Rugged fleet computer runs Linux
Octagon Systems announced a ruggedized mobile computer for police, taxi, medical, trucking, transit system, and mesh security network applications. The Linux-ready Fleet Core computer offers an Intel Atom N270, GPS, and gigabit Ethernet, and provides fanless operation over a -25 to 70 deg. C temperature range, says the company.
Octagon Systems has been making rugged computers since 1981, and has fielded Linux-ready rugged single board computers (SBCs) since at least 2003, with models such as the PCS-620. The Fleet Core builds on Octagon's rugged history with claimed MIL-STD-202G compliance for vibration and MIL-STD-214A for shock. The fanless computer also provides a -13 to 167 degrees F (-25 to 70 deg. C) operating temperature range, says Octagon.
Octagon's "Hedgehog" power supply technology is said to enable "superior protection from the severe transients common in mobile power systems, while remaining ATX-compatible," with claimed transient compliance exceeding SAE J1113-11 and ISO-7637-2-2004 standards. Power protection features include "smart shutdown" of the Linux or Windows XP/XPe operating system (OS) to protect data, says the company. (Linux or XPe can be supplied pre-installed and configured under OEM contract.)
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