Taiwanese single-board computer vendor Acrosser is shipping a small industrial PC that supports a variety of embedded Intel processors, including a 667MHz FSB Core 2 Duo. The company claims its AR-ES0892 to be the world's smallest Core 2 Duo system with PCI and x16 PCIe expansion.

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Acrosser says its AR-ES0892 offers reliable and powerful computing, superior graphical performance, multiple I/O configurations, and “most importantly a long product life support.” The system targets video gaming machines, video lottery terminals, electronic signage, kiosks, and other embedded applications.

The AR-ES0892 comes with a compact aluminum chassis described as “lightweight” and “ruggedized.” It measures 12.2 x 8.27 x 3.14 inches (310 x 210 x 80 mm).

The AR-ES0892 supports front-side bus speeds of 533MHz or 667MHz, and up to 4GB of RAM. Available processor options include Intel's Core 2 Duo, Core Duo, Core Solo, and Celeron M.

The AR-ES0892's front-side bus speed is 533MHz, and a pair of SoDIMM slots support up to 4GB of dual channel 667/533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.

I/O includes a wealth of standard PC I/O, expandable via a 32-bit, 33MHz PCI slot, and a separate PCIe x16 expansion slot.

Additional touted features and specs include:

• Intel 945GM chipset
• VGA and DVI video output, support dual display
• 6 x RS232, 8 x USB2.0, 1 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, Watchdog Timer, more
• Anti-shock drive bay for 2.5-inch SATA or ATA HDD
• Bootable CompactFlash Type II Slot
• Optional LVDS & TV output functions
• Equipped with 120W ATX PSU (110~240V AC input)
• CE, FCC Class A safety compliance

The AR-ES0892 runs Linux or Windows CE, XP, or XP Embedded. Additionally, it supports the Trusted Computing Group's “Trusted Platform Module” (TPM) specification, Acrosser says.

Availability

The AR-ES0892 appears to be available now. Pricing and volume requirements were not disclosed.

 
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