how should i power a Via pico p910 from a 12v battery?

laser-vector

Hi, I just purchased one of via's Pico itx motherboard. After speaking with the sales rep he specifically instructed me not to power this board from a 12 volt battery as the fluctuations may impact performance. My robot only supply 12v from its internal batteries. What would you recommend to use to regulate the voltage to 12v even if the supply voltage drops below 12?

Thanks

Peter KG6LSE

Easy .. a DC DC isolator ...... so it can buck or boost the input to give a flat 12V ......

If you can .... Find a laptop DC CAR adapter thhat can go as Low as 12V Out .....

RDL2004

Strangely enough, there is a Pico power supply.

Pico PSU-120 12V 120Watt DC-DC ATX Power Supply for Mini-ITX Mainboard

Circuitsoft

http://www.logicsupply.com/products/picopsu_80wi - This one is a "Wide-Input" version of the PicoPSU, which will take anywhere from 6 to 32V in, and give you all the voltages a computer needs on the output.

laser-vector

Thank you all for the responses.

i am now considering using the M2-ATX 6 to 24V input 160W PSU, though it is a bit pricy. i like the size of the M3-ATX but not its reviews...

I will probably be placing an order for this PSU very shortly.

Build so far:
VIA P910-10Q motherboard
Crucial 8GB SODIMM
OCZ Vertex SSD

Im imagining that 160 watts should be plenty for this.