The Ampro Advantage
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Ampro AdvantageFor more than 20 years, Ampro has contributed to the success of system companies large and small by providing rugged quality SBCs in the PC/104 and EBX form factors the company invented and by providing the first rugged ETX module for hostile environments. Ampro's EPIC and Mini-ITX products set a new standard for low-cost boards by providing embedded quality features not available with desktop quality boards. |
| Rugged Quality | Embedded/Commercial Quality | Desktop Quality |
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Ampro MiniModule™ |
Ampro COM Express |
Compare to desktop motherboards |
» Designed for embedded |
» Designed for embedded |
» Derived from PCs |
» -40°C to +85°C |
» 0°C to +60°C |
» 0°C to +40°C |
» Soldered CPU |
» Soldered CPU |
» Socketed CPU |
» Fanless |
» Fanless |
» Fan/CPU cooler |
» Commercial & Industrial grade |
» Commercial & Industrial grade |
» Commercial grade components |
» Shock, vibration, HALT |
» N/A |
» N/A |
» High MTBF |
» Average MTBF |
» Low MTBF |
» High temp plastic connectors |
» Low temp plastic connectors |
» Low temp plastic connectors |
» PC/104 or mezzanine expansion |
» PC/104 or PCI slot expansion |
» PCI slots |
» Minimum jumper setup - software controls options |
» Minimum jumper setup - software control options |
» Extensive jumper setup required |
» Embedded BIOS extensions |
» Embedded BIOS extensions |
» Desktop BIOS |
» Change notifications |
» Change notifications |
» Components change without notice |
» Single input voltage |
» Single input voltage |
» Multiple input voltages |
» Minimum 3 year warranty |
» Minimum 1 year warranty |
» 90 day warranty typical |
» Conformal coating available |
» Conformal coating available |
» N/A |
» End-of-life notification and last-time buy opportunity |
» End-of-life notification and last-time buy opportunity |
» No last-time-buy opportunity |
