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Pittsford, NY:
Embedded Master™
is a family of embedded products that implement Microsoft's .NET Micro
Framework. Developers can run C# managed code inside Embedded Master™ or
use Visual Studio to create and debug programs quickly and effectively.
Embedded
Master™
is the first OEM device to implement .NET Micro Framework that also adds a FAT
File System and USB Host capabilities on a tiny 1.55” x 1.55” board. Users can
access files on SD cards or memory devices (thumb drive, USB hard drive, etc.)
and also use other USB devices such as, mice, keyboards, joysticks, printers and
Bluetooth dongles. Windows SideShow™ is also fully supported through USB or
Bluetooth.
Microsoft .NET Micro Framework extends the advantages of .NET and Microsoft’s Visual Studio tools to a class of smaller, less expensive, and more resource-constrained devices than the .NET Compact Framework or the standard .NET framework. Embedded Master™ adds additional features to the .NET Micro Framework, allowing access to files on SD/MMC cards and USB memory devices. Also, with an embedded USB host stack, other USB devices can be used as well (e.g. mice, keyboards, joysticks, printers, Bluetooth dongle, etc.) Other hardware classes are provided to support the many available peripherals such as ADC, DAC, PWM and more.
Based on an ARM7
LPC2468
70Mhz processor, an
Embedded
Master™
runs .NET
Micro
Framework
V2.5, and offers: Ethernet
with
full
TCP/IP
stack, 2 USB Ports
(Host
and
Device),
serial interfaces
(SPI,
I2C,
UART,
etc),
4 x 10-bit analog
inputs, one 10-bit analog output,
PWM,
with memory of 8MB SDRAM and 4.5 MB
Flash.
Embedded Master™
also supports low
cost 128x64 pixel LCDs, and includes MAC address, USB VID/PID and all extended
features at no additional cost and with no royalties. There are 45 x I/O pins,
35 of which can be external interrupt pins. These pins are multiplexed with
peripherals including UART, SPI, I2C, PWM, ADC, DAC, CAN, Ethernet, USB device,
USB host. The system can be powered through 5V USB or an external supply.
Embedded
Master™
requires
3.3V@125mA at peak, but provides various lower-power modes to reduce
consumption.
Embedded Master™ Development
Kit includes
Embedded Master™
module preinstalled on a development board, a 128x64 LCD and a USB cable.
The
Software Development Kit enables a rapid software development environment. All
you need is a PC with Visual Studio and .NET Micro Framework SDK installed
(Microsoft downloads.)
Made by GHI
Electronics,
Embedded Master™
is
available now at
$79 from worldwide distributor Saelig Company, Inc.
