Computer on Module
Computer on Module has become a great success in the embedded industry. They have acknowledged the need for COM standards for modular and readymade building blocks. The electronic industry has always wanted the transition for legacy interface like PCI to AGP to legacy free LVDS interface similar to Serial ATA and Serial Digital Video out (SDVO) to happen smoothly. The market caters to a wide range of Embedded computer systems. These products are small and cost effective and have a short span of life, as the next generation takes its place. Take for example home electronic products or a mobile phone. They keep changing constantly compared to expensive industrial machines, airplanes, capital equipment and automobiles which take decades to change. Embedded systems are part of a superior device and people view it as a change in product rather than change in the embedded component. An Industrial computer is different from an office computer. These computers depend on the need of the industry. For a food manufacturing company the computer should be waterproof, for an explosive company the computer should be dust free and therefore it is made up of a stainless steel case. In a heavy industrial environment they should be protected from enormous heat generated by the machinery.