ADVANTECH has released the AIMB-258 Mini-ITX motherboard designed for small and quiet applications in factory automation.
According to the company, the motherboard features the mobile GM45 chipset, integrated Intel X4500 Graphics Media Accelerator and Intel Core 2 Duo CPU within a 170 by 170mm form factor.
Connectivity is provided by up to eight USB 2.0 and six COM ports, and the unit supports dual display output for LVDS, CRT and DVI. Other I/O include PCIe x16, CompactFlash, 16-bit GPIO and a dual 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port.
The manufacturer says the product supports Windows XP, XP embedded, Vista and Linux operating systems. The SUSI Software API includes watchdog timer, GPIO, hardware monitor, and SM Bus utilities.