Arcom’s extended temperature version of their well established VULCAN PC/104 compatible single board computer, based on the Intel 533MHz low power IXP425 XScale network processor, is ideal for secure embedded communications systems. The board operates from -40 to +85ºC, permitting deployment into remote unattended installations.

Arcom’s SBC-GX533 Development Kit for Windows CE 5.0 includes a pre-built Windows CE image, allowing new users to begin application work immediately. This image includes a comprehensive component set supporting a wide range of possible applications. It also has preconfigured drivers for the key on board devices, saving weeks or even months of low level development effort.

Developing Windows XP Embedded applications on the SBC-GX533 single board computer becomes faster and easier with Arcom’s latest Embedded Development Kit. An onboard 1GB CompactFlash holds a fully licensed Windows XP Embedded image ready for applications code. This, plus the hardware and software development tools also provides a rapid development environment reducing time to production by possibly weeks or even months.

Arcom’s new Development Kit allows faster and easier development of a wide range of embedded devices in a Linux environment. The kit’s SBC-GX533 board has a compact Arcom Embedded Linux image installed in its onboard Flash. This allows engineers to start application design immediately, saving weeks or even months of development time.

The family of Geode processors from AMD has been extremely successful in the market for ‘embedded’, long-life, low power, fan-less computing solutions. To extend the Geode roadmap, Arcom has now introduced a new SBC based on the AMD Geode GX CPU clocked at 400MHz but with performance equivalent to a similar class of CPU running at 533MHz.

The family of Geode processors from AMD has been extremely successful in the market for ‘embedded’, long-life, low power, fan-less computing solutions. To extend the Geode roadmap, Arcom has now introduced a new SBC based on the AMD Geode GX CPU clocked at 400MHz but with performance equivalent to a similar class of CPU running at 533MHz.

Arcom, a Gold level Windows Embedded Partner, has released updated Development Kits for two embedded single board computers – the ultra-low power 400MHz PXA255 XScale based VIPER and the AMD Geode based SBC-GX1. These development kits save months of engineering time and BSP integration effort by offering Windows CE 5.0 on a ready-to-run platform. The kits include the VIPER or SBC-GX1 pre-installed with Windows CE 5.0 on the resident Flash drive as well as the Microsoft eMbedded Visual tools to allow you to start building an application from day one.

The Development Kit includes the 133MHz PEGASUS PC/104 single board computer fitted with 32Mbytes SDRAM and 16Mbytes of Flash memory, PSU, serial and Ethernet cable set, Quickstart Manual and the VxWorks BSP Installation/Development Kit CD. The PEGASUS is also fitted inside a sturdy metal enclosure ready for installation into OEM equipment.

Arcom demonstrates it’s commitment to industrial wireless network gateways by joining the ZigBee Alliance at the participant level. The ZigBee Alliance is an international association of companies working together to enable and promote ZigBee wireless technology as an open standard. ZigBee is a low power, low cost, wireless mesh networking technology designed for monitoring and control applications in industry and home automation. Arcom has been producing industrial network gateways using cellular radio and satellite technology for over 10 years. Arcom is now developing an IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee ready product using Chipcon’s industry leading CS2420 device for low power mesh networking applications.

The APOLLO Development Kit for Linux is built on a standard Fedora Core 3 Linux (v2.6 kernel) distribution and includes all the board specific drivers pre-installed on an industrial grade CompactFlash memory card. The Development Kit bundles the APOLLO single board computer fitted with a 1.6GHz Pentium M CPU, 512Mbytes of DDR memory, Gigabit Ethernet and the 1Gbyte CompactFlash card. Also included is an AC Flex-ATX PSU, full cable set, Quickstart Manual, Development Kit DVD, USB/CF programming adapter, and an optional panel mounted 15 inch TFT color LCD module and analog touchscreen. The APOLLO is an industry standard format (5.75” x 8”) single board computer which includes dual independent display capability, dual Ethernet, dual FireWire (IEEE 1394a) ports, six USB 2.0 channels and four serial ports (RS-232/RS-422/RS-485).