Acrosser Technology is shipping a 3.5-inch SBC (single-board computer) powered by a two-chip Via chipset. The AR-B1652 is available with 533MHz or 800MHz “Mark” Corefusion processors, and runs a 2.4 Linux kernel. It targets low-power, low-noise applications, including kiosks, automation, and POS (point-of-sales/service).

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Via's Mark CoreFusion chip integrates its classic “Eden” embedded core and CLE266 Northbridge into a single package said to save 15 percent on real estate requirements.

Additional features of the AR-B1652 SBC include an integrated graphics processor with support for LCDs and CRTs, and a wide variety of standard PC I/O.

Specifications include:

• Processor options:
  • Via Mark at 533MHz or 800MHz
• Chipset — Via VT82C686B southbridge
• BIOS — Phoenix Award
• Memory — 1x SO-DIMM socket, up to 512MB of PC133 SDRAM
• Display:
  • Unichrome Pro 2D/3D graphic and video controller supports MPEG-2 video accelerator, shared system memory up to 64MB
    
  • 1xVGA port for CRT monitor 1600×1200
    
  • 24-bit LVDS port supporting panel resolution up to 1024 x 768
    • LCD inverter power connector and on/off control
      
    • Support 3.3V and 5V LCD
  • 1×18-bit TTL header for TFT LCD panel up to 1024×768
    
  • 1 x Touch Screen Header
• Storage:
  • 1 channel Support 2 E-IDE devices, UltraDMA 33
    
  • 1 x Compact Flash
    
  • 1 x FDD
• I/O ports:
  • 1 x 10/100 LAN
    
  • 8-bit digital I/O
    
  • 2 x USB
    
  • 1 x RS-232
    
  • 1 x RS-232C/422/485
    
  • 2 x RS-232 support baud rate up to 911Kbps
    
  • 1 x LPT
    
  • 1 x IrDA
    
  • AC97 audio, with mic-in, line-in, line-out, speaker-out
    
  • PS/2 keyboard and mouse
• Expansion — 1 x PC/104
• Dimensions — 5.7 x 4 inches (145 x 102mm)
• Power — [email protected] 2A and [email protected] 1A
• OS — Linux 2.4, Windows 9X/ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, WinCE 5.0

Availability

The AR-B1652 is shipping now. Pricing was not disclosed.

 
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