The hardware
The hardware we have created is a reference design, available as a demo board that includes all the functions that you might need:
- Compatible with a range of colour TFT LCD's with touch screens.
- Good communications: RS232 , RS485, CAN bus, I2C/SPI, TCP/IP, Ethernet.
- Built-in real time clock.
- Power from 5v to 12v
- Additional digital and analog I/O for control functions.
- Powerful ARM processor.
- Instant ON, unlike some Widows/Linux alternatives.
By picking and choosing only the functionality you need you can keep your hardware costs to a minimum.