System Overview
ROBO-8773VG User’s Manual
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Chapter 1
System Overview
1.1 Introduction
ROBO-8773VG, a cost-effective PICMG 1.0 single board computer (SBC). Based on
the Intel
®
865G chipset and LGA 775 socket, the ROBO-8773VG SBC supports latest
Intel
®
Pentium
®
4, Pentium
®
D and Celeron
®
D processor. It offers entry-level
opportunity to the remarkable LGA 775 processors and the ability to transition
applications from the socket 478 processors while remaining within any existing
budget constraints. With LGA 775 package CPU support feature, ROBO-8773VG
SBC is the ideal cost-effective solution for applications in medical equipment,
industrial automation, process control, semiconductor equipment and network
security markets.
There is no escaping the fact these days that users have to keep an eye on their
competition and the other on their budget and that’s the very reason they can rely on
ROBO-8773VG and it is just one example of several levels of products Portwell can
supply to help our customers enhance their solutions portfolio, whether they are
entry-level, value or performance.
The Intel
®
865G chipset has already gained a solid reputation among users as the
most competitively priced of Intel
®
latest chipsets in a variety of computing
platforms. Portwell implemented the Intel
®
865G chipset for this very reason. It is
a market approved legacy Intel
®
chipset and supports the necessary functions for
industrial applications at an enviable cost/performance ratio. The ROBO-8773VG
single board computer also features Gigabit Ethernet ports and dual SATA
connectors plus dual IDE channels; one FDD channel; six USB 2.0 ports; dual serial
ports, a parallel port; GPIO and Watchdog timer.
