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Embedded video card drives multiple displays

By Warren Webb -- EDN, 11/11/2005

With security, medical, transportation, industrial, and aerospace applications in mind, VersaLogic recently announced a new PC/104-Plus video module. The EPM-VID-3 supports embedded applications with 24-bit color and resolutions as high as 1600×1200 pixels. The module supports a wide range of display types, including CRT displays, LVDS flat panels, and NTSC video monitors. Key features include an 8-Mbyte video RAM, the ability to simultaneously output as many as three displays, and hardware-based MPEG-2 decoding.

The module also boasts low power consumption, a customizable video BIOS, and TV output for NTSC-type monitors. The EPM-VID-3 can operate as a primary or a secondary video device or as temporary video output during PC/104-Plus system development and testing. The EPM-VID-3 is available now and sells for $237 (OEM quantities).

VersaLogic Corp, www.versalogic.com.