Motherboard brings more to automotive computing

Tiny motherboards power fully functional network servers yet fit in the palm of the hand

New from Gumstix, the verdex motherboard features a Marvell PXA270 CPU offering USB host, CCD camera input, improved power management along with the twice as much memory and 50% more processor speed. These tiny motherboards power fully functional network servers yet fit in the palm of the hand.
Gumstix' fastest verdex motherboard, the verdex XL6P, comes with a 600MHz PXA270 processor, 128Mbyte RAM, 32Mbyte Flash and three onboard connectors for expansionboard connectivity: a 60-pin connector familiar to existing customers, and new 24-pin flex and 120-pin board-to-board connectors.

Also available is onboard Bluetooth with u.fl antenna connector.

These new motherboards are compatible with existing 60-pin boards; however, to access the new functions (such as USB Host) the company will be announcing new expansion boards in the near future.
'We build commercial vehicle security solutions for the trucking and heavy equipment industries', says Mark Ochitwa, VP, Operations and Product Development of Magtec Products.

'With the evolution of computing in the automotive and transportation industry, a compact and resilient design is required to make a product that will meet the industries needs'.

'The verdex motherboard has addressed these requirements by offering a powerful, feature rich processor in a small package'.

'The four hole mounting design for component boards makes it versatile and configurable yet rugged enough for most commercial grade applications'.

'Our customers build network appliances, commercial metering products, fleet management devices and security applications', says W Gordon Kruberg, CEO and President of Gumstix.

'Some of these features, particularly the USB Host function, fulfill long-standing requests from our customers'.

Every verdex motherboard comes preinstalled with the latest Linux 2.6 operating system and the open source u-boot boot-loader.

The verdex motherboards are available via the Gumstix website, with single-unit pricing beginning at US $129 and OEM pricing available below US $60 for orders of 1000 units with reduced processor speed, memory or options.