Embedded controller adds memory card interface

Micro-Robotics has developed a memory card interface for its VM-1 embedded control computer. The card is compatible with MMC and SD cards and supports Windows FAT file formats. The memory card interface (part number 5815) will plug directly into several of the company's existing application boards for evaluation, or it can be interfaced easily to any custom application board.

The circuit of the interface is also available for designers who wish to build it into their own application boards.

The memory card interface is supported by software in the form of a filing system driver object that is provided as standard in Venom-SC, the Micro-Robotics' proprietary language, and enables applications that require large amounts of nonvolatile or removable storage such as web servers or data loggers.

Micro-Robotics has demonstrated the web-serving capabilities of the VM-1 and the new memory card interface by hosting the whole company website, including downloads, on a single VM-1 and memory card.