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-40 degrees to +85 degrees C Operation with a Fanless,
Low-Power AMD GX500@1W Processor
 Embedded Systems Conference, Booth 1707 -- The Internet is
a profound driving force for a connected world. Harbor Research forecasts that
by the year 2010 there will be over a trillion users; however, most of them will
not be human beings. To meet the need for the rapidly growing market to connect
smart sensors, industrial devices and products, WinSystems today introduced a
single board computer (SBC) called the EPX-GX.
The EPX-GX targets machine-to-machine applications (M2M) that require a
processor, wide variety of I/O, and connectivity. It supports 11 different on
board I/O functions with even more I/O expansion options via PC/104 modules.
Various communication links are onboard including wired and wireless Ethernet as
well as optional PC/104 expansion modules for cellular, WLAN, GPS, etc.
Applications include robotics, pipelines, medical, transportation, test
equipment, COTS/military/homeland security, process/machine control, and HVAC
systems.
The EPX-GX is based upon the AMD (Sunnyvale, CA)
GX500@1W processor. It is a Pentium-class CPU with an x86-native instruction set
and 32KB of integrated L1 cache that efficiently runs Windows® CE, Windows®XP
embedded, Linux and other x86-compatible operating systems such as VxWorks and
QNX. It requires low power plus supports Advanced Power Management (APM &
ACPI) for even less power during standby and suspend modes. The low power design
allows the EPX-GX to operate over the industrial temperature range of -40
degrees C to +85 degrees C without a fan.
The EPX-GX onboard I/O support includes 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11 miniPCI
connector, two USB ports, four COM ports, 24 parallel digital I/O lines, 4x AGP
Video with CRT and digital flat panel interface, keyboard controller, PS/2 mouse
support, LPT port, and AC 97 audio. Optionally a GPS receiver, 802.11
transceiver and 8SE/4DI 12-bit A/D can be added. Even more special function I/O
expansion is possible by self-stacking modules on the PC/104 and PC/104- Plus
connectors. Over 1000 different PC/104 modules are available worldwide.
The EPX-GX also offers support for both rotational and solid state disks. It
supports 2 floppy disk drives and two UltraDMA 66 IDE drives. Plus there is a
socket for bootable Type I and II CompactFlash cards.
The EPX-GX draws typically 1.8 A at +5V (approximately 9W) during normal
operation. The board measures 115mm x 165mm (4.5" x 6.5") and is compatible with
the Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing (EPIC) standard that was
introduced last year.
ABOUT WINSYSTEMS
WinSystems' designs and manufacturers PC/104, EPIC, EBX, and STD Bus
boards for use by OEMs worldwide. We have served the industrial market for over
23 years
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