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The Zbrain System is a modular solution optimized for measurement and control with a power consumption in the milliwatt range. Modular HW and SW adapt to different process requirements and geometries. The ZBrain System generally consists of 3 elements: the CPU module (ZBrain), the baseboard (ZBase) and a series of stackable Process I/O Modules. The ZBase and I/O modules formfactor is the size of a credit card. Several I/O modules can be stacked onto each other shaping a cube (ZBox). The smallest form factor is 1xZBrain CPU module and 1xZBase. Generally, the base board and Process I/O Modules are not bound to the credit card format. Example: ZMobile integrates several mixed signal I/O on 100x80mm and demonstrates that other, also custom specific modules, can be derived from the standard solutions – in short time and low in risk. Similar to ZMobile, custom specific boards could collect the I/O required by the specs on an individual form factor. The Zbrain System isn't only a hardware toolbox but also a development philosophy and concept: “LabVIEW on Blackfin with scalable, field-proven Process I/O and deterministic realtime behavior.” 12 Palettes with over 200 board VI's and features such as hard realtime services, a fast debug mode and flash utilities add value to the default LabVIEW libraries.
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