Roy Schestowitz wrote:
Artila's New Matrix-520 Industrial Grade Box Computer
,----[ Quote ] Artila Electronics Co., Ltd., an emerging
force in the industrial PC solutions field, announced their
new ARM9-based, Linux-ready, industrial box computer -- the
Matrix-520. [...] Linux kernel version 2.6 serves as
the Matrix-520's open and powerful development platform
matched with a journaling flash file system (JFFS2), a
handy busybox utility collection, and secure network utilities
including SSH, SCP, and the popular boa web server. This
Linux package provides everything necessary for many
embedded applications. `----
http://news.tmcnet.com/news/it/-artilas-new-matrix-520-industrial-grade-box-computer-/2007/05/04/2582507.htm
This is good news. A processor capable of being air cooled
convectively (i.e., hot air rising from the cooling fins on heat
sink draws in cooler air to dissipate heat) will be more robust.
There is no cooling fan to fail and compromise cooling;
convective cooling air is of slow enough velocity to not draw in
dust to clog cooling fins and degrade cooling, requiring periodic
labour to maintain.
That coupled with the robustness of Linux makes for a good
hardened server system. It should serve well in the industrial
environment, would also serve well in applications like
distributed intelligent metering, facilities energy management
control systems, computer and telecommunications network routing
infrastructures.
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Cheers, Rafael
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