M-501 Linux-Ready System on Module (SoM) with Free GCC from Artila

Artila Electronics announced (Oct 2006) their ARM9-based M-501, a Linux-ready System on Module (SoM). The dimension of the module are: 80 x 50 mm. This embedded-linux module use ATMEL AT91RM9200 RISC SoC, clocked at 180MHz. It has onboard 32MB SDRAM and 16MB Flash memory which include  Linux 2.6 kernel, BusyBox utility collection, boa Web server, and some pre-installed hardware device drivers.

The M-501’s dual 2×25 Dual In Line (DIL) connectors are designed for I/O peripheral expansion. One 10/100M Ethernet, four UART serial communication, two USB 2.0 hosts , a Secure Data Card (SD) Interface, a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), annd Inter-IC (I2C) bus, an Inter-IC Sound (I2S) bus, and a 32-bit programmable digital I/O are available and already pre-defined on the two DIL connectors.
 

The M-501 also has an 8-bit local bus on the third 2×14 DIL connectors. The SDK (development kit) CD includes open source GNU C/C++ cross compiler. Simply plug the M-501 SoM into the custom-specific application board, then users can focus their time on the application software programming. With Artila’s having taken care of most of the software development, the user enjoys and cut 80% of regular development time and cost.
 

M-501 Linux-ready ARM9 Embedded SoM (System-On-Module) specs and key features:

• ATMEL AT91RM9200 CPU, 200MIPS @180MHz
• 32MB SDRAM, 16MB NOR FLASH memory
• One 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface
• Two USB 2.0 Host ports
• One SD (secure digital) interface
• Four 921.6kbps UARTs
• I2C (Inter-IC) bus
• I2S (Inter-IC Sound) bus, one transmitter and one receiver
• SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface)
• 32x general-purpose IOs (GPIO)
• 8-bit local bus (A0-A7, D0-D7), with 4x chip selects
• Small footprint, 80×50mm only
• Ultra low power consumption, less than 2.5W
• Linux 2.6.x OS is pre-built, supports file system
• GNU C/C++ tool chain is included

Artila also provides Starter Kit (Evaluation Kit) for their M-501 board. 

Specification and key features M-501 Starter Kit for M-501 Embedded SoM

• One M-501 embedded module
• One carrier board with
  • one RS-232/422/485 line driver, RJ45 connector
  • three RS-232 line drivers, RJ45 connector
  • one RJ45 connector for Ethernet
  • two USB host connectors
  • one USB client connector
  • two 20-pin headers for 32x GPIOs
  • Status LEDs for Etherent port and serial port
  • power input circuitry (9~48VDC)
• GNU C/C++ Tool Chain CD and documentation

About Artila Electronics:

Artila Electronics Co., Ltd. focuses on ARM-core RISC CPU with embedded Linux solutions. Has 10 plus years of experience in RS-232/422/485 industrial communication and TCP/IP networking. Artila’s product range consists of Serial-to-Ethernet embedded modules, ARM9/Linux box computers, and ARM9/Linux SOMs (system-on-modules).

Source: Artila