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Low power 533MHz PC/104 XScale® CPU
VULCAN

Features:

Architecture: Intel ARM xScale®
Bus: 16-bit ISA bus
Processor: IXP425 - 533 MHz
Memory: onboard soldered 64MB DRAM,
32MB AMD MirrorBit® FLASH, 256KB battery backed SRAM
Mass storage: ATA IDE Compact Flash or USB2.0 memory
Interfaces:

Dual 10/100MBaseTx Fast Ethernet MACs, onboard RJ45 with LEDs
4 serial ports:

1 x RS-232, full funtionality
2 x RS-232, TX,RX only
1 x RS-422/485, full functionality

CF+ slot supporting memory and device operation
4 USB2.0 host ports with ISP51561 host controller (keyboard and mouse support)
Dallas DS1302 Real Time Clock with 5 day SuperCap backup or external battery
DMA controller based on Utopia NPE, interrupt controller, 4 x counter/timer
8 + 8 buffered +5V tolerant digital I/O

Security:

Hardware accelerated encryption: DES, 3DES, AES
Authentication: SHA-1 and MD5
Dallas DS2401 48-bit unique serial number
Tamper detection (switch) input for intrusion detection
Hardware board Watchdog timer #1 1ms to 60s
Hardware CPU Watchdog timer #2 up to 64s using 32-bit configuration

JTAG port compatible for debuggers and system setup
Wide operating temperature range: -20 to +70°C, fanless operation
Power consumption; 3.5W @+5V total
RoHS compliant
3 year warranty

Application Areas:

Battery powered devices
Secure networking and communication
Real-Time embedded computing
Embedded communications controllers
Data enctryprion nodes
Network and protocol converters

Drawings, diagrams and documentation:

VULCAN functional diagram

General Description:

The VULCAN is a low power PC104 compatible single board computer based on the Intel® IXP425 XScale® network processor. The IXP425 is an implementation of the ARM compliant, Intel XScale microarchitecture combined with communication peripherals including, 2 high speed Ethernet MACs, hardware accelerated cryptography, 2 high speed serial ports, a local PCI interface and DMA controller.

The VULCAN board adds to the IXP425 features with 2 further serial ports, 4 USB 2.0 ports, real time clock and expansion via the CompactFlash (CF+) port and PC/104 bus. The PC104 format is an industrial form factor measuring 3.8" x 3.6" (96mm x 91mm).

Note: The IXP425 network processor also includes a WAN/HSS network processor engine (for UTOPIA 2). This is not connected on the VULCAN SBC. The VULCAN is supported with a ready-to-run Development Kit for embedded Linux. Eurotech uses RedBoot™, a firmware utility based on the eCos RTOS, to initialize the board. This also serves as the boot manager for embedded Linux as well as a download and debug tool for embedded Linux applications.

Eurotech offers a Custom Design and Build service to create cost effective solutions derived from our standard products. If you need a fully integrated and tested system, a custom single board solution or a simple modification to our standard product, please contact our Sales team to discuss your requirements.