American Industrial Systems (AIS) announced a digital signage device that runs Windows Embedded Standard 7 on a 2.4GHz Intel Core i5-520M processor. The DSK-i5XPC includes DisplayPort, DVI-D, HDMI, and VGA video outputs, a 2.5-inch hard disk drive, and 802.11a/b/g/n wireless networking, the company says.
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AIS’ new DSK-i5xPC appears more or less identical to the Winmate DSEK-10 that was announced last month, though we can’t say whether the device is actually manufactured by Winmate. In any case, the DSK-i5XPC again offers a platform that has been “validated” by Microsoft and Intel, and was said to “address the [digital signage] market’s need for a more streamlined, high-performance, and highly reliable solution.”
Like the Winmate version, the American Industrial Systems device will ship with Microsoft’s Windows Embedded Standard 7. A preinstalled OS image — in a 120-day evaluation version optimized for digital signage usage — is included along with a recovery DVD, AIS says.
The AIS DSK-i5XPC
According to AIS, the DSK-i5XPC uses Intel’s Core i5-520M, one of the embedded-specific CPUs launched by the chipmaker in January. The CPU has a base clock speed of 2.4GHz and Turbo Boost speed of 2.93GHz, dual cores, and a 35-Watt TDP. It’s teamed here, as intended, with Intel’s QM57 Express chipset.
AIS says the DSK-i5XPC has 4GB of DDR3 memory, supplied via two SODIMM sockets, plus a 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drive of unspecified capacity. Intel-supplied components also provide gigabit Ethernet and 802.11a/b/g/n wireless networking, the latter via a Mini PCI Express module (WiMax is orderable, the company says).
Ports on the DSK-i5XPC
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The DSK-i5XPC’s front panel (pictured above) includes audio jacks (mic in, line in, line out) and two USB 2.0 ports, says AIS. The rear panel (also above), meanwhile, has two more USB 2.0 ports, the gigabit Ethernet port, and four video outputs: DisplayPort, DVI-D, HDMI, and VGA. (The company does not cite potential resolutions nor how many of these outputs may be used at once.)
Features and specifications listed by AIS for the DSK-i5XPC include:
* Processor — Intel Core i5 520-M clocked at 2.4GHz
* Chipset — Intel QM57 Express
* Memory — 4GB of DDR3 RAM via two SODIMM slots
* Storage — 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drive
* Expansion — Mini PCI slot (occupied by WLAN card)
* Networking:
o LAN — 1 x gigabit Ethernet
o WLAN — 802.11a/b/g/n
o WiMAX (optional)
* Other I/O:
o 4 x USB 2.0 (2 front, 2 rear)
o Audio — mic in, line in, line out
o DisplayPort
o DVI-D
o HDMI
o VGA
* Power — 12VDC via external AC adapter
* Operating temperature — 32 to 104 deg. F (0 to 40 deg. C)
* Dimensions — 7.24 x 4.92 x 1.96 inches (184 x 125 x 50mm)