Tiny board is basis for embedded automation

Nano-ITX board features the latest VIA VX800 media system processor, offering system designers the perfect balance of ruthless miniaturisation and uncompromising functionality.

The VIA EPIA N700 Nano-ITX board is designed as a complete solution for compact industrial PCs and embedded automation devices.

Featuring a 1.5GHz VIA C7 or 500MHz VIA Eden processor, the VIA EPIA N700 is the first Nano-ITX board to feature the latest VIA VX800 media system processor, offering system designers the perfect balance of ruthless miniaturisation and uncompromising functionality.

Compact, yet user friendly, the VIA EPIA N700 uses additional onboard ports to simplify the design of compact PC systems: two S-ATA ports, a gigabit LAN port, a COM port, two USB 2.0 ports and a VGA port are provided, with additional COM, LVDS and IDE support available through onboard pin headers.

With the VX800 offering an integrated DX9 graphics core and excellent hardware accelerated video playback, this compact, low heat, power-efficient board is the ultimate solution for designing low-heat compact systems.

The VIA EPIA N700 is the lowest profile Nano-ITX board ever.

The addition of onboard VGA, USB, COM and Gigabit network ports on this compact board helps to reduce cluttered cabling, adding improved air-flow for enhanced stability in always-on systems and a further reduced system foot-print.

The VIA EPIA N700 requires only a single 4-pin power cable as its sole power source, again saving space, while the external CMOS battery allows flexible, efficient placement within the chassis.

"The VIA EPIA N700 Nano-ITX board has been specially developed to excel in space constrained environments while offering an extensive feature set based around the VIA VX800", said Daniel Wu, Vice President, VIA Embedded Platform Division, VIA Technologies.

"Through listening carefully to customers, we're confident that we've made the VIA EPIA N700 as user friendly as possible".

The VIA EPIA N700 is equipped with the latest VIA VX800 media system processor, an all-in-one, highly integrated digital media IGP chipset featuring the latest video, graphics and connectivity performance in a single chip.

Measuring just 33 x 33mm, the VIA VX800 features an integrated VIA Chrome 9 graphics core with full DirectX 9 support and the VIA Chromotion video engine which provides superb video acceleration for MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9, VC1 and DiVX video formats, plus a VMR capable HD video processor.

The VIA VX800 includes an integrated multi-configuration 24bit, dual channel LVDS transmitter, enabling display connection to embedded panels.

The VIA EPIA N700 is available with either a 1.5GHz VIA C7 or 500MHz VIA Eden processor coupled with the VIA VX800 unified media system processor supporting up to 2Gbyte of DDR2 667 system memory.

In terms of storage, the VIA EPIA N700 has two onboard S-ATA connectors, an IDE connector through pin-headers and a CompactFlash port.

Expansion is easy with a mini-PCI slot on the reverse side of the board.

Both VGA and gigabit ports are included, and 24bit dual-channel LVDS is supported through pin headers.

Two USB 2.0 ports are available through the I/O array while a further two are available through front panel pin headers, as is PS/2 support for keyboard and mouse.

One serial port is included with support for RS232/422 and RS485 configurations, while a further three COM ports are available through pin-headers including a 12/5V jumper.

Other pin-headers provide support for SMbus, SPI and digital I/O including four GPI and four GPO support.

Security can be augmented by enabling the VIA PadLock Security Engine, a hardware based security technology that provides the latest military-grade encryption and protection with the world's fastest x86 security engine.

The VIA EPIA N700 board is available now for developers, and will be available through authorised distributors by mid-September.

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