Mainboard powers banking kiosks

The Tranax TK1000 can be trusted to run continuously using less power and with fewer instability problems associated with less efficient platforms.

VIA Technologies' VIA EPIA EK1000G Mini-ITX mainboard had been selected by Tranax for its latest TK1000 noncash dispensing transactional kiosks.

Tranax has created the Transactional Kiosk (TK) line of noncash dispensing kiosks to provide a range of transaction-based service applications, including bill payments and ticketing.

Tranax used the connectivity and porting of the VIA EPIA EK board to offer a robust kiosk that includes an LCD display, printer, ticket printer, card dispenser, card reader, bill acceptor, electronic lock and tamper alarm.

Stability is crucial in always-on systems, so the VIA EPIA EK's maximum power consumption of just 19W means the Tranax TK1000 can be trusted to run continuously using less power and with fewer instability problems associated with less efficient platforms.

"The VIA EPIA EK board with its extensive connectivity and unrivalled stability provides the perfect platform for our new breed of self-service kiosk machines" said Ken Joung, Software Development Director, Tranax.

Daniel Wu, Vice President, VIA Embedded Platform Division, VIA Technologies said "Kiosks like the Tranax TK1000 must be available to serve the public every hour of the day, every day of the year, requiring the sort of stable, reliable and low heat producing embedded platforms provided by our VIA EPIA board family".

The VIA EPIA EK10000G Mini-ITX board is powered by the power-efficient 1GHz VIA Luke CoreFusion processor platform and boasts a rich digital media experience, as well as dual LAN support and a wide array of connectivity and digital media features.

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