By using the Raspberry Pi Compute Module, the platform is fully compatible with existing Raspberry Pi ecosystem. This in turn will allow you to leverage the seemingly endless libraries of code, application notes and peripherals that are already available.
Product Features:
· Integrated 10/100 Ethernet Adapter
· Dual High-Resolution Raspberry Pi Camera Interfaces
· Mini PCI-E Interface + SIM connector
· High Speed SD compliant Micro SD Card interface
· ASIO Connectors allowing more comprehensive Application Specific solutions
· Raspberry Pi 2 HAT Compatible I/O Connector & Mounting Points (4 x M2.5)
· Independent USB UART (RX/TX/RTS/CTS)
· HDMI Out
· 8Way 2 part 3.5mm Phoenix industrial connector for use with ASIO Outputs or HAT board
· Integrated battery backed Real-Time-Clock (RTC)
· 2 x Bi-Colour (Red/Green) front panel status LEDs
· Wide 7-23V (poly-fused and filtered) High capacity DC power input via either 2 part Phoenix screw terminal front panel connector or internal 2way Molex AM254 Connector
· Mini PCI-E Interface + SIM connector
· High Speed SD compliant Micro SD Card interface
· ASIO Connectors allowing more comprehensive Application Specific solutions
· Raspberry Pi 2 HAT Compatible I/O Connector & Mounting Points (4 x M2.5)
· Independent USB UART (RX/TX/RTS/CTS)
· HDMI Out
· 8Way 2 part 3.5mm Phoenix industrial connector for use with ASIO Outputs or HAT board
· Integrated battery backed Real-Time-Clock (RTC)
· 2 x Bi-Colour (Red/Green) front panel status LEDs
· Wide 7-23V (poly-fused and filtered) High capacity DC power input via either 2 part Phoenix screw terminal front panel connector or internal 2way Molex AM254 Connector
HAT Compatible
Because the platform uses a standard HAT connector it's also backwards compatible with RPi HAT boards that you may already have or want to use, even allowing you to bring HAT IO connectivity out of the front using the industrial connector.
I/O Cards
In order to retain flexibility for various different IO configurations they have opted to use I/O connector in, instead of the actual I/O. So instead of plugging in HAT card with I/O signal connectors poking out on all sides, they have these same I/O signals back down a second output connector which is directly connected to the green industrial connector.
The added bonus here is that by simply using extended length interface pins on the card (raising it up) you can expand the IO set further - all without using any cable assemblies! They have pre-designed a series of hardened plug in cards for dealing common applications like CAN-Bus, 4-20mA transducer signals, RS485, Narrow Band RF and others. This way you have to spend less time dealing with hardware and more time focusing on software development.
Enclosure Design
The best thing about their enclosure type is that they require only the end plates to be punched to match the board connectors, which reduces the design and manufacturing costs involved significantly. The PCB features 4 mounting holes, making it easy to install inside a larger or custom enclosure design if required.
The enclosure comes in two sizes, a low profile version and a larger double height model allowing extra room. All the single function I/O cards designed have been built with the lowest profile enclosure type in mind allowing for a neat solution.
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