PXA255 based VIPER Development Kit for Windows CE 5.0 -
a complete ready-to-run low power platform for application development.

This Development Kit offers four unbeatable value propositions:

Windows CE 5.0 is already installed, you just download your application
It saves months of engineering development effort
It provides all the hardware, and free support at an amazingly low price
You have a production-ready platform for rapid OEM product integration

VIPER Development Kit for Windows CE 5.0

Arcom's VIPER Development Kit for Windows CE 5.0 includes a pre-built Windows CE image pre-loaded into the 32MB onboard Flash drive - that means you don’t need to use Microsoft Platform Builder to start using Windows CE. The operating system image offers a comprehensive set of components for the widest selection of application solutions - and you still have 8MB available for your application code. The boot-loader also supports a custom ‘splash’ screen - so you can display a company or product specific image on screen while Windows CE and your application are loading. To simplify development, the Windows CE start-up includes support for a VNC remote control desktop window, so you have a real-time view of your VIPER screen image on your desktop.

The Development Kit enables you to create low power solutions for wired/wireless information terminals, instrumentation controllers, data acquisition systems and communication products. The Development Kit includes the low power 400MHz VIPER PC/104 single board computer fitted with 64MB of DRAM and 32MB of Intel StrataFlash. The board is fitted inside a rugged industrial compact enclosure (VIPER-ICE) and includes a battery backed uninterruptible power supply (VIPER-UPS), an external AC PSU, Q-VGA flat panel color 5.5 and TFT screen and analog touchscreen, cables to connect to your host system, and a comprehensive information/software CD.

The Windows CE 5.0 image (nk.bin) occupies 21Mbytes of the onboard Flash drive leaving about 8Mbytes for the registry, configuration files and your CE based application. The read/write storage space is managed using the Microsoft transaction-safe file system (T-FAT).

Note: Please click here for a full list of components used in our Windows CE 5.0 nk.bin image. If you require other technologies, please contact Arcom's Technical Support team. The current release of our Windows CE 5.0 Development Kit does not include support for some of the board level power management functions. Please contact Arcom for the latest information.

Design Services
If you need to optimize the operating system image, Arcom offers the technical expertise of a dedicated Windows Embedded 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 a track record of helping a wide range of industrial and OEM customers to develop and integrate new drivers and achieve the very best from Windows CE 5.0.

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 VIPER board Development Kit for Windows CE 5.0 and related products.

Features

400MHz Intel XScale based PXA255 processor with 64MB DRAM & 32MB Flash memory

Windows CE 5.0 operating system loading and running from onboard Flash

Support for USB based memory sticks and CompactFlash devices (including Wi-Fi cards)

Support for .NET CompactFramework (v1.0 plus SP2) for C# and VB .NET application development

Includes Internet Explorer 6.0

Rugged enclosure with NEC Q-VGA TFT color 5.5 and display and analog touchscreen

5V uninterruptible power supply with example Windows CE control application

All cables for immediate operation and application download

Arcom Development Kit CD containing Windows CE 5.0 operating system image, sample code, Technical Manual and datasheets

Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ CD

Microsoft Platform Builder 5.0 Evaluation Edition (DVD)

Quickstart manual

Windows CE 5.0 Professional Plus license

Supplied Hardware

Arcom's VIPER 400MHz PXA255 XScale based PC/104 single board computer fitted with 64MB DRAM and 32MB Flash memory

Pre-configured build of Windows CE 5.0 tailored specifically for the VIPER, pre-loaded into the 32MB Flash

Industrial compact enclosure (ICE) with NEC 320x240 color 5.5" TFT color screen, analog touchscreen and TSC1 touchscreen controller

Uninterruptible power supply (VIPER-UPS) to allow VIPER system to continue to operate without main power. Example code is supplied to handle the power loss warning and battery backup control features.

Universal input AC power supply (24V output for VIPER-UPS input)

RJ45 Ethernet cross-over cable

RS-232 Null-modem cable

Supplied Software on CD-ROM

eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0

Microsoft Platform Builder 5.0 Evaluation Edition (DVD)

Backup copies of tailored Windows CE 5.0 images

Windows CE 5.0 Platform SDK for VIPER

VNC host application for remote control desktop

Sample application code

Demonstration programs (including .NET example)

Quickstart tutorial guide

Complete product information for all major devices onboard

Microsoft eMbedded Visual Tools delivers a complete development environment for creating applications and system components for Windows CE-based devices. eMbedded Visual Tools includes eMbedded Visual Basic and eMbedded Visual C++. These versions of the desktop development tools are optimized for embedded systems development.

More information

What is Windows CE 5.0?
Windows CE 5.0 is a low-cost, compact operating system designed for small-scale computer solutions with limited resources
Key Features:	Key Benefits:
Low license cost	Low overall solution cost (3 different licensing options)
Low requirements for RAM and ROM memory	Familiar Windows application development tools
Configurable modular architecture	Rapid application development
Implements a subset of the WIN 32 API	Better real-time performance
Pre-emptive multi-tasking kernel	Comprehensive communications support
	Windows-style GUI

Find out more from the Microsoft Window CE overview

Device Drivers

Arcom's Development Kit contains Windows CE .NET drivers for the following peripherals:

VIPER

PXA255 set to 400MHz turbo mode and 100MHz memory bus (other clock configurations available on request)

320x240 color TFT mode (standard) with an option to configure for 640x480 color TFT or 320x240 color STN displays

5 serial ports

10/100baseT Ethernet

Onboard Flash disk drive using Microsoft T-FAT (transaction-safe file system)

USB ports (for storage devices)

CompactFlash interface (for memory and I/O devices)

Audio Codec (input and output)

Arcom PC/104 board drivers (AIM104-RELAY8/IN8, -IN16, -OUT16, -IO32, -MULTI-IO)

Watchdog Timer

ActiveSync

Touchscreen controller (TSC1)

Example code for use with GPIO and PC/104 memory/IO access

License Issues

Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 may only be used in accordance with the following license models:

Note: This Development Kit is supplied with an Evaluation Version of the Windows CE 5.0 operating system under the terms of the Windows Embedded Kitting Program. The Development Kit does not include a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) license label, which is no longer required. The use of the Evaluation Version of Windows CE is subject to your acceptance of the terms of the end user license agreement with Microsoft.

The Windows CE operating system has been configured to run on the Arcom VIPER processor board. A copy of the operating system image is included on the Development Kit CD, and may be used to restore the operating system on the VIPER board. The operating system image on the Development Kit CD may also be used to produce production copies of the supplied operating system. The Windows CE operating system may be used in your product using one of the following license options:

Arcom can supply VIPER boards with the Windows CE operating system installed onto the local flash drive, or a Compact Flash card. These would be ordered as a single line item using a unique part number. A minimum order quantity will apply to this option. Please contact Arcom for information about order numbers and costs.

If you intend to use the Windows CE operating system image supplied by Arcom and purchase the Windows CE licenses directly from your local Microsoft distributor, you must sign an OEM Customer License Agreement (supplied by your Microsoft distributor). You are responsible for installing the operating system onto the Arcom product and maintaining compliance with the terms of the OEM license.

If you build your own nk.bin image using Platform Builder, you must sign an OEM customer License Agreement (supplied by your Microsoft distributor).

You can install your Windows CE image using the following options:

Purchase the license labels from your Microsoft distributor and install the operating system yourself.
Sign a Third Party Installer Agreement with Microsoft. You can then buy the license labels from your distributor and nominate Arcom to install the operating system image. Arcom may charge a fee for installing and testing the Windows CE image.

You must also ensure that an ‘End User License Agreement, (EULA)’ is passed to your customer. This requires that you make it available in the documentation (printed or electronic) to ensure the end user understands the terms of use.

Ordering Information

VIPER Development Kit for Windows CE 5.0 with TFT flat panel and analog touchscreen

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PXA255 based VIPER Development Kit for Windows CE 5.0 - a complete ready-to-run low power platform for application development.

PXA255 based VIPER Development Kit for Windows CE 5.0 -
a complete ready-to-run low power platform for application development.