MYiR Tech has launched a new development board – MYD-JA5D4X – featuring their Atmel SAMA5D4 Cortex A5 system-on-module called MYC-JAD5D4X with 512MB DDR2, 512MB Flash, and various ports such as Fast Ethernet, RS485, LCD panel interface, USB connectors and so on. Target applications include control panel/HMI, fitness equipment, smart grid infrastructure, communications gateways, and imaging terminals among others.

Let’s start wit the MYC-JAD5D4X CPU module specifications:

SoC – Atmel SAMA5D42 or SAMA5D44 ARM Cortex-A5 processor @ up to 600MHz (945DMIPS) with NEON and FPU, 720p hardware video decoder (SAMA5D44 only)

System Memory – 512MB (2x 256MB) DDR2 SDRAM

512MB (2x 256MB) DDR2 SDRAM Storage – 512MB NAND Flash, 4MB Data Flash, 64KB EEPROM

Connectivity – On-board Ethernet PHY

I/Os via 200-pin SO-DIMM edge connector 2 x Ethernet 3 x USB2.0 Host 8 x Serial ports 4 x TWI, 3 x SPI 5 x 12-bit ADC 1 x SMD 4 x 4-bit SDIO 1 x LCD 1 x ISI 7 x GPIOs

Misc – Power (red) and user (Blue) LED

Power Supply – +3.3V/2A

Dimensions – 67.6mm x 45mm (8-layer PCB design)

Temperature Range – 0~70 Celsius (commercial grade) or -40~85 Celsius (industrial grade)

The module can be inserted into the SO-DIMM socket in MYD-JA5D4X baseboard with the following features:

Video Output / Display I/F – 1x HDMI, 1x LCD interface with support for optional 4.3-inch and 7-inch TFT LCD with resistive or capacitive touch screen via 4-wire interface

Audio – 1x Audio input port (3.5mm jack), 1x Stereo Audio output port (3.5mm jack), 1x on-board microphone

Connectivity – 2 x 10/100Mbps Ethernet interfaces

Extra Storage – 1x micro SD card slot

Serial ports – 1x 5-wire RS232 DB9 debug serial port, 1x 5-wire RS232 DB9 serial port, 1x RS485 with isolation

USB – 2 x USB2.0 Host ports, 1x Mini USB 2.0 device port

Camera – 1 x ISI Camera interface (2.0mm pitch, 30-pin header, J23)

Expansion Headers (2.0mm pitch): 30-pin header with GPIO signals 20-pin header with 1x TWI, 1x SPI, 2x UART, etc… 20-pin header with 2x UART, 8 x secured I/Os

Debugging – 1x 20-pin JTAG interface , and RS232 port for serial debug

Misc – 1x battery backed RTC socket, 4x buttons (Reset, Wake up, CS_BOOT, and user), 2 x LEDs

Power Supply – 5V/2A

Dimensions – 153.92mm x 109.73mm (4-layer PCB)

Temperature Range – 0~70 Celsius (commercial grade) or -40~85 Celsius (industrial grade)

The board support Linux 3.18 with U-boot and a rootfs (headless or Qt) built with buildroot, and the company also provides some sample applications to their customers. On the hardware front MYiR Tech has only released product briefs for the module and baseboard, dimensions files, and datasheet for the Atmel processor.

Sample price of the commercial version of the development board (MYD-JA5D44-512N512D-C) is $299 including one MYC-JA5D44 module and all necessary cables and accessories, while the module itself can also be purchased for $95 for single unit orders. The 4.3″ and 7″ touchscreen displays are respectively available for $60 and $99. Further details may be found on MYiR Tech MYD-JA5D4X product page.