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Meet the Crown Jewels of PC/104

Diamond Systems is proud to be the original supplier of PC/104 format data acquisition boards. When the PC/104 Consortium was just starting out, we were one of the original 11 members, and the only company to offer a full line of data acquisition modules for this new and exciting embedded systems standard.

Why use PC/104?

Wide Selection of Products

With the introduction of our new CPU module, we are now a full-line supplier of PC/104 hardware, including CPU, Analog I/O, Digital I/O, Serial ports, Vehicle power supplies, and Enclosures. In many instances this means one-stop shopping for all your hardware needs.

Rugged, Efficient Design

The use of extended temperature SMT components and intelligent mechanical design result in greater reliability and higher customer satisfaction. Our new power supply boards require no heatsink, increasing mechanical reliability. We put more circuitry and features on our boards than other vendors, resulting in smaller system size, lower cost, lighter weight, and less assembly time.

Advanced Technology

Our unique autocalibration circuitry (patent pending) ensures maximum accuracy on our analog I/O boards for all input ranges over the entire operating temperature range and life of the product. And it completely eliminates the need for recalibration in the field. Furthermore, we are the only PC/104 manufacturer to offer programmable analog output ranges so you can precisely tailor the hardware to your particular application.

Innovative Packagings

Our novel cable-free CPU I/O connector system significantly reduces system development efforts and space requirements, saving time and money and increasing reliability. Combining our I/O panel with our highly-integrated CPU results in a compact, rugged "brick" that is only 1.25" thin and fits anywhere.

PC/104 Design

Diamond Systems is strongly committed to the PC/104 standard. All our standard products are based on this popular form factor. PC/104 utilizes the industry-standard ISA and PCI buses and x86 processor architecture, so both hardware and software development can proceed faster. PC/104 boards are available from over 100 suppliers, giving you a huge vendor base to select from. In addition, software developers can utilize their existing skills and take advantage of the huge existing base of PC-compatible development tools and operating systems to get to market faster. Any existing PC-based application can be ported easily to PC/104 with little or no code changes.

Flexible Configuration

We think ahead when designing new products to ensure they cover as wide a range of applications as possible. For example, our Emerald-MM serial port boards offer 3 protocols on the same board with easy jumper or software configuration, so you can mix and match protocols in the same application without having to swap out boards. And our analog I/O boards offer a wide selection of input types and ranges, all under software control, so you can easily tailor the inputs and outputs to your special needs.

Customization

We can easily customize our board for your application. We will gladly make simple changes such as I/O connectors or configurations for small volume orders, or we can quickly create a new board using our large existing design library.