Module Runs Over Wide Temperature Range

March 26, 2013

EMAC's SoM-9X25 System-on-Module handles temperatures from -40° to 85° C.

EMAC's SoM-9X25 (see figure) System-on-Module (SoM) handles temperatures from -40° to 85° C. The fanless module is based on the Atmel AT91SAM9X25 processor with a 400 MHz, single core ARM926.

Figure 1. The SoM9X25 can run Linux or Windows CE.

The module includes a 10/100M Ethernet port and 6 serial ports with auto RS-485 provision. Memory includes 1 Gbytes of NAND flash, 8 Mbytes of serial data flash, and up to 128 Mbytes of DDR2 RAM. The 144-pin SODIMM form-factor also provides access to SPI, I²C, I2S audio, CAN 2.0B SDIO, PWMs, timer/counters, and a 10-bit ADC.

EMAC has a number of off-the-shelf carrier boards that feature ADC, DAC, MMC/SD card, keypad, LCD, audio, and modem interfaces like the SoM-150ES.

EMAC provides a Linux-based Eclipse IDE development environment. The platform also supports Microsoft Windows CE 6.0 applications where Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/2008 can be utilized.

Pricing for the SoM-9x25 starts at $180.