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ECONOMICAL PC/104 ENCLOSURE OFFERS PROTECTION PLUS MULTIPLE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS FOR MODULE STACKS
28 January 2005 - WinSystems
| Responding to the need for a simple, low-cost enclosure for PC/104 modules, WinSystems today introduces the ENC-104. It is designed for embedded applications requiring mounting inside NEMA boxes, OEM machinery, wiring closets, equipment rooms, and other areas where it is necessary to protect a PC/104 embedded PC module stack. The ENC-104 allows a designer to package a variety of system configurations to quickly and easily take full advantage of the reliability, modularity and small size (90mm x 96mm) of PC/104 and PC/104-Plus modules. |
The ENC-104 is small and lightweight yet designed for strength, durability, and functionality. Fabricated from 0.0625-inch rustproof 5052 aluminum, it weighs less than two pounds (without PC/104 modules installed). The enclosure's dimensions are 7.725' x 8.325' x 4.0'. This size is small enough to mount inside equipment but large enough to accept a stack of up to four PC/104 or PC/104-Plus modules. The interior of the enclosure is large enough to install any PC/104 module even with latching I/O connectors. The additional room also simplifies cable routing plus supports service loops to connectors mounted on the end panels. The unit is finished with black hardcoat paint that resists scratches and fingerprints. The enclosure is made of 5 items: chassis base, chassis cover, two end plates and a square PC/104 module stack plate. The chassis base is designed to mount in a variety of configurations. It can attach vertically on a wall, on a table, under a counter or inside a larger piece of equipment. It has a flange on the base with four slotted keyways to make installation and removal easy. The chassis cover can easily be removed to provide easy access during development or for maintenance and upgrades. The cover is slotted to allow convection cooling. Additional design features include interchangeable end panels, pre-punched hole patterns and captive hardware. WinSystems offers 4 different end plates as well as an optional 40-Watt power supply that mounts to the end of the enclosure. For more custom applications, a user can easily make their own end plates to match the complement of their I/O card connectors and cabling requirements. 'The ENC-104 is the box within the box,' said Jerry Winfield, President of WinSystems. 'It provides a convenient, cost-effective package for PC/104 modules so that they can mount easily into OEM machinery or stand alone at equipment panels for industrial installations.' The ENC-104 is shipped pre-assembled with the appropriate hardware.
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About: WinSystems
Founded in 1982, we manufacture and distribute embedded computers for use in industrial applications. Our products include embedded PC-compatible single board computers, memory boards, input/output (I/O) and enclosures based upon the STD Bus and PC/104 Bus standard architecture.We offer three product families: Embedded PCs. We design both busless embedded single board computers (SBCs) with PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expansion and computers with a hybrid of both STD Bus and PC/104 Bus support. These units are optimized for low cost and high functionality by incorporating all of the basic functions of a computer on a single circuit card. These PC/104, PC/104-Plus and STD Bus expandable PCs embed the PC architecture in space and power sensitive industrial applications. We standardize this hardware and software around the broadly supported PC architecture to save the embedded systems designers substantial development costs and risks plus shorten their time-to-market. STD Bus. As the approved IEEE-961 standard microcomputer bus, the STD Bus is popular worldwide. The STD Bus has a number of advantages over other bus architectures used in industrial applications such as the PC Bus and Multibus. Its simple interface, smaller card size (4.5” x 6.5”); solid, nearly square peripheral cards, and strong card mounts, tolerate shock and vibrations making the STD Bus ideal for rugged industrial enviroments. PC/104 Bus. The PC/104 standard defines a compact, self-stacking, modular form-factor bus for embedding IBM PC and PC/AT compatible system functions within embedded microcomputer applications. The PC/104 modules' small size (3.6” x 3.8”) and low power requirements (typically 1-2 watts per module) make them ideally suited to embedded control applications. Distribution: Direct sales force. Markets: Orginal Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and systems integrators selling to industrial, manufacturing, transportation, communication and military industries, or other markets that require electronic bus products with rugged durability, performance and a long system life span. |
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