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the new Atom generation can be
equipped with up to 2 GB SDRAM,
twice as much as before on the
ApC620 and panel pC 700.
The modular design leaves
nothing to be desired
With the switching cabinet pCs and
the panel pCs, there is a wide range
of well-established products available
for the Atom platform. thanks
to the modular design, there are devices
available from 10.4" VGA to 19"
SXGA or from the particularly flat
design to 2 pCI slots. even existing
custom panel pC 700 devices can be
used without problems.
the ApC620 is available in three
housing designs with one, two, or
five PCI slots. The especially small
ApC620 embedded also has integrated
fieldbus interfaces such as
pOWeRLINK and CAN. the ApC620
does not have any internal cable
connections, which makes it possible
to achieve maximum vibration
resistance and operational safety.
Equipped with a CompactFlash slot,
it is extremely robust and has no rotating
parts. the ApC620 is therefore
the ideal storage medium for use in
harsh industrial environments.
If necessary, a second Compact-
Flash card can also be used. If the
maximum 8 GB card is not sufficient,
hard disks suitable for industrial
environments can also be used.
Only hard disks that pass B&R's strict
continuous operation test criteria
are used.
The Panel PC 700 devices cover the
entire range of display sizes from 10.4"
VGA to 19" SXGA. The
modular devices are
fan-free and offer up
to two PCI slots.
Additionally, the pC design permits
combined use of a CompactFlash
card and hard disk. In this way, the
operating system can run writeprotected
on the CompactFlash card
so that the system can boot properly
after a power failure. CompactFlash
and hard disks are easy to exchange
without opening the housing. Other
drive options, for example for DVDs,
are available as slide-in drives. An
optional integrated upS ensures
maximum security and properly
shuts down the pC system if a power
failure occurs.
As seen by these examples, the
ApC620 offers the user complete
freedom when implementing a pC
system. A high level of modularity
and scalability allow adjustments to
be made in order to ideally meet all
application requirements in a costefficient
manner.
Intel ® Atom
Technology
the Intel ® Atom processors are
based on an entirely new microarchitecture
that is optimized for small size
and minimum power consumption
while providing good performance.
the N270 processor (code name Diamondville)
used in the ApC620 and
ppC700 has a tDp value (thermal
Design power - the maximum power
consumption of a processor) of only
2.5 W at a clock frequency of 1.6 GHz,
which is less than a Celeron ® m running
at 600 mHz. In spite of this fact,
its performance is significantly higher
than a pentium ® m 1.1 gHz. the N270
is manufactured using advanced 45
nm technology. the target markets are
mobile Internet Devices (mIDs), ultra
mobile pCs (Netbooks) and embedded
applications in industrial environments.
Open platform
many so-called industrial pCs only
use standard boards designed for
standard operating systems, but the
Automation pCs from B&R cover
open Windows systems and also
embedded runtime systems.
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