Ampro In Action - January 2007 Edition

Introducing the Ampro EPIC Form Factor ReadyPanel™ 10

with NEC Flat Panel Display

High-resolution system available for HMI and digital imaging applications

Ampro announced on February 1, 2007, the availability of our newest Panel PC, the ReadyPanel™ 10 industrial computer with the NEC LCD Technologies NL10276BC20-04 liquid crystal display (LCD) module supplied by NEC Electronics America. This panel PC is designed to meet a broad range of panel computer applications that can enable customer’s rapid deployment of digital signage, human-machine interface (HMI), medical and operator control applications.

The new ReadyPanel 10 all-in-one panel PC solution includes a standard EPIC form factor Pentium® processor-compatible single-board computer (SBC) and an NEC LCD 10.4” XGA color flat panel display module that provides 1024x768 resolution and a thin-film transistor (TFT) LCD module with integrated resistive touch screen. The LCD, SBC and touch screen are integrated into a compact 11” x 8.5” x 5.5” (279.4 x 215.9 x 139.7mm) enclosure. ReadyPanel offers a selection of Ampro ReadyBoard™ SBCs with processor speeds ranging from 500MHz for fanless operation to 1.4GHz with the Pentium® M processor, bringing scalability and high computing performance with low power consumption in a compact panel computer.

The ReadyPanel 10 is an ideal combination of PC and industrial-grade construction, and can be configured with memory sizes up to 1GB DRAM. This all-in-one solution provides standard connectors, for easy access to USB ports, RJ-45 Ethernet port(s), serial ports (DB9), CRT video ports (when required), PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports and audio ports. External access to the CompactFlash slot is through a convenient EMI-protected cover. The ReadyPanel 10 includes a CANbus option, and operates on an external +12V or +24V DC power input. Additional I/O ports can be added for rapid customization.

Ampro’s ReadyPanel 10 is offered with embedded Linux, Windows® XP Embedded or Windows CE 5.0 operating system. An optional 2.5” HDD is also available for use with the Windows XP Pro operating systems or with desktop Linux applications.

ReadyPanel™ 10

Chart:

Board: Any ReadyBoard™ EPIC SBC

Color LCD Display: 10” TFT LCD panel, 1024x768, 262k colors

Touch Screen: Integrated resistive

Memory/Mass Storage: 256 SODIMM installed (upgrade option available) &

128MB CompactFlash accessible through I/O panel with protective cover

Video Interface: CRT, DB15 connector

Regulatory: Designed to achieve UL, cUL, CSA, FCC as required

Environmental: Operating temperature: 0° to +50°C

Pricing & Availability

Contact Ampro for pricing and availability.

Offering the Quickest Time To Market

Ampro’s computer system products have a pedigree that includes over 23 years of experience and technological leadership in the small form factor industry standard in the embedded computing industry. Ampro’s system products are based on leading industry standards and offer:
                            --Long history of innovation and product excellence
                            --Turn-key solutions
                            --Longest product lifecycles in the industry
                            --Commitment to quality and continuous improvement
For more information, features, customization or capabilities, please visit Ampro.com or contact us. More detailed information is available on the ReadyPanel 10 product page of the Ampro Web site.

About Ampro Computers, Inc.

Ampro Computers, Inc., is the leading global provider of modular embedded computing solutions for OEM applications. Ampro's mission is to provide time saving solutions for embedded systems designed that acceleratethe product deployment process. Ampro pioneered the embedded PC industry creating the popular PC/104 and EBX standards, and recently co-invented the new EPIC and EPIC Express standards. Ampro offeres the ReadySystem, ReadyPanel and MightySystem computers as complete turn-key industrial computer solutions, ETX and XTX Computer-On-Modules, PC/104 compatible CoreModule CPUs and MiniModule I/O expansion products, EBX form factor LittleBoard single-board computers (SBCs), EPIC form factor ReadyBoard SBCs and Mini-ITX form factor MightyBoard SBCs. For more information about Ampro Computers, please visit www.ampro.com.

AMPRO is a registered trademark and CoreModule, LittleBoard, Little Board, MightyBoard, MightySystem, MiniModule, ReadyBoard, ReadyPanel and ReadySystem are trademarks of Ampro Computers, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are teh property of their respective owners.