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RISC and CISC benchmarks RISC
is better for Realtime Low
Power Design ADS
Technologys Technology
Transfer Lifecycle
Cost References Applications |
PC104
and PC Bus Standards Compared to Single Board Design There
was a time when "COTS" technology meant PC technology, repackaged for
alternate service. Things have changed. Now more and more is being packed on the
chip, serial communication, chip to chip has outstripped backplanes for data speed,
plus low power, sleep mode and instant on is required for many applications. Clearly,
there are no "PC104" PDA's or Cell phones. How do older, bus based technologies
stack up against RISC, Single-Board Computers?? Read
here where Dell is going to release the venerable ATA bus interface.
PDF Original See
how SCSI will fall to firewire PDF
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quick feature comparison follows.
|
Feature |
Comment |
ADS SBC |
PC104 |
Low
Power |
RISC
has lower power than CISC |
About
1W. Processors run “cool” to the touch…
no heat output and <500mW. Power partitioning
on components adds “smart power” usage. |
Typically
8-15W. No smart power systems on-board. |
| Driver
development |
Critical
for a system to become “application-ready”. Most
embedded products don’t get to market due to the complex engineering before
the application is complete |
Drivers
and OS port are completed under the same roof as the hardware. Provides for completely integrated system. |
Typically
driver development is handled by a third party. |
| Expandability |
Serial
is replacing parallel drives… serial has more flexibility and increased speed |
Serial,
USB, CAN2.0b, Ethernet, PCMCIA and C.F, interface, etc. ALL ON ONE BOARD |
Expandable
with increased cards (and increased cost) |
| Time
to market |
Driven
by how a company gets their exact design requirements completed on-time |
25+
designs in house… company tooled to reconfigure existing designs quickly and successfully |
Exact
match difficult to find. |
| Ruggedized |
Critical
in many applications for temperature, EMI, shock & vibe |
Industrial
standard |
Non-ruggedized |
| Graphics |
Many
MMI (man-machine interface) requires specific look, feel |
Graphics
included in the processor |
Separate
graphics chip required. |
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