to the company.
(Click here for larger image)The TopSBC incorporates a 600 MHz Intel PXA270 processor, and is equipped with 64 or 128 MB of SDRAM and 32 or 64 MB of on-board flash memory. It can drive LCDs and CRT monitors at up to 1024 x 768 resolution, and offers both PAL and NTSC video inputs and outputs. The board also boasts a 100 megabit Ethernet MAC, a large number of input/output ports, and two Type II PCMCIA slots, among other built-in functions.
Above-Net lists the following key features and specifications for the TopSBC:
- Processor -- Intel PXA270, clocked at 600 MHz
- Memory:
- 64 or 128 MB of SDRAM
- 32 or 64 MB on-board Flash
- Display:
- CRT and LCD output to 1024 x 768
- NTSC or PAL video input and output, programmable
- 5-wire resistive touchscreen input
- Storage -- CompactFlash, up to 4 GB
- 10/100 BaseT Ethernet
- Wireless options-- 802.11b, Bluetooth, GSM/GPRS or CDMA, GPS, IrDA
- Other I/O ports:
- 2 USB host ports; 1 USB client port
- 5 RS232 serial ports; one convertible to RS485
- AC97 audio -- line-in, line-out, speaker out, and mic in
- eight each digital in and out; API to access DIO
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- Expansion -- 2 Type II PCMCIA slots
- Power -- 8 to 19 VDC
- Dimensions -- 6 x 4 inches
TopSBC rear view
(Click image for larger view)Above-Net says the TopSBC has already been used internally within the company's mobile and handheld products such as the
TopAuto in-vehicle computer. The card was designed to Above-Net's specification by Advanced Data Systems (ADS), which manufactures
various standard and custom XScale-based SBCs and is a Gold-level member of Microsoft's Windows Embedded Partner program.
In addition to supporting Windows CE 5.0, the TopSBC also supports embedded Linux, Above-Net says.
TopSBC is available for immediate evaluation and is expected to be in full production during second quarter, according to the company. Pricing was not disclosed.
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