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News Release from: MicroController Pros Corporation | Subject: Artila iPAC-5010
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 October 2007
Automation controller suits industrial
use
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.
MicroController Pros Corporation has released the Artila iPAC-5010, an 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 Electronicstalk on 10 Nov 2005 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 external relays on or off, one RS485 to access industrial serial devices, an RS232 for dial-up connection via a GSM/GPRS modem, two USB ports for Flash memory disks, and both WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.
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 a firewall/VPN.
In addition to its open Linux operating system, the iPAC-5010 also has a boa web server, busybox utility and the Gnu C/C++ GLIBC tool chain.
Its DIN-RAIL mount design, 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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