Kontron AG - Kontron Concept Box: Embedded Box PCs in altered sizes and adjustable configurations

“Form follows function” abstraction reduces development accomplishment and time to-marketStore this angel in big sizeEching, Germany, December 03, 2008 – With the Kontron Concept Box, Kontron presents a new alternation of fanless bunched Embedded Box PCs that appear in altered concrete sizes and can be flexibly configured according to alone anatomic requirements. This decidedly reduces the time-to-market for bunched Box PCs with customer-specific configurations.

Starting from the aboriginal ambit of 40 x 200 x 200 mm (H x W x D), OEMs can use the “form follows function” assumption to configure their alone Embedded Box PCs with account to size, arrangement apparatus and affection set in adjustment to accommodated their application-specific requirements. From the outset, the adjustable accumulation and interface abstraction accept been advised to accommodated the altered agreement requirements of complete OEM solutions. This decidedly reduces antecedent development costs. In addition, OEMs accomplish faster time-to-market acknowledgment to “5-5-5” service: A arrangement simulation is accessible aural 5 canicule and the aboriginal absolutely activity ancestor 5 weeks afterwards the acknowledged simulation. Series assembly begins 5 weeks afterwards ancestor approval. Box PCs are acclimated in the automation, POS/POI, medical, security, busline and gaming sectors.

“With the Kontron Concept Box OEMs accept a custom-built Box PC belvedere for their alone applications that has the adaptability of a custom architecture and the time-to-market of a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf solution”, explains Norbert Hauser, Vice President Marketing at Kontron. “Kontron thereby extends its alternation of COTS Box PCs with an added affiliate that now offers scalability in agreement of its concrete dimensions. This minimizes the aggregate of customization accomplishment for baby Box PCs. After the acknowledged addition of this band-aid with mini-ITX motherboards, we are analytic advanced to extending this abstraction to added anatomy factors.”

The Kontron Concept Box gets its top akin of adaptability from the modular apartment concept. This abstraction is based on accepted apartment profiles that appear in altered lengths and widths as required. Standard profiles are aswell acclimated on the foreground console with alone openings for committed I/Os as able-bodied as at the rear. The adjustable architecture is a ample advantage if it comes to custom accumulation in OEM accessories and implementing appliance specific interfaces.

Expansion cards can be positioned absolutely area they are needed: in the amplification slots, or adulate with the use of raiser adapters or by agency of anchored cables next to, in foreground of, abaft or beneath the motherboard. This can be implemented with accepted PCI and PCI Express amplification cards or with any added PCI or PCI Express accordant amplification card. A simple Concept Box, for example, can be implemented with a motherboard and Slim Raid harder drive that are positioned either next to anniversary added (flat and wide), one abaft the added (flat and deep) or one aloft the added (narrow and high). The appearance of the arrangement is thereby bent by the requirements of the OEM accessory or accession environment. Following the harder drive example, the accepted interface block of the mini-ITX motherboard can be positioned to the right, left, aloft or below. Placing the interface block below is alone accessible if the processor cooling arrangement permits alteration cooling from below.

The best of Kontron mini-ITX motherboard and processor determines which base adaptation of the Kontron Concept Box is used. Customers accept a advanced best alignment from the Intel Atom Z5xx processors, Intel Core2 Duo processors and AMD processors. All of the Kontron Concept Boxes are fanless for reliable operation in temperatures alignment from 0 to 50 °C. The best Thermal Design Power for the motherboard is 35 watts and the arrangement is advised to accomplish with a best ability appeal of 70 watts. Power accumulation is via DC-IN.

The Kontron Concept Box is accessible as a tailor-made, activated and, if required, certified solution. Each alone arrangement is congenital into Kontron’s artefact portfolio to accord it the aforementioned abiding availability administration as a consecutive product. Kontron takes affliction of the absolute production, from the motherboard to bearing the complete Box PC arrangement according to customer-specific accumulation sizes.
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About Kontron
Kontron designs and articles standard-based and custom anchored and communications solutions for OEMs, systems integrators, and appliance providers in a array of markets. Kontron engineering and accomplishment facilities, amid throughout Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, plan calm with automated all-around sales and abutment casework to advice barter abate their time-to-market and accretion a aggressive advantage. Kontron’s assorted artefact portfolio includes: boards and mezzanines, Computer-on-Modules, HMIs and displays, systems, and custom capabilities. Kontron is a Premier affiliate of the Intel Embedded and Communications Alliance. The aggregation is a contempo three-time VDC Platinum bell-ringer for Embedded Computer Boards. Kontron is listed on the German TecDAX banal barter beneath the attribute "KBC". For added information, amuse visit: www.kontron.com

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