AAEON Boxer PC range

It is not surprising that the Boxer PC range from AAEON has been a cornerstone of the Impulse product range since its launch in 2004. At the time, the designers of the Japanese bullet trains needed a rugged low powered, industrial computer, and thus AAEON was commissioned to develop the now industry leading Boxer PC. Since its inception over 8 years ago, AAEON’s Boxer PC range has been expanded to over 20 systems with a wide range of specifications, designed to accommodate most industrial applications.

View entire range

What makes Boxer PCs so rugged?
The first thing you will notice about the Boxer PC is its unique aluminium “fin” style chassis. This is reminiscent of the type of heatsink found on CPUs for decades, which creates a large surface area capable of dispersing heat generated by the components within the PC. Whereas traditional PCs require a fan to cool the internal components, the fan being prone to wear and failure, AAEON’s Boxer PC does away with this as the temperature is kept under control by the natural airflow over the highly thermally conductive chassis.

The advantage of having no moving parts in a PC is that the number of failures due to wear and tear is dramatically reduced, if not eradicated completely. When combined with Solid State Storage, a type of hard drive with no mechanical parts, the Boxer PC has no moving parts at all. This creates an extremely rugged system capable of withstanding knocks and vibrations that may normally cause fans or traditional hard drives to fail.


Why should I choose a Boxer PC for my application?
For many of our customers, longevity and availability is key to deciding which products to use in their industrial applications. For this reason, alongside the Boxer PC’s rugged reliability, AAEON also ensure that all components that make up the Boxer PCs have long term availability.

The components and processors used in AAEON’s Boxer PCs, such as Intel’s Atom N270, are on long-term roadmaps, meaning supply and availability can be sustained for up to 7 years.

The Boxer PC range also has design features ideal for industrial environments. Features such as a wide DC voltage input, wide operating temperature range and industry leading certifications ensure that AAEON’s Boxer PC range is ready and capable to support your industrial computer requirements.

How flexible are AAEON’s Boxer PCs’ I/O options?
With over 20 different system specifications available in AAEON’s Boxer PC range, the I/O options are extremely varied and flexible. Many systems include isolated ports, configurable serial ports and high performance LAN interfaces as standard, with options to expand systems with extra PCI, PCI Express and Mini PCI Express slots.

If there isn't a system that meets your exact I/O requirements, you can even specify your own I/O configuration on request.

In summary

• Fanless rugged design
• The aluminium “fin” design of the boxer’s chassis enables the system to run entirely fanless, increasing its reliability and gives it the ability to be a truly rugged system.
• Long term product availability
• AAEON’s Boxer PCs are designed with long life industrial components, allowing for sustained supply and availability for as long as seven years.
• Comprehensive I/O choices
• The Boxer PC range has a wide choice of I/O options including isolated ports, configurable serial ports, high performance LAN interfaces and expansion such as PCI, PCI Express and Mini PCI Express.
• Innovative industrial features
• The Boxer PC range has design features ideal for industrial environments such as a wide DC voltage input, wide operating temperature range and industry leading certifications.

Impulse launches new Intel Atom D525 Fanless PC

Impulse is pleased to announce the launch of the TANK-101B Fanless Embedded PC from IEI Technology. The TANK-101B features the Intel Atom D525 processor and utilises the Intel ICH8M system chipset. The unit also includes 1GB built-in DDR3 memory with optional expansion up to 2GB. The design of the TANK-101B allows the processor to be passively cooled and handle temperatures from -20C to +70C.

The TANK-101B I/O includes 4 x USB2.0, 3 x RS-232, 1 x isolated RS-232/422/485 and 2 x isolated CAN-bus. Storage includes 1 x 2.5” SATA hard drive bay and a CompactFlash socket. Networking consists of 2 x Gigabit Ethernet and optional 802.11 b/g/n WiFi.

The TANK-101B system includes IEI’s unique One Key Recovery software solution. The software eliminates the frustration of system recovery after an unexpected system failure. One Key Recovery easily creates a full system backup on demand and allows recovery by restoring to a previously made backup with a single click.

For more information on the TANK-101B Fanless Embedded Controller, please do not hesitate to contact our technical sales team on +44 (0)1782 337 800, or alternatively email sales@impulse-corp.co.uk.

IMPULSE launch fanless i7 Embedded Computer - ARK-3440

IMPULSE is pleased to launch the new ARK-3440 Embedded Fanless PC from Advantech. The ARK-3440 is the first fanless i7 Embedded PC avaliable at IMPULSE. The high performance Embedded Computer is avaliable with both Intel Core i5 and i7 processors. The Intel QM57 graphics chipset, combined with the built in full HD HDMI decoder give the ARK-3440 a real edge in performance over previous generations.

The powerful new ARK-3440 supports up to 3GB of DDR3 memory. The ARK-3440 supports Multi-Display with its CRT, DVI, HDMI 1.3 and optional 24-Bit LVDS interfaces. The ARK-3440 is able to communicate usin g its dual 10/100/1000Mbit Ethernet ports (with Wake-on-LAN support), 3 x COMs, 4 x USB2.0 and optional support for Parallel and Digital I/O. The expansion capabilities of the ARK-3440 include 1 x PCI & PCIe slot and 2 x Mini PCIe.

Storage options in the ARK-3440 include 2 x 2.5" SATA hard disk bays allow space for solid state or mechanical storage. In adition, the ARK supports a wide voltage range input from 9V to 34V DC and is avaliable with 6 programmable function keys. The innovative design of the ARK-3440 makes in an ideal solution for environments that require a compact and robust Embedded PC.

For more information on the ARK-3440 or any of our Embedded PC’s, contact our sales team on +44 (0)1782 337 800 or email sales@impulse-corp.co.uk.

IMPULSE Launch TANK-GM45A Fanless Embedded PC

IMPULSE is pleased to announce the launch of the TANK-GM45A fanless Embedded PC from IEI Technology. The TANK-GM45A hosts an impressive specification including the Intel Core2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz Processor alongside the Intel GM45 chipset.

The TANK-GM45A includes high performance MPEG-2 Decoding in WMV9 (VC1) and H.264 (AVC) video formats making it an ideal solution for the Digital Security Surveillance market. With the use of Solid State storage, the TANK-GM45A can be operated in temperatures from -20C to 70C.

System I/O on the TANK-GM45A includes Dual Gigabit Ethernet, 4 x USB2.0 and 2 x COM ports. The Dual Gigabit Ethernet is controlled by independent Intel 82574L and WG82567LM Ethernet chipsets allowing high bandwidth support for IP based surveillance camera systems.

For more information on the TANK-GM45A fanless Embedded PC System and our in-house custom Windows Embedded development service, please contact our Technical Sales Team on +44 (0)1782 337 800 or email sales@impulse-corp.co.uk.

The ARK-3360L - Dual Core Intel Atom Fanless System

IMPULSE are pleased to announce the launch of the ARK-3360L system from Advantech. The Fanless Intel Atom system hosts either the N450 or the new Dual Core D510 processor. The ARK-3360L supports up to 2GB DDR2 667MHz SODIMM Memory and has Dual Gigabit LAN, 6 USB 2.0 and 4 COMs ports.

The ARK-3360L also has 1 x Mini PCIe expansion for additional communication modules such as Wireless LAN and HSDPA. It also supports CompactFlash II storage. In addition, you can add an additional drive bay for a 2.5” SATA hard drive.

The ARK-3360L Supports Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows for Embedded Systems and Fedora Core 9.0. Impulse can assist you with any OS imaging requirements. For more information regarding the ARK-3360L - Fanless Dual Core Intel Atom System or any of our products, please contact IMPULSE on +44 (0)1782 337 800 or visit the IMPULSE website.