Advantech's new half-size CPU card, the PCA-6751, is an extremely low power Pentium^® processor-based card which is ideal for embedded applications. This feature allows the PCA-6751 to operate in high-temperature environments without a fan. Fanless operation completely eliminates the risk of costly and bothersome replacement of broken or malfunctioning fans during the round-the-clock operation of your embedded application.

Truly Low-power Operation

The PCA-6751 is sold in two options: 166 MHz and 266 MHz. Operating with 64 MB of DRAM, this board only consumes 1.49 A @ 5 V with a 166 MHz chip in suspend mode. In standard mode, it still only uses 2.08 A @ 5 V -- much lower than the average Pentium^® processor 166 MHz card or board -- and, thus produces less heat in the process, obviating the need for a high fault-risk fan. At 266 MHz, this card only uses 1.67 A @ 5 V in suspend mode and 2.75 A @ 5 V in standard mode still quite low in comparison. The following table clearly illustrates this information:

Intel Platform Provider

Besides offering such a low-power embedded solution, the PCA-6751 can also claim to be an important product in the Intel Platform Provider program. This program includes products which sport all-Intel chipsets, the supply of which has been guaranteed by Intel for several years (typically 5 to 7 years). This means that the customer need not worry that their current product will be suddenly phased out due to lack of supply. Intel also pledges to provide technical support for its full set of chips and components. Besides the Intel Pentium^® 166 or 266 MHz processor, the PCA-6751 also utilizes Intel's 430TX chipset, Intel's 82558 100Base-T Ethernet chip, C&T (one of Intel's subsidaries) 69000 VGA/LCD chip with VGA and 36-bit LCD output, and CompactFlash SSD.