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VIA EPIA-M860 Mini-ITX board
Steatite has launched the VIA EPIA-M860 Mini-ITX board, which is designed to offer a complete platform for demanding digital signage, media terminals, infotainment devices and online streaming video.
Combining a 1.2GHz VIA Nano E-Series processor with the VIA VX900 media system chipset, the VIA EPIA-M860 offers PCI, PCIe and Mini PCIe support, combined with mainstream DDR3 memory and both ATX and DC-in power support.
Designed as a fully featured entry-level VX900 board, it is the first EPIA board that supports Windows Embedded POSReady 7, a flexible operating system designed to connect point of service (POS) solutions with peripherals, servers, services and the cloud.
A fanless 1.2GHz VIA Nano E-Series processor is joined by the VIA VX900 media system processor, providing DirectX 9.0 integrated graphics, clear HD audio and Gigabit networking.
The VIA VX900 system supports up to 4GB of DDR3 1,066MHz system memory and offers video acceleration for MPEG-2, VC-1, H.264, WMV9 and Blu-Ray HD video formats.
Rear panel I/O includes a GigaLAN port, an HDMI port, a VGA port, four USB 2.0 ports, a serial port connector, a DC-in jack (manufacturing option) and both line-out and mic-in jacks.
On-board connectors include a PCIe Gen2 x1 slot, a Mini-PCIe socket, and a PCI slot, two SATA connections, two voltage-selectable RS-232 pin headers (selectable to 5V/12V), two USB pin-headers for three ports, a SMBus header and digital I/O, including GPI and GPO options.
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