Posted to News on 20th Sep 2007, 21:00
Latest SBC proves to be direct replacement for obsolete board
Sight Systems has supplied 25 cost-effective Axiomtek SBC84602 3.5-inch embedded computing platforms to BAE Systems for upgrading MoD touch screen surveillance systems monitors.
As a preferred supplier and integrator of Axiomtek components, Sight Systems is able to react quickly to the demands of its clients by utilising the continual delivery of new and updated products. This desire to provide up-to-the-minute technologies for its diverse client base was never more evident than when approached by BAE Systems to update 25 MoD touch screen surveillance systems monitors.
Axiomtek's SBC84602 high-performance, cost-effective, 3.5-inch embedded computing platform was one of the components selected to update the monitors; and this was just two weeks after its UK launch.
The low-power embedded board has a VIA Mark CoreFusion 800/533MHz processor onboard, facilitating silent, fanless operation. The integrated graphics features a three-display output including LVDS, CRT and TTL LCD. Along with native x86 performance and advanced hardware benefits, the embedded single-board computer is highly suitable for embedded and industrial automation applications with small, cost-effective LCD displays. With the STN, DSTN and TFT small-size LCD support, Sight Systems quickly identified the SBC84602 as a suitable component for the defence market.
The embedded platform offers full legacy support through ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) and provides up to four COM ports, four USB 1.1a ports and one PC/104 expansion interface. The flexible display function is supported by an integrated graphics controller that allows users to configure both CRT and TTL LCD or CRT and LVDS LCD as simultaneous modes. Furthermore, the SBC84602 is equipped with rich I/O features including four USB 1.1a ports, four +5V or +12V powered COM ports (one with RS-232/422/485 auto-flow control, three with RS-232), dual Fast Ethernet (optional in Gigabit), SMBus for battery monitoring, CompactFlash type II with DMA mode, AC'97 Codec Audio with amplify, and one PATA-100.
Direct replacement for obsolete boards
The product is RoHS-compliant and proved to be a direct replacement for the obsolete boards that required updating.
Craig Blackman, Managing Director of Sight Systems, was delighted: "This project is typical of the type of work that we undertake. We are experienced in providing industrial computer systems to leading OEMs whose demanding requirements include reliability, compact packaging, high performance, wide operating temperature range and any special interfaces and connections. Our expert mechanical, design, electronic and software engineers work with customers to develop products to meet their exact requirements.
"In this instance, we were able to provide BAE Systems with a replacement embedded board that was exceptionally new to the market. The product is a perfect replacement and will improve the reliability of the surveillance screen monitors dramatically."
