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EMBEDDED PC GUIDE FOR DESIGNERS AND ENGINEERS
20 January 2005 - WinSystems

WinSystems announces publication of their new 2003 Embedded PCs Catalog. This 24-page, full-color catalog provides an extensive overview of x86-based, PC-compatible single board computers (SBCs), EBX, PC/104, PC/104-Plus, and STD bus boards. This catalog features CPUs, analog and digital I/O, video and flat panel controllers, communications, networking, solid state disk and audio cards plus supporting software and development tools. These products are ideal for designers needing to integrate a PC into space-sensitive and extended temperature environments.

WinSystems' catalog features both bus-based and bus-less embedded SBCs with PC/104, PC/104-Plus and STD Bus expansion options. The PC/104 and PC/104-Plus are compact modules (3.6' x 3.8') approximately the size of a 3.5' diskette. This architecture provides flexible system expansion in two ways; standalone stacks with the modules mounted atop each other or as mezzanine units to add system I/O and memory expansion to a larger host SBC. The STD Bus is a larger board (4.5' x 6.5'), that offers easy I/O interface, and a legacy of proven reliability in harsh and demanding environments.

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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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