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Embedded Computing and Control
News Release from: VersaLogic Corp | Subject: Cheetah
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 April 2006
PC/104-Plus board packs processing power
The Cheetah is a PC/104-Plus embedded computer based on a powerful 1.6GHz Pentium M processor.
Available now from VersaLogic Corp, the Cheetah is a PC/104-Plus embedded computer based on a powerful 1.6GHz Pentium M processor The Cheetah is targeted at applications requiring substantial processing power and extensive features in a compact design, such as medical, avionics, navigation/tracking, system monitoring, and security/defence markets
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Mar 2008 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.
Standard onboard features include two COM ports, two USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet, IDE, LPT, audio and PS/2 keyboard/mouse support.
The board also features integrated high-performance video output with support for both analogue monitors and LVDS flat-panels.
The Extreme Graphics 2 video processor includes high speed 3D rendering, full-motion video and MPEG-2 decoding.
The PC/104-Plus interface supports both ISA and PCI addon modules.
Standard pass-through connectors allow the board to be stackable with other PC/104 modules.
It may also be used as a CPU module for larger system, by plugging it into a proprietary base board that includes specific user I/O circuitry.
As with other VersaLogic embedded computer boards, the Cheetah 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.
Pricing is about $1500 in OEM quantities.
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