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EPIC + PCI Express = EPIC Express. The Next Generation Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing.

From WinSystems, Inc.
 

 
PCI Express is the wave of the future for high performance I/O in both desktop and industrial/embedded applications. This hierarchical, point-to-point interconnect works well with on-board and slot oriented architectures. Yet the stacking style architecture employed with EPIC, PC/104, and EBX boards presents unique challenges that EPIC Express solves. It is the logical evolution of the EPIC specification that adds PCI Express expansion capability to this industrial computing platform. PCI Express technology has emerged as the next generation I/O solution of choice in many of the computing and communications industries as it is now migrating from the desktop to embedded applications. The PCI Express architecture uses familiar software and configuration interfaces of the conventional PCI bus architecture, but provides a new high-performance physical interface while it retains software compatibility with the existing conventional PCI infrastructure. The reason for adding PCI Express was to provide a "bridge to the future" while maintaining legacy support for the vast number of PC/104 expansion modules available worldwide.
Product Announcements
ACCES I/O Products, Inc. - Model IE-DAS, Data Acquisition System
ACCES I/O Products, Inc. introduces its Model IE-DAS, an economical, high-performance data acquisition system designed for PC/104 and PC/104-Plus configurations. This complete integrated system is... (read more)
ACCES I/O Products, Inc. - E4-DAS™ PC/104-Based Data Acquisition System
Rugged, conduction cooled, PC/104 and PC/104-Plus data acquisition system. Designed for applications requiring superior performance and protection from shock and vibration. Features a removable railed... (read more)
ACCES I/O Products, Inc. - 8-Port Low Profile RS-232 Serial Comm. Card
ACCES I/O Products, Inc., a leader in cost-effective and easy-to-use serial communication and data acquisition products, introduces its Model PCIe-COM232-8. This PCI Express card features eight RS-232... (read more)
Sealevel Systems, Inc. - PCI Express Digital I/O Interface
Product Highlights • 16 optically isolated inputs & 16 Reed relay outputs (SPST) • Optically isolated inputs protect host from spikes and surges • Versions available with... (read more)
ACCES I/O Products, Inc. - Model USB-DIO-32
SAN DIEGO, CA-May 23, 2005-ACCES I/O Products reveals its newest digital I/O product, Model USB-DIO-32. This USB device is an ideal solution for adding portable, easy-to-install, digital I/O and... (read more)
Emerson Network Power Embedded Computing - Centellis 1000 MicroTCA Plattform
The Centellis 1000 Series is a MicroTCA Open Application-Enabling Platform. The Centellis 1000 series platform provides highly integrated and verified hardware and software components, reducing... (read more)
Topics of Interest
Express is apropos for the EPIC Express standard's name because it puts PC/104 on the fast track to the next level. Efforts put forth by Ampro Computer, Micro-sys, Octagon Systems, Versalogic, and... (Read More)
A technical evolution is propelling PCI Express to become the wave of the future for high-performance I/O in industrial/embedded applications. PCI Express provides a high-speed, high-performance,... (Read More)
PCI Express is the peripheral bus now being adopted by next generation PCs, servers, and industrial computers. It provides a scaleable, high-bandwidth, point-to-point pathway between peripheral cards... (Read More)
PCI Express increases signaling speed and bandwidth of the PCI interface for today's desktop and server applications. PCI Express is a third generation I/O architecture. PCI-SIG recently released the... (Read More)
Overview The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay This chapter looks more closely at the applications where PCI Express offers significant benefits beyond existing... (Read More)