VersaLogic is shipping a two-module PC/104-Plus boardset based on a 1.6GHz Pentium M processor. The “Cheetah” runs Linux, and targets embedded control applications in medical, avionics, navigation/tracking, system monitoring, homeland security, and other applications requiring substantial processing… power, VersaLogic says.

(Click for larger view of the VersaLogic Cheetah)

The Cheetah two-board sandwich consists of separate processor and I/O boards, both in a 3.6 x 3.8 inch PC/104-Plus format. It features an integrated high-performance Intel Extreme Graphics 2 chipset that supports analog monitors and LVDS flat-panel displays.

Additional input/output interfaces provided by the Cheetah boardset include:

• Ethernet
• IDE
• 2 USB 2.0 ports
• 2 serial ports
• Printer port
• Audio
• PS/2 keyboard/mouse ports

The standard PC/104-Plus expansion bus connectors support both ISA- and PCI-interfaced add-on modules, VersaLogic notes.

The Cheetah boardset contains a customizable, field-upgradable BIOS designed to support embedded OSes such as Linux, Windows CE/XP/XPe, VxWorks, QNX, DOS, and others.

Availability

The Cheetah is available now, priced at about $1,500 in OEM quantities.

 
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