With its rugged and space-saving features, Pico-I/O is well-positioned to help embedded I/O catch up with continuously shrinking embedded computers. As the ecosystem for this standard grows, innovative data acquisition and control systems utilizing Pico-I/O will foster many new applications serving the embedded market.

As PC-based computers move away from the PCI/ISA bus for I/O cards, the USB interface can provide more than just a substitute for traditional plug-in boards.

With USB so prevalent and PC/104 so popular, why not put the two together? Combining the form factor of PC/104 with the fast interconnect capability of USB creates the new USB/104 form factor.