Riser Cards Are Useful in Space-critical Applications

Advantech offers a large selection of riser cards for both full-size Biscuit PCs and POS control boards. They come in a wide-range of sizes, from one slot to three, and types, from PCI- to ISA-bus. The advantages of using riser cards are 1) multiplying the number of PCI or ISA expansion slots available (possibly saving on-board space in the process), and 2) saving vertical space (above the board) by allowing one to add expansion cards parallel to the main board, verses perpendicular to it).

Riser Cards for Biscuit PCs

Two PCI-slot riser cards are available for Advantech's Pentium^® processor-based full-size Biscuit PCs (PCM-5862, PCM-5862E, and PCM-5864). The PCM-110 offers one PCI slot (which mainly saves vertical space), and the PCM-120 offers two PCI slots (which saves vertical space as well as provides additional expansion possibilities). Both allow enough space for the processor, fan, and heatsink on the main board.

Riser Cards for POS Control Boards

There are three riser cards for Advantech's POS control boards: the POS-102, POS-103 and POS-104. They can be used in various combinations with Advantech's POS control boards (POS-460, POS-560, POS-562) and POS chassis (POS-808 and POS-810). The POS-102 is a 2-slot PCI/ISA riser card that fits in the POS-808 POS chassis and is plugged into a POS-560 or POS-562 Pentium^® processor-based POS control board. The POS-103 is a 3-slot ISA riser card, also built for the POS-808 POS chassis, but, unlikethe POS-102, is plugged into a POS-460 486-level POS control board. The third, and most recent addition to the POS riser card series, is the POS-104. This is a 2-slot ISA riser card built to be used with the POS-810 POS chassis and the POS-460 486-based POS control board. These riser cards provide maximum expansion options within a limited space, making them ideal for high-powered and/or space- critical POS applications.

Total Solution Provider

Not only does Advantech provide riser cards for its full-size Biscuit PCs and POS control boards, but also provides the chassis (MBPC-200, MBPC-201, MBPC-300) and power supplies (PS-50A 50 W AC-DC power supply, PS-25D 25 W DC-DC power supply), cabling, SSD and PC/104 expansion modules. On the software and customization side, Advantech provides Windows CE solutions for over a dozen of its CPU cards and boards, BIOS customization, and LCD support to its various customers. In addition, Advantech has a very strong tradition of OEM/ODM experience, modifying such things as jumpers, connectors, BIOS, and chassis, among other things. If you believe that Advantech has a product which meets your application needs, or can help modify one of these products for your particular task, then please feel free to contact Advantech by phone, fax or email, or visit Advantech's Internet web site at http//:www.advantech.com/epc for the most up-to-date product information and news. If you so decide, you could even place an order on our new online store, Advantech-Direct.