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Ampro CoreModule/386-II PC/104 Single Board Computer - Intel 387SX CPU, 16-bit Expansion Bus, Serial/Parallel Controller Simple Type: CPU Board

The CoreModule/386-II offers complete PC/AT compatibility in a compact, preconfigured module. Within just 14 square inches of space, the CoreModule/386-II includes the equivalent functions of a PCI AT motherboard plus several additional expansion cards. Performance-Critical embedded applications that formerly required chip-based custom designs can now benefit from an off-the-shelf module with the power of a 25 MHz 80386SX CPU, along with hardware and software standards like PC/AT and MS-DOS compatibility. The CoreModule/386-II is designed to meet the demands of embedded systems, through its extreme compactness, low power consumption, +5V-only operation, wide operating temperature range, and high reliability. The CoreModule/386-II can be used as a macrocomponent, plugged into a proprietary application board, or it can be combined with Ampro's PC/104-compatible MiniModule™ expansion products to form compact, highly integrated control subsystems. Multiple modules can be stacked together without the cost and space penalties of additional mounting hardware, or they can be mounted separately on a custom circuit board. One of the unique features of the CoreModule/386-II is its byte-wide memory device socket that is typically used as a Solid State Disk (SSD), substituting EPROM, Flash EPROM, or nonvolatile RAM (NOVRAM) memory devices for conventional disk drives. Using Ampro's SSD Support Software, any DOS-based-software- including the operating system, programming languages, drivers, and application programs - can easily be run from SSD without modification. Another very important feature of the CoreModule/386-II is its inclusion of enhanced BIOS services and functions that meet the unique requirements of embedded microcomputer system applications. A detailed description of these BIOS enhancements appears in the Ampro Embedded-PC BIOS data sheet.

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