Single-board computers (SBCs) are complete computers built on a single circuit board. The design is centered on a single or dual microprocessor with RAM, I/O and all other features needed to be a functional computer on the one board.

Embedded single board computers are boards providing all the required I/O with no provision for plug-in cards. Applications are typically gaming (slot machines, video poker), kiosk, and machine control. Embedded Single Board Computers are much smaller than ATX motherboards, and provide an I/O mix more targeted to an industrial application such as on-board digital and analog I/O, on-board bootable flash so no hard drive is required, no on-board video, etc.

Embedded single board computer is a form of computer-on-module.

See also: Single board computer.

Source: Wikipedia.org: Single-board computer

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