Overview

PC104 and PC104 plus are very common form factor PCBs used for industrial application. Dexcel has designed a Single Board Computer (SBC) which is based on FPGA, which can interface with PC104 and PC104 plus boards. With this board, user can make use of the on-board FPGA logic for user defined / custom application , and also make use of standard PC104 and PC104 plus add-on boards for added functionality. With this flexibility user can reach the target market in a very short time span.

Features

The SBC has following mentioned interfaces.

• FPGA
  • Stratix III - EP3SL50F780I4N with NiosII / 32-bit processor
• Memory
  • 64 Mbytes DDR-II DRAM / 32Mbtes SDRAM
  • 16Mbytes of NOR Flash
  • 32 G Byte of NAND Flash
• Ethernet
  • Three 10/100 Ethernet interfaces
• USB
  • UART to USB for console application
  • USB Host
  • USB OTG
• Serial
  • UART with selectable interface ( RS-232 / RS-485 / RS-422 )
  • SPI
• Watch Dog Timer
  • On-board watch dog timer
• RTC
  • RTC with on-board battery
• LEDs
  • Software controllable three bi-colour LEDs
• Keyboard Support
  • 6 Key support for Up, Down, Left, Right, Enter and Esc Keys
• LCD Support
  • 2x20 Character LCD
• Buzzer
  • Single Tone Piezo electric buzzer, for indicating various alarms
• PC104+
  • Connector
    • J1/P1
    • J2/P2
    • J3/P3
• Form factor
  • 165mm x 125 mm
• Memory destruction support
  • All the non-volatile memories gets damaged on press of a destruction button
• ADC Interface
  • Up to 4 Channel / 16-Bit Resolution /1MSPS
  • Serial Interface with Host
• DAC Interface
  • Up to 4 Channel / 16-Bit Resolution / 1MSPS
  • Serial Interface with Host
• Multi-Voltage External Power supply support
  • 12V DC OR 5V DC

Application

The SBC can be used in any industrial/commercial application where there is a need for control is required. As the board is having ADCs and DACs, this board can be used for various data acquisition applications. The on board NAND Flash provides ample storage space for application where data storage is required. The PCI interface and the PC104 interface provides stackable option for add-on cards to reduce the time to market .

Deliverables

• Software Drivers
• User manual
• Completely assembled and tested board.
• Mechanical Box (optional)