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Development Kit for Red Hat Linux

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OLYMPUS Development Kit for Red Hat Linux 8.0

Red Hat Linux 8.0 is already installed,
you just have to download your application!

Arcom's OLYMPUS Development Kit for Linux is shipped with a complete and original copy of Red Hat Linux 8.0 Personal Edition. This is configured and pre-installed onto a 10Gbyte (min.) hard drive along with all the appropriate drivers for the OLYMPUS hardware. The Development Kit offers a ready-to-run, rapid application development environment which really does save engineering time.

The Development Kit includes everything needed by an engineer to get up and running quickly. Each kit contains an OLYMPUS embedded PC single board computer fitted with an 1GHz Intel Pentium III processor, 256MB SDRAM, cables, connectors, power supply, software and an information CD.

To create Linux server products we would encourage you to check out the Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional Edition or Advanced Server edition. These can be installed and run on Arcom’s OLYMPUS board for high-availability applications.

OLYMPUS Development Kit for Red Hat Linux 8.0

Red Hat Linux 8.0

Technical Documentation: Arcom provides on-line access to detailed technical documentation to help you select the best product for your application. Click here to download the manual for the OLYMPUS board Development Kit for Red Hat Linux and related products.

Design Services
If you need to optimize the operating system image, Arcom offers the technical expertise of a dedicated embedded Linux development team to work with you, either to enhance the features of the operating system or reduce the footprint to save storage space. Arcom has been offering OEM embedded Linux solutions since 1999 and has worked with many customers to develop and integrate new drivers and achieve the very best from embedded Linux and embedded Java technology.

Features
Red Hat Linux 8.0 running from a 10Gbyte (min.) 2.5” hard drive
Red Hat Linux 8.0 drivers for the high performance graphics controller, onboard I/O, network and audio
Linux drivers for watchdog timer, onboard 48-bit unique ID device
1GHz Intel® Pentium III CPU (contact sales for other options)
256MB DRAM
System recovery facility
Power supply, PS/2 mouse and all cables for immediate operation and application download
Comprehensive user documentation
Original copy of Red Hat 8.0 Personal edition software package
Optional 6.5" NEC TFT flat panel display
 
Supplied Hardware
OLYMPUS processor board (fitted as standard with 1GHz Intel® Pentium III CPU)
256Mbytes SDRAM, heatsink and fan
Support CD-ROM
+5V (8A) and +12V (1.7A) power supply (100V - 240V AC Input)
US, UK or European power cord
CRT VGA adapter cable
Keyboard/mouse cable
ATA/66 IDE cable (80 conductors)
2 x Serial adapter cables
Parallel port adapter cable
Floppy disk drive cable
2 x USB adapter cables
Ethernet adapter cable
Reset button and cable
OLYMPUS board power cable
Power extension cable
PS/2 Mouse
DVI Interface board (DVI-1)
1m DVI-D cable
1m Ethernet crossover cable
Development kit Quickstart manual
Development kit storage case
The development kit can also be supplied with a TFT flat panel display,
the additional items are:
NEC 6.5” Color TFT Flat panel display (NL6448BC20-08)
Backlight Inverter module
Flat panel cable assembly

More information


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3 Year Limited Warranty

Touchscreen controller

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What is Red Hat Linux 8.0 ?

Red Hat® Linux® is a collection of many different software programs, developed both by Red Hat and other members of the open source community, which are gathered and built to create "Red Hat Linux." All software programs included in Red Hat Linux are PGP or GPG signed, or otherwise authenticated, by Red Hat to indicate that Red Hat built them.

Device Drivers
Arcom's Development Kit for Red Hat Linux contains drivers for the following peripherals:
OLYMPUS
ProSavage video controller
640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 (CRT), up to 1280x1024 (DVI)
4 x RS232 serial ports
Parallel port
PS/2 mouse
USB bus driver
Watchdog Timer
Onboard Realtek 10/100baseTX Ethernet controller
IDE drive and CompactFlash
Dallas 48-bit unique ID
Tamper detect input
License Issues

Arcom's Development Kit is supplied with original Red Hat Linux 8.0 product. The Development Kit allows you to develop, download and debug your Linux application onto the hard disk drive. The Red Hat Linux 8.0 has been pre-installed and configured to run on the OLYMPUS processor board. A copy of the operating system image is included on the Development Kit CD and may be used to restore the image on the OLYMPUS Development Kit. If you intend to modify and re-distribute the complete product using Red Hat Linux 8.0, you should comply with the trademark requirements listed on the Red Hat web site.

Ordering Information
OLYMPUS Red Hat Linux 8.0 Development Kit
OLYMPUS Red Hat Linux 8.0 Development Kit with TFT flat panel
Red Hat® is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

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