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News Release from: Advantech (UK) | Subject: PCA-6188 single board computer
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 September 2004
PCA-6188 single board computer announced
Advantech today launched PCA-6188 single board computer, the next-generation Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 processor based full-sized single board computer with 800/533/400MHz Front Side Bus.
Advantech today launched PCA-6188 single board computer, the next-generation Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 processor based full-sized single board computer with 800/533/400MHz Front Side Bus PCA-6188 is designed with the Intel 875P chipset and 6300ESB (I/O controller) to support the most advanced Intel Pentium 4 processors
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 25 Jan 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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It uses Intel's long-life 875P and 6300ESB chipset, capable of running the fastest Pentium 4 and Celeron processors.
It has 4 DIMM sockets in two separated memory channels and can support ECC (Error Checking and Correction) for best reliability.
It accepts up to 4GB DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM memory; enough for most of applications, and the CSA (Communications Streaming Architecture) port of the 875P chipset provides dedicated 266MB/s bandwidth for the 82547 Gigabit Ethernet controller.
The second Gigabit Ethernet port uses Intel's 82541 controller connected to the 32-bit PCI bus of the 6300ESB I/O controller.
The on-board AGP 8X ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 Pro graphic accelerator provides dual VGA display and supports LVDS and DVI interface.
Two serial ATA ports (up to 150MB/s) allow the use of thin and long SATA cables for storage devices, eliminating cabling issues inside the industrial grade chassis.
In addition, PCA-6188 also provides most of the popular I/O interfaces, such as four USB 2.0 ports, AC-97 audio interface, 2 RS-232 ports, one enhanced parallel port, and a floppy disk interface.
PCA-6188 is designed with consideration for reliability to be suitable for industrial environments within a wide range of operating temperatures, up to 60 degree Celsius.
The CMOS data backup and restore function protects the BIOS setup data from loss due to battery failure.
A 256-level watchdog timer prevents the system from hanging up if a program cannot be executed normally.
A remote management port allows users to monitor the system health status and control the system remotely through standard SNMP/HTTP protocols when used with Advantech's SNMP-1000 Intelligent System Manager. Request a free brochure from Advantech (UK) ...
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