Embedded Automation Computer

Jan. 23, 2009
A few years ago, specmanship regarding personal computer technology was all the news. Faster chips, more memory and so on. Well, computing technology continues to advance—just more quietly. Here is a new embedded computer designed with machine builders in mind.
The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech www.advantech.com/ea  introduced the UNO-1170, an embedded automation computer which features an Intel Celeron M or Pentium M central processing unit (CPU) and 512MB/1GB DDR SDRAM. The UNO-1170 comes in a compact aluminum chassis with fanless and diskless design. It can operate in temperatures up to 60°C and has a 512KB SRAM battery back-up system in the event of sudden shut down.It contains two Ethernet ports, three serial (RS-232/422/485) ports, three external USB 2.0 ports and one internal secure USB port. The UNO-1170’s front-accessibility makes it convenient for wiring and its DIN-rail design allows easy installation. Operating system and driver support includes Microsoft Windows XP Embedded, Microsoft WinCE 6.0 and embedded Linux. IT is available with a pre-configured Windows CE and XP Embedded image with optimized onboard device drivers.

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