AAEON’s new full-size form factor single board computer, FSB-868G-B, is based on the use of Intel Core 2 Duo LGA 775/ Pentium D / Pentium 4 processors.
     FSB-868G-B utilizes Intel LGA 775 Pentium 4 CPU with high CPU core frequencies up to 3.8GHz, Pentium D up to 3.6GHz and Core 2 Duo up to 2.66GHz with the Front Side Bus (FSB) running from 533 to 1066MHz.
     FSB-868G-B supports dual channel DDRII 533/667 system memory up to 4GB.
     The VGA controller of FSB-868G-B integrates the Intel 945G chipset with core frequency up to 400MHz and integrates GMA950 2D/3D graphics accelerator to provide higher performance to graphic processing.
     AAEON has Intel’s long-term supply commitment and guarantees the product’s long-life cycle.
     In addition to the powerful computing engine, FSB-868G-B is equipped with USB2.0 ports, one Mini-DIN PS/2 keyboard & mouse connector, one IrDA header and one standard Floppy Disk Drive.
     Moreover, it supports Ultra ATA 100, four SATA II and CompactFlash Type II storages.
     These versatile expansion interfaces bring FSB-868-B great flexibility to serve varying application demands.
     Its huge capacity and excellent compatibility are also ideal for system integrators for system planning and device combinations.
     FSB-868-B deploys two PCI-Express LAN control ICs, Marvell 88E8036/88E8053, for supporting two 10/100/1000Base-TX Ethernet ports for network connection.
     This flexible feature provides networking access abilities for high-speed applications such as gateway, VPN, and Mini-server.
     The AAEON FSB-868G-B full-size CPU card is designed to fulfill the requirements of rugged applications that demand high speed and stable computing performance.
     AAEON has acquired a good reputation in the IPC market by offering outstanding Embedded Single Board Computers since its establishment in 1992.
     In addition, AAEON has shown its continuing concern about the issue of environmental protection by proposing fanless and lower power platform solutions with containing less banned substances regulated by environment related directives or regulations.
     For additional product information and the latest corporate events at AAEON, visit www.aaeon.com.

Beckhoff creates Chinese subsidiary

     Beckhoff has set a new milestone in the intensification of trade relationships within China. The former “Beckhoff Representative Office” in Shanghai is now operating as an autonomous subsidiary company and has been trading as a self-contained company.
     Beckhoff has been active in the Chinese market for a decade: after being represented by a distributor from 1997 to 2001, the first representative office was opened in Beijing in 2001.
     Because of rapid business development, an office in Shanghai followed in 2003 and in Guangzhou in 2004 to be even more accessible for customers in East and South China.
     The company China headquarters (www.beckhoff.com.cn) was subsequently relocated from Beijing to the financial metropolis of Shanghai.
     With a 2005 change in Chinese law that allowed foreign investors to found Chinese sales companies with 100 % foreign shareholding, Beckhoff decided to convert the representative office into a self-contained sales organization.
     “This move offers a range of advantages such as direct marketing of components via Beckhoff China, an extended range of services covering training, service and support, and rapid availability of Beckhoff products from a local warehouse,” said Kai Ristau, International Sales Manager of Beckhoff Automation. “It enables us to change our modus operandi for the Chinese market. After 10 years in China, Beckhoff has already become a brand for automation products, but this step will lead to even higher acceptance in the Chinese market.”
     Beckhoff is one of the pioneers of PC-based automation:
     The first PC control system was delivered by the company as early as 1986. Beckhoff Industrial PCs are characterised by a wealth of technology know-how accumulated over recent years. In combination with the TwinCAT automation software, they offer a high-performance control system for PLC, NC and CNC functionalities.
     The central divisions of Beckhoff, such as development, production, administration, distribution, marketing, support and service are located at the Beckhoff Automation GmbH headquarters in Verl, Germany.
     Rapidly growing presence in the international market is taking place through subsidiaries in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, as well as Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the USA.
     Through worldwide co-operation with partners, Beckhoff is represented in more than 60 countries.
     Beckhoff implements open automation systems based on PC Control technology.
     The product range of the company covers Industrial PCs, I/O and Fieldbus Components, Drive Technology and automation software. Products that can be used as separate components or integrated into a complete and seamless control system are available for all industries.
     The Beckhoff “New Automation Technology” philosophy stands for universal and open control and automation solutions that are used worldwide in a wide variety of different applications, ranging from CNC-controlled machine tools to intelligent building automation.
     Beckhoff has expanded the industrial motherboards line of business into an independent product segment, with in-house board development, design and production.
     Beckhoff can thus offer Industrial PCs and Embedded PCs in all performance classes with Motherboards developed in-house.
     Their own board and BIOS development initiatives enable Beckhoff to respond more quickly to new technologies in the PC market and to customer-specific requirements.
     All typical form factors such as ATX, slot CPU, 3.5” board and PC/104 are supported. Beckhoff offers these form factors with consistent chipsets:
     The Intel 855 chipset, for example, is available for all board types.
     This enables development of a device family with identical structure. A further advantage of Beckhoff Motherboards is long-term availability. Boards are made available for a minimum of five years.
     Beckhoff industrial boards are optimized for industrial PC-based control applications: The Ethernet ports of the Motherboards are well suited to run EtherCAT, the real-time Ethernet fieldbus featuring extreme fast control performance, flexible topology and simple configuration.
     EtherCAT together with a powerful CPU can be utilized for submillisecond control cycles in all areas. In addition to long-standing experience, another factor driving the development of our comprehensive IPC product portfolio is customer-orientation.
     Over ten IPC series with a wide range of basic PC types form the basis of our product range.
     For any type of application, a suitable control computer can be configured from a large number of devices and options.
     The PC housing is made from stainless steel and varies in size between paperback format to 14-slot passive backplane, depending on the device type.
     In addition to long-term availability of the built-in processors and motherboards, Beckhoff also offers full commissioning of all integrated components, including software and different drives.
     Customized solutions can also be realized for optimum adaptation to the respective task.
     For more information about the company, visit www.beckhoff.com.