With the new MICROSPACE® PC/104-Express peripheral card MSMSA104EX, the Swiss-based company DIGITAL-LOGIC, one of the world's leading companies in the embedded computer market and leading co-initiator of the PCI/104 Express bus specification, is now offering a powerful solution for connecting two SATA memory devices to the PCI Express bus. The card is based on the SATA II host controller SiL3132, has two SATA interfaces and supports data transfer rates of up to 300MByte/s for each channel. It is connected to the PCI Express bus via one lane. Two USB ports are available to attach further peripheral devices. Software support exists for Windows XP, Windows VISTA and Linux. The onboard flash contains RAID Ø 1 support. The MSMSA104EX has dimensions of 90mm x 96mm x 17mm (W x L x H) and a weight of 120grams. It requires a 5V/3.3V power supply and operates within the standard temperature range of –25°C to +70°C (1GB). The MTBF (mean time between failures) is specified with over 100,000 hours.
For shipments of 100 units or more, DIGITAL-LOGIC offers the MSMSA104EX at starting prices of 147 euros per unit plus VAT.
About DIGITAL-LOGIC
Luterbach/Switzerland-based DIGITAL-LOGIC, one of the world's leading companies in the embedded computer market, was established in 1992 and is involved in the development, manufacture and international marketing of highly-integrated embedded PCs. The group has subsidiaries in Germany, France and Japan, and currently employs around 130 specialist staff world-wide. DIGITAL-LOGIC has received many awards and knows how to be at the cutting edge of technology with innovative, reliable products and realises economical PC solutions for demanding applications. The ISO9001 certified company develops miniature computer systems based on the x86 architecture from AMD Élan™ SC520 and Geode LX800 up to Intel® Core™ Duo processors and ATOM processors. The product range comprises the standard products with embedded computer modules (smartModules) and boards (PC/104, PC/104-Plus, PCI/104-Express, EPIC, EBX, Slot-PC), as well as customized embedded computers and computer systems.
