Arcom is shipping an extended-temperature PC/104 SBC (single-board computer) available with a Linux dev kit. The “Vulcan,” which targets remote, unattended installations, is based on an Intel IXP425 network processor clocked at 533MHz, and supports temperatures from -72 to 153 degrees Fahrenheit (-40 to +85 C).

Arcom has previously offered a version of the Vulcan board for normal operating temperature ranges, and says the design is “well-established.” Both Vulcan boards are suitable for low power, secure wired/wireless remote terminal units, industrial network gateways, and data acquisition systems, the company says.

Arcom Vulcan, front and back
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The Vulcan SBCs are powered by an Intel IXP425 processor, which features hardware acceleration of AES, DES, and 3DES cryptography, as well as SHA-1 and MD5 authentication. The Vulcan provides dual 10/100 Ethernet controllers that are said to be capable of achieving line rates of 100MB/s simultaneously. One of the controllers exploits the IPX425's cryptography hardware, and can achieve line rates up to 80MB/s, with encryption, Arcom says.

The Vulcan SBC and “ICE” enclosure
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Additional features and specs include:

• Intel XScale IXP425, clocked at 533MHz
• Memory
  • 64MB of soldered-on DRAM
  • 16MB or 32MB of flash memory
  • 256KB battery-backed SRAM
• Expansion
  • CompactFlash port for memory expansion or CFIO peripherals, such as WiFi cards
  • PC/104 expansion bus for custom baseboards or off-the-shelf modules
• I/O
  • 4 x high-speed USB 2.0 ports
  • 4 x serial ports (RS-232/RS-422/485)
  • RTC (real-time clock)
  • GPIO
• Tamper switch input to detect enclosure intrusion
• 48-bit silicon serial number for asset tracking

Availability

The extended temperature Vulcan board is available now, in “OEM quantities” only.

The normal Vulcan board, which features a temperature range of -36 to 126 degrees F (-20 to +70 degrees C) is available in quantity, or singly as part of an embedded Linux development kit. The kit includes the eCos-based Redboot bootloader, a compact Linux implementation based on a 2.6 kernel, a Vulcan ICE (industrial compact enclosure, pictured above), serial and Ethernet cables, and a quickstart manual.

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