Product category:
Embedded Computing and Control
News Release from: BVM | Subject: PMSA
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 February 2008
SBC takes on graphics intensive
applications
MicroATX-format embedded board promises excellent performance per watt, is I/O-rich offers outstanding 3D graphics performance, impressive I/O bandwidth and outstanding reliability.
The latest addition to the BVM family of industrial motherboards is the PMSA, a MicroATX format unit, based on the Socket P pinout compatible with Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile Merom processors Optimised for a broad range of embedded applications such as interactive clients, gaming, medical, POS, digital signage, surveillance, industrial automation equipment and other graphics intensive applications, the unit offers excellent performance per watt, is I/O-rich offers outstanding 3D graphics performance, impressive I/O bandwidth and outstanding reliability
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 9 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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High-performance 5.25in form factor module has impressive onboard I/O, enabling direct interface with all peripherals without the need for additional hardware.
The PMSA is based on the Intel GME965 and ICH8M chipset supporting up to 3Gbyte of RAM with a 500/833MHz selectable FSB.
On board VGA is provided by Intel GMA X3100 technology and integrated audio uses the Realtek ALC888.
I/O facilities are extensive: five RS232C ports, one RS232/422/485 port, two Intel 82573L Giga LAN interfaces, ten USB 2.0 ports, two IEEE1394 FireWire slots, three SATA interfaces, one IDE interface and a CompactFlash slot.
Expansion slots are one PCI-Express x16/x1, one PCI-Express x1, one Mini PCI, two PCI slots and one ISA slot.
There is onboard 24bit dual channel LVDS capability, a programmable 8bit GPIO interface and a 256-level watchdog timer for system reset.
The PMSA is designed using long life components wherever possible, providing manufacturing repeatability for three to five years from product launch.
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