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Mission Control - True Industrial Observatory Computers from Deep Space Products

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Deep Space Products introduces our newest Mission Control computer, the Mission Contol MC85.

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The MC85 is a true, fanless industrial computer built to withstand harsh environments, including high heat and low cold temperatures.  Don't confuse this type of computer with fanless media servers.  Fanless media servers still depend on reasonable temperatures to function reliably and for the long term.  Some people may have their systems in mild climates without much dust or humidity, but many don't.  Unfortunately, extreme temperatures and dust are commonplace in the west and becoming more common.  Heat and dust kill computers, as do humid conditions in observatories in those environments.  Industrial computers are designed to withstand this rough treatment.  The MC85 can withstand temperatures of -40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C) (special order option). 

 Removing the fan removes a point of failure, creating a solid state solution with no moving parts that will outlast commercial mini PCs, laptops, and desktops in the observatory.  To back that up, the MC85 includes a 54-month (4.5 years) warranty on the base unit.  The base unit and parts are for it are expected to be available for up to 15 years.  

The single-interface heat sink provides optimal heat transfer, further improving cooling performance over other cases. The MC85 has a standard operating temperature range of -4°F to 158°F (-20°C to 70°C), sufficient for most environments, and can be special ordered with a greater range of -40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C).  

Measuring a only 112 x 84 x 34 mm (4.4" x 3.3" x 1.3") and approximately 12.3 ounces (350 grams), the MC85 is small enough and light enough for discreet placement in space-constrained observatory environments, particularly in scope-top applications.  In addition, passive cooling reduces the potential for vibration, which is critical with scope-top systems.

Power can be supplied from any DC power source with 7 to 20 volts (12 volts is fine) at 3.0 amps or more recommended. Peak system power consumption is approximately 1.25 amp. The power connector is a standard 2.5mm barrel center-positive connector.

The MC85 comes with Windows 10 Pro installed. In addition, we provide free services to install software sold by Deep Space Products or your software that you provide to us.

We can also provide custom observatory configurations. Custom configurations can include complete custom scope-top systems with the computer, power distribution, USB hub, equipment controllers, mountings, custom-length cables, etc.

Starting at $555, the base configuration for the MC85 includes the following:

  • Fanless case with single-piece heat sink
  • Intel Atom® x7-E3950 Processor (4 cores, 2M Cache, up to 2.00 GHz, TDP 12W) (a Celeron version is available by special order)
  • Windows 10 Pro (Windows 11 if you prefer)
  • 8GB RAM (1x SO-DIMM 204-pin DDR3L Non-ECC DDR3L-1866 (1.35V)) (up to 16GB)
  • 128GB SSD (M.2 M-key 2260) (up to 1TB available)
  • MicroSD card slot (bootable)
  • Wifi 802.11ac dual antenna + BlueTooth 4.2
  • USB3 x 2
  • USB2 x 6
  • Micro RS232 serial socket
  • HDMI x 1
  • mini DP x 1
  • Gigabit ethernet port x 2
  • Audio in and out
  • Boot on power through BIOS

See our website for additional specifications and capabilities including the ability to program the indicator LEDs.

 Contact us for custom configurations.  Adding things like super duty SSDs, additional internal storage (subtract four USB2 ports), different processors, and cellular modems are available for special order upon request.  We also provide custom scope-top systems ready to slide onto your dovetail bar and start using.

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