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TS-7300
High-Security Linux FPGA Embedded Computer

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Qty. 100 starts at

$189

200MHz ARM9 CPU
PC/104 expansion bus
32MB SDRAM (64-128MB opt)
User-programmable CycloneII FPGA
2 10/100 ethernet ports
2 USB 2.0 (12Mbit/s max)
2 SD Card slots
10 RS232 ports (more if TTL only)
55 DIO lines (up to 35 TS-XDIO)
1 VGA out w/ 8MB RAM 800x600
Matrix Keypad and text LCD support
Optional Temp Sensor, RTC and WiFi
Low-power 1.8W @ 5V (CPU/SDRAM full speed, ethernets on/unplugged, all serial ports on, default FPGA bitstream)
Fanless -40° to +70°C, +85°C 166Mhz
TS-ENC730 Metal Enclosure provides standard 4 ADC, 2 DAC, 4 high-current GPIO, optional 1 CAN bus, etc.
Fast boot to Linux shell in 1.69 secs
Debian Linux is default on SD Card
SD Card High-Security Features
Linux-based Bootloader available
Linux utility for FPGA configuration

The TS-7300 is a compact fullfeatured Single Board Computer (SBC) based upon the Cirrus EP9302 ARM9 CPU, which provides a standard set of on-board peripherals. The EP9302 features an advanced ARM920T 200 MHz processor design with MMU. In addition, TS-7300 is powered with two SD Card flash sockets and the high performance TS-VIDCORE video interface with Linux framebuffer.

Hardware Description

The TS-7300 is a multipurpose board designed specifically for customers needing extreme design security, flexibility and reliability in applications such as gaming machines, building security equipment, or critical network infrastructure services such as network gateways or firewalls. A 8256 LUT Cyclone II FPGA is included on the board. The Embedded FPGA Linux system is reconfigurable on-the-fly by the 200Mhz ARM9 CPU running Debian Linux when an additional real-time soft-coprocessor(s), DSP, or specific additional peripheral logic is needed.

Unique security features on the TS-7300 include the ability for the board hardware to first checksum the boot SD flash card in its entirety before executing a single instruction of code from it. One may also use the security features of a SD card to hardware lock and password protect the boot flash card so that the card is only bootable and readable on a single TS-7300 device. Any SD flash card can also be made read-only permanently and irreversibly once your product is finalized for additional design security.

The board also includes many features for high reliability computing and control. SD flash technology is already extremely reliable compared to hard drives, but with 2 hot-swappable flash card sockets running full-blown operating systems such as Linux, you have the option to use RAID on your flash devices to protect against potential individual flash write wearout failures. Also, every component on the board is rated for +70 or +80 degrees Celsius ambient temperatures without heat sinks or fans. Unlike typical "embedded" PC or laptop motherboards which can barely sustain thermal balance at room temperature with large heatsinks, the TS-7300 operates with relatively huge margins in similar conditions which increases hardware lifetime and reliability.

The inclusion of an Altera FPGA and a dedicated high-speed bus between the CPU and FPGA provides unique design possibilities in the hands of creative embedded designers. The Linux FPGA has its own dedicated 8MB SDRAM and customers can load their own bitstream or use the default TS built bitstream that provides the hardware logic for the 8 serial ports, second 10/100 ethernet port, second SD card slot, 800x600 VGA video and up to 35 DIO lines connected straight to the FPGA. These DIO lines can also be used as a FPGA connected expansion bus instead of the CPU connected regular PC104 expansion bus.