nControl Squared design complete
The nControl squared design is now complete and the boards have been sent off for manufacture! The nControl squared product is a great addition to the Remote site Monitoring & Control hardware offerings by Clearbox Systems.
The preliminary specifications for the nControl Squared product are as follows:
- Power: 8-52VDC wide input range @ 25W (max load when all USB ports powered)
- 600MHz ARM CPU with 256MB RAM
- 8 x USB ports allowing for peripherals such as GPIO module, Serial Ports, LAN Switch board, GSM module, GPS, Webcam etc.
- HDMI port for HD video output
- 10/100 Ethernet Port
- Physical size: 80mm x 80mm x 25mm
- Operating System: Ubuntu Linux
The first nControl squared’s will be arriving at the end of this year (2009) and we expect testing and certification to take approximately 2-3 months. This means that we are on track for an April launch of the new product line.
Following on from the nControl squared, will be a range of USB powered peripheral devices. The current devices on the road map include:
- 8 DI – 6 Relay Output IO module with temperature sensor
- RS232, 422, and 485 serial modules
- 7 port LAN switch
Further to this we plan to certify drivers for specific third party USB devices such as a range of USB 3G modems, and USB Webcams.
This product is also designed to be used as a general purpose embedded computer. So if you have an application that requires a specific peripheral to be included, then please contact paul@clearboxsystems.com.au with your design requests.
