Delta, BC -- (press release excerpt) — Techsol has announced production of its ARM-720T based HY7201 Medallion CPU module, which is offered with support for Linux kernel version 2.4 and which provides onboard USB ports for both Host and Function/Device USB functions.

According to Hynix, the manufacturer of the highly-integrated ARM-720T based system-on-chip processor used in this module, Techsol is the first company to port Linux 2.4 to this Hynix CPU. Hynix had ported Linux 2.2, but only a minimal version to show functionality; Techsol ported and re-wrote the drivers in order to provide complete functionality, better performance, and/or improved error handling.

Like all Techsol Medallion CPU modules, the HY7201 has USB Host and Function/Device ports. Of the three USB host ports supported by the Medallion Architecture, two have power control and over-current monitoring. The third will typically connect directly to an on-board BlueTooth radio controller.

These are the first low-cost, low-power SBCs with USB Host support. Support is already available for USB mice and keyboards as well as the M-Systems DiskOnKey USB storage devices. Additional USB devices will be supported in the future.

Over time, the Medallion SBC product line will expand to encompass dozens of CPUs. However, the pin-out and form-factor will remain the same.

 
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