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Embedded Computing and Control
News Release from: VersaLogic Corp | Subject: Cheetah
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 04 March 2008
Rugged computers meet RoHS rules
The Cheetah's 90 x 96mm board suits embedded control applications requiring a very small footprint.
VersaLogic has released two new versions of its Cheetah PC/104-Plus Single Board Computer (SBC) The Cheetah, which features a 1.8GHz Pentium M processor, is targeted at applications such as medical, avionics, navigation/tracking, system monitoring and security/homeland defence, that require substantial processing power and extensive features in a rugged, compact design
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Apr 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 90 x 96mm board suits embedded control applications requiring a very small footprint.
The new RoHS-compliant Cheetah is available in standard temperature (0 to +60C) and extended (-40 to +85C) temperature versions.
Standard on-board features of the new Cheetahs include two COM ports, two USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet, IDE, LPT, audio and PS/2 keyboard/mouse support.
The board also features an 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 add-on 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 a larger system, by plugging it into a base board that includes specific user I/O circuitry.
The Cheetah includes a customizable, 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 Operating Systems.
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