VIA Technologies ART-5450, User Manual

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The ART-5450 is a fanless, compact and rugged embedded system
designed specifically for in-vehicle fleet management applications.
Its inclusion of various mobile and wireless protocols serves to
provide the necessary connectivity for maintaining proper
communications with a dispatch center.
The ART-5450 system is based on the Em-ITX mainboard form
factor stacked with the EMIO-3450 module and powered by a VIA
Nano E 1.0 GHz processor. The ART-5450 supports high
computing power operation with low power consumption. And it
is capable of handling a wide range DC power inputs from 7V to
36V in both AT and ATX modes.
The ART-5450 also uses a special design to handle the critical issue
of in-vehicle power management (ignition on/off, delay on/off,
schedule the maintenance power on / off time). The power
management system protects the ART-5450 from power surges —
guarding against damage from transient car power. With the
power management system it is capable of handling a wide range
DC power inputs from 10V to 30V.
The ART-5450 system supports dual-sided multiple I/O connectors
such as audio ports, USB 2.0 ports, configurable COM ports, VGA
port, LVDS ports, Gigabit Ethernet ports, CompactFlash slot, and
SIM card slot.
The ART-5450 system offers an expansive array of connectivity
options including a 20 channel GPS receiver and Wireless LAN. In
addition, it supports a variety of common mobile network
protocols such as 3.5G, 2G, WCDMA, EDGE, and GPRS.
The ART-5450’s system chassis is a robust aluminum alloy and
designed to support mounting to a floor bed or side-panel of a
vehicle.
These combined features make the ART-5450 ideally suited for
wireless, in-vehicle system and fleet management applications.