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PC/104 Enables Advanced Embedded Applications
This Proven, Popular Standard Form Factor Gets Results
There's more good news for embedded computing markets looking to meet the demands of emerging applications via a variety of smaller form factors. It is PC/104.
Helix SBC
Measuring 3.6" x 3.8" the PC/104 form factor may be the original small form factor.



(Left: Helios SBC)
PC/104 remains a popular and reliable standard supported by most major embedded computing manufacturers. It finds great success in applications requiring a combination of ruggedness, compactness, low cost, high I/O content, and long term availability. PC/104 systems offer the valuable benefit of being totally off the shelf; no carrier board design is required.
The form factor remains in high demand for several reasons:
§ Boards in a system can be stacked: CPU board + Power Supply + Perhipheral boards
§ PC/104 systems are rugged: bus connections and corner standoffs create a rigid safe stack
§ A system can use boards from multiple vendors
§ PC/104 is compact yet easily expandable
§ Based on PC technology: uses PCIe, PCI, and ISA buses and related processor and peripheral chips
§ Runs popular PC operating systems such as Windows and Linux
§ Many PC/104 SBCs also support the emerging PCIe MiniCard I/O technology
As a founding member of the PC/104 Consortium, Diamond Systems recommends the Consortium's web site as a relevant resource on the PC/104 form factor modules. Since 1992 the Consortium has continued to create, maintain and distribute specifications supporting the PC/104 form factor.
The following specifications provide details associated with the most common PC/104 form factor modules.
What is PC/104-Plus? (Standard for use of a high speed PCI bus)
What is PCIe/104? (PCI-104 is a PCI-only architecture)
What is PCI/104-Express (Standard used in high speed PCI Express bus)

Information on all of the versions of PC/104 can be found in the Consortium's specifications including EPIC, EPIC Express, EBX, and EBX Express.
Recently, Diamond Systems' President and CEO, Jonathan Miller was a guest on Embedded Computing Design's Embedded Insiders podcast with Rich Nass and Brandon Lewis discussing Embedded solutions and form factors, like PC/104 (and other versions) that continue to be popular for a variety of reasons. Listen to the podcast.
Contact Diamond Systems for more information regarding PC/104 and how it continues to provide great solutions.
+1-650-810-2500

Learn about Diamond PC/104 Solutions!

Diamond PC/104 Solutions
DMM-32DX-AT
Analog I/O PC/104 Module with Autocalibration
P104-GPIO96
P104-GPIO96
Programmable Digital I/O PC/104-Plus Module
EMM-MM-8P
EMM-MM-8P
8-Channel, Software Programmable PC/104 Serial Port Module
Mercator II
MRC-424-XT
PC/104-Plus Expansion Module with Quad Ethernet and Digital I/O

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