Product category:
Embedded Computing and Control
News Release from: Acces I/O Products | Subject: Nano I/O server
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 April 2006
Embedded motherboard is high-density
design
Acces I/O Products reckons its new Nano I/O server is one of the smallest embedded motherboard systems available.
Acces I/O Products reckons its new Nano I/O server is one of the smallest embedded motherboard systems available It is designed to support the Acces I/O line of USB and PC/104 I/O modules along with the high-performance benefits of ETX
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Sep 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 104-COM-8S and 104-COM-4S are the latest additions to the line of PC/104 boards from Acces I/O Products.
Featuring a motherboard/baseboard only 120mm across, the Nano right-angle mounted connectors include VGA, RS232, four USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse and keyboard, and Ethernet.
Acces I/O's experience in providing OEMs with custom ETX baseboards is highlighted by this dense motherboard design.
Acces I/O is the first exclusively embedded I/O company in the USA to provide semicustom ETX baseboards and is also recognised for its small form factor I/O boards such as its low-profile PCI, PC/104 and USB/104 products.
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By integrating its proven I/O designs with this new small motherboard expertise, Acces I/O can provide the industry with compact ETX I/O baseboard solutions ideal for space-sensitive applications.
The Nano I/O server is unique due to the capability of using any embedded ETX CPU board that meets the ETX standard for its processing, while providing PC/104 I/O module expansion.
Whether the application requires a high-end 1.8GHz Pentium M, a fanless mid-range 600MHz Celeron M, or a very low power 100MHz processor, Acces I/O can provide a system solution to match a customer's specific requirements.
Although smaller than the EPIC embedded boards, the Nano still supports PC/104-Plus I/O modules in an upward stack.
In addition to the rear motherboard I/O, the Nano has supplemental onboard I/O connectors for flat-panel support, IDE, CompactFlash, and an extra RS232/422/485-selectable serial port.
Power can be provided to the Nano through a 12-pin micro-fit power connector with a cable adapter connected to any ATX power supply.
For an external DC powered system, a PC/104 DC/DC power supply from Acces I/O can be plugged into the PC/104 I/O connector.
The Nano I/O Server offers a family of systems based on COTS ETX CPU modules and the Acces I/O model ETX-Nano-104 baseboard.
This embedded motherboard solution can be mounted into various custom chassis depending on the number of planned PC/104 I/O boards that are needed.
Using PC/104 I/O modules stacked in the system, the Nano can function as a complete, small, self-contained data acquisition system.
The Nano can also be used as a stand-alone computer and act as a small USB I/O server for external data acquisition and control products.
For pure embedded applications, the tiny Nano I/O server can be mounted inside OEM equipment for PC-based monitoring and control.
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