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EBX-format embedded SBC is well connected

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Oct 19, 2006

The LBC-GX500 is a highly integrated single board computer designed for machine-to-machine connectivity.

New from WinSystems, the LBC-GX500 is a highly integrated single board computer (SBC) designed for machine-to-machine connectivity.

What sets the LBC-GX500 apart from any other industrial embedded SBC in its class is its wide variety of wired and wireless connectivity options.

Among them are 802.11 wireless Ethernet, GSM/GPRS cellular modem, CDMA cellular modem, ZigBee wireless RF module, 10/100 wired Ethernet port, global-compliant dial-up modem, six USB ports, and six COM channels on a single board.

It provides an open and powerful platform for management of geographically distributed machinery and sensors that operates over an industrial temperature range from -40 to +85C.

Target applications include industrial automation, transportation, test and measurement, petrochemical, MIL/COTS, medical/diagnostic equipment, communication gateways/routers, and homeland security.

In addition to its networking capability, the LBC-GX500 is a full-featured SBC with a variety of onboard peripherals which eliminate the need for other I/O cards.

Features include 48 parallel digital I/O lines, CRT and digital flat panel video controller and interface, keyboard controller, PS/2 mouse support, LPT port, and AC 97 audio plus an optional 12bit A/D convertor.

All these features are on an EBX-size board measuring 146 x 203mm.

More I/O expansion is possible by self-stacking modules plugged onto the PC/104 and PC/104-Plus connectors.

Over 1000 different PC/104 modules are available worldwide.

The LBC-GX500 is based on the AMD GX500 at 1W processor.

It is a Pentium-class CPU with an x86-native instruction set and 32Kbyte of integrated L1 cache that efficiently runs Windows CE, Windows XP embedded, Linux and other x86-compatible operating systems such as VxWorks and QNX.

It is a low power device that supports Advanced Power Management (APM and ACPI) for even less power during standby and suspend modes.

The LBC-GX500 also offers support for both rotational and solid state disks.

Two floppy disk drives and two UltraDMA 66 IDE drives can be connected, plus there is a socket for bootable Type I and II CompactFlash cards and another socket for a M-Systems DiskOnChip.

The LBC-GX500 draws typically 1.6A at +5V (8W) during normal operation and does not require a fan.

Delivery is from stock to three weeks with a list price of $695.