News Release from: Mosaic Industries
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 2 April 2004
Board brings embedded processor and I/O together
Mosaic's new PowerDock provides a mechanical and electrical platform for its tiny low-cost Qcard single-board computer and up to eight I/O expansion modules (the Wildcards).
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Mosaic's new PowerDock provides a mechanical and electrical platform for its tiny low-cost Qcard single-board computer and up to eight I/O expansion modules (the Wildcards). Measuring only 2 x 2.5in for the slim version, or 4 x 2.5in for the wide version, the PowerDock/QCard/Wildcard solution packs a lot of control and I/O capability into a compact form factor. The combination of the PowerDock, QCard controller and I/O Wildcards provides a "custom off-the-shelf" solution for instrumentation and control applications that require an embedded computer and a customised complement of analogue, digital and communications I/O.
The PowerDock hosts a 1A/5V switching power supply, dual DB-9 serial connectors, a power jack, a master power switch, plus QCard and Wildcard interface connectors.
The serial connectors, jack and switch are designed for easy mounting to an instrument panel.
The PowerDock mates with the programmable QCard Controller, providing it with clean regulated 5V power, and bringing out the Qcard's dual serial ports to convenient connectors.
Smaller than a credit card, the QCard sports a 16MHz Motorola 68HC11F1 microprocessor, 512Kbyte Flash and 128Kbyte RAM, 512byte of EEPROM, eight lines of programmable digital I/O, 8bit analogue-to-digital conversion, and dual RS232/485 ports.
The QCard is easily programmed in C, Forth or assembly using any PC.
Wildcards are modular 2 x 2.5in plug-in boards that are ideal for applications requiring multiple I/O points, high resolution data acquisition, multichannel communications and real-time control.
The slim version of the PowerDock hosts a QCard plus up to four Wildcards.
The standard PowerDock hosts a QCard plus up to eight Wildcards in two stacks of up to four Wildcards each.
Available Wildcards implement keypad/display interfaces, multichannel 12bit D/A and 16bit A/D convertors, a 24bit resolution analogue data acquisition system, a 64Mbyte CompactFlash card mass memory interface, a fast buffered RS232/422/485 dual UART, high-voltage/high-current I/O, and isolated AC or DC solid-state relays.
Scientific instruments, data logging, data acquisition of all sorts, and interfacing to sensors and actuators are among the many applications enabled by this product line.
The PowerDock's pricing starts at only $94.00 (one-off) with considerable OEM discounts.
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