(Click here for larger image of the BitsyX)The BitsyXb, based on a 520 MHz Intel PXA270 processor, is plug-compatibile with its PXA255-based predecessor, the BitsyX (shown above). Power saving strategies include dynamic variable speed and voltage regulation, which are supported by the company's ADSmartPower software, according to ADS.
ADS lists the following key features and specifications for the BitsyXb:
- Processor -- Intel PXA270 at 520 MHz
- Memory:
- SDRAM -- up to 128 MB
- Flash -- up to 64 MB synchronous or 32 MB asynchronous
- 128 KB of EPROM as a boot device
- Display:
- Up to 1024x768 color LCD interface driven by the PXA270
- Backlight connector with software controlled PWM
- 4 or 5 wire resistive touchscreen interface (Burr Brown chip, 10 bits)
- Expansion:
- One PCMCIA Type II
- "Personality board" supplied with development system includes connectors for I/O ports and one of the following:
- CompactFlash (Type II) connector
- Expansion bus -- 16-bit data/11-bit address
- Ethernet 10/100bT (alternately implemented via PCMCIA)
- I/O ports:
- USB host and slave
- Three serial ports
- 10 digital I/O lines
- SPI port
- I2C bus with master controller
- ADSmartIO -- 9 configurable input/outputs, optionally configurable as:
- 5x4 keypad/touchscreen
- 4 analog inputs + 5 digital I/O's
- 9 digital I/O's
- AC97, 16 bit stereo codec:
- 2x1W stereo audio amplifier
- Stereo speaker output
- Stereo microphone input
- Power consumption -- less than 1 watt in operation at 5V
- Dimensions -- 3 x 5 inches
The BitsyXb and its development environment are expected to be available in the second quarter of this year, according to the company. In addition to supporting Windows CE 4.2, the company says the SBC will also run Linux.
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