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Chip specifications used on the ReadyBoard 700:
•Intel Corporation and the Celeron or Pentium III processor used for the embedded CPU. Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/datashts/273299.htm = Pentium III Web site: http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/datashts/273509.htm = Celeron
•VIA Technologies, Inc. and the Twister-T chipset, VT8606 and VT82C686B, used for the Northbridge/Video controller and Southbridge respectively.
Web site: http://www.viatech.com
•Winbond Electronics, Corp. and the W83877TF chip used for the secondary I/O controller
Web site: http://www.winbond-usa.com/products/winbond_products/pdfs/PCIC/877tf.pdf
•Intel Corporation and the chip, 82551ER, used for the Ethernet controllers.
Web site: http://developer.intel.com/design/network/products/82551er_DS
Related Ampro Products
The following items are directly related to successfully using the Ampro product you have just purchased or plan to purchase. Ampro highly recommends that you purchase and utilize a ReadyBoard 700 QuickStart Kit.
ReadyBoard 700 Support Products
•ReadyBoard 700 QuickStart Kit (QSK)
The QuickStart Kit includes the ReadyBoard 700, SODIMM, a cable kit, documentation, and the ReadyBoard 700 Documentation and Software (Doc & SW) CD-ROM.
•ReadyBoard 700 Documentation and Software CD-ROM
The ReadyBoard 700 Documentation and Software (Doc & SW) CD-ROM is provided with the ReadyBoard 700 QuickStart Kit. The CD-ROM includes all of the ReadyBoard 700 documentation, including this Reference Manual and the ReadyBoard 700 QuickStart Guide in PDF format, the software utilities, board support packages, and drivers for the unique devices used with Ampro supported operating systems.
Other ReadyBoard Products
•ReadyBoard 550 – This EPIC single board computer (SBC) used for high volume embedded applications provides designers with a low cost, low-power choice of high performance processors with the Via Eden™ 1GHz ESP 10000, 533MHz ESP 5000, or 300MHz ESP 3000 CPUs.
In addition to the standard ReadyBoard features (4.5” x 6.5” form factor, PC-style connectors, PC/104-Plus, +5 volt only power, etc.), the ReadyBoard 550 includes two primary IDE drives, one CompactFlash Socket on secondary IDE, eight GPIO pins, four RS232 serial ports with the RS485/RS422 option for two ports, dual 10/100BaseT Ethernet interfaces, four USB 1.1 ports, IrDA, and AC’97 sound ports. It also supports up to 512MB of SDRAM in an SODIMM socket and up to 32MB UMA of AGP 4X video with built-in LVDS, CRT, and 36-bit TFT support.
Other Ampro Products
•CoreModule Family – These complete embedded-PC subsystems on single PC/104 or PC/104-
Plus form-factor (3.6x3.8 inches) modules feature 486, Pentium MMX, and Celeron CPUs. Each CoreModule includes a full complement of PC core logic functions, plus disk controllers, and serial and parallel ports. Some modules also include CRT and flat panel graphics controllers and/or an Ethernet interface. The CoreModules also come with built-in extras to meet the critical reliability requirements of embedded applications. These include onboard solid state disk compatibility, watchdog timer, smart power monitor, and Ampro embedded BIOS extensions.
