工控主板，由于其設計用(yong)料的工業性(xing)(xing)，除支持PCI插(cha)槽外，同(tong)時可(ke)以支持MiniPCI-E、PC104+、COM口(kou)等接口(kou)，內(nei)嵌GPIO總線，可(ke)以實現GPI，GPO作用(yong)，而且工業半(ban)長卡、全場卡能和(he)底(di)板配合更具擴(kuo)展性(xing)(xing)支持多(duo)個ISA、PCI、MINIPCI擴(kuo)展。
　　
　　工(gong)控(kong)主(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)從設計，用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)料，生產(chan)，制造(zao)都是經過嚴格(ge)的(de)篩(shai)選和(he)測試，保(bao)證工(gong)控(kong)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)戶(hu)(hu)正(zheng)常(chang)、高(gao)(gao)可(ke)靠性的(de)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)。同時(shi)也(ye)應該了解為什么工(gong)業(ye)主(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)會比商(shang)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)主(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)貴(gui)。雖然工(gong)業(ye)主(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)貴(gui)，但現在很多以前用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)開商(shang)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)主(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)的(de)客戶(hu)(hu)也(ye)開始改用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)工(gong)業(ye)主(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)了，因為對于一些工(gong)程項目來(lai)(lai)說(shuo)，采(cai)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)工(gong)業(ye)主(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)會使(shi)(shi)整(zheng)個項目成本(ben)(ben)降低。采(cai)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)工(gong)業(ye)主(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)后(hou)，減少了后(hou)期的(de)人工(gong)維護成本(ben)(ben)和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)成本(ben)(ben)，而(er)且提高(gao)(gao)了系(xi)統的(de)穩定性。而(er)且隨著主(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)元(yuan)器件的(de)價格(ge)下降工(gong)控(kong)主(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)和(he)商(shang)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)主(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)板(ban)(ban)(ban)的(de)價差拉(la)近了很多，總的(de)來(lai)(lai)看整(zheng)體成本(ben)(ben)是降低了。
　　
　　隨著(zhu)工控主(zhu)板價格的(de)下(xia)降(jiang)(jiang)，一(yi)些(xie)對電腦作用要(yao)求單一(yi)但穩(wen)定(ding)(ding)性(xing)要(yao)求高的(de)場合，如多(duo)媒體廣(guang)告系統、證券交易系統等等很多(duo)都改用了工控(kong)(kong)(kong)主板(ban)，一(yi)些(xie)單片機(ji)應用的(de)機(ji)床控(kong)(kong)(kong)制(zhi)也開始改用工控(kong)(kong)(kong)主板(ban)，因為(wei)工控(kong)(kong)(kong)主板(ban)價格在用戶接(jie)受范圍，并能(neng)到達(da)高穩(wen)定(ding)(ding)性(xing)，在X86架構下(xia)大(da)大(da)減輕了軟件編程(cheng)難(nan)度，大(da)大(da)降(jiang)(jiang)低人工成本(ben)。
　　
　　工控主(zhu)(zhu)板的應用(yong)面越(yue)來越(yue)廣，也證明了用(yong)戶對主(zhu)(zhu)板品質要求的提高。
　　
　　工(gong)(gong)作(zuo)溫(wen)度和(he)散熱：工(gong)(gong)控主板(ban)可(ke)以在-20℃~60℃之間穩定、無故(gu)障的(de)工(gong)(gong)作(zuo)，甚至某些工(gong)(gong)業主板(ban)采用(yong)特殊(shu)的(de)寬溫(wen)設(she)計(ji)(ji)，溫(wen)度范圍可(ke)達-20度~70度。這對機(ji)構(gou)的(de)散熱方案(an)，散熱效率都是一個(ge)嚴峻的(de)考驗(yan)。在工(gong)(gong)控主板(ban)機(ji)構(gou)的(de)散熱設(she)計(ji)(ji)上，必須使用(yong)全(quan)鋁制的(de)機(ji)構(gou)外殼(ke)和(he)特殊(shu)的(de)散熱設(she)計(ji)(ji)，而且對CPU、南北橋(qiao)和(he)硬盤等發熱大(da)戶，進(jin)行(xing)特殊(shu)處理，保證工(gong)(gong)控主板(ban)和(he)整(zheng)機(ji)的(de)正常運行(xing)。