SBC takes Windows XP Embedded development onboard

An Eurotech product story

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Nov 8, 2002

Arcom has released another rapid application development kit for Windows XP Embedded.

Arcom has released another rapid application development kit for Windows XP Embedded.

The new product is a ready-to-run development kit for Windows XP Embedded running on Arcom's Socket370 Pentium III based single board computer.

Arcom's development kit strategy lets customers quickly develop and demonstrate Windows XP Embedded based applications using a reliable embedded platform suitable for OEM applications.

The Olympus Windows XP Embedded development kit includes a comprehensive build of Windows XP Embedded loaded onto a 384Mbyte CompactFlash card.

The development kit consists of the Olympus single board computer fitted with a 533MHz Intel Celeron CPU (other options available), 256Mbyte SDRAM, 384Mbyte of CompactFlash memory, PSU, serial and Ethernet cable sets, DVI interface board, quick-start manual and the development kit utility CD.

There is also an option for a 6.5in NEC VGA TFT colour display, analogue touchscreen and touchscreen controller.

Also included is the Windows XP Embedded license and, for a limited time only, a free copy of Microsoft's Visual Studio.NET Professional edition CD worth over $1000.

The Olympus is an EBX format (5.75 x 8in) Socket370 single board computer which can be fitted with the Intel Celeron and Pentium III processors up to 1GHz (133MHz FSB).

The board also offers high performance S3 ProSavage graphics, 10/100baseTx Ethernet, four serial ports, and expansion via a PCI slot, CompactFlash socket and industry standard PC/104.