April 3, 2006. San Jose, CA. Diamond Systems Corporation, a leading supplier of PC/104 I/O modules and highly integrated single board computers (SBCs) that include on-board data acquisition today announced GPIO-MM, a highly flexible and reconfigurable PC/104 Digital I/O module based on a Xilinx Spartan II FPGA. Use of an FPGA to implement the digital I/O logic allows the GPIO-MM hardware to be reprogrammed, in the field if necessary, to serve multiple PC/104 I/O applications with different digital I/O requirements.
GPIO-MM uses on-board flash memory to store the FPGA code. Memory may be reprogrammed using a JTAG interface. The initial release of the module includes FPGA code to configures GPIO-MM with 48 programmable-direction digital I/O pins based on 8255 cores, 8 fixed-input signals, 8 fixed-output signals, and 10 16-bit counter / timers based on 9513 cores, supported by a 40MHz clock. Three pin headers provide a total of 100 I/O pins. This initial configuration is backwards compatible with Diamond Systems’ Quartz-MM and Garnet-MM series of fixed configuration PC/104 I/O boards. An on-board EEPROM provides 256 bytes of user accessible storage, typically used for configuration information. GPIO MM operates over an extended range of -40°C to +85°C.
GPIO-MM is supported by Diamond Systems’ Universal Software Driver, which operates with popular embedded operating systems including Windows 98 / 2000 / XP, Windows CE, Linux, DOS, QNX and VxWorks. A design kit offering cables, software drivers and documentation is also available. GPIO-MM is priced at $180 in quantities of 1 to 9 units. Volume discounts apply when purchasing 10 or more units. GPIO MM is available now for evaluation. Production volume will be available in 30 days.
About Diamond Systems
Founded in 1989, Diamond Systems was an early adopter of PC/104 technology and today is one of the leading worldwide suppliers of PC/104 I/O modules and highly integrated single board computers combining CPU and data acquisition on a single board. Diamond Systems’ extensive product line includes A/D, D/A, digital I/O, serial communications, multifunction networking and power supply modules, single board computers and enclosures. Diamond Systems also offers a full range of system solutions, along with the capability to customize a board or system to meet the needs of a particular application. Privately held Diamond Systems is based in Mountain View, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley.
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