Product category: PC-Compatible Boards and Assemblies
News Release from: Nexcom UK | Subject: NICE 3300
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 26 June 2007
Transport PC is
ready for rapid deployment
Fanless transport PC has superb resistance to shock and vibration, it can operate in extreme temperatures, and is equipped with a wide variety of built-in I/O ports
Nexcom has used its vast years of experience in the embedded PC industry to develop an innovative fanless transportation PC. Technology in the transportation industry has progressed from microcontroller to ARM based CPU platforms. These technologies are sufficient to perform basic tasks such as fleet management (vehicle tracking, trip recording), vehicle monitoring (speed, tire pressure), and fee collection, but are not suited for more sophisticated transport applications, such as infotainment, Internet connection and complex data processing.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 26 June 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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To address these applications, Nexcom has launched the x86 based NICE 3300 fanless transport PC.
Based on a compact yet rugged design, the NICE 3300 fanless transport PC has superb resistance to shock and vibration, it can operate in extreme temperatures, and is equipped with a wide variety of built-in I/O ports and an internal GPS/GSM/GPRS communication module.
These features make the e-marked NICE 3300 ideal for integration into a wide variety of applications within buses, utility vehicles, trucks, police cars, taxi cabs, limousines, marine, aviation, trains and much more.
The NICE 3300 fanless transport PC is a ready-for-application platform ideal for rapid deployment.
With the option of a wireless Mini-PCI socket and GPS/GSM/GPRS module, the NICE 3300 is able to connect to WLAN, a feature that enables it to communicate live data via GPRS while the vehicle is in operation.
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e The NICE 3300 transport PC has passed e-Mark Certification, a requirement for any components or electronic devices used with-in a vehicle in Europe.
The e-Mark certification ensures the NICE 3300 transport PC meets regulations on emissions and immunity requirement; hence the NICE 3300 does not interfere with the safety and reliability of today's increasingly complex vehicles, trains and marine vessels.
The x86 based NICE 3300 transport PC is compatible with Win XP/XPe/2000 as well as Win CE and Linux.
In addition, most PC compatible hardware and software will also work with the NICE 3300 system.
The NICE 3300 system has a build-in power ignition control that enables it to adapt to various power supply conditions in transportation environment.
The user can control and manage the system's power with five different time delay settings, for instance the NICE 3300 system can be configured to boot with engine ignition, to continue operation after the engine has been turned off, or even switch to optional power source from back-up battery and more.
With well-protected HDD and fixed components, the NICE 3300 transport PC has high vibration and shock tolerance for use within most transport applications.
An optional vibration protection bracket is available for even tougher environments.
For power failure protection, the system automatically back ups all unfinished transactions, or data are transmitted to NVRAM.
When the power is restored, the NICE 3300 transport PC will continue to process unfinished transactions and can transmit data that has been saved in NVRAM.
This feature avoids data loss or duplicated transactions.
The NICE 3300 transport PC has a space provided for an optional GPS/GSM/GPRS function board this is designed to facilitate GPS navigation and data/voice communications.
On the function board, the Siemens MC55 module is used for GSM/GPRS applications whilst the Ublox LEA-4S module is utilised within GPS applications.
As the GPS/GSM/GPRS function board is an off-the-shelf product, users can implement the navigation and real-time voice and data communication applications with ease, and without the requirement for additional hardware design.
The NICE 3300 transport PC supports LVDS (primary) and VGA (secondary) video outputs with dual independent display function.
To enhance the integration with the touch-screen monitor, Nexcom has a proprietary LVDS connector to integrate the USB signal for touch-screen controller, LVDS signal and 12V DC into one connector. Request a free brochure from Nexcom UK....
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