Customized COTS – Just What You Need When You Have a Unique Problem to Solve
Customization at Advantech doesn’t just stop at branding. We realise that no two suppliers’ seemingly identical CompactPCI blades are exactly the same and that features may differ in various ways like a missing I/O port or connector or often custom IPMI features which aren’t implemented. That’s where our Customized COTS (C2 OTS) program comes into play.
Because we design our standard products with later customization in mind our processes are tailored to support the customized COTS business model. We offer significant flexibility over a “standard-product-only” roadmap by supporting changes ranging from branding, cost optimization, mechanical and schematic changes as well as the integration of a customer’s proprietary IP. We believe that this modus operandi is critical to the long term success of CompactPCI and have adapted our development and manufacturing strategies to encourage customization innovation, delivering complex CompactPCI products uniquely tailored to meet customer’s needs without sacrificing the economy of scale offered by standard off-the-shelf products.
Your OEM Blade
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There’s almost always a special feature that your customer needs you to integrate to meet a specific requirement. Mezzanine card technology has evolved in various form factors and with different interconnects helps address the problems caused by over-customization. But when the rubber meets the road and you can’t find that feature on COTS products, you need a partner who is ready to go the extra mile and is geared to helping you re-engineer a product to meet your needs. Advantech’s CompactPCI customization team is here to identify and scope your special requests. Some examples of special requests that we have implemented for customers are described below:
Customization Showcases Leveraging Customized COTS (C2OTS)
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Adapt CompactPCI SBC to operate with +5V power supply only
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Modify number of Gigabit Ethernet port from two to one copper interface
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Change J5 connector to meet OEM-specific parallel interface requirements, customize BIOS settings and add custom code for setting up custom RTM hardware
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Removal of J3/4/5 on 6U SBC – optimize I/O for front panel connections only
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Replace RJ45 console port to DB9 connector
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Add extra GPIO pins and serial ports to meet OEM specific requirements