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VIPER
Development Kit with RedBoot boot loader - a complete ready-to-run
platform for your PXA255 XScale application development.
RedBoot is already installed, you
simply download your choice of embedded operating system!
The VIPER Development Kit includes the
400MHz PXA255 XScale based VIPER SBC pre-installed with RedBoot, a
fast, efficient network aware boot loader – ideal for quickly
debugging and installing your
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choice of embedded operating system.
RedBoot is based on the eCos hardware abstraction layer and offers the
ability to download files via Ethernet or a serial port and to use a
boot script to execute these from the embedded Flash or DRAM.
The Development Kit gives you a wide
range of features to enable you to create low power solutions for
information terminals, instrumentation controllers, data acquisition
systems and communication products. The Development Kit includes the low
power 400MHz VIPER
PC/104 single board computer powered by the
Intel PXA255 RISC processor, fitted with 64Mbytes of DRAM, 32Mbytes of
Intel StrataFlash and 256Kbytes of SRAM. 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,
optional Q-VGA flat panel TFT screen and analog touchscreen, cables to
connect to your host system, and a comprehensive information/software
CD.
Note: The VIPER Development Kit for RedBoot does not include built in support
for the Philips USB controller, onboard SRAM and the board level power
management functions. RedBoot uses either a serial terminal port or
Ethernet for communication to the host development system. RedBoot does
not include any support for the graphics controller or touchscreen, it
is assumed that video driver is handled by your selected embedded
operating system.
Technical
Documentation: Arcom provides on-line access to detailed technical
documentation to help you select the best product for your application.
You can download the manual for the VIPER
board Development Kit for RedBoot
and related products by clicking
here.
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| Features |
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RedBoot (debug and
download firmware with serial and Ethernet support) |
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Based on eCos
runtime system version 2.x |
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Flash
Image System to manage partitions on the resident Flash drive |
| 400MHz
Intel XScale based PXA255 processor with 64MB DRAM and 32Mbytes
Flash |
| Rugged
enclosure with optional
NEC
Q-VGA TFT color display and analog touchscreen
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5V
uninterruptible power supply and all cables for immediate
operation and application download |
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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
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| Pre-installed
build of RedBoot tailored specifically for the VIPER, pre-loaded
into the 1MB Flash BootROM |
| Industrial
compact enclosure (ICE) with optional
NEC
320x240 color TFT color screen, analog touchscreen and TSC1 touchscreen controller |
| Uninterruptible
power supply to allow VIPER system to continue to operate without mains power |
| 5V
Power supply module with power cords for US, UK and European power
sockets |
| RJ45
Ethernet cross-over cable |
| RS-232
Null-modem cable |
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| Supplied
Software on CD-ROM |
| "Quickstart"
tutorial guide |
| Board H/W Technical Manual |
| Complete product information for all major devices
onboard |
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| What
is RedBoot? |
| RedBoot
is a complete bootstrap environment for embedded systems. Based on
the eCos RTOS hardware abstraction layer, RedBoot inherits the
eCos qualities of reliability, compactness, configurability, and
portability. RedBoot allows download and execution of embedded
applications via a serial port or Ethernet. It can be used for
both product development (debug support) and in deployed products
in the field (flash update and network booting). Ethernet download
and debug support is included, allowing RedBoot to retrieve its IP
parameters via BOOTP or DHCP, and program images to be downloaded
using TFTP. Images can also be downloaded over serial, using X- or
Y-modem. An
interactive command-line interface is provided to allow management
of the Flash images, image download, RedBoot configuration, etc.,
accessible via serial or ethernet. For unattended or automated
startup, boot scripts can be stored in Flash allowing for example
loading of images from Flash or a TFTP server.
eCos
is an open source, royalty-free, real-time operating system
intended for embedded applications. The highly configurable nature
of eCos allows the operating system to be customized to precise
application requirements, delivering the best possible run-time
performance and an optimized hardware resource footprint. |
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| Device
Drivers |
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RedBoot Development Kit contains drivers for the
following peripherals: |
| VIPER: |
| Onboard
Flash memory (Flash Image System) |
| Onboard 10/100baseTx Ethernet
controller
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| 5
x RS232/RS422/TTL serial ports
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| License
Issues |
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In
compliance with the GNU Public License (GPL), Arcom fully
documents the source of all the files, modules and utilities used
in the Arcom RedBoot implementation.
Arcom has incorporated all modifications to GPL’d sources to the
relevant on-line CVS software repository.
The
royalty-free nature of eCos means that you can develop and deploy
your application using the standard eCos release without incurring
any royalty charges. In addition, there are no up-front license
charges for the eCos runtime source code and associated tools.
eCos delivers, without charge, everything necessary for basic
embedded applications development.
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| Support
Issues |
All support issues should be directed to Arcom Technical
Support
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| Ordering
Information |
VIPER
RedBoot Development Kit
VIPER
RedBoot Development Kit fitted with color display &
analog touchscreen |
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