Intended Audience - Boundary Devices Nitrogen series User Manual

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Intended Audience

This document aims to provide the information needed to integrate the Nitrogen
application. As such, it addresses both hardware and software integration.
Note that this manual contains many references to outside projects which have a life of their own,
so it should generally be used as a starting point for how a Nitrogen
Please contact Boundary Devices with any questions.
3 Overview of features
The following are highlights of the Nitrogen
Freescale i.MX515 800MHz ARM Cortex A8
Freescale MC13892VL Power Management and User Interface IC
Up to 512MB DDR2 Memory
Full featured Boot Loader
Board Dimensions: 4" x 2.5"
Up to 8MB Serial Flash
Directly interfaces to 4.3" and 7" LCD Displays
LED Backlight Driver Circuitry
44 KHz Stereo 16-bit Audio Output
44 KHz Monaural Audio Input (microphone)
3 RS-232 Serial ports
1 High-Speed USB 2.0 Master Port
1 High-Speed USB 2.0 OTG
Built-in 5MP Camera Support
Touch-Screen Support
SPI/I2C Interface
microSD Slot for Expanded Storage
General Purpose I/O for Device Control
Dry Contact Output
On-board interface to Symbol 1D/2D Barcode Scanner
Supports Windows CE, Ubuntu Linux, or Android Operating Systems
Customized Versions Available
March 10, 2011
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