Here's the response I got from Adaptive Systems regarding pricing of the nC52 modular embedded PC. -Paul > Dear Mr. McCarty, > > Thank you for your interest in the embedded PC products available from > Adaptive Systems, Inc. I apologize for the length of this response but it > seems to be the best way to clarify how our products work and what is > needed to design a system. > > To utilize our system there are two modules required. The Processor Module > and the System Management Module. After that you can choose the other > modules based on your feature set requirements. Our modules are targeted > for use in hand-held or portable devices where size and battery life are > critical. The flexibility offered by our products allow you to take these > off-the-shelf components, integrate them in your specific packaging and get > to market on-time with minimal product development cost. > > The other four modules currently available are: VGA, Super I/O, PCMCIA and > Sound. We do have several additional modules in development currently which > will be announced in Q3, 1998. > > An additional system component is the custom carrier board (CCB) to which > the modules attach. It is typically a passive board designed to your > specific form-factor and gives you several advantages over the typical bird > cage and cable systems other embedded solutions offer. > > 1) Hard wired: no cables to connectors resulting in maximum reliability > 2) Conserves space in the enclosure: save over 25% in total package size > 3) Becomes part of system: takes product quickly into production, cuts down > on assembly costs > > We can also put active circuitry on the CCB if you have special proprietary > features. Also, you can design your own carrier board if you wish, we would > make the details available to allow such activity. Typically, we can have a > CCB completed in about 6 weeks after receipt of the final spec. There is an > NRE charge for this service but, we are told our charges are very > reasonable and it takes the burden off your engineers who can then focus on > your specific value add. > > Pricing is dependent on a number of factors like how much DRAM or FLASH you > need, volume/year and whether you would do the CCB. > > Questions: > Please advise by return message the amount of DRAM you require on the > Processor Module: 4-8-16 or 32MB? Also, how much FLASH do you require on > the System Management Module: 512KB, 1-2-4-8MB? (If you plan to use WinCE > you would need 8MB FLASH). What other system attributes do you need so I > can advise you of the modules required? > > We do offer Engineering Development Kits (EDK) that allow you to start your > development/integration activities. The EDK comes with a technical > reference manual that would answer most any engineering question you have > regarding integration of our modules into your specific product. If you > would like further info on the EDK please let me know. We offer both 486 > and 586 systems. The standard configuration of the EDK is: 486 Module with > 16MB DRAM or 586 Module with 32MB DRAM, System Management Module with 512KB > FLASH, VGA Module & Super I/O Module mounted on our generic Carrier Board. > Prices are $995.00 for the 486 version, and $1195.00 for the 586. We can > add the PCMCIA for $175.00 and Sound for $150.00. > > I look forward to receiving the answers to the above questions. > > If you want to give me a call to discuss any of the items above, please > feel free at 303-247-1317. > > Best regards, > > Dave Root -Paul -- R. Paul McCarty / DARS Coordinator // x52059 317 Lattimore Hall, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 Computers don't make errors; what they do, they do on purpose.-Dale/KOTH
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