EPIC format 520MHz PXA270 XScale Single Board Computer

The ZEUS board has been designed as a cost effective solution for asset monitoring, vehicle tracking and mobile information display applications. The board has been designed to take advantage of the power saving modes of the PXA270 processor and all the associated peripherals. Using Intel XScale technology ensures the board can achieve a typical power consumption of 2W (excluding modems etc) and a low power, sleep mode of just 100mW.

The ZEUS board includes a TFT/STN flat panel graphics controller, onboard soldered SDRAM and resident Flash, dual 10/100baseTx Ethernet ports, 7 serial ports, I²C controller, dual USB host controller, USB client, AC97 audio/codec, CompactFlash interface (CF+), SDIO, and a standard PC104 bus expansion connector. The onboard PSU is designed for use with both 12V and 24V vehicle power systems. Alternatively, the ZEUS can be powered from a single 5V supply (onboard DC/DC PSU depopulated). Systems used for asset tracking need both wireless communications and GPS (global positioning system) data. The ZEUS is available with a range of adapter modules to support a variety of GSM/GPRS, CDMA or iDEN wireless modems. Custom specific radio interfaces (such as Bluetooth or satellite modems) can easily and quickly be incorporated into new module designs. The ZEUS is based on a compact, industry standard EPIC footprint measuring 165mm x 115mm (6.5 in x 4.5 in).

The ZEUS is supported with Development Kits for the leading embedded operating systems including embedded Linux and Windows CE 5.0. The Linux solution uses RedBoot as a bootloader, boot manager and also serves as a T-FTP download tool for embedded Linux applications. To speed up the process of system integration, you can purchase individual cables and the various cellular modem adapter modules used within the Development Kits.

Wireless adapter modules
ZEUS-MODEM1	ZEUS-MODEM2	ZEUS-MODEM3
Carrier module for either: - Sony Ericsson GR64 (GSM/GPRS) - Siemens MC39i (GSM/GPRS)  - Motorola iO270 (iDEN) and - Fastrax iTRAX03 12-Channel GPS receiver	Carrier module for: - Telit GE863-GPS (GSM/GPRS) includes a GPS receiver	Carrier module for: - Sierra Wireless Modules (CDMA MC572x, GSM/GPRS MC87xx) and - Fastrax iTRAX03 12-channel GPS receiver
IEEE802.15.4 / ZigBee	-	-
Module supporting an intelligent IEEE802.15.4 / ZigBee ready radio interface. Note: Product not sold separately. Available: Q4/06
One of the practical issues to be resolved by OEM users is the connection of displays from different manufacturers. The ZEUS includes an onboard LVDS transmitter to drive remote displays located up to 5m from the ZEUS. A complementary adapter is also available to convert from LVDS back to parallel digital. This adapter is particularly useful for small form factor displays which do not support LVDS input.
Video adapter modules
ZEUS-FPIF	ZEUS-FPIF-CRT	FPIF-LVDS-Rx
Allows easy connection between the ZEUS digital flat panel output connector and most parallel digital flat panel displays.	Converts the ZEUS flat panel output to a standard analog RGB VGA signal for use with a regular monitor.	Converts the LVDS signals from the ZEUS back to parallel digital data to drive a parallel digital flat panel display.

Product Selection Guide: Arcom produces a wide range of standard embedded processor platforms and associated software development kits. To help you compare the key features of these products and make the best choice for your application, please check out our Selection Guide.

Design Services
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