Silicon vendor Via Technologies has revealed the latest member of its diminutive nano-ITX form-factor motherboard family. The “Epia NR” aims a fanless 1.0GHz Via C7 processor combined with the company's high-integration CX700 core-logic chip at embedded applications in healthcare, retail, and industrial environments,… the company said.

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Via claims the Epia NR to be the first nano-ITX board to natively support LVDS in two single or one dual-channel monitor configuration without the need for a daughterboard. Thanks to the low-power C7 processor, among other power-stingy components, the board can operate at claimed typical power consumptions of below 15.5 watts. Additionally, Via's Padlock Security Engine technology offers “military grade encryption and superior data security,” the company said.

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Key features of the Epia NR, as listed by Via, include:

• Processor — Via C7 NanoBGA2 processor, clocked at 1.0GHz
• Chipset — Via CX700 Unified Digital Media IGP Chipset
• Memory — SODIMM socket, for up to 1GB DDR2 533 DRAM
• Storage interfaces:
  • UltraDMA 133/100
  • 2 serial ATA
• Graphics:
  • integrated VIA UniChrome Pro II 3D/2D AGP graphics with MPEG-2 video decoding accelerator
  • LVDS panel pin connector for 2 single-channel LVDS panels or 1 dual channel panel (optional)
  • VGA port
• LAN — choice of Via VT6107 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet controller, or Via VT6122 Gigabit Ethernet controller (manufacturing option)
• Audio:
  • Via VT1708A high definition audio codec
  • line-in/out, mic-in, S/PDIF out
• Other I/O ports:
  • 6 USB 2.0 ports
  • LPC bus
  • SMBus
  • 2 serial ports (COM1 5V/12V selectable)
  • Type I CompactFlash slot (shared with IDE, default slave)
  • PS2 keyboard/mouse
• Expansion — 1 Mini-PCI Slot
• Size — 4.7 x 4.7 inches (120 x 120 mm)

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Via says the Epia NR nano-ITX motherboard is compatible with “all leading embedded and desktop operating systems,” including Linux as well as Windows XP/2000, Windows XP Embedded, and Windows CE.

Availability

Pre-production samples of the Epia NR motherboard are immediately available for project (volume) customers, with limited production quantities expected in early August, the company said. Pricing was not disclosed.

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