Introduction:

With the advent of technology in the consumer electronics domain, single board computers have become quite popular among both consumers and developers. These days everyone has virtually become so much “wired” that they cannot live without these so called – gadgets. Right from the mobile phone in your pockets to high end gaming consoles, including tablets, PCs, iPod, etc., everything is basically a single board computer.

What are the single board computers ?

Yes, you guessed it right! It’s a computer in a single board! ;) Now obviously you might raise the question “Are there Multiple Board Computers as well?” Well, as a matter of fact, yes! There is a difference between traditional computers and single board computers. You must be familiar that full-fledged computers (like PCs and Mac) have a motherboard. On the motherboard, you will essentially find a processor (like the Intel® Core™, AMD® Athlon™, etc.), and other circuitry associated with that. You will also find slots for other peripherals like RAM, ROM, Hard Disk, LAN Card, CPU Fan, Heat Sink, LCD monitor, etc. These peripherals need to be attached to the motherboard separately in order to make the PC/Mac fully functional.

Unlike PCs/Mac, single board computers consist of everything on a single board itself! On the board, we have a processor and all other necessary peripherals and circuitry as well. We have onboard RAM, ROM, flash storage, AV ports, Ethernet port, etc. This means that one board is sufficient to act as a full-fledged computer!

Why do we need them?

There are several reasons one might opt to use a single board computer. Portability being one of the major features. You can carry around a small computer  everywhere you go! These devices are pretty intuitive to use as well. They consume less power and energy as compared to traditional computers. And the most important feature is being cost effective! Being low cost, these products can reach a much larger part of the community. And this makes them suitable for developer applications as well for development of new apps, testing, debugging, hardware development, hacking etc.Also,A single-board computer (SBC) is a small computer in which a single circuit board includes memory, input/output ports, a microprocessor and any other necessary features. SBCs are lighter, more compact, more reliable, and more power efficient than multi-board computers such as desktops.

EVOC Solution:

In photovoltaics industry, our customer use EVOC GROUP PC/104-Plus single board computer <104-1815> to build their smart automated equipment.Its reliable performance in extreme temperature environment ensure the success for whole project.

104-1815 is an embedded PC/104 structure industrial motherboard based on AMD embedded G-series processor + AMD A55E chipset. The motherboard features complete functions, multiple ports, wide temperature, high reliability and low power consumption. This product can be widely used in a wide range of embedded fields, such as traffic and transportation, vending machine, instrumentation and industrial sites, etc.

Features:

◆ AMD® A55E chipset

◆ Support AMD® T56E/T40E/T16R low power consumption CPU

◆ Onboard 1G/2G DDR3 RAM

◆ Support VGA+LVDS/VGA+TTL/VGA+DVI display

◆ Support 2 x SATA and 1 x CF slot

◆ 2 x GbLAN, 4 x USB, 4 x COM, 8ch GPIO

◆ PC/104-Plus expansion bus

◆ Optional -40~85℃ operation

◆ DC 5V power supply

 More info,please visit the product page: Embedded SBC