Product Upgrade

All Advantech Boards Now Accept EDO RAM

The last two Advantech SBCs have been modified to accept EDO RAM (as well as FPM RAM). The two SBCs in question are the PCA-6135/L and the PCM-3864/60.

So What?

So, you might think, what's so special about EDO. Well, for one thing, its faster and higher performing than the older generation FPM RAM. Also, these days, EDO RAM is often both easier to attain and cheaper than FPM. Upgrading to other Advantech boards should also be simpler, since all Advantech boards now support EDO RAM.


About the Boards

The first of the boards, PCA-6135/L, is a 386SX Half-size CPU Card with LCD/CRT/SSD. Besides now accepting both FPM and EDO RAM, its BIOS and chipset has also been updated (from ALi M6117B to ALi M6117C), yet its price remains the same as before. The second of the boards, PCM-3864/60, is a 386 SBC with VGA/LCD Interface. Revision B1 of this model also contains the updated BIOS and chipset.

Standardization Prevails

With these last two boards, Advantech has now acheived complete product line support for EDO RAM, a better and more readily available RAM than FPM. This move simplifies the job for system integrators and keeps Advantech apace with the rapidly progressing market.