expansion board

The motherboards could connect to a variety of expansion boards via a 60-pin Hirose connector.

There was only space for one expansion board inside the unit, so you could not put in the phono and the balanced board.

"If we can invent our own 32-bit bus, one that allows users to keep their old add-in expansion boards, the Empire will crumble!"

The processor and associated components were carried on a daughterboard similar to a typical expansion board within a plastic cartridge.

Due to limited motherboard space, extra Sideways sockets were made available by third-party expansion boards.

Supernova II (2000) was available in 24, 36 and 48-voice models with additional 12 or 24-voice expansion boards.

The Nord Lead had four voices, but could be expanded to twelve via an expansion board.

Devices also have a connector to which small expansion boards can be fitted on the top of the main board.

There are expansion boards for wireless, motion sensors, Bluetooth and so on.

Also offered was a PC compatibility mode via an 80186-based expansion board.