"Ross Ridge" <> wrote in message
news:fb08vu$r1q$...
> <> wrote:
>>I've got one more question. What's the difference between a 'regular'
>>motherboard and an industrial motherboard? iBase characterizes their
>>products as industrial motherboards. Other than high price, is there
>>anything that sets these boards apart from those normally found in PC
>>cases?
>
> Basically, they support things like ISA slots. Apparently there's
> a fair number of companies still using old ISA boards to control or
> monitor things. I guess these things either can't be replaced or it
> would cost more than $300 to do so. I notice their ATX motherboards
> also typically have four serial ports, where on a modern motherboard
> you're lucky to get one. They also have watchdog timers, which can be
> used to reset the computer when it appears to have crashed.
>
IIRC, when we evaluated an iBase motherboard a few years ago, they used
components with better temperature ratings so their motherboards could
have a higher temperature rating. Seems like they also had other
features like on-board flash RAM and digital I/O that some industrial
applications can take advantage of, and one of the serial ports could be
configured as either RS-232 or RS-422.
Regards,
Dave
|
Similar Threads
Linear Mode
