Upgrades to low-power Pentium embedded computer

Thales Computers in Raleigh, N.C., is offering several upgrades to its PENTXM single-board computer (SBC) offering. Thales is introducing the rugged version of the PENTXM low-power Pentium M SBC operating at 1.2 GHz over a temperature range of -40 to 85 degrees Celsius. It uses a 1.6-GHz processor de-rated to 1.2 GHz for consistent efficiency over the temperature range. Also, the commercial (SA) version of the PENTXM is now available with a 1.8-GHz build option in addition to the original 1.6-GHz processor speed option. The onboard BIOS allows the user to either fix the clock rate of the processor to a defined value or let the processor determine its frequency according to the die temperature. Both processors have a 400-MHz front-side bus (FSB) as well as 64 kilobytes of primary cache. The 1.6 GHz processor has 1 megabyte of secondary cache, while the 1.8 GHz has 2 megabytes. For more information contact Thales online at www.cetia.com.