Blue Chip Technology brings you computers without frontiers for embedded and industrial applications, whatever the demands of your environment we have a solution. Operating out of custom designed premises, we design and manufacture a range of industrial PCs, single board computers, data acquisition cards and digital signage controllers. With over twenty years experience, we have built up an unrivalled in-house reputation for superior design and engineering excellence, bringing true flexibility and reliability to the customer.
Our embedded boards and solutions form the building blocks of key vertical industries – bringing the power of the computer to the assembly line, hospital ward, airport lounge and laboratory. The engineering team routinely works to the Information Technology Equipment (ITE) class directives, governing safety, radio disturbance and immunity characteristics. Within the remit of our custom design service, we also design to industry specific standards including rail, aerospace, telecommunications and defence regulations. Blue Chip Technology's products are designed and built in-house with a commitment to total quality under the procedures of BS EN ISO 9001:2000. Site facilities include a test laboratory and EMC chamber.
To be the best, you need to work with the best. We’ve strategically partnered with key industry players to ensure our products stay abreast of the latest developments in software and supporting peripherals. Blue Chip Technology partners include Microsoft, QNX, NEC, Omnivex and Via. We are also a general member of the Intel® Communications Alliance.
Product range
Industrial Computer
From temperature control to storage, power efficiency to maximum MTBF, if it's a Blue Chip Technology industrial computer it's been well thought out and tested. Available in rackmount, benchtop, ATX motherboard and PICMG single board computer configurations – our industrial computer platforms provide a solid foundation for applications across manufacturing, broadcast, utilities, transport and communications sectors.
Delta is Blue Chip Technology's standard rackmount industrial computer platform – available in a range of cost effective, off the shelf configurations.
The Ultima is a premium, semi-customisable rackmount industrial computer chassis for applications with challenging performance criteria or non-standard specifications. Custom design features include enhanced system redundancy, extended operating temperatures, intensive processing and industry specific regulations.
Single Board Computers
The Blue Chip Technology single board computer range meets all the requirements of an embedded development backed by an in-house team of designers to offer in-depth technical support. We have a wide single board computer range to cover the whole spectrum of customer requirements. In the COM (Computer On Module) section we offer ETX and XTX based boards. Unlike a traditional single board computer, a COM is a modular core building block which plugs into a custom host boards for a tailored embedded solution.
The Magnum family of 3.5 inch single board computers are popular formats offering a good balance between footprint size and functionality whilst the APEX ZF single board computer retains the compact 90mm x 96mm footprint and robust stacking design of the PC104+ form factor. The RE1 is a RISC based embedded board, particularly suited to low power, HMI based applications.
We support a wide choice of OS across our embedded computers, including Windows XP, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE, QNX and Linux. A Blue Chip Technology single board computer has a three year warranty and a typical five year product availability. Additionally, our hardware platforms are supported by software expertise and we offer a range of complimentary services for our single board computer products:
• OS board support package development
• Driver integration and development
• Bootloader porting and test
• BIOS porting, optimisation and enhancements
Data Acquisition Boards
Blue Chip Technology's Data IO range is designed and manufactured in the UK to the highest standard for industrial use. Available in PCI, ISA, analogue, digital and multi-function options, our cards are ideal for applications where security of supply and consistency of performance are of paramount importance. Distributed by Farnell across Europe, the Blue Chip range provides powerful functionality in an affordable package.
