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Entry level VIPER /
VIPER-Lite Development Kit for embedded Linux - a cost effective,
ready-to-run platform for your PXA255 XScale application development.
This Development Kit offers
four unbeatable value propositions:
- Embedded Linux 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
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The Entry Level VIPER /
VIPER-Lite Development Kit for embedded Linux features a compact
implementation of the GNU/Linux operating system based on the 2.6 Linux
kernel release. This has been optimized for use on Arcom hardware
platforms and is pre-loaded and configured into the embedded Flash. This
offers an embedded version of Linux with a proven background, combined
with a high reliability Journaling Flash File system.
The Development Kit offers you an incredible
range of features to enable you to create low power solutions for
wired/wireless information terminals, instrumentation controllers, data
acquisition systems and communication products. It is also useful as an
aid for learning about RISC hardware, Linux technology and embedded
systems programming. The Development Kit is available with two board
options, the fully populated 400MHz
VIPER PC/104 single board computer fitted with 64Mbytes of DRAM,
32Mbytes of Intel P30 StrataFlash, 5 serial ports, USB host
controller, audio codec and PC/104 expansion or, the 200MHz
VIPER-Lite fitted with 64Mbytes of DRAM, 16Mbytes of Intel P30
StrataFlash and 3 serial ports. The Development Kit includes the
VIPER-I/O
interface board and a converter module (VIPER
FPIF-CRT) to drive an analog VGA display as well as cables,
connectors, power supply, software and a comprehensive information CD.
Arcom recognizes that Linux is used
extensively in deeply embedded solutions and that secure communications
is an important part of any application involved in control and
monitoring functions. Arcom uses OpenSSH to encrypt all traffic (including
passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping and other
network-level attacks.
| 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 / VIPER-Lite Entry Level
Development Kit for Embedded 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 technology.
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| Features |
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2.6 based Linux kernel release, GNU C library |
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Compressed
Journalling Flash File System (JFFS2) offering high reliability
and recovery from power interruptions |
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Secure Shell (OpenSSH) providing the choice of several encryption technologies between the VIPER
/ VIPER-Lite and other systems |
| Support
for IEEE 802.11b Wi-Fi CompactFlash cards (infrastructure mode with
128bit WEP) |
| Support
for USB devices (for standard VIPER only) |
| Embedded
Web server supporting both static and, via CGI, dynamic HTML pages |
| System
installation, recovery and update facility |
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| Supplied
Hardware |
Arcom's
VIPER
400MHz PXA255 XScale based PC/104 single board computer fitted with 64MB DRAM
and 32MB Flash memory or,
Arcom's
VIPER-Lite 200MHz PXA255 XScale based PC/104 single board computer fitted with 64MB DRAM
and 16MB Flash memory |
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VIPER-I/O, a
multi purpose opto-isolated digital I/O and prototyping module |
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VIPER FPIF-CRT, a converter module to drive a standard analog
VGA monitor |
| 5V
AC power supply module with power cords for US, UK and European power
sockets |
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Ethernet cable and cross-over adapter |
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Ethernet adapter board with standard RJ45 connector |
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RS-232 serial port cable and Null-modem adapter |
| Reset
switch and cable assembly |
| GPIO
cable |
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Development Kit CD/DVD |
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Complete Fedora Core 5 DVD for host system installation |
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Development Kit CD with drivers, source code and example application |
| "Quickstart"
tutorial guide |
| Board H/W Technical Manual |
| Complete product information for all major devices
onboard |
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| What
is Arcom embedded Linux? |
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Arcom embedded Linux offers a compact, high reliability implementation of Linux for use in embedded control and communication products. The implementation is based on a proven well supported distribution offering standard file hierarchy, shell and text utilities, but is then combined with a rugged Journalling Flash File System to achieve maximum system integrity for truly embedded applications. It has been optimized for Arcom hardware and is supported directly by Arcom.
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Key Benefits: |
| Proven 2.6 based Linux kernel release |
Zero
license cost |
| Compressed
Journalling Flash File System (JFFS2) giving 40 - 50MB
onboard Flash disk space approx. (based on 32MB Flash
configuration) or, 30MB onboard Flash disk space (based on 16MB
Flash configuration). |
High integrity Linux solutions |
| ssh
for secure telnet connection |
Rapid application
development |
| sftp
for secure file transfer |
Fixed configuration for OEM
machine control/communications |
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X Windows System (www.x.org)
- uses X11R7 with a subset of packages for running the majority of X
applications on the local or remote display |
Comprehensive communications
support |
| HTTP server |
Scalable build |
| PPP support |
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Embedded Linux
source code supplied |
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| Device
Drivers |
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embedded Linux Development Kit contains drivers for the
following peripherals: |
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400MHz VIPER |
200MHz VIPER-Lite |
| Onboard
Flash memory (JFFS2) |
Onboard
Flash memory (JFFS2) |
| Onboard 10/100baseTx Ethernet
controller |
Onboard 10/100baseTx Ethernet
controller |
| 5
x RS232/RS422 serial ports |
3
x RS232 serial ports |
Hot
swap CompactFlash slot
- IEEE 802.11b Wi-Fi support for
Intersil PRISM based cards
- 128bit WEP encryption |
Hot
swap CompactFlash slot
- IEEE 802.11b Wi-Fi support for
Intersil PRISM based cards
- 128bit WEP encryption |
USB
host controller
- Support for keyboard, mouse and USB storage devices |
Not available |
| Display
controller for 320x240 and 640x480 flat panel displays |
Display
controller for 320x240 and 640x480 flat panel displays |
| General
purpose input and output (GPIO)
access |
General
purpose input and output (GPIO)
access |
| Audio
output |
Not available |
| PC/104
bus access |
Not available |
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256Kbytes non-volatile
SRAM drive |
Not available |
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“Programming Embedded
Systems” from O’Reilly |
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The Entry Level Embedded Linux
Development Kit is used as supporting material for the second
edition of the popular Programming Embedded Systems by Michael
Barr and Anthony Massa. The
techniques and code examples presented in the book are directly
applicable to real-world embedded software projects of all sorts.
Examples use the free GNU software programming tools, the eCos and
Linux operating systems, and the VIPER-Lite Development Kit - a
low-cost Development Kit specially developed for this book. If you
obtain the Development Kit along with Programming Embedded
Systems, Second Edition, you'll have a full environment for
exploring embedded systems in depth.
Click here to find out more. |
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| License
Issues |
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Arcom Embedded Linux draws upon software from a variety of sources, including software licensed under the GPL, LGPL, MIT, X11 and
BSDFree and Open Source licenses. Arcom makes the source to all such software available on the Development Kit CD and where
appropriate have been submitted back to the upstream development
team.
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| Support
Issues |
All support issues relating to the
VIPER single board computer and embedded Linux should be directed to Arcom Technical
Support.
Any support issues relating to content of Programming Embedded
Systems should be directed to the support web site detailed in
the book. |
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| Ordering
Information |
200MHz PXA255 VIPER-Lite Entry Level Embedded Linux Development Kit
400MHz PXA255 VIPER Entry Level Embedded Linux Development Kit |
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