EPIC (form factor)


Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing is a computer form factor, a standard for an industrial-quality SBC
that at fits in size between PC/104-Plus and EBX standards.

History

The EPIC standard was developed by a combined effort from WinSystems, VersaLogic, Octagon Systems, Micro/sys, and Ampro. Single board computers using this standard were available as early as 2004.

Features

It supports both PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expansion, for which hundreds of I/O modules available. It allows I/O connections to be implemented as either pin headers or PC-style connectors. The standard provides specific I/O zones to implement functions such as Ethernet, serial ports, digital and analog I/O, video, wireless, and various application-specific interfaces. It also supports high speed serial buses like PCI Express.