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Re: On Board Computer

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Originally Posted by yottabyte View Post
Thanks. But how did you power it? Did you use a pc power supple connected to the pd board or something else?
The simplest way to power an onboard PC would be with a DC/DC PicoPSU. It's much lighter and smaller than a standard PSU.

Here's one you could use.

http://www.mini-box.com/picoPSU-150-XT

It attaches above the motherboard's 24 pin socket. You would then strip the leads that are meant to go to an AC converter (laptop power brick) and plug those into a 12v on the NI PD Board. Simple as that.