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Single Board Computer Overview
 Single Board Computers
Single board computers are standard off-the-
shelf computer modules, that come in different
formfactors and work with different expansion
concepts – for example using a passive back-
plane or in a straight stack.
The most common SBCs are PC/104, 3.5" and
EPIC cards.
 Advantages of SBCs
SBCs work right out-of-the-box with instant
availability and almost zero time to mar-
ket. All interfaces and most functionalities
are onboard. Standard accessories are like-
wise off-the-shelf and contribute to the
ultimate fast system set-up. Modules on
the other hand, always need a custom
backplane that requires detailed R&D
knowledge and development time – even
to connect to a mouse or hard drive – so
their time-to-market is longer and R&D
costs are higher compared to an SBC.

The Board Families
MOPS + EPIC are PC/104-Plus processor
boards, and are fully PC/104 Consortium
Specifi cation compliant.
JRex are 3.5" embedded SBCs.
JFLEX are cost-effective I/O expansions for
JRex.
 The Family Features
All Kontron MOPS, EPIC and JRex boards
feature unifi ed mechanical and electrical in-
terface layouts. This allows 100% accessory
re-use and even 100% chassis re-use deliver-
ing the easiest possible product up- and down-
grades.
Changing SBC involves minimal risk and costs,
since the accessories and chassis do not change
and even how they are attached stays the same.

Overview
 From AMD Geode ™ to
Intel ® Pentium ® M
 100% accessory re-use
 100% chassis re-use
 Full featured
EPIC
 From fanless low power up to
Intel ® Pentium ® M
 With PC/104 ISA! and PC/104-Plus PCI
extension for limitless I/O use
 Max. ATX-alike featureset,
max. cable reduction
 Lead free future
PC/104
 From 386 to
Intel ® Pentium ® M
 100% accessory re-use
 Full featured
SBC incl. I/O
SBC Modules incl. I/O
EPIC
JRex 3.5"
EPIC-CAGE
*available in USA, EMEA on request
JRex-IBOX
EPIC/CE incl. I/O
MOPS
Horizon 104
*available in USA, EMEA on request
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JRex 3.5"/JRex-IBOX
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EPIC
p. 32
PC/104
p. 30