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The IMC-APM18 computer system offers a rugged solution for a dedicated industrial controller system with an installed Pentium M processor for fanless operation. The IMC-APM18 is targeted at the mining and vehicular industries where a rugged design is required to survive the extreme temperatures and high shock and vibration environments.
The defining characteristic of this system is the –40 to +70°C operating temperature at 5 to 95% R.H. Robust  construction supports 50G shock and 5G RMS vibration. All electronic components including the CPU, SDRAM memory, and 32 MB flash memory are soldered on board. The system is equipped with heat pipe conduction cooling system for effective heat removal from the CPU and other critical components to the extruded aluminum housing.
The robust construction starts with a finned extruded aluminum housing. This robust design allows fanless operation and provides high structural strength.
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The Intel Pentium M Processor, running at 1.8GHz and with 2MB level 2 cache, provides good performance for the intended environment. The Pentium M processor line is Intel’s ultra-low power offering. 1GB of ECC DDR SDRAM is soldered to the board. Storage options include a 32MB SSD populated on the board with provision for a compact flash card or 2-1/2” drive, either rotating media or SSD.
System I/O is very robust offering VGA graphics, an audio port, two gigabit Ethernet ports, four USB 2.0, two RS232 and two RS485 ports, and a parallel port.
Provision is made for supporting PC/104 and PC/104-Plus modules internally. This allows a wide variety of I/O to be easily added including a GPS receiver.
Input power is 9 VDC to 30VDC. An external universal input AC adapter provides 90 to 240VAC operation. The DC input allows direct connection to vehicular systems, either 12VDC or military 28VDC.
The IMC-APM18 supports a wide range of realtime (QNX, VxWorks, WinCE) and non-real time (Windows XP/XP Embedded and Linux) operating systems. |
