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| 2010-03-02 |
Diamond Reveals World’s First FeaturePak DAQ Module |
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Diamond today unveiled the world’s first data acquisition I/O module compatible with the newly-introduced FeaturePak embedded I/O expansion module standard. Despite its diminutive size, the FP-DAQ1616 integrates Diamond’s newest and fastest analog I/O technology and interfaces to the host system via PCI Express. |
| 2010-03-02 |
Compact Boardset Merges COM Express With Triple-Play I/O |
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New COM Express-sized Magellan embedded-ready subsystem (ERS), combines the benefits of computer-on-modules (COMs) with those of stackable single-board computers (SBCs). System manufacturers no longer need to design a custom carrier to deploy COM Express modules. |
| 2010-03-02 |
COM Express Modules Take the Heat |
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New family of COM Express computer-on-modules (COMs) is based on Intel’s low-power, high-performance Atom and Core processors. The moduels are rated for operation over enhanced (-20 to +71 deg. C) and extended (-40 to +85 deg. C) temperature ranges. |
| 2010-03-02 |
Diamond Systems Joins Qseven Consortium |
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Diamond will support standard and custom Qseven computer-on-module (COM) baseboards in conjunction with its off-the-shelf FeaturePak I/O modules, and will offer Qseven COMs as options in its custom solutions service offerings. |
| 2010-03-02 |
FeaturePak Standard Launches at Embedded World |
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Diamond and seven other companies in the global embedded computing market today jointly unveiled the FeaturePak standard and products. The FeaturePak specification -- originated by Diamond -- defines tiny, application-oriented personality modules that snap into low-cost, low-profile sockets on single board computers (SBCs), computer-on-module (COM) baseboards, and full-custom electronic circuit boards. |
| 2010-01-07 |
Rugged SBCs Gain Windows Embedded SDKs |
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Diamond Systems today launched a series of Windows® Embedded Software Development Kits (SDKs) for its PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expandable Athena II, Hercules II, Helios, and Pegasus SBCs.
Each SDK includes a tiny solid-state IDE “flashdisk” module – preloaded with a Windows Embedded CE 6.02 R2 or Windows Embedded Standard (formerly “Windows XP Embedded”) OS image – that plugs directly into one of Diamond’s SBCs, ready to boot and run immediately. With all required drivers pre-configured and ready to use, these bootable flashdisks complement Diamond’s reliable processor modules to create fully solid-state Windows Embedded-based small form factor computers. |
| 2009-12-16 |
Diamond Spins Linux 2.6.23 SDKs |
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Diamond Systems today launched a series of Linux Software Development Kits (SDKs). Each SDK includes a tiny solid-state IDE “flashdisk” module – preloaded with a Linux® OS – that plugs directly into one of Diamond’s SBC or ERS products, ready to boot and run immediately. With all required drivers pre-configured and ready to use, these Linux-bootable flashdisks complement Diamond’s reliable processor modules to create solid-state Linux-based embedded computers |
| 2009-11-13 |
Compact, Ruggedized, Fanless System Expands Flexibly |
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Diamond Systems today launched a series of compact, rugged, reliable, low-power systems aimed at high-reliability data acquisition and control applications. The Octavio “embedded application servers” are based on Diamond’s field-proven, PC/104-expandable Helios and Athena II single board computers. |
| 2009-09-22 |
Extended Temperature COM Boasts Core 2 Duo Performance |
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Diamond Systems launches a series of ETX 3.0 compliant computer-on-module (COM) products based on Intel’s LV and ULV Core 2 Duo and Core Duo processors. The modules operate over an extended temperature range of -40 to +85oC, making them suitable for performance- and reliability-critical applications, including aerospace, defense, transportation, energy management, and industrial automation. |
| 2009-07-21 |
ETX 3.0 CPU Module Targets Harsh Environments |
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Diamond Systems launches an ETX 3.0 compliant computer-on-module (COM) based on Intel’s low-power, high-performance Atom N270 processor. The ETX-N270 is aimed at defense, transportation, energy management, industrial automation, and medical applications. |
| 2009-07-16 |
Diamond Meshes Atom, ETX, and PC/104-Plus |
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Diamond launches Pluto, a compact, I/O-rich, board-level embedded computer based on an Intel Atom processor and featuring modular PC/104-Plus expansion. |
| 2009-05-21 |
ETX COMs for Real-World Applications |
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Diamond unveils a family of ETX 3.0-compatible Computer-on-Module products along with a comprehensive offering of development and customization services. |
| 2008-07-29 |
New Members Added to Popular Hercules II EBX Single Board Computer Family |
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July 29, 2008. San Jose, CA. Diamond Systems Corporation today announced four new members of its popular Hercules II EBX single board computer family. The new HRC800-5N512 model offers 512MB of RAM and no data acquisition. Three new Hercules II models are available with an enhanced temperature range of -20oC to 70oC as compared to the extended operating temperature range of -40oC to 85oC and offer the same full breadth of functionality as the current models, including on-board data acquisition, digital I/O, power supply and soldered RAM. |
| 2008-07-29 |
Diamond Systems Selected as Kontron ETX Certified Design Partner |
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Eching, Germany, July 2, 2008 – Kontron and Diamond Systems have entered a strategic partnership under Kontron’s ETX® Certified Design Partner program that bundles Kontron’s highly scalable ETX Computer-on-Modules with Diamond Systems’ small form factor boards for I/O intensive data acquisition applications. As a Kontron ETX® Certified Design Partner, Diamond Systems will deliver off-the-shelf and customized carrier boards for embedded applications that require state-of-the-art analog and digital I/O technology and extensive serial communications. |
| 2008-07-29 |
Diamond Systems Ushers in a New Era in Modular Computing For Stackable Single Board Computer Users |
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April 16, 2008. San Jose, California. Diamond Systems Corporation today unveiled a new design methodology that reduces costs, reduces risk and simplifies designs for traditional users of stackable single board computers (SBCs). The new paradigm consists of off-the-shelf application-specific I/O-intensive computer-on-module (COM) carrier baseboards to be used with industry-standard off-the-shelf ETX CPUs. Using this approach, a two board “sandwich” (ETX CPU plus baseboard) provides a complete application solution which may have previously required three, four, five or more stackable I/O modules in addition to a CPU card. |
| 2008-06-18 |
ULTRA HIGH INTEGRATION EPIC SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER FEATURES A BROAD ARRAY OF REAL-WORLD I/O WITH FLEXIBLE CPU PERFORMANCE TO 1.4GHz |
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February 26, 2008. Nuremberg, Germany. Diamond Systems Corporation, a leading supplier of PC/104 I/O modules and highly integrated single board computers (SBCs) with on-board data acquisition, today announced Neptune, the industry’s highest integration and most scalable EPIC form factor Single Board Computer. Neptune uses a modular CPU architecture to offer an unusually wide processor performance range as well as to pack an unprecedented amount of I/O into a tiny 4.5” x 6.5” (115mm x 165mm) EPIC footprint. |
| 2008-06-18 |
ATHENA II HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU WITH ADVANCED DATA ACQUISITION |
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Diamond Systems announced availability of the Athena II SBC, a family of 2-in-1 compact SBCs with integrated data acquisition. Athena II combines state-of-the-art CPU and I/O technology with Diamond Systems’ renowned high accuracy analog data acquisition circuitry on a single board, saving space and reducing cost in embedded computer systems. The Athena II SBC family is a technology update of the popular Athena SBC family, bringing additional performance at the same price while maintaining backward compatibility to support long customer product lifecycles. |
| 2008-02-26 |
DIAMOND SYSTEMS AND KONTRON ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP TO BRING COMPUTER-ON-MODULES TO I/O-INTENSIVE MARKETS WORLDWIDE |
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February 26, 2008. Nuremburg, Germany. Diamond Systems Corporation and Kontron announced a strategic partnership at the Embedded World show to deliver high integration “single board” solutions using Kontron ETX modules with Diamond Systems off-the-shelf and custom I/O intensive carrier boards. As a cornerstone of the agreement, Diamond Systems will develop and produce carrier boards to meet the unique requirements of embedded designs requiring analog and/or digital I/O, extensive serial communications and/or wide-ranging DC power input. Diamond Systems will then select from a wide performance range of Kontron Computer-on-Module (COM) CPU offerings to deliver complete yet flexible, fully integrated solutions to the customer. |
| 2007-11-14 |
POSEIDON SBC WITH ADVANCED DATA ACQUISITION NOW SHIPPING |
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Diamond Systems Corporation, a leading supplier of PC/104 I/O modules and highly integrated single board computers (SBCs) with on-board data acquisition, today announced the Poseidon SBC, the industry’s highest performance EPIC SBC with integrated data acquisition, is shipping in volume. Poseidon combines state-of-the-art CPU and I/O technology with Diamond Systems’ renowned highaccuracy data acquisition circuitry on a single board. |
| 2007-11-14 |
HERCULES II SBC RESTARTS LIFECYCLE FOR POPULAR EMBEDDED BOARD FAMILIES |
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Upgrade to the popular Hercules EBX Single Board Computer, improves performance, extends the life of the product through 2010 and provides the most cost efficient migration path for end-of-life EBX and EPIC SBCs which utilized Via Eden processors or Intel Celeron / Pentium III processors with the Via Twister-T chipset. |
| 2006-04-03 |
Ultra-high integration EPIC SBC combines 2.0GHz CPU performance with advanced data acquisition on a single board |
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New wide temperature Poseidon Epic-format SBC reduces size, weight and cost while increasing reliability for a broad set of embedded applications. Poseidon combines the VIA Eden® ULV or VIA C7® processor running at speeds up to 2.0GHz with Diamond Systems’ patented automatically autocalibrating A/D circuitry on a single board. This is an ideal combination for embedded applications requiring high CPU performance and data acquisition capability, such as military systems, transportation systems, in-vehicle control, sophisticated medical instruments and industrial control systems. |
| 2006-04-03 |
FPGA-based PC/104 Digital I/O Module Enhances Configurability and Flexibility in Embedded Applications |
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Initial GPIO-MM release provides 48 programmable direction digital I/O signals, 16 fixed direction I/O signals, 10 16-bit counter / timers and the ability to reconfigure in the field. GPIO-MM is based on a Xilinx Spartan II FPGA. Use of an FPGA to implement the digital I/O logic allows the GPIO-MM hardware to be reprogrammed, in the field if necessary, to serve multiple PC/104 I/O applications with different digital I/O requirements. |
| 2006-04-03 |
Multifunction networking / communications module speeds and simplifies development of vehicle-based applications |
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Janus MM PC/104 expansion module that incorporates dual CAN bus interfaces and optional GPS and/or wireless modem capability on a single board. Utilizing only a single “slot” in a PC/104 stack, Janus MM enables the creation of compact vehicle-based applications that can communicate on the vehicle network, determine the vehicle’s location, and exchange information with a central location. Such applications can be found in trucks, buses, trains, delivery vehicles, police cars, ambulances and fire trucks. |
| 2006-03-06 |
New PC/104 Module Offers 8 Multi-Protocol Serial Ports |
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The new Emerald-MM-8P offers 8 multi-protocol serial ports on one PC/104 module. Each port\'s protocol, I/O address, and interrupt level are programmable. Supported protocols include RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485. In RS-485 both echo and non-echo modes are supported. Max baud rate is 460.8kbps for all protocols. Emerald-MM-8P also has 8 digital I/O lines with programmable direction. Operating temperature is -40 to +85C. |
| 2005-09-11 |
Board Support Packages for VxWorks and Windows CE.NET |
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Diamond Systems announces new board support packages for Wind River VxWorks 5.5 and Microsoft Windows CE.NET operating systems. These BSPs work with our Hercules and Athena embedded CPU boards. Software development kits are available to demonstrate the execution of these embedded operating systems on our CPU boards.
In addition, our Universal Driver programming library for data acquisition has been expanded to provide programming support for our full line of I/O boards, as well as the data acquisition circuitry on our Hercules and Athena CPU boards. Universal Driver is free to all Diamond Systems customers and may be downloaded from our website.
For information on our board support packages and software development kits, click here.
for information on our Universal Driver programming library, click here. |
| 2005-07-20 |
New Rugged Opto-Isolated Serial Port Module |
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Our newest PC/104 serial port board, EMM-OPTO-XT, offers 4 RS-232/422/485 serial ports with opto-isolation. Each serial port is isolated from the other ports and from the system electronics with 1000V AC/DC protection. You can mix and match serial protocols to meet your application needs. Protocols, addresses, and interrupt levels are selected with jumpers. A ruggedized version with custom hardwired settings is also available. The board is tested and guaranteed for -40 to +85C operation. A 24-line digital I/O circuit based on an 82C55 chip is also included on the board. Click here to visit the product datasheet. |
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