Taipei, Taiwan, February 28th, 2015 -Advantech , a global embedded computing leader providing embedded platform solutions across multiple vertical markets, is pleased to announce the release of industrial-grade dedicated rackmount systems featuring full EN60945 compliance. SYS-2U2000-MR01E, SYS-4U4320-MR01E and SYS-4U4320-MR02E deliver significantly enhanced computing performance while reducing the power consumed by Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS); the same advantages apply to damage control applications for marine vessels. The former application requires the systems to display information from electronic navigation charts and to integrate position information data, heading and speed via water reference systems or other sensors. The latter application indicates system status, processing and storing large amounts of data and integrating it with various protocols. Under such circumstances, only the most stable, and scalable, rugged systems not only conquer harsh environments but also meet a variety of customer needs to assure vessel security during operation.  
EN 60945 Fully Compliant Systems Offer Enhanced Computing Power and Reliable Power
Producing fully EN60945 compliant rackmount systems is quite challenging; onboard marine power and voltage resources are extremely unstable, which on less robust systems can lead to system shut downs during operation. So Advantech has put special emphasis on system power supply resilience that can deal with a harsh, unstable environment. SYS-2U2000-MR01E, SYS-4U4320-MR01E and SYS-4U4320-MR02E employ a 400W AC power supply, and are equipped with remarkable resilience to power source instability. They withstand voltage fluctuation of ±3%, withstand short-term voltage variation of ±20% within 1.5 seconds, and withstand short-term frequency variation of ±10% within 5 seconds. Due to the power resilience enhancement, the thermal solution is further ruggedized with smart fans that can be marine staff monitored for fan speed on installations in protected environments. Advantech's marine-ready offerings continue to evolve as whole-intelligent systems, equipped with smart fan control and monitoring/management software. In addition to power supply and thermal solutions, systems are designed for immunity to surge up to 1KV.
Intelligence Built-in Enables Customers to Actively, Remotely Manage Advantech Systems
Generally, marine-ready systems must be capable of 24/7 operation without interruption. Any system problem can potentially affect the secured environment and occasionally may even lead to safety concerns if damage control systems or ECDIS shut down. But taking advantage of embedded core technology, Advantech software and hardware developers have successfully developed a comprehensive perception device-Intelligent System Module-within marine-ready systems, to detect the status of key components in industrial computers, such as system temperature, fan speed, voltage, and hard disk. If Advantech 2U/4U systems do malfunction, warnings and alarms will be triggered and corresponding LEDs indicate the problem. The marine system supervisors and engineers can easily access issues via notification from mail and message and troubleshoot with minimal downtime. Moreover, all Advantech marine systems come equipped with our exclusive system management software-SUSIAccess-that allows Information Technology staff to manage systems remotely; if needed, IT engineers on land can troubleshoot marine systems while at sea.
Systems also bundle McAfee and Acronis for software white-list system protection and system recovery, respectively. 
For more information, please contact your Advantech sales representative. Bon voyage.   
Key Features of SYS-2U2000-MR01E SYS-4U4320-MR01E and SYS-4U4320-MR02E:
- EN60945 Compliant
- Intel® Q87 Platform
4th Gen Intel® Core™ i (LGA1150)
-       Expansion Capability
4 PCI/ 3- 5 PCIe expansion slots
-       Thoughtful and Management Design
Rich I/O interfaces
Triple display support
Fan-based thermal management
Lockable front door prevents Ttampering
SYS-2U2000-MR01E, SYS-4U4320-MR01E and SYS-4U4320-MR02E are available for order now. For more information about these offerings, or other Advantech products and services, please contact local sales support or visit us online at www.advantech.com.
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