Introduction; About This Manual; Product Overview; Benefits - Technologic Systems TS-7400 Hardware & Software Installation

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 About this Manual

This manual is intended to provide the user with an overview of the board and benefits,
complete features specifications, and set up procedures. It contains important safety
information as well.

1.2 Product Overview

The TS-7400 is a small (2.9" x 4.7") embedded computer module (System on Module)
that is designed to provide extreme performance for applications which demand high
reliability, fast bootup/startup and connectivity at low cost and low power, such as point-of-
sales (PoS), vending machines, data acquisition units, data recorder modules, etc.
The TS-7400 System on Module runs on a 200 MHz ARM9 processor with power under 2
Watts. Low board complexity, low component count, and low power/heat makes for an
extremely reliable embedded engine. The TS-7400 is available in thousands of
configurations, many of which are Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) and available to ship
today.
The EP9302 processor from Cirrus is the highly integrated 200Mhz ARM9 processor that
the TS-7400 is built around and includes an on-chip 10/100 ethernet, USB, serial, and
Flash/SDRAM controller. A supplemental PLD provides glue logic, and watchdog timer.
Integer CPU performance is about 20% faster than our 133 Mhz x86 offerings.
Even with the standard power consumption of 2 Watts, the TS-7400 runs without fans or
heat sinks in the temperature range of -40° to +70°C. Extended Temperature -40° to
+85°C is also standard, but CPU clock must be decreased to 166MHz for higher
temperatures.
Unlike other TS-7000 ARM products, the TS-7400 is not a stand-alone Single Board
Computer. The TS-9441 peripheral board is needed during development in order to
configure and set up the TS-7400 flash system. The TS-9441 has 2KB EEPROM, and
2MB serial Flash, so it can be used to bring-up/recover "dead" TS-7400 boards. Using a
console on the TS-7400 is only possible through the TS-9441 RS232 serial port, named
Console Header. Also, the TS-9441 enables regulated 5VDC power in. Once the TS-7400
is configured and loaded, it can safely run stand-alone.

1.3 Benefits

Out-of-the-Box Productivity

Technologic Systems Linux products get you to your application quickly. Our Single Board
Computers boot directly to Linux as shipped. There is no complicated CMOS setup or
configuring of a Linux derivative Operating System to source, define, and load.
Technologic Systems has pre-configured each SBC in flash memory.
The TS-7400's user can power up the board and immediately (using the TS-9441) begin
application development. Of course, should you wish to configure your own version of
Linux or use a different operating system, this is easy too. Technologic Systems provides
the solution to fast application development without tedious OS configuration.

Impressive Performance

The ARM920T's 32-bit architecture, with a five-stage pipeline, delivers very impressive
performance at very low power. The EP9302 CPU has a 16 KB instruction cache and a 16
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