Advantech's new palm-size SBC, the PCM-5820, is a 3.5" HDD-size SBC with an on-board, embedded Pentium^® class Cyrix GXM-233 processor. Other on-board features include VGA/LCD, LVDS, Audio, 100Base-T Ethernet, and a CompactFlash Card socket. This board, which is Y2K ready and can be sold with a customized Windows^® CE option, provides a feature-packed, Pentium^® level, hassle-free solution for space critical applications.

Technology Section

Small footprint & cross platform: Windows 95/98/NT can occupy several hundred Mbytes of storage space while Windows^® CE is a modularized, cross-platform operating system supporting RISC, ARM, MIPS, SHx and x86 CPUs. It takes only 2 - 6 MB, making it a good solution for embedded operations with SSD.

Application Stories

A Taiwanese systems integration company has used one of Advantech's 486-based palm-size SBCs to create a fingerprint ID system that can be used in conjunction with locks for doors, gates or safes, as well as for employee check-in/check-out at the workplace.

New Products

	Advantech's Complete NLX Product Line Offers PCI and ISA Support
	Advantech's True Multimedia Solution with Video-in & TV-out

Information Update

	More Advantech Products Now Windows® CE Ready
	Multimedia Biscuit PC Now Supports ATX Power

Marketing Kaleidoscope

	New Barcode System Developed
	New EPC Posters Available
	EPC E-commerce Coming Soon
	New Windows® CE Solution Brochure Now Available