Sphere II - Eurotech

Sphere II
Anchor your application with the reliable,
I/O rich, cool-running Sphere II
FEATURES
• Versatile Cirrus Logic EP9315 SOC CPU with
floating point and signal co-processor
• Multimedia including graphics accelerator,
multiple LCD and display options, and high
quality stereo audio
• Large selection of I/O types
• Low power and cool operation
• Windows CE and Linux support
• Fully RoHS compliant
Simplify and speed your product development with the robust I/O,
storage, and versatility of the Sphere II Single Board Computer
(SBC) from Eurotech. Featuring the Cirrus EP9315 System on Chip, the
production-ready Sphere II brings a total processing and interface solution to
today’s embedded application requirements and provides strong calculation
features interfacing to a wide range of devices while supporting mass
storage application requirements. The Sphere II is stingy on power and heat
with I/O including Ethernet, CAN and SPI networking, USB, EIA serial, IrDA,
and I2C. These features are leveraged with floating point, signal processing
and graphics co-processors, memory card, IDE storage support and multiple
display types, touch panel, and human interface options.
With this breadth of Sphere II features and performance, you can quickly
advance your project beyond the challenges, expense and time common
to new designs to get your product to market quickly. The Sphere II Single
Board Computer from Eurotech is the right solution for your product needing
sophisticated processing, mixed I/O and storage support in a proven, offthe-shelf platform.
Sphere II
Specifications*
processor
Cirrus Logic EP9315 system-on-chip processor
200 MHz, 32-bit ARM920T core
100 MHz system bus
graphics/video
LVDS and logic-level flat panel interface
Backlight brightness and on/off control signals
4/5/7/8-wire Resistive touch panel interface
Passive LCD contrast control
AUDIO
AC ’97 codec
Stereo microphone input
Stereo 1W speaker outputs
Headphone output
MEMORY and storage
64 MB synchronous DRAM (supported up to 128MB)
32 MB flash RAM
CompactFlash Type I and II, 3.3 and 5 V
IDE interface for hard disk
CD-ROM drives
OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS
communications and i/o
Windows® CE 5.0
Linux
Three USB 2.0 Host ports (Low / Full Speed)
Three Serial Ports
o 7-wire EIA-232, 3.3V logic (option)
o 5-wire EIA-232, 3.3V logic or IrDA
o EIA-422 / 485, 3-wire, 3.3V logic (option)
10 / 100BT Ethernet with RJ45 connector
CAN 2.0b
I2C
SPI / SSP
8x8 matrix keypad or sixteen digital I/Os
Up to twenty additional general-purpose digital I/Os
Physical
Board dimensions 4.0 x 4.6 inches (102 x 117 mm)
Commercial temperature 0° to 70°
Extended temperature -40° to 85° C
RoHS compliant
peripherals
Onboard real time clock
Sphere II
PHY
USB Host 1 J6
J16
U22 IrDA
COM1
COM2
COM3
J13
SSP
I2C
RTC
B1
IrDA
EP9315
Serial 1
J11
USB host 1-3
Ethernet
IrDA
Keypad
Serial 1-3
422/485
J15
USB Host 1-3
CAN, IrDA
I2C, SSP
IDE
J17
Sphere II is a trademark of Eurotech Inc.
Other trademarks are property of their respective holders.
System Bus
CAN
J12
Eurotech delivers embedded computer systems for high capability and low
power applications, networking and wearable computing solutions, and
application framework middleware for multimedia, industrial, transportation,
medical, and wireless applications. Eurotech platforms allow OEM and
enterprise customers to focus on their core revenue-generating products
and services and get to market quickly.
CAN Bus
CompactFlash
logic
Power: 5V, 3.3V
and backlight
AC97
keypad IOs
Digital I/Os
Digital I/Os, backlight,
audio, touch panel
amp
J4
About Us
J9
buffers
SDRAM and Flash Memory
Ethernet J7
buffers
*Specifications and features subject to change without notice
See our website for latest updates and more information
www.eurotech-inc.com
amp
AC97
Codec
LCD
buffers
J3
Backlight
control
J2
Touch
panel
J1
LCD
(34-pin)
Power
supply
transmitter
J5
LCD J18
(Hirose)
LVDS
J14
Vee
supply
CMM4477C Oct2008v1.0
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR A BETTER WORLD
10260 Old Columbia Rd. Suite G
Columbia, MD 21046
U.S.A.
+1.888.941.2224
sales.us@eurotech.com
www.eurotech-inc.com