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Sphere II – Low-cost single-board computer with floating point and signal co-processor

The Sphere II is a full-featured single board computer with robust I/O, storage, and versatility features. Based on the Cirrus EP9315 ARM9 RISC-based processor, Sphere II provides the forum for a powerful system with low power consumption. It features rich graphics to XGA without the heat with comprehensive on-board I/O including 3 serial ports, Ethernet 10/100bT, USB host and an AC97 stereo codec, all in a small form factor. The platform has been specially designed with a peripheral personality board, and for both battery and external power supply types of application scenarios.

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Processor

• 32-bit Cirrus EP9315 system-on-chip processor 200MHz, ARM920T core
• 100MHZ system bus

Graphics/Video/Touchscreen

• Logic-level flat panel interface (LVDS available as a special order)
• Video graphics resolution up to 1280x1024
• 256 x 18 Color Lookup Table
• 4, 5, 7, or 8-wire resistive touchscreen interface
• Backlight connector with PWM + ON/OFF controlled by software
• On board graphics with LCD interface
  

Audio

• AC97, stereo CS4202 Codec
• 1W stereo output
• Microphone input
• Headphone output

Memory

• 64MB synchronous DRAM
• 32MB Flash RAM
• Compact Flash, Type I and II, at 3.3V and 5V
  

Operating Environments

• Windows CE
• Linux
• Others (contact factory for all options)
  

Communications/Externals/Interfaces

• Three USB 2.0 host port supporting low speed (1.5Mbps) and full speed (12Mbps)
• One SSP/SPI  interface
• One I2C interface
• One CAN 2.0b interface
• One 10/100BASE-T Ethernet interface, RJ-45
• Three serial ports
  • One RS-232 serial port (7-wire), 3.3V logic option
  • One RS-232 serial port (5-wire), 3.3V logic or IrDA
  • One RS-422/485 port (3-wire), 3.3V logic option
• Twenty digital GPIOs
  

Physical/Other

• System dimensions 4.9 x 4.3 inches
• On-board +5V and +3.3V power supplies
• Fully RoHS compliant

Peripherals

• Battery-backed Real Time Clock
  
• Two Software controlled LED status indicators
• Four configuration switches software readable

The above specifications are summary in nature and particular specifications may interact or even exclude each other. Also, the level of function available with any hardware item is dependent on the particular operating system and revision installed. For information on price, specifications or availability, Contact us.