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HIGHLYINTEGRATEDEMBEDDEDSBCWITHUSER‐SELECTABLEETXCPUPROCESSORCORE
• Highest level of integration in a single board computer:
Replaces6individualboards
• ETXCPUcoreprovidesflexibilityinprice/ performance,reduces
costandprotectsagainstobsolescence
• ChoiceofAMDLX800uptoIntelCore2Duoprocessorswith
512MBto2GBsystemmemory
• Best‐in‐class analog data acquisition with autocalibration and
softwaresupport
• 5V,7‐28VDC/DCpowersupplyforeasiersystemintegration
• EPICformatwithPC/104‐Plusexpansionprovidescompactsize
withflexibility
DESCRIPTION
Neptuneintroduces anew conceptin smallform factor
embeddedSBCs.TheCPUcoreconsistsofanETXmodule
whichmounts onthe bottomside ofthebaseboard for
improvedthermalmanagement.Thistechniqueprovides
moreroomonthetopforI/Ofeatures.Theresultisan
efficient,cost‐effective,reliable
andcompactembedded
SBCrichinI/Oandother userbenefits.Neptuneisthe
first6‐in‐1embeddedSBCintegratingprocessor, system
I/O, data acquisition and even a DC/DC power supply
ontoasingleboardinthecompactEPICformat.
You can select from a wide range of ETX CPU modules
fromaworld‐classsuppliertotailorNeptune’spriceand
performance toyouapplication andbudget.A PC/104‐
Plus expansion connectorenables you toadd still more
I/O or features if needed, and the built in 5V or 7 ‐28V
input DC/DC power supply provides flexibility in
integrating the SBC with your system power supply.
These features give Neptune an unsurpassed level of
valueandflexibilityinasmallformfactorembeddedSBC.
DATAACQUISITION
NeptuneincludesDiamondSystems’top‐of‐the‐linedata
acquisitioncircuitrywiththeindustry’swidestsetofI/O
features:
• 32analoginputs,16‐bitA/D,250KHzsamplerate
• 4analogoutputs,12‐bitD/A
• 24digitalI/O
• 8opto‐isolateddigitalinputs
• 8opto‐isolateddigitaloutputs
• 2counter/timersforA/Dsampleratecontrol
• UniversalDriversoftwaresupportforCprogramming
underWindows
andLinux
Integratesthefunctionsof6boardsinto1
!
• CPU
• DataAcquisition
• Opto‐isolatedDigitalI/O
• MultiprotocolSerialPorts
• GigabitEthernet
•
DC/DCPowerSu
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NEPTUNE
BENEFITS OF 6‐in‐1INTEGRATION
LESSSPACE:SmallerandthinnerthanastackofPC/104boards
LOWERCOST:AnintegratedsolutioneliminatesextraPCBsand
connectorstolowertheunitcost
HIGHERRELIABILITY:Lessinterconnectsandcomponents,
resultinginhigherreliability
MORERUGGED:Theflatterprofileandreductioninconnectors
makesNeptunefar
moreruggedinmobileapplications
SINGLEVENDOR:Purchasingandstockingareeasierwitha
singleboard
SAVESTIME:Assemblyeffortisdramaticallyreduced,
shorteningyourtotalsystemintegrationtime