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Other On-board Features
Additional I/O Expansion Possibilities Besides the standard PCM-9570 with the above mentioned features, Advantech is also offering the PCM-9570S. This board is identical to the PCM-9570 except for an additional Ultra II SCSI port. The feature allows data transmissions of up to 80 MB/sec. This speed, in conjunction with the power of a Pentium® II processor, opens up a whole new world of high-speed, computationally intensive embedded applications. Full Range of Solutions The PCM-9570 represents Advantech's most advanced and powerful 5.25" Biscuit PC SBC to date, but not the only. Advantech's family of 5.25" and 3.5" Biscuit PCs includes ones powered by Pentium® and Pentium® MMX-level processors (including Intel, AMD and Cyrix), as well as 486- and 386-level processors. These earlier model SBCs have all or some of the following on-board features: 10/100Base-T Ethernet, VGA/LCD, LVDS, audio, video-in/TV-out, SSD sockets for DOC 2000, CompactFlash, and/or others, etc. This Biscuit PC family offers a spectrum of power, features, and price ranges from which to choose from. If you are interested in the PCM-9570 in particular, or any of the earlier models, please contact Advantech today for more detailed specifications and price information. |
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The
PCM-9570 uses Socket 370, verses the earlier slot 1, in its design.
By doing this, it is able to preserve vertical space above the
board for PCI or other expansion cards or for a reduction in overall
chassis size. In addition, because the form factor of the PCM-9570
is the same as that for the Pentium® MMXTM processor-based PCM-5862E
Biscuit PC, you would be able to use this more powerful board
in place of your earlier Pentium® MMXTM based board
with very little need to consider size or chassis modifications.
The
PCM-9570 also has many other important on-board features and functions.
100Base-T Ethernet allows the application to perform high-speed network
functions. An on-board socket for a CompactFlash Solid State Disk enables
use of up to 40 MB of Flash memory. For Windows® CE or other small-footprint applications, this amount of storage space
may completely obviate the need for a larger (and much more problem
prone) mechanical hard disk drive). As for standard memory, the PCM-9570
hosts two sockets for SO DIMM RAM, allowing for plenty of room for memory
expansion. This board also supports all of the standard I/O ports and
connectors, including 1 IrDA port, 2 USB ports, 1 FDD, 1 IDE with Ultra
DMA/33, 1 parallel port and 4 serial ports. The overall board also supports
ATX power. In addition to the above, the PCM-9570 also comes with an
optional panel link for long distance LCD signal transmission.