PC/104

PC/104 (or PC104 ), is a standard of PC embarked created by the PC/104 Consortium , which defines a form and an architecture.

Field of application

Contrary to the popular format ATX and the buses NCV of the current PC, the PC/104 is intended for specific uses, such as the industrial control system or data acquisition. From its impact resistance and to the vibrations, it is used in industry and the soldiers field.

Structure

The components of a PC/104 are presented in the form of modules which pile up the ones on the others. Its name comes from the bus made up of 104 items (1 connectors of 64 points and one of 40 points). The standard size is of 90,17 X 95,89 mm (either 3,55 X 3,775 inches) and the height depends on the number of piled up modules and their individual height.

A traditional configuration includes/understands a Mother chart, a converter numerical Analogique/ and a module of numerical inputs/outputs.

standard PC/104 imposes consumption, the size, the standard bus, but not architecture. Although the X86 is very much used, architecture containing ARM, of PowerPC or of SuperH exist.

See too

Onboard computing

External bond

Official site

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