Wide-Temperature Box PC supports 2nd Gen Intel Sandy Bridge CPU.

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Able to operate from -20 to +70°C in harsh environments, fanless EC-5500 series supports second generation Intel® Core(TM) i7/i5/i3 and Celeron® Sandy Bridge mobile series processors. Vibration and shock resistant unit offers various I/O options: 6 USB, 5 max GbE LAN, DVI-D/HDMI and VGA dual display, CFast, SUMIT(TM) A/B, and two 2.5 in. SATA 6 Gpbs HDD/SSD, and 2 eSATA. Also, support for dual-channel SO-DIMM DDR3 (1,333/1,066 MHz) up to 16 GB enhances system performance.



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Vecow the True 1st Wide-temperature Box PC Supports 2nd Gen Intel® Sandy Bridge Processor Around the World



Taipei, Taiwan - Vecow Co., Ltd., a front-runner in the application fields of industrial automation, high-speed data acquisition, and video surveillance, today proudly presents EC-5500 series, High-Performance Fanless Embedded Controller, which enables to integrated 2nd Gen Intel® Core(TM) i7, i5, i3, and Celeron® Sandy Bridge mobile series processors equips maximum 5 GbE LANs, DVI-D/HDMI and VGA dual display, CFast, SUMIT(TM) A, B, and two 2.5" SATA 6Gp/s HDD/SSDs, and 2 eSATA ports, plus with superior fanless thermal and housing structure enables systems operating under -20ºC to +70ºC. Designed for harsh operation environment, wide vibration and shocks resistances, and high flexibility of card expansion, EC-5500 Series suits for a broad range of embedded applications, including security and surveillance solutions, digital signage, industrial automation, machine automation, in-vehicle platforms, and intelligent transportation systems.

The new 2nd Gen Intel® Core(TM) processors offer embedded designers a number of important upgrades including multiple CPU cores, an integrated graphics processor, an extended instruction set, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, and remote management support. Backed by Hyper-Threading and Virtualization technology of Intel®, Sandy Bridge processors have maximum four cores and eight threads that enhance the multitasking ability. This scalable architecture can be optimized for individual embedded applications and provides performance, I/O, thermal conductivity and power use enhancements. 2nd Gen integrates QM67 graphics subsystem and with EC-5500 dual video out ports (DVI-D/HDMI and VGA), when the task is graphics intensive, EC-5500 series can provide winged fast performance and HD-quality output. A number of Intel technologies supports speedy platform control, high resolution multi-display graphic, and advanced security possibility.

Overcoming the memory bottleneck, EC-5500 series supports dual channel SO-DIMM DDR3 1333/1066MHz up to 16GB for boosting system performance. To designate a wide range of applications, EC-5500 series feature with variety I/O and interfaces. Including 6 USB, maximum 5 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet ports, CFast , 2 eSATA, 2 mini-PCIe, DC-Jack Connector, 3 RS-232 and 1 RS-232/485/422, 8 in/out GPIO, and 2 SATA III (6Gb/s) 2.5" HDD/SSD connectors, EC-5500 can be the answer to the almost every embedded system applications. In order to satisfy diverse requirements of in-vehicle and industrial markets, EC-5500 series are constructed with wide DC input range from 6 to 36 voltages to ensure system stability and safety. Specifically designed for flexible data storage and security, EC-5500-3R/5R series equipped with 2 front-panel access SATA III (6Gb/s) 2.5" removable HDD/SSD trays with key lock. For different application, Vecow also provide Isolated DIO and SUMIT A, B enable better power supply protection and various I/O adoptions to select.

Integrated all outstanding features, the new EC-5500 series are ideal solutions for various applications, for example, in-vehicle surveillance, factory/machine automation, medicine and healthcare, digital signage and environment monitoring. More information about Vecow EC-5500 series Extended Fanless Embedded System may be found on the company's website at www.vecow.com .

About Vecow Co., Ltd.
Vecow has been devoted to designing and developing high quality products with innovative technology since it was founded. Our application fields of factory/machine automation, high-speed data acquisition, DIO, digital signage, medical and home automation, and in-vehicle and environment surveillance are credited to Vecow high-efficient design services.

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