SOC8200 Single Board Computer
- 600MHz TI AM3517 Sitara ARM Cortex-A8 Microcontroller
- 256MB DDR2 SDRAM + 256MB Nand Flash + 4MB Nor Flash
- UARTs, RS485, CAN, Ethernet, 2 USB Host, USB Device, Camera, …
- Supports LCD, VGA, S-Video/AV out Video output modes
- Ready-to Run Linux 2.6.32 and WinCE 6.0 OS
SOC8200 Single Board Computer SOC8200 Development Kit
Features
 Mechanical Parameters
SOC8200 Single Board Computer
Processor
- TI AM3517 industrial applications processors
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NEON SIMD Coprocessor
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600MHz Sitara ARM Cortex-A8 Core
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POWERVR SGX Graphics Accelerator (AM3517 only)
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16KB I-Cache, 16KB D-Cache, 256KB L2-Cache, 112KB ROM, 64KB Share SRAM
Memory
- 256MB DDR2 SDRAM, 32bit
- 256MB NAND Flash, 8bit
- 4MB NOR Flash, 16bit (driver has not been provided at present)
Signals Routed to Pins
- One 5-wire Debug serial port (RS232)
- One 5-wire serial port (TTL)
- Two USB 2.0 Host High-speed ports, 480Mbps
- One USB 2.0 Device High-speed port, 480Mbps
- Audio (IIS)
- 16-bit LCD output
- 10-bit Camera video input
- 1-channel S-Video output
- 1-channel AV output
- One RS485 serial port
- 1-channel CAN bus
- 10/100Mbps Ethernet port
- SD/MMC card
- Multi-functional expansion interface (McBSP, IIC, McSPI, TV-OUT)
- PC104 expansion interface (GPMC Bus, MMC, USB, McSPI, UART1, Clock, HDQ)
- JTAG interface
SOC8200 Expansion Board
Audio/Video Interfaces
Communication Interfaces
- One 5-wire RS232 serial port (DB9)
- One 9-wire RS232 serial port (DB9)
- One 9-wire TTL serial port (2*5pin 2.5mm pitch connector)
- Two High-speed USB 2.0 Host ports, 480Mbps
- One High-speed USB 2.0 Device port, 480Mbps
- One 10/100Mbps Ethernet port (RJ45)
- 10-bit Camera interface
- Reset button
- SD/MMC card slot
- CF card slot
Add-on Hardware Options and Support OS
| Item |
Description |
Interface to Board |
Linux |
Android |
WinCE |
| WF8000-U |
WiFi Module |
USB Host |
Support* |
Not yet |
Not yet |
| CDMA8000-U |
3G Module (CDMA2000 standard) |
USB Host |
Support* |
Not yet |
Not yet |
| WCDMA8000-U |
3G Module (WCDMA standard) |
USB Host |
Support* |
Not yet |
Not yet |
* = Provided with Source Code
# = Not Provided with Source Code
Software
| OS |
Item |
Feature |
Description |
| Linux |
Bootloader |
x-loader |
NAND/ONENAND |
| MMC/SD |
| FAT |
| u-boot |
NAND/ONENAND |
| MMC/SD |
| FAT |
| NET |
| Kernel and Drivers |
Version |
Linux 2.6.32 |
| File system |
ROM/CRAM/EXT2/EXT3/FAT/NFS/JFFS2/UBIFS |
| Driver |
LED, Serial, RTC, NET, RS485, CAN, Buzzer, MMC/SD, CF, USB Device, USB ehci, Video output, GPIO, LCD, Touch Screen, VGA, Analog camera, Audio out, Analog input, Nand Flash |
| Compiler |
gcc cross compiler tool |
gcc version 4.3.3 (Sourcery G++ Lite 2009q1-203) |
| WinCE |
Boot |
Version |
x-load-1.41, eboot |
| Boot Mode |
Boot WinCE from SD card, NAND Flash or Ethernet |
| Image update |
Support updating image from SD card |
| System |
Drivers |
ILT, Reboot, Watchdog, RTC, NLED, Serial, 6*6 keyboard, Audio out, NAND, LCD, Touch Screen, SD, NET, USB OTG, USB EHCI, VRFB, GPIO, PWM, ADC, Buzzer, CAN |
| Function |
Power Management (backlight drive, battery-driven, sleep/wake-up function) |
| Hive registry support |
| ROM file system support |
| Software features |
Support KITL kernel debug |
| Support .NET Compact Framework 3.5 |
General Description
Embest SOC8200 is a highly-integrated single board computer with PC104 form factor. It employs TI’s high-performance AM3517 microcontroller which is based on 600Mhz ARM Cortex-A8 Core with NEON SIMD Coprocessor and POWERVR SGX™ Graphics Accelerator and offers video, image, and graphics processing capable of supporting single board computers, home and industrial automation, and digital signage.
The SOC8200 board has onboard 256MB DDR2 SDRAM, 256MB Nand Flash and 4MB Nor Flash and extends various functions through pins including serial port, Ethernet, CAN, RS485, SD/MMC card, CF card, Audio In/Out, Camera, LCD, USB Host, USB Device, expansion connector and JTAG.
Embest has designed an expansion board for the SOC8200, along with some accessories, software package and documents, it is an ideal development kit which would be convenient for customers to evaluate the functionality of Texas Instruments' Sitara AM3517 microprocessor. The SOC8200 board supports for both Linux 2.6.32 and Windows CE6.0 operation systems. Embest provides all drivers in source code and together with user manual and some other tools and documents to help customer immediately start with their code development.
The board industrial level can work stably in wide temperature range from -40°C to 85°C which enables it to fit specific industrial needs and can be used in various applications such as industrial control, consumer electronics, medical equipment, instrumentation, security monitoring and so on.
Function Block Diagram
Onboard Interfaces and Connectors
Other Relative Documents and Links
 SOC8200 Overview
TI AM3517 Datasheet
SOC8200 Hardware User Manual
SOC8200 Schematic Drawing
 SOC8200 Linux image
Customer Design Service
Embest also offers customer design service based on the SOC8200 board according to customer’s requirement. Whether you need to reduce, add or modify to existing hardware, Embest will help customers with expert competence and rich experience.
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