300MHz.
(Click for larger view of VSX104)Tri-M says it priced the VSX104 "in the $200s in low OEM quantities," making it fairly inexpensive for a rugged board capable of operating in extreme temperatures. The VSX104 is touted as RoHS compliant, while benefiting from the wide array of low-cost I/O expansion boards available in the stackable PC/104 form factor.
The VSX104 is based on DMP Electronics's
Vortex86SX, a 32-bit x86-compatible system-on-chip (SoC). This SoC has previously been offered by DMP subsidiary Icop Technologies on a small desktop computer, the eBox-2300SX, and on a low-cost
4 x 2.6-inch board.
The VSX104 boasts 128MB of soldered-on DDR2 RAM. I/O includes a 10/100 LAN port, four serial, and two USB 2.0 ports. Storage can be added via TypeI CompactFlash and microSD slots, and the system is expandable via its stackable PC/104 interface.
Specifications listed by Tri-M Engineering include:
- Processor:
- Onboard 300MHz Vortex86SX SoC
- Memory and storage:
- 128MB of soldered-on DDR2 RAM
- Type I CompactFlash
- microSD
- I/O interfaces:
- 4x serial ports
- 2x USB 2.0
- 10/100 LAN
- Expansion:
- Dimensions:
- 3.55 x 3.775 x 0.9 (90 x 96 x 23mm)
- Power:
- Single +5VDC power is supplied through the PC/104 bus or 2-position screw terminal
- Total power consumption of 1.85 Watts
- Extended temperature fanless operation from -40 to +85 degC (-72 to 153 degF)
Doug Stead, CEO, stated, "The VSX104 fills a void in the marketplace created after a number of embedded processors were recently discontinued. [It] allows OEM design engineers the opportunity to continue legacy projects or pursue new opportunities wherever a compact, rugged processor is required."
AvailabilityTri-M has offered the VSX104 since January. Pricing is "in the $200's in low OEM quantities."
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