SBC takes on graphics intensive applications

MicroATX-format embedded board promises excellent performance per watt, is I/O-rich offers outstanding 3D graphics performance, impressive I/O bandwidth and outstanding reliability

The latest addition to the BVM family of industrial motherboards is the PMSA, a MicroATX format unit, based on the Socket P pinout compatible with Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile Merom processors. Optimised for a broad range of embedded applications such as interactive clients, gaming, medical, POS, digital signage, surveillance, industrial automation equipment and other graphics intensive applications, the unit offers excellent performance per watt, is I/O-rich offers outstanding 3D graphics performance, impressive I/O bandwidth and outstanding reliability.
The PMSA is based on the Intel GME965 and ICH8M chipset supporting up to 3Gbyte of RAM with a 500/833MHz selectable FSB.

On board VGA is provided by Intel GMA X3100 technology and integrated audio uses the Realtek ALC888.

I/O facilities are extensive: five RS232C ports, one RS232/422/485 port, two Intel 82573L Giga LAN interfaces, ten USB 2.0 ports, two IEEE1394 FireWire slots, three SATA interfaces, one IDE interface and a CompactFlash slot.

Expansion slots are one PCI-Express x16/x1, one PCI-Express x1, one Mini PCI, two PCI slots and one ISA slot.

There is onboard 24bit dual channel LVDS capability, a programmable 8bit GPIO interface and a 256-level watchdog timer for system reset.