Probably the most versatile PC/104 PSU in the world

This typically means that the other voltage rails are 100% idle, simply consuming energy and generating heat. The SMT1024 can be built and even upgraded after deployment with any combination of 30W of +3.3V; 30W of +5V; 30W of +12V or a nominal 3W for the -12V voltage-rail to offer legacy PCI/104 compatibility.

Flemming Christensen, Managing Director of Sundance Multiprocessor Technology, comments: “The legacy of PC/104 goes back more than 20 years and it was the norm to have multiple power-rails, as most semiconductors required +/- 12V and +/-5V, whereas current semiconductor require an even longer list of voltage-rails from 0.8V to 5V. The PC/104 world was calling for a better PC/104 PSU design concept and the SMT1024 is Sundance’s reply.”

The SMT1024 overcomes another design requirement of the modern embedded system in respect to 1500V total I/O isolation between the ‘Consuming’ power and the ‘Providing’ power. This has been enabled with Traco Ultra Compact DC-DC converter modules with 92% efficiency, at full industrial temperature range and fully protected for surge transients up to EN-61000-4-5 level. Additionally, the SMT1024 has thermal protection that will shut-down the PSU at 115 degrees (Celsius).

The conventional way to build embedded solutions for the typical PC/104 enclosures has involved multiple cables from the PC/104 PCB to either a side-panel or a bottom-panel of a PC/104 canister enclosure. Although flexible, as individual proprietary connectors can be chosen, it does introduce a high level of manual handling with risk of mistakes, cable faults and shorts from overheating. Many High Reliability systems stipulate that internal casing cables are no longer an acceptable option. The SMT1024 has eliminated this issue with a break-out PCB that holds the 10V to 36V DC input power connectors. Variations are possible that provide IP-68 ingress protection in suitable enclosures, like the ICE range from ICOP Technologies.

The SMT1024 has an optional Power-over-Ethernet module, based on the Infomart PEM3100 series modules, that replaces the typical AC-DC brick PSU and at the same time connects to an infrastructure network, either locally or globally.

“The SmartPhone is a disruptive innovation in terms of our social life for good and bad, but the SmartPhone has driven the semiconductor industry forward during the current down-turn and has created a whole new level of integration to reduce the overall power-consumptions. This ultimately has benefits for the Embedded Computer market, as it’s now possible to design a complete PC-solution on a power budget below 24 watts. The significant of the 24W is important in the ‘Always Connected World’ of ours, as that is the limited of the current Power-Over-Ethernet IEEE 802.3at-2009 standard,” Christensen concluded.

Pricing for SMT1024 starts at US $395.00 for a single power-rail. The SMT1024 and all its variations are available on typical 6-8 weeks lead-time.