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ARM9 SBC targets Linux device designs

Nov 17, 2006 — by LinuxDevices Staff — from the LinuxDevices Archive — 11 views

Shenzhen, China-based Embest is shipping a small ARM9-based SBC (single-board computer) based on a Samsung S3C2410X processor clocked up to 266MHz. The SBC2410-II comes with Linux, and targets handheld devices, human-machine interfaces (HMIs), data distribution devices, and medical, security, and… communication controllers.

(Click for larger view of the Embest SBC2410-II board

The SBC2410-II measures 4.7 x 3.5 inches (120 x 90 mm). It has lots of standard I/O, including RS-232, USB host/device, an LCD controller, keypad interface, SD card slot, JTAG, and Ethernet. It also has three extra serial ports on pin headers, and a pair of bus interfaces for peripheral signal expansion.


SBC2410-II layout
(Click to enlarge)

Touted specs and features include:

  • Processor — Samsung S3C2410X (ARM920T core with MMU); capable of 266+ MHz operation
  • Memory
    • 64MB SDRAM
    • 1MB NOR flash; 64MB NAND flash
  • Display:
    • 50pin (2.0mm) LCD display interface (STN or TFT)
  • I/O ports:
    • 10Mbps Ethernet interface
    • RS232 serial port
    • 3 serial ports
    • keyboard interface
    • USB host port; USB device port
    • Audio input/output
    • GPIO expansion
    • RTC (battery backed)
    • 4 status LEDs and test buttons
    • Power and reset buttons
    • JTAG interface
  • Expansion
    • SD card interface and holder
    • 2 bus interfaces
  • Dimensions — 4.7 x 3.5 inches (120 x 90 mm)
  • Power — Power supply: +5V

Software provided with the board, according to the company, includes:

  • Linux 2.6.18 kernel source
  • Windows CE BSP (board-support package)
  • Native and Windows (Cygwin) toolchains
  • Vivi bootloader source code
  • Root filesystems with and without qt (with USB and touch panel support)
  • Example code
  • Jflash, mkyaffs, sjf2410.exe flash programming tools
  • Dnw directory for USB/serial communication
  • 2410mons.bin/2410mon directory (NOR flash control program, with source)
  • 2410loader.bin (WinCE loader)
  • 2410test.bin/2410test (for application testing)

Availability

The Embest SBC-2410-II is shipping now, priced at $300, direct, according to the company.

Embest also offers two slightly larger boards based on the S3C2410 — the SBC-2410-I, and the SBC-2410-III, which supports a harddrive.


 
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