Rugged LittleBoard(TM) 800 SBC is the key ingredient of truly rugged
embedded computers
BOSTON, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Ampro Computers, Inc., a leading
supplier of standards-based computer systems, single board computers
(SBCs), and computer-on-modules (COMs), introduced today at the Embedded
Systems Conference the new RuffSystem(TM) embedded computer based on the
industry's most rugged EBX SBC. Because the LittleBoard(TM) 800 Pentium(R)
M SBC is rugged by design, the resulting RuffSystem computer is truly
rugged. This announcement means that system OEMs in military,
transportation, avionics, and factory automation markets can speed their
time-to-market by using a fully-integrated system up to 1.4 GHz.
"Ampro continues to extend its rugged leadership, this time at the
system level," said Joanne Mumola Williams, president and CEO of Ampro.
"Extreme rugged systems must contain extreme rugged boards, and such boards
can only be created by design, not by a production screening and binning
process."
RuffSystem provides conductive cooling for the 1.4 GHz Intel(R)
Pentium(R) M 738 processor to the NEMA 4x chassis. The 8" x 10" x 3"
enclosure is designed to meet MIL-STD-810 shock and vibration over wide
temperature and humidity environments. Optional IP 66/67 mil-grade
connectors are offered. The power supply is also rugged, with a surge
protected vehicle-grade DC/DC converter designed for MIL-STD-704E,
MIL-STD-1275B, and SAE J1455 compliance.
RuffSystem uses the new rugged EE25 series drives from Seagate. The
system is expandable, with a PC/104-Plus interface for up to two I/O cards,
and a DIMM socket for up to 1GByte of DDR 333 memory. Built-in I/O includes
Gigabit Ethernet, 10/100 Ethernet, USB 2.0, serial ports, video, and audio.
Ampro subjects extreme rugged SBCs like the LittleBoard 800 to voltage and
temperature margin testing and HALT testing during development in order to
fine-tune the design for harsh environments, including shock, vibration,
humidity, and -40 to +85 degrees C operation.
RuffSystem is offered with Windows(R) XP, Windows XP Embedded, Windows
CE, and Linux(R) 2.6 operating systems.
Pricing and Availability
Samples of the RuffSystem will be available in late Q4. Contact Ampro
Computers for pricing.
For product photo, please use the following link:
http://www.ampro.com/assets/images/RuffSystem.jpg
About Ampro Computers, Inc.
Ampro Computers, Inc. is a leading global provider of modular embedded
computing solutions for OEM applications. Ampro's mission is to provide
time saving solutions for embedded systems designers that accelerate the
product deployment process. Ampro pioneered the embedded PC industry
creating the popular PC/104 and EBX standards, and recently co-invented the
new EPIC and EPIC Express standards. Ampro offers the ReadySystem,
ReadyPanel, and MightySystem Computers as complete off-the-shelf industrial
computer solutions, ETX, XTX, and COM Express Computer-on-Modules,
PC/104-compatible CoreModule CPUs and MiniModule I/O expansion products,
EBX form factor LittleBoard single-board computers (SBCs), EPIC form factor
ReadyBoard SBCs, and Mini-ITX form factor MightyBoard SBCs. For more
information about Ampro Computers, please visit http://www.ampro.com.
AMPRO is a registered trademark and CoreModule, LittleBoard, Little
Board, MightyBoard, MightySystem, MiniModule, ReadyBoard, ReadyPanel and
ReadySystem are trademarks of Ampro Computers, Inc. All other trademarks
and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Ampro Computers, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.ampro.com
CONTACT:
Victoria Kostka of Ampro Computers, Inc.,
+1-408-360-4324, vkostka@ampro.com
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