The PC/104 standard
- a rich and enduring
eco-system of I/O
for industrial systems
designers
S
ystems destined
for industrial
control and
other real-world
processing applications
often need to be compact
and rugged – yet to be
competitive, they should be
built from components that
are easy to configure into
cost-effective solutions.
This reflects the original
and continuing motivation
behind the PC/104 form factor
and standard. These were
developed for embedded
systems designers who
have always needed to
handle real-world inputs
and outputs, often in large
quantities and different types,
and always in applicationspecific mixes. Additionally,
the central processor was
required to benefit from the
same economies of scale and
proven design standards that
desktop PCs enjoy.
Perhaps even more
importantly, is the vibrant
eco-system of PC/104
peripheral and I/O products
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available that enable the
industrial control solution
provider to quickly and costeffectively integrate and
deploy complex solutions.
Although historically based
on the PC ISA bus, the
standard has never stopped
evolving, and continues
to do so today, supporting
multiple PCI Express links and
the latest multi-core CPUs.
PC/104 offers ever-improving
performance together with
denser functionality, while
retaining the small form
factor, stackable board
concept that eliminates the
bulk, cost and connectivity
issues of a backplane.
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PC/104’s steady evolution
has been highlighted by new
bus standards that have
exploited advancing chip
developments as they have
appeared; PC/104-Plus, PCI104, PCIe-104 and PC/104Express. Further cost and
space savings have become
possible through OneBank, a
smaller, lower cost version of
the PC/104 connector.
Advanced Micro Peripherals
offers a wide range of
PC/104 peripheral and I/O
card products with functions
including video capture and
processing, communications,
networking, sensor
processing, etc. These PC/104
products facilitate rapid
development and deployment
of powerful, robust and
compact industrial control
solutions. The hardware is
backed by RSVP, an OEM
development environment
that takes designers from
concept to deployment in
record time and at minimal
cost.
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Advanced Micro Peripherals
Ltd. is an ISO9001 registered
designer and supplier of high
performance, rugged, low
power PC/104 products and
embedded solutions
For further information,
contact AMP on
+44 1353 659 500 or via
email: [email protected]
or visit the AMP website at
www.ampltd.com
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