EPIC (form factor)

Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing (EPIC) is a computer form factor, a standard for an industrial-quality SBC that at 6.5 × 4.5 inches (165 × 114 mm) fits in size between PC/104-Plus and EBX standards.[1][2]

History

The EPIC standard was developed by a combined effort from WinSystems, VersaLogic, Octagon Systems, Micro/sys, and Ampro. Single board computers using this standard were available as early as 2004.[3]

Features

It supports both PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expansion, for which hundreds of I/O modules available. It allows I/O connections to be implemented as either pin headers or PC-style ("real world") connectors. The standard provides specific I/O zones to implement functions such as Ethernet, serial ports, digital and analog I/O, video, wireless, and various application-specific interfaces. It also supports high speed serial buses like PCI Express.

References
  1. Electrical Design News. Rogers Publishing Company. 2005. p. 17.
  2. "Choose the Right Single Board Computer for Your Application". Engineering.com, Ian Wright January 12, 2016 |
  3. "WinSystems introduces embedded Linux SBC". Computer Weekly, 20 Sep 2004
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