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For all Gadgets+.Net Micro fans .Net Gadgeteer is now available...
http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/297

Description

FEZ Spider Starter Kit is the first commercially available .NET Gadgeteer-compatible kit. it includes everything necessary for educators, hobbyists and even professionals. Embedded development is fast & easy (FEZ) thanks to .NET Micro Framework, .NET Gadgeteer and the numerous GHI value added features such as WiFi and USB Host.

The kit includes:

• FEZ Spider Mainboard
• Display T35 Module (3.5" with touchscreen)
• USB Client DP Module (with USB cable)
• Camera Module
• 2x Multicolor LED Module (DaisyLink)
• 2x Button Module
• Ethernet J11D Module
• SD Card Module
• USB Host Module
• Extender Module
• JoystickModule
• 10cm IDC cables (included with modules).
• Additional cables:
• 4x 5cm IDC cables
• 3x 20cm IDC cables
• 1x 50cm IDC cable

FEZ Spider Mainboard is a .NET Gadgeteer-compatible mainboard based on GHI Electronics' EMX module. This makes FEZ Spider Mainboard the most feature-full .NET Gadgeteer compatible device in the market. It contains all of .NET Micro Framework core features and adds many exclusive features, such as USB host, WiFi and RLP (loading native code). All these features combine to provide a rapid prototyping platform.

Key Features:

• 14 .NET Gadgeteer compatible sockets
• Configurable on-board LED
• Configuration switches.
• Based on GHI Electronics EMX module
• 72MHz 32-bit ARM7 processor
• 4.5 MB Flash
• 16 MB RAM
• LCD controller
• Full TCP/IP Stack with SSL, HTTP, TCP, UDP, DHCP
• Ethernet, WiFi driver and PPP ( GPRS/ 3G modems) and DPWS
• USB host
• USB Device with specialized libraries to emulate devices like thumb-drive, virtual COM (CDC), mouse, keyboard
• 76 GPIO Pin
• 2 SPI (8/16bit)
• I2C
• 4 UART
• 2 CAN Channels
• 7 10-bit Analog Inputs
• 10-bit Analog Output (capable of WAV audio playback)
• 4-bit SD/MMC Memory card interface
• 6 PWM
• OneWire interface (available on any IO)
• Built-in Real Time Clock (RTC) with the suitable crystal
• Processor register access
• OutputCompare for generating waveforms with high accuracy
• RLP allowing users to load native code (C/Assembly) for real-time requirements
• Extended double-precision math class
• FAT File System
• Cryptography (AES and XTEA)
• Low power and hibernate support
• In-field update (from SD, network or other)
• Dimensions: W 2.25" x L 2.05" x H 0.5"

Power

Supply voltages are regulated 3.3Volt and 5.0Volt DC.
Low power and hibernate modes
Active power consumption 160 mA
Idle power consumption 120 mA
Hibernate power consumption 40 mA

Enviromental:

• Operating temperature: -20 to 65°C
• RoHS compliant /Lead-free compliant

Most EMX software features are GHI exclusive, see software documentation for details.

For more information about .NET Gadgeteer visit:
http://www.netmf.com/gadgeteer/