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ConnectBus-II

Overview of the ConnectBus-II gaming boards for the gaming industry manufactured by Inncore. These boards use PC-control technology platforms and are backward and forward compatible industrial-grade single board computers.

The ConnectBus®-II platform gaming boards provide a complete hardware solution for I/O and multimedia intensive embedded computing applications as part of the DPX series. This PC-controlled technology platform for the gaming industry is based on a range of forward and backward compatible industrial-grade single board computers. Inncore's ConnectBus-II also includes an extensive set of features for I/O, peripheral interfacing and security that has been developed to exactly meet the needs of the gaming industry, especially for video slot machines.

Key Features

  • DPX-116 or DPX-117 single board computer — high reliability X86 boards with ATi’s® Mobility™ Radeon™ graphics, 3D sound, dual battery backed SRAM, large expansion ROM, D-PCI expansion, TPM Security (this also applies to the DPX-114 legacy product)
  • I/O Board — Provides extra I/O, output drivers, isolation, and COM ports. Mapped in I/O space of the single board computer via D-PCI
  • Backplane — Consists of only passive components and the connectors for cable harnesses. Backplanes are easily modified for different applications. Backplanes can be compatible with any ConnectBus-II motherboard.
  • High reliability — Reduced number of boards and interconnects together with industrial grade cable harnessing leads to greater overall system reliability.
  • Board Support Package (BSP) — Suite of drivers and software API for Windows XP and Linux covering all functions of the motherboards and IO boards
Features Benefits
Complete hardware platform
  • Reduced compatibility problems
  • Shorter time to market
PC-controlled technology platform designed specifically for the gaming industry
  • No custom designs needed
  • Product meets the exact needs of gaming OEM’s
  • No compromises
  • High reliability
Common ConnectBus-II and D-PCI architecture across a range of products
  • Standard programming interface
  • Re-useable code
  • Easy path to newer technology
Passive backplane
  • No active components
  • High reliability
  • Low cost
ConnectBus-II single connector
  • Easy, accurate installation of CPU & I/O board
  • Reduced field downtime
Separate I/O board
  • Easily configured for different combinations
  • Reduces the controller board complexity
  • Isolates I/O from main CPU board
Direct-PCI (D-PCI)
  • I/O devices appear as memory mapped PCI devices
  • No protocols/minimal software overhead
  • Fast interface
  • Interrupt driven
ASIC (FPGA) based
  • Reconfigurable
  • No micro-controller on I/O board
  • Lower overall system cost