WinSystems Announces Fanless 1GHz EPIC SBC

By DE Editors

WinSystems (Arlington, TX) announced theEPX-855-G, an EPIC-compatible, Intel 1GHz ultra low-power single board computer(SBC).

Operationalover a wide temperature range of -40 degrees C to +70 degrees C, it provides anopen and powerful platform, says the company, for management of geographicallydistributed machinery and sensors used in industrial environments.

TheEPX-855-G has two Ethernet and four USB ports plus four COM channels onboard.As a population option, it supports 802.11 wireless Ethernet, GSA/GPRS cellularmodem, CDMA cellular modem, ZigBee wireless RF modules, and 56Kbphglobal-compliant dial-up modem. This small board measures 115mm x 165mm (4.5 x6.5-in.) and is compatible with the EPIC (Embedded Platform for IndustrialComputing) board standard.

TheEPX-855-G provides a processor- and I/O-intensive solution for demandingapplication in robotics, COTS/ military, transportation, pipeline, and machinecontrol. It is a full-featured SBC based on the Intel ·s 855GME chipset with theICH4 communications controller and integrated Extreme Graphics 2 video 3Dcontroller. It features an Intel 1GHz Celeron-M. An optional 1.8GHz Pentium Mprocessor with a fan is available for very high-performance applications. BothCPU and system controllers are supplied from Intel ·s Embedded ArchitectureDivision for long-term availability. In addition to one Gigabit and one 10/100wired Ethernet port, it also has SVGA and dual channel LVDS flat panel video,and more. The software programmable 24-line digital I/O controller providesinput, output, or output with readback for each I/O line.

Since theEPX-855-B architecture is PC-compatible, it supports Linux, Windows XPembedded, and a vast software development toolset including device drivers andlibraries. It also supports other x86-compatible real time operating systems,such as QNX and VxWorks.

For a datasheet or furtherdetails, please contact WinSystems.

Sources: Press materials received from the company andadditional information gleaned from the company ·s website.