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Tiny computer follows embedded-system road map

By Warren Webb -- EDN, 8/5/2004

Targeting industrial-PC control and embedded-defense-system applications requiring high-speed processing and low power consumption, General Micro Systems recently introduced the P60x, a 4×4-in. single-board computer based on Intel's latest Pentium M processor (Picture). The P60x features the 1.8-GHz Pentium M 745, an ultra-low-voltage processor that consumes 12W when operating at full speed and approximately 7W under typical operating conditions. The P60x comes with 2 Mbytes of L2 cache, 1 Gbyte of SDRAM, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, and four video outputs. It also features four I/O-expansion buses, two Ultra DMA-100 IDE ports, two Serial ATA ports, four USB 2.0 ports, two serial ports, AC-97 Audio, 21 GPIO lines, as much as 16 Mbytes of BIOS/user flash, and a large CPLD, which you can use to create custom-I/O options.

The P60x incorporates components from Intel's embedded-system road map, which guarantees a minimum five-year availability for embedded-system applications with long product life cycles. The P60x comes in a conduction-cooled package that allows you to use it in systems with no airflow. Software support for the P60x includes Windows XP/2000, Linux, QNX, and VxWorks. The P60x costs $1200 (one) and is available from stock.

General Micro Systems, 1-909-980-4863, www.gms4vme.com.