Advantech Homepage Embedded PC World Homepage Contact Us Advantech Direct Online Store Embedded PC Homepage Advantech Homepage
Feb./March 1999 Vol.11
 
Product Solutions  

Advantech Is Your One-stop, SSD Solution Shop

On-board SSD SolutionsAdvantech has a strong, established line of SSD products to meet your harsh environment and/or embedded needs. Advantech has both on-board and peripheral type SSD solutions. Advantech's on-board solutions include M-Systems' DiskOnChip® 2000 Flash disks and CompactFlash Cards. Advantech's peripheral solutions include 2.5" and 3.5" HDD-size Flash disk drives, which function exactly like IDE HDDs.

On-board SSD Solutions: DiskOnChip® 2000

If space is extremely critical in your embedded application, then you may need to use one of Advantech's on-board SSD solutions. One such solution is Advantech's PCD-2000 series, which are really DiskOnChip® 2000 Flash Disk modules. These modules range in size from 2 MB all the way to 144 MB. They are well-known in industrial applications and they support a wide range of uses. Their small size (32-pin DIP package), and the fact that most Advantech EPC boards and cards have on-board sockets that are DOC® 2000 ready, make this solution ultra compact.

Peripheral SSD SolutionsOn-board SSD Solutions: CompactFlash Card

Another on-board solution is a CompactFlash Card. These cards are popularly used in the consumer market as 'film' for digital cameras. They are also reliable, ideal for use in industrial applications. Lastly, and very importantly, they have an IDE interface. This user friendly attribute allows them to be used with any OS that supports standard IDE HDDs.

Windows® CE Support

Currently, Advantech offers Windows® CE solutions on its DiskOnChip® 2000 Flash Disk modules. These solutions are sold for both individual boards and cards, as well as for complete systems (MBPC-200/ 4823CE and MBPC-200/4825CE). In the near future, Advantech will also offer Windows® CE solutions with their CompactFlash Cards. In fact, the first board planned to support Windows® CE on a CompactFlash card will be the PCM-3345 PC/104 486 CPU Module (see following story). Not long after that, any Advantech card or board that supports CompactFlash Cards will also be able to support Windows® CE.

Tel: 886-2-2218-4567
Fax: 886-2-2218-3875
Contact the editor

  Cover Story
  Ready to Run Windows® CE App.s on Advantech's Platform
  New Products
  Let the PCN-6351 Be Your PCI-ISA Solution
  All Intel Half-size Pentium® MMX Card Eases Supply Worries
  Product Solutions
  Advantech Is Your One-stop, SSD Solution Shop
  Complete Embedded PC Solution Now Available on a Compact PC/104 CPU Module
  Technology Section
  Steps to Run AP on Advantech's Windows® CE Platform
  Application Stories
  Fiber Optic Network Traffic Monitoring System
  PC-based Time Card Machine
 Marketing Kaleidoscope
  Advantech will Showcase Total Solutions at CeBit '99
  Windows® CE Forum to be Hosted by Advantech in Paris
  New EPC Web Site Officially Launched in December
RECENT NEWS
Dec'98/Jan'99
Oct/Nov 1998
Aug/Sept 1998


Peripheral SSD Solutions

Advantech also offers peripheral SSD solutions in the form of a 2.5" or 3.5" Flash drive. These drives are exactly the same size as a typical HDD drive. They also employ an IDE interface. Therefore, they can perfectly and easily replace a standard IDE HDD, with no additional installation or configuration problems. These drives come in sizes from 20 MB to 220 MB. Lastly, as Flash prices continue to drop, this solution will become more and more affordable.

Make Advantech Your One Stop SDD Shop

Advantech's wide range of SSD solutions, ranging from ultra-compact on-board solutions such as DOC® 2000 and CompactFlash Cards, to larger capacity peripheral solutions, are sure to meet your SSD demands. Contact your local Advantech representative today to see how we can help you with your SSD and embedded system solutions.

 

TOP

Problems, comments, suggestions? Please contact the editor or the webmaster

EPC News Advantech Home EPC Homepage News Archive Contact Us