The Diamond Advantage
Here are some of the top reasons why you should select Diamond Systems as your embedded technology supplier:
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We Sell Embedded Solutions |
Diamond Systems is more than an embedded computer board vendor. We provide support for your embedded systems project from design to
manufacturing to system integration to logistics to lifecycle support. Learn more about our extended
services.
Our in-house technology base is one of the widest in the embedded computing industry. In addition, our strategic third party
relationships complement our standard product offering to provide an even wider range of products from which to choose, offering you one-stop service for your embedded system. Visit our online product catalog.
Diamond designs and builds rugged embedded computing products for critical applications. That's why our customer base includes
companies in the military, aerospace, land and sea vehicle, oilfield, and traffic control industries. Each design incorporates
features to ensure that it can survive harsh environmental applications including the outdoors and military vehicles. Soldered-on
memory, fanless operation, extended temperature operation, shock and vibration tolerances, and high integration all add up to
increased reliability in these and other real-world applications. Learn more about our
ruggedization services that provide additional options for extreme environment applications.
We offer a comprehensive program for standard product variants, so you benefit from COTS pricing and availability while also
obtaining a product that meets your exact requirements. In addition we offer a custom design program that takes advantage of our
extensive in-house technology base to decrease product development time and cost. Learn
more about our custom services.
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Advanced Analog Technology |
Diamond Systems knows embedded analog I/O. Our patented autocalibration technology reduces analog measurement errors by a factor of
10 over competitors' solutions. Our product designs include advanced features not available from other vendors, such as multiple
A/D sampling methods and clock sources, programmable A/D FIFO, and PWM circuitry. Our comprehensive programming libraries for
popular embedded operating systems enable you to implement the critical features you need to make your product stand out above the rest.
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Configuration Control |
All our product configurations are maintained under strict document control, guaranteeing consistency of design, component
selection, and performance during the entire life of the product. The board you buy tomorrow will be the same as the board you buy
today. Your program support costs are lower and your reliability is higher.
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Lifecycle Support |
Diamond Systems utilizes a two-step life cycle management process to provide you a stable hardware platform with opportunities for technology refreshes during the life of your product:
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We maintain 7+ year life cycles on our standard products and provide advance notification in end of life situations. For example: Two of our current top selling I/O boards were introduced in 1997 and 1998, and others have been in production since as early as 1991. |
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In most cases, new products provide upgraded performance while maintaining full backward compatibility in both connector and software interfaces. This provides a migration path for existing customers when products they are using go end of life, and it offers a painless technology refresh to enhance the performance of your system. Example: Our new Athena II SBC is form- fit- and function-compatible with our Athena SBC, so users can upgrade to enhanced performance with little or no re-engineering effort. |
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Quality |
Thorough testing
All our product configurations are maintained under strict document control, guaranteeing consistency of design, component selection, and performance during the entire life of the product. The board you buy tomorrow will be the same as the board you buy today. Your program support costs are lower and your reliability is higher.
Extended temperature guaranteed!
While other embedded vendors simply utilize wide temperature components in their designs and then claim extended temperature performance, we fully qualify all our embedded boards over their rated temperature range prior to introduction to guarantee reliable operation. You benefit from increased reliability and confidence.
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Commitment to Open Standards |
Basing our products on open standards like PC/104 and EPIC provides multiple benefits for vendor and customer alike. We can utilize a wide array of latest-generation component and software technology for board-level and driver software design. This helps us develop products faster and provides a competitive technology foundation for your product. You benefit from a huge array of compatible boards from multiple vendors, as well as the latest in operating systems and software tools, so you too enjoy the benefits of fast time to market, lower development costs, and a stable technology platform for the life of your product.
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