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Embedded Computing and Control
News Release from: VersaLogic Corp | Subject: Puma
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 April 2006
Small-footprint board reduces power
drain
The latest addition to the line of PC/104-Plus embedded boards from VersaLogic Corp is the Puma, which features a highly reliable design and very low power consumption.
The latest addition to the line of PC/104-Plus embedded boards from VersaLogic Corp is the Puma, which features a highly reliable design and very low power consumption (less than 5W total) Puma is fanless with no moving parts, and is offered in both standard temperature (0 to +60C) and extended temperature (-40 to +85C) versions
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Apr 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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It is especially suited for embedded control applications requiring a very small footprint, which the 3.6 x 3.8in board provides.
The Puma includes a Windows-compatible suspend-to-RAM power management system that reduces power draw to less than 900mW during standby.
The power management system is invaluable to applications where power is at a premium, such as portable devices and transportation systems, as well as applications in remote locations where available power is a concern.
Puma is a fully RoHS-compliant product designed to meet EU Directive 2002/95/EC.
This is VersaLogic's second RoHS-compliant embedded computer release.
The Puma board features the AMD GX 500 processor.
Standard onboard features include 256Mbyte soldered-on SDRAM, three COM ports, four USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet, IDE, LPT, audio I/O, and keyboard/mouse/floppy support via USB ports.
The board also includes integrated SVGA video with LVDS flat-panel support.
The PC/104-Plus interface supports both ISA and PCI addon modules.
Standard pass-through connectors allow the board to be used either above or below other PC/104 modules.
It may also be used as a CPU module for larger system, by plugging it into a proprietary baseboard that includes specific user I/O circuitry.
As with other VersaLogic embedded computer boards, the Puma includes a customisable, OEM-enhanced BIOS that is field-upgradeable.
It is designed to work with embedded operating systems, including Windows CE/XP/XPe, Linux, VxWorks, QNX, DOS and other real-time OSs.
The board is currently available from stock.
Pricing is approximately $550 in low OEM quantities.
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