VIA Technologies has announced its latest board form factor for embedded system developers – the Em-ITX. Offering embedded developers a compact, versatile and highly integrated form factor, it establishes an off-the-shelf standard for ultra-slim embedded devices.
The Em-ITX form factor is a new open industry standard that is 30% more compact than Mini-ITX, yet offers 200% more I/O real estate. At 12 cm x 17 cm, the form factor includes dual I/O coastlines and an exclusive Em-IO expansion bus for flexibility and scalability. Benefits also include reduced time-to-market cycles for developers and access to a scalable processor platform that includes the latest 64-bit VIA Nano processor.
Embedded boards based on the Em-ITX form factor will find application in industrial automation, digital signage, kiosk and other applications requiring an ultra-slim embedded device.
I/O inputs can be found on both 17 cm edges of the board. This design greatly reduces cable clutter facilitating even more compact and robust designs while also boosting signal integrity and improving airflow. A variety of connectors are available on these two I/O coastlines, including COM (RS232/422/485), RJ45, DVI, VGA, LVDS, USB 2.0 and DC power signals.
The Em-ITX form factor utilises the Em-IO expansion bus to integrate with stackable, customisable expansion modules. The Em-IO expansion bus integrates the majority of popular bus signal technologies, including USB 2.0, GPIO, LPC, PCIe, IDE, IEEE 1394, S-ATA, PCI, DVI, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet and Card Bus signals.
VIA has also designed a selection of expansion modules covering a variety of industrial applications including networked applications, multimedia display, kiosk, POI and POS applications. VIA also provides software support including customised firmware implementations.
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