Product category: PC-Compatible Boards and Assemblies
News Release from: Kontron UK | Subject: EPanel-C3
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 30 November 2004
SBC slims to fit behind the panel
The ePanel-C3 is an SBC for mobile panel PCs or other low-profile systems, such as door/gate stations or vehicle rear seat systems
It is the logical development of the flat panel SBC concept in ultraflat construction, which Kontron Hamburg successfully introduced to the market last year with the ePanel-mgx. Based on Via Eden processors, the computer board family is now available with scalable performance from 300 to 730MHz to 1GHz.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 November 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Besides the low power consumption, the large number of interfaces such as 100Mbit/s Ethernet and three USB 2.0 ports is remarkable; they make the ePanel-C3 a completely self-sufficient, self-contained system.
The operating system can be loaded from, among other things, Compact Flash.
The PC-Card socket offers the ability to use wireless LAN, Bluetooth or CANbus adapters, to name just a few.
With the integrated wide range DC power supply, the ePanel-C3 is designed for environments from 8 to 28V.
The smart battery backup support is compatible with all current types of batteries.
As well as the analogue VGA port, interfaces for TTL and LVDS flat panels are integrated; and a touch and matrix controller is also provided.
A flexible I/O adapter, connected via a flat-foil cable, offers a customer-specific housing design and the option of limiting oneself to just the necessary interfaces.
With its compact dimensions of 180 x 140mm, it is an excellent fit to TFTs with a screen diagonal of 8in or more.
In addition to the basic version, the ePanel is offered in an optional variant with NTSC/Pal video input, LVDS output, battery charger and mini-PCI interface.
A complete starter kit - including 256Mbyte DDRAM, Compact Flash card, lithium-ion battery and all the necessary cables - is also available.
The combination of this exceptional functionality, long-term availability, short design-in times and an outstanding cost-performance ratio make the ePanel-C3 especially attractive.
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