video CODEC external to the host and inside
the USB-connected 2250 frees up CPU resources, especially since most video
processing tends to be a real system hog.
Rittal Electronics of Germany, a supplier of AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, and
other modules, is working with PICMG’s specs to develop a MicroTCA chassis
that accommodates AdvancedMC cards. The MicroTCA system comes in 2, 3,
and 5U (high) configurations, and can be filled with multiple slots. A built-in
fan aids shelf cooling to keep AdvancedMCs cool in the 3 and 5U versions. The
enclosure can be mounted in a standard 19" (482.6 mm) rack and extends
to a depth of only 200 mm. The MicroTCA chassis complies with PICMG AMC.0
and MicroTCA Draft 0.86.
Inputs are via standard S video or composite, and stereo audio can also
be encoded via microphone and RCA-type inputs. Powered via the USB 2.0
connection, the 2250 supports a wide range of bit rates to tailor the image
stream for optimal size and quality. For example, low-res video data can be
encoded for use with handheld devices such as portable field service equipment or lower performance notebook computers – we’re thinking about
playback here. High-res video can be processed when details and contrast
matter most. Sensoray provides a Windows-based software development kit; a
board-level version, without the case, is available for embedded applications.
Rittal GmbH & Co.
www.rittal.de
RSC# 30434
Sensoray
www.sensoray.com
RSC# 30433
Got the jitters?
Try this serial BER tester
Industrial Temp DDR2
It’s official: serial fabrics are replacing parallel buses. And myriad small form
factors like PC/104, ETX Express, AMC, PMC, and others are all moving in
this direction – not only for inter-board connectivity, but also for high-speed
I/O to sensors and LANs. Trouble is, high speed encoding such as 8B/10B
or poorly terminated lines can inject errors. That’s bad, because bit-rate
errors force retransmits and lost data, and they choke performance. Agilent’s
N4903A serial bit error ratio tester can help, and it also performs jittertolerance testing, J-BERT, at rates up to a whopping 12.5 Gbps.
With serial lines expected to blow past 5 Gbps in the next 12 months, this
unit is a must-have. It provides built-in and calibrated jitter composition for
stressed eye testing of receivers with sources for PJ, RJ, BUJ, ISI, and sinusoidal interference. Complex serial patterns can be analyzed, and multiple line
training sequences can be simulated. There’s built-in clock data recovery and
even spread-spectrum clocking. Accurate characterization is evidenced by supporting and displaying the cleanest eye diagrams, with 20 ps transition times
and 50 mV analyzer sensitivity. All popular
bus standards are supported, and more,
including: PCI Express, SATA, Fibre
Channel, FB-DIMM, CEI, GbE, and XFP.
Agilent
www.agilent.com
RSC# 30432
Some of the biggest benefits of smaller modules are their ruggedness and
go anywhere capabilities. Increasingly they find themselves installed inside
industrial, military, and other harsh environment systems. But all the
individual bits need to work over a wider temp range in these beyondcommercial environs, including the memory modules. SimpleTech’s I-Temp
DDR2 memory modules are designed specifically with these applications
in mind.
Able to operate from –40 °C to +85 °C and within all design parameters,
I-Temp modules offer higher performance with lower power consumption than
the company’s previous generation DDR1 modules. Previously, embedded
systems designers often had to do their own memory screening in
hopes of finding SDRAMs that would work over temperature.
Electrically compatible with standard DDR modules, I-Temp
products are available in total densities from 256 MB to
2 GB. Analysts predict that the markets for PC memory
will soon be switching to DDR2 – this trend is sure
to be followed in embedded PC-based modules.
Of note: all SimpleTech DDR2 modules are
lead-free and RoHS-compliant.
SimpleTech
www.simpletech.com
RSC# 30431
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The first quarter of every year is filled with tradeshows and conferences that arm me with new information that helps polish my
crystal ball on embedded computing trends. Here’s my view of
what you’ll see within the next 12 months or sooner.
Systems simulation
Seems like a no-brainer to me that we would be awash in companies that help designers simulate their systems before the actual
hardware design is complete. This would benefit not only the
hardware and system engineers but also those poor software
guys and gals stuck waiting for working hardware before they
can actually start meaningful coding. With more than 70 percent – and growing – of system work spent writing and verifying software, anything that allows these folks to start work early
would be golden.
Today, I know of only three companies doing this kind of system
simulation: VaST, Virtio, and Virtutech. The V must be lucky.
Full disclosure: I once did consulting work for Virtio. During a
recent meeting with Virtutech, I learned that their functionally
accurate models of hardware elements such as ARM processors
or I2C peripherals can be stitched together into a virtual system,
just like a board design. Groups of models can create subsystems that can then be re-aggregated into larger systems. Software
and BSPs can be created for these models and real RTOSs and
applications overlaid and executed. Look for this idea to become
wildly popular and a normal part of complex system design in
the future. Maybe tomorrow’s vendors will also choose a different first letter for their company name.
Onboard graphics is good enough
We’ve been trained in the desktop world that high-end graphics
for 3-D rendering and full motion video are the sole domain
of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) from ATI and nVIDIA.
In small form factor modules, which predominantly follow the
desktop PC world, GPUs aren’t ideal because they get hot, suck
massive current, and require their own memories. While Intel’s
Extreme Graphics chipsets such as the ’915, ’925, and others
offered a single-chip solution, the performance was really pretty
paltry. That’s all changing.
The GPU vendors are focusing on high-end gaming and HD
video, but Intel and VIA are bringing more horsepower to embedded graphics. Some general-purpose CPU chipsets can directly
drive LCDs with reasonable performance and 2-D video, even
for moving maps and symbology overlay. One example is VIA’s
new CX700 with UniChrome Integrated Graphics, which promises smaller and lower-power systems.
Open H/W standards gain traction
Since you’re reading this magazine, you probably are already a
fan of open standards, especially for small modules. Turns out
By Chris A. Ciufo
that AMD and VIA are, too, as they just joined the PC/104 Consortium (refer to article on page 8), presumably to further their
embedded processor roadmaps. I met individually with both
companies at the Embedded Systems Conference, and they’re all
over embedded. Following in Intel’s footsteps, AMD and VIA
have their own embedded strategies as they seek to proliferate
their products into small form factors such as PC/104.
By the way, the PC/104 Consortium is in the process of considering adopting EPIC Express, the PCI Express-enabled version of
the EPIC small motherboard. As a result, watch for other desktop
CPU and peripheral heavyweights to participate in PC/104 and
other open standards with good future prospects. I also like COM
Express, which is PICMG’s version of Kontron’s ETX Express.
COM, or Computer-On-Module, puts the CPU subsystem on the
mezzanine where it’s easier to evolve as technology changes.
One more thing: Watch PICMG’s MicroTCA and AdvancedMC
standards. Originally designed for the big AdvancedTCA telecom cards, slide-in AdvancedMCs mounted in MicroTCA racks
make a compelling little small form factor chassis with front
panel, hot-swap capabilities.
Software optimization, verification, and
embedded databases
The number of vendors offering software optimization tools
is just too large to list here. I stopped counting after about 20.
Suffice it to say, as embedded systems get more complex and
distributed, it’s becoming increasingly important to get the code
done right. Wind River is sponsoring an initiative called Device
Software Optimization (DSO). Its mission at present is more
marketing than substance, but that’ll change as more vendors
jump aboard.
Also, look for distributed and embedded databases to become
common as multiple embedded doodads seek to intelligently
share data beyond just sending TCP/IP packets. Of particular
note: RTI’s announcement marrying NDDS publish-subscribe to
Oracle’s Times Ten database. There’s also Recursion Software’s
VOYAGER, which is a lightweight Java application that makes
local decisions about data, then passes filtered or appropriate
information across a distributed network.
Chris A. Ciufo
Group Editorial Director
PC/104 and Small Form Factors magazine
www.pc104online.com
[email protected]
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