Ask the Infrastructure Experts: Lesia's Q&A Corner
Did You Know Full Size ISA and PCI Slots are Still Available?
I worked on a project last month that challenged me with finding a rack mountable computer that still offered ISA slots. It is very apparent this is yesterday’s technology but believe-it-or-not, many industrial consumers are not ready (or able) to upgrade their older, ISA compatible devices. At first, I thought I was stuck and was quite concerned about what I was going to do for this customer. After all, it was a very large project, and InSource designed the entire application. I did not give up and I searched my resources. I did find out that HP still offers ISA options as a custom build which is rather expensive. Being a person who shares information freely, I was expressing my challenges to a colleague who said, “Lesia, what about Advantech?! They are very aware that the industrial market still has a need for ISA solutions and still offer rack mountable and shoebox systems with ISA.” A huge weight lifted from me that afternoon!
Industrial vendors, such as Advantech and Arista, still offer high-speed, rack mountable and shoebox computers that offer ISA slots. Both Advantech and Arista understand that there are devices out there that are not quite in line with the new technology of PCI/PCIe, therefore having this option keeps industrial applications up-to-date and running. Some examples of these options are:
Advantech’s ACP-4000 series, IPC-610, and IPC-6000 series
Arista’s RS-100AT, RS-291-865-2U, RS-410-865-4U, RS-500-865-4U, and RS-700-865-4U
InSource Solutions is not a company that encourages old technology but we are a company with solutions for today that help with tomorrow. For that reason, I felt it was important to share this information with our clients so they know even though some of their devices are yesterday’s technology that does not mean we cannot integrate them into tomorrow’s solutions. If you are hesitating to update your system due to older devices, please know InSource has answers and upgrades that can happen for your application. All you have to do is ask!
For more information or assistance with an application upgrade, please contact Lesia Bell, Client Services – Hardware Specialist at 443.683.8031 or lbell@insourcess.com
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Ask the Infrastructure Experts: Lesia's Q&A Corner
Did You Know Full Size ISA and PCI Slots are Still Available?
I worked on a project last month that challenged me with finding a rack mountable computer that still offered ISA slots. It is very apparent this is yesterday’s technology but believe-it-or-not, many industrial consumers are not ready (or able) to upgrade their older, ISA compatible devices. At first, I thought I was stuck and was quite concerned about what I was going to do for this customer. After all, it was a very large project, and InSource designed the entire application. I did not give up and I searched my resources. I did find out that HP still offers ISA options as a custom build which is rather expensive. Being a person who shares information freely, I was expressing my challenges to a colleague who said, “Lesia, what about Advantech?! They are very aware that the industrial market still has a need for ISA solutions and still offer rack mountable and shoebox systems with ISA.” A huge weight lifted from me that afternoon!
Industrial vendors, such as Advantech and Arista, still offer high-speed, rack mountable and shoebox computers that offer ISA slots. Both Advantech and Arista understand that there are devices out there that are not quite in line with the new technology of PCI/PCIe, therefore having this option keeps industrial applications up-to-date and running. Some examples of these options are:
Advantech’s ACP-4000 series, IPC-610, and IPC-6000 series
Arista’s RS-100AT, RS-291-865-2U, RS-410-865-4U, RS-500-865-4U, and RS-700-865-4U
InSource Solutions is not a company that encourages old technology but we are a company with solutions for today that help with tomorrow. For that reason, I felt it was important to share this information with our clients so they know even though some of their devices are yesterday’s technology that does not mean we cannot integrate them into tomorrow’s solutions. If you are hesitating to update your system due to older devices, please know InSource has answers and upgrades that can happen for your application. All you have to do is ask!
For more information or assistance with an application upgrade, please contact Lesia Bell, Client Services – Hardware Specialist at 443.683.8031 or lbell@insourcess.com
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