Microcross says it has enhanced its Linux development kit for an ultra-small MIPS-powered SBC (single board computer) from Cogent. The GX-Linux Professional Platform for Cogent's CSB655 now supports the tiny board's USB host and PCI interfaces. It targets low-power, low-cost industrial automation, telematics, and medical applications.

(Click for larger view of CSB655)

Cogent's CSB655 measures 1.75 x 2.5 x 0.36 (45 x 64 x 9mm). It's based on an AMD Alchemy Au1550 processor, which features a MIPS4Kc core clocked at 500MHz, 16KB each of instruction and data cache, and 3DES crypto acceleration.

Microcross and Cogent jointly announced their combined Linux development kit for the CSB655 board last month. More details are available in that story, here.

Availability

The CSB655/955 development boards are available now, direct from Microcross, priced at $1,500, including Standard GX-Linux SDKs. They are also available with Professional GX-Linux SDKs, which include Microcross's Visual X-Tools IDE, priced at $3,500.

 
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