The new SBC4670 matches the fast, yet low-power PX270 ARM processor with an abundance of onboard communication formats: Power Over Ethernet, Socket Modem capable of GSM/GPRS, CDMA, or Bluetooth, onboard GPS, and/or CAN bus interface.  Fitting on the 4.5² × 6.5² EPIC footprint, the board’s multimedia capabilities include support for an 800 × 600 color flat-panel display, audio output, and debounced keypad input, making it an optimal choice for sophisticated point-of-sale terminals, kiosks, or graphical industrial control panels. Control and monitoring applications are served by eight channels of 14-bit ADC with simultaneous reads, eight channels of 14-bit D/A, and 24 channels of digital I/O.

For communication requirements, the SBC4670 features five serial ports. Four of the serial ports have RS-232 transceivers, while the remaining serial port is configured for RS-485 communication. The 10/100BaseT Ethernet controller can include the option of Power Over Ethernet that supplies the board with 15 W of power.

With 128 MB of SDRAM, and a 64-MB resident flash array, feature-rich operating systems are an ideal match. The SBC4670 can boot Linux, Windows CE, and VxWorks from its onboard flash. I/O expansion through the CompactFlash socket allows users to implement additional storage and I/O devices such as Wi-Fi cards. The SBC4670 has a 16-bit PC/104 bus interface that allows access to numerous off-the-shelf boards such as modems, analog I/O, or digital I/O. 

The basic SBC4670 starts at $595 in single quantity. An industrial temperature (–40° to 85°C) version is also available starting at $650. Development kits begin at $950.

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