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SBC-GX533 Development Kit for Windows CE 5.0 - a complete ready-to-run embedded PC platform for application development.
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This Development Kit offers four unbeatable value propositions:
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Windows CE 5.0 is already installed, you just download your application
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It saves months of engineering development effort
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It provides all the hardware, and free support at an
amazingly low price
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You have a production-ready platform for rapid OEM product integration
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Arcom's
SBC-GX533 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. The boot-loader 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 SBC-GX533 screen image on your desktop.
The Development Kit includes the
SBC-GX533 embedded PC single board computer fitted with 512Mbytes of DDR DRAM and 32Mbytes of Flash. We have made it easy to save time and achieve rapid application development using Windows CE 5.0 by including a full set of drivers, Microsoft's eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 CD and all the cables to connect to your host system. A Windows CE 5.0 BSP is available on request.
The compressed Windows CE 5.0 image (nk.bin), registry, configuration files and bootloader occupy approximately 11Mbytes of the onboard Flash drive leaving approximately
21Mbytes for your Windows CE based application code.
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. 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.
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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 SBC-GX533 Development Kit for Windows CE 5.0 and related products. |
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| Features |
| Arcom
SBC-GX533 single
board embedded PC fitted with 512MB of DDR DRAM and 32MB of Flash |
| Rugged 7A
universal input power supply |
| Interface
cables for VGA/CRT, keyboard, FDD, serial ports, Ethernet, USB
ports |
| Arcom
Development Kit CD containing Windows CE operating system
image, sample code, Technical Manual and datasheets |
| Microsoft
eMbedded Visual C++ CD |
| Quickstart
manual |
| Optional
6.5"
NEC TFT flat panel
display with analog resistive touchscreen |
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| Supplied
Hardware |
| SBC-GX533 with
512MB DRAM and 32MB Flash memory |
| 5V (7A) Power supply module connected to SBC with US, UK or European power cord |
| PS/2 to AT-style keyboard adapter |
| 2m Ethernet cross-over cable |
| Floppy disk interface cable, to allow system to be booted from floppy drive (not supplied) |
| VGA interface cable, to allow SBC to be connected to standard CRT (for CRT version only) |
| RS-232 Null modem serial cable |
| x2 RS232 breakout cables (header to DB9) |
| Hard disk drive, floppy disk cable |
| USB interface cable with two Type A host port connectors |
| GPIO breakout cable with terminated wires |
| Flat panel adapter board
(FPIF) to link the SBC-GX533-T board to a display |
| Adapter
cable to provide power to an external IDE HDD / CD/DVD-ROM drive |
| Reset switch |
| Optional 6.5" TFT
Color Flat Panel and interfacing cables, Arcom TSC1 touchscreen controller and 6.5”
analog touchscreen |
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| Resources
supplied on CD-ROM |
| eMbedded Visual
C++ 4.0 |
| Backup copies of tailored Windows CE
5.0 images |
| Windows CE
5.0 Platform SDK for SBC-GX533 |
| 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 C++ 4.0 delivers a complete development environment for creating embedded applications and system components for Windows CE-based devices.
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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Windows-style GUI |
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| Device
Drivers |
| Arcom's
Development Kit contains Windows CE 5.0 drivers for the
following peripherals: |
| SBC-GX533 |
| 640
x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768 (Flat Panel and CRT) |
| 3
x RS232 serial ports |
| 1
x RS485 / RS422 /RS232 port |
| Parallel
port |
| PS/2
keyboard adapter |
| PS/2
mouse |
| Watchdog
Timer |
| USB
v1.1 (storage devices, printer, mouse, keyboard) |
| USB
v2.0 (storage devices) |
| Onboard Flash disk drive (using Datalight
FlashFXPro) |
| 2
x onboard
10/100baseTx Ethernet controllers |
| CompactFlash
port |
| Touchscreen
controller (TSC1)
- onboard touchscreen controller will be supported in the future |
| IDE
drive |
| .NET Compact Framework
2.0 |
| PC/104
devices for all platforms: |
| AIM104-RELAY8/IN8 |
| AIM104-IN16 |
| AIM104-OUT16 |
| AIM104-IO32 |
| AIM104-MULTI-IO |
NOTE:
The image does not include support for the floppy drive and onboard SRAM.
*** Alternatively, Arcom can provide Datalight Reliance Flash management software for applications which have a high risk of power interruptions. Reliance provides a high degree of data security for the Flash file system.
Click here for more details. |
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| License
Issues |
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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
SBC-GX533 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
SBC-GX533 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 SBC-GX533 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.
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| Ordering
Information |
SBC-GX533-C Development Kit for Windows CE 5.0 with CRT output
SBC-GX533-T Development Kit for Windows CE 5.0 with TFT output
SBC-GX533-T Development Kit for Windows CE 5.0 with TFT flat panel and analog touchscreen |
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Microsoft,
Windows, and the Windows CE Logo are registered trademarks of
Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries
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