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News Release from: Artila Electronics | Subject: iPAC-5010 automation controller
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 21 September 2007
Automation controller
The iPAC-5010 is powered by Artila's M-501 SoM, which is equipped with an Atmel AT91RM9200, 180MHz ARM9 RISC SoC, onboard 64Mbyte SDRAM, 16Mbyte Flash memory, and Linux 2.6 OS pre-installed.
Artila Electronics has released the iPAC-5010 ARM9-based, Linux-ready, programmable automation controller The iPAC-5010, featuring both a reliable ARM9 SoC and Linux operating system, is suitable for facility management, remote device monitoring, building automation, and machine control
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The iPAC-5010 is powered by Artila's M-501 SoM (System on Module) which is equipped with an Atmel AT91RM9200, 180MHz ARM9 RISC SoC, onboard 64Mbyte SDRAM, 16Mbyte Flash memory, and Linux 2.6 OS pre-installed.
Moreover, the iPAC-5010 provides 16 channels of isolated digital input to monitor the on/off status of external sensors and devices, eight channels of Darlington pair transistors to switch on/off external relays, one RS-485 to access industrial serial devices, an RS-232 for dial-up connection via a GSM/GPRS modem, two USB ports for Flash memory disks, both WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, plus USB camera expansions and an SD socket are also available for mass storage expansion.
The dual 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet ports are ready for the user to implement flexible network functions such as redundant Ethernet, industrial protocols conversion, an internet gateway, and firewall/VPN.
In addition to its open Linux operating system, the iPAC-5010 also boasts a boa web server, busybox utility, and the Gnu C/C++ GLIBC tool chain.
Its DIN-RAIL mount design, wide range of 9 to 40V DC power input capability, and low power RISC SoC make the iPAC-5010 suitable for numerous industrial applications.
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