Kontron has thrown its weight behind the fledgling EPIC single-board computer (SBC) standard. The company joins five other prominent SBC makers — VersaLogic, WinSystems, Ampro, Micro/sys, and Octagon — in supporting EPIC (Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing), which was unveiled earlier this year.

Kontron's initial EPIC SBC, dubbed EPIC/CE, is based on a 400MHz ULV Celeron or 733MHz LV Celeron processor. It is packed with peripheral interfaces, including an onboard CRT/LCD graphics controller, dual 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports, six USB 2.0 ports, four COM ports, and an assortment of PC-style I/O ports. The SBC provides a PC/104-Plus expansion location, enabling modular system expansion.

Larger views of the EPIC-CE are available here: straight view, angled view.

Kontron lists the key specs of its new EPIC/CE SBC as follows:

• Processor — choice of Intel 400MHz ULV Celeron (fanless) or 733MHz LV Celeron (requires CPU fan)
• Memory — SDRAM-SODIMM socket (up to 512MB)
• Graphics interface:
  Based on Intel 815 chipset
  • CRT and LCD display support with dual 24-bit LVDS interfaces
  • 32MB graphics memory
• Two 10/100 BaseT Ethernet interfaces
• Other input/output ports:
  • Six USB 2.0 ports
  • PS2 keyboard/mouse ports
  • CompactFlash expansion socket
  • Four COM ports (1 RS232; 3 RS232/422/485)
  • Printer port
  • Sound port
  • 25 programmable I/O lines
  • EIDE hard drive interface

The EPIC/CE will ship within a few weeks, according to Kontron.

Read our news item about the introduction of EPIC for further details on that standard.

 
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