Digi Connect ME

Digi Connect ME

Introduced in 2003, the Digi Connect ME (Micro Embedded[1]) is an 8P8C connector-style embedded module from Digi International with a 10/100 Mbit Ethernet interface and a 230k UART serial interface. The original Digi Connect ME module is based on the 55 MHz NS7520 ARM7 processor. The module's form factor resembles an 8P8C connector, and integrates up to 4 MB flash memory, 8 MB of SDRAM, 5 GPIO pins as well as an optional JTAG port (for development purposes). Development platform support is available for the ThreadX based NET+OS, and the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework.

Early 2009, the footprint-compatible next-generation module Digi Connect ME 9210 was added to the product family. In addition to a much more powerful 75 MHz NS9210 ARM9 processor with MMU and 4k of instruction/data cache, it also offers a wider range of I/O capabilities for more complex applications. Apart from the 10/100 Mbit Ethernet interface, the module now supports power management modes, a 921k UART interface, I2C, SPI, up to 10 shared GPIOs, 3 external IRQs, 802.3af compliant power pass-thru, and a number of additional programmable peripheral interfaces such as 1-Wire, a second 460k UART, CAN 2.0b, USB device low-speed, or customer-specific options. With respect to software development options, in addition to NET+OS, the Digi Connect ME 9210 now also provides a complete Embedded Linux development environment with an Eclipse based IDE.

References

  1. ^ "Digi Connect® Family and ConnectPort™ TS Family User’s Guide". http://ftp1.digi.com/support/documentation/90000565_L.pdf. 

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