(Click for larger view of the DevKit PXA300)The DevKit PXA3xx platforms ship with Windows CE 6.0 board-support packages (BSPs), technical support, and documentation. Windows CE 5.0 BSPs are also available, the company said. From a hardware perspective, the three PXA3xx DevKits appear differ by which of three processor modules plugs into a daughter-module location on a carrier board (see photo below).
A tiny PXA3xx processor module plugs into a baseboard
(Click to enlarge)According to Bsquare, all three DevKit PXA3xx platforms come with the following on-board peripherals:
- Display -- 10.4-inch VGA TFT LCD; LED backlight with dimming control
- Input -- 5-wire resistive touch screen; keypad with 5-way navigation
- Audio:
- Dialog DA9034 Power & Audio SoC (daughter card)
- AC'97 audio and touch Codec (Wolfson WM9713)
- PCM audio support to cellular header
- Networking -- 10/100 Base-T Ethernet controller (SMSC 9115)
- Input/output ports:
- USB -- one each high-speed client or OTG high-speed host (NXP ISP1761 host controller); full-speed client; full-speed host
- Serial:
- full-function RS232 port
- standard RS232 port
- Bluetooth UART TTL level port
- Expansion:
- two 4-bit SDIO slots (one switchable with WiFi header)
- CompactFlash (CF) slot
Bsquare notes that the platforms expose multiple expansion buses, and enable the addition of Bluetooth, WiFi, and cellular radio components.
Offered as a companion tool to the DevKit PXA3xx platforms is Bsquare's SchemaBSP. The company says this tool lets device-makers customize the BSP that ships with the DevKit PXA3xx platforms to meet specific hardware design requirements.
The DevKit PXA300 and PXA320 are available now, according to Bsquare, priced at about $6000. The SchemaBSP development tool is available for about $15,000.
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