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News Release from: Advantech (UK) | Subject: ATX industrial motherboards
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 August 2004
Industrial motherboard ideal for
real-time control
Advantech has released a new high performance ATX industrial motherboard designed to fulfil the requirements for high-speed upgrades as well as bandwidth demanding network applications
Advantech has released a new high performance ATX industrial motherboard, AIMB-744 Using the Intel 875P and 6300ESB chipset, AIMB-744 features an Intel Pentium 4 400/533/800 MHz FSB (Front Side Bus) with HT (Hyper-Threading) technology
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 25 Jan 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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AIMB-744 is designed to fulfil the requirements for high-speed upgrades as well as bandwidth demanding network applications.
AIMB-744 supports dual channel DDR 400 memory up to 4GB with ECC, 2SATA (Serial ATA) devices, 2 PCI-X (64bit/66MHz), 4 PCI (32bit/33MHz), AGP 8X slot, as well as dual Gigabit LANs.
Like other Advantech products, AIMB-744 is designed with long-life component supply support of at least 5 years guaranteed.
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Equipped with the Intel 875P chipset, AIMB-744 supports Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron processors up to 3.4/2.8 GHz with HT technology.
HT technology is ideal for real-time control systems as it enables multi-threaded software applications to execute threads in parallel, greatly boosting performance.
Along with the 6300ESB chipset, 2 SATA devices are featured with simpler, longer, thinner cabling, delivering higher data transfer rates up to 150MB/sec.
Four DDR 400 SDRAM DIMMs (supporting ECC,) provide memory capacity up to a maximum 4 GB, giving memory bandwidth up to 6.4GB/s for high-end applications.
AIMB-744 performs high-speed data transmission using Intel's CSA (Communications Streaming Architecture,) a dedicated network bus, which delivers full duplex capabilities.
The Intel 82547 controller reduces PCI bottleneck and maximizes network data flow through dual 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports.
AIMB-744 has multiple high performance onboard I/O capability with up to 4Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports and optional Compact Flash socket.
Multiple expansion options with 1 AGP 8X slot, 2 PCI-X slots and 4 PCI slots provide flexibility without additional cost.
AIMB-744 has all the necessary industrial features such as long MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure,) watchdog timer, wide operating temperature range, and CMOS data backup.
Additionally, a custom BIOS service is available to build in specific functions.
SNMP management intelligence allows users to remotely manage and monitor the system via a browser over the network.
Designed with system compatibility considerations, users have the flexibility to build their systems with Advantech's 1U, 2U, 4U, 5U and 7U rack and wall-mounting chassis' for their specific applications.
AIMB-744 is available from the middle of August 2004. Request a free brochure from Advantech (UK) ...
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