NLX Half-Size Pentium^® MMX^TMCPU Card Offers ISA/PCI Solution

Advantech is now selling its PCI solution for half-size CPU cards which support both PCI and ISA bus cards. The PCN-6351 is an NLX form factor-based Pentium^® MMX^TM CPU card with on-board features which include Ethernet, VGA/LCD and an SSD socket. The NLX form factor is an alliance-supported mother board standard which supports both PCI and ISA cards. This provides systems with the option to upgrade to PCI bus devices while maintaining previous ISA investment.

PCN-6351 Meeting the Needs of Customers

Like the consumer field, the industrial field is moving from using ISA-bus cards to using PCI-bus cards. This is happening because PCI has higher performance of 32-bits at 33 MHz vs. ISA's 8/16-bits at 8 MHz, a smaller slot size than ISA and is now nearly the same price as ISA. However, the ISA-to-PCI transition phase will last several years, the NLX form factor boards can preserve previous ISA investments and also allow the use of new system products that have been made possible with PCI bus implementation. Also, since the NLX alliance is a standard supported by Intel and IBM, the assurance of continued support is there. The PCN-6351 NLX Half-size Pentium^® MMX^TM based CPU card is another way Advantech provides cost-effective, practical solutions to their customers' needs.

PCN-6351 Product Features

The PCN-6351 is a powerful CPU card fit for today's demanding Industrial environments. The range of features include Pentium^® MMX^TM processors up to 233 MHz; AMD K5, K6, K6-2 CPUs up to 300 MHz; 36 bit VGA/LCD, LVDS, 10/100Base-T Ethernet, USB interface and one DIMM socket that supports up to a maximum of 128 MB of EDO or SDRAM. There is also a socket for a CompactFlash card of up to 40 MB. The PCN-6351 is also equipped with a watchdog timer, SSD and PC/104 socket which are important for embedded and stand-alone applications. The built-in LVDS allows up to 12 m of distance between LCD display panels and the LVDS also offers greatly reduced EMI interference. This flexibility is important when considering innovative limited-space application designs.

Advantech Provides Complete NLX Solutions

Advantech can provide complete system solutions for NLX applications. Other Advantech products that are NLX based include the PCA-6106NP3, a 6-slot backplane with 1 NLX, 3 PCI and 2 ISA slots. There is also the PCA-6104NP2, a 4-slot backplane with 1 NLX, 2 PCI and 1 ISA slot. Other products include the IPC-6806SNP3 NLX chassis with PCA-6106NP3 backplane and 100 Watt power unit and the IPC-644NP2-80 which is a NLX chassis with PCA-6104NP2 backplane and 80 Watt power unit. So whether you need a complete system engineered to seamlessly integrate the PCN-6351 NLX CPU card, backplane and chassis together as a single unit, or layout your own PCN-6351 centered application, Advantech gives you choices.

Call Advantech Today

If you are interested in the PCN-6351 CPU card or NLX system solution, please call your nearest Advantech sales location or check out our web site at http://www.advantech.com/epc for more information.

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