The iW-RainboWG1 is powered by a 520 MHz PXA270, and it includes 64 or 128 MB of SDRAM and 32 or 64 MB of Flash memory. The reference platform unit comes with a 3.7-inch VGA touchscreen display, and it also includes a CMOS camera port that works with an optional VGA resolution camera module.

iW-Rainbow board
(click image for larger view)iWave lists the following key features and specifications for the iW-RainboWG1:
- Processor -- 520 MHz PXA270
- Memory -- 64 or 128 MB SDRAM; 32 or 64 MB Flash
- Display -- 3.7-inch VGA touchscreen LCD
- Expansion:
- SD/MMC
- CompactFlash
- Sony Memory Stick
- "Flash Disk" -- up to 1 GB
- Wireless
- IRDA
- 802.11b/g (through CF card)
- GSM/GPRS/PHS/Bluetooth as external plug-in
- Input/output ports:
- USB 2.0 device
- USB 1.1 host with OTG support
- Keypad connector
- Audio/Video:
- built-in microphone
- speaker and headphone connectors
- option: CMOS camera module with VGA resolution
- Board dimensions -- 5.9 x 3.3 inches (150 x 84 mm)

iW-Rainbow block diagram
(click image for larger view)iWave says it supports all peripherals under both Windows CE 5.0 and Linux 2.6.9. Additional software support includes a diagnostic suite and DSP libraries for JPEG and MPEG1/2/4.
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