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  The Aries PC/104-Plus single board computer from Diamond Systems uses the Intel “Bay Trail” E3800 series processor to deliver an unmatched combination of performance, price and power consumption. Packed with real-world features, Aries provides a complete solution for most

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The Anaconda is a low power embedded computer designed on a standard EBX form factor. It is powered by a DMP Vortex86DX2 processor that enables the entire board to use less than 5.5W (typ.). Several I/O interfaces, multiple expansions buses, and thermal management options provide systems designers with flexibility and lower overall system cost.

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VMIX104 - PAL/NTSC Video Overlay Controller for PC/104

The VMIX104 is a low power real time Video Overlay Controller capable of accepting up to 4 PAL/NTSC signals plus Text and Graphics overlay. The resulting information, with up to 4 live video windows, is output as high quality composite PAL/NTSC signal suitable for driving a wide range of display devices.

The VMIX104 offloads compute-intensive video processing allowing the unit to be hosted by a low end PC/104 computer over standard 8/16-bit PC/104 bus. Built-in video multiplexers allow selection of 4 concurrent sources from a total of up to 8 cameras. Any of the 4 selected inputs can be re-sized, cropped, re-positioned and overlayed or Alpha-blended with text/graphics and output to PAL/NTSC. Viewing modes include side-by-side, quadrant display, picture-in-picture etc providing a high degree of video overlay flexibility.

The VMIX104 is supported by a suite of drivers for Windows-NT/2000/ XP and Linux.

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VTV2000IS - VGA to TV Scan Converter for PC/104

The VTV2000IS is a scan converter board that accepts non-interlaced VGA signals at up to 2048×1536 resolution from a PC or Macintosh computer for conversion to broadcast-quality NTSC or PAL RS170/TV signals.

Unlike conventional scan converters, the VTV2000IS features on-board Frame Store and a DSP unit which performs scan conversion, flicker filtering, scaling and colour space conversion in the digital domain.

The processed video data is sent to the digital video encoder for conversion into broadcast-quality composite and S-Video signals (PAL/NTSC) or RS170.

The VTV2000IS features an on-board micro controller allowing it to operate completely standalone without run-time control from an external system. The settings of the card can be modified via a serial link, with application specific configuration able to be stored to the non-volatile storage of the card.

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