Our latest R&D project is to develop software agent either in Windows CE or Linux for communication with Leica Robotic Total Station (TCA1800 / TCA1201+). We found out this industrial development PC suitable for our hardware selection;
- We would like to develop on Linux. Must faster development time. This hardware platform support multiple OS. In any case we can fall back to existing ready made software for this purpose.
- Low power and required small solar power system and lower cost as site for installation have no electricity.
- Have multiple serial interface, USB interface and choice of display module.
- The same board also support Analog to Digital mini board. This is crucial for other non digital sensors.
Below are the specification of this device:-
- Dimension: 100 x 100 mm
- CPU: 400 MHz Samsung S3C2440A ARM920T (Max freq. 533 MHz)
- RAM: 64 MB SDRAM, 32 bit 100 MHz Bus
- Flash: 64 MB / 128 MB NAND Flash and 2 MB NOR Flash with BIOS
- EEPROM: 1024 Byte 24C08 (I2C)
- Ext. Memory: SD-Card socket
- Serial Ports: 1x DB9 connector (RS232), total: 3x serial ports on the PCB
- USB: 1x USB Host, 1x USB Device
- Audio Output: 3.5 mm stereo jack
- Audio Input: on PCB + condenser microphone
- Ethernet: RJ-45 10/100M (DM9000)
- RTC: Built in Real Time Clock with battery
- Beeper: On board PWM buzzer
- Camera: 20 pin Camera interface
- LCD Interface:
- STN Displays:
- 4 bit dual scan, 4 bit single scan or 8 bit single scan display type
- monochrome, 4 gray levels, 16 gray levels, 256 colors or 4096 colors
- Max: 1024x768, 4096 colors
- TFT Displays:
- 1, 2, 4 or 8 bpp palletized color displays
- 16 or 24 bpp non-palletized true-color displays
- Max: 1024x768, 64k colors
- STN Displays:
- Touch Panel: 4 wire resistive
- User Inputs: 6x push buttons and A/D pot
- User Outputs: 4x LEDs
- Expansion: 40 pin System Bus, 34 pin GPIO (2.0mm)
- Debug: 10 pin JTAG (2.0mm)
- Power Connector: 5V with switch and LED
- OS Support
- Android
- Linux 2.6
- Windows CE 5