FOX Board LX832 a complete Linux system in just 66 x 72 mm

FOX Board LX832 is a ready to use and low cost Linux embedded board in just 66 x 72 mm designed to reduce the time to market of your embedded projects

The FOX Board LX832
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Software Features
Kernel	Up to version 2.6.19
Server	HTTP (WEB), FTP, SSH, TELNET
Driver	USB Pen driver, FTDI and PROLIFIC USB to Serial Converter
SDK	Fully Open Source and freely downloadable Software Development Kit
Language	C, C++, PHP, PYTHON, etc
Hardware Features
Size	66 x 72 mm (2.6 x 2.8 inches)
Cpu	100MIPS Axis ETRAX 100LX 32 bit, RISC, 100MHz
Memory	8MB FLASH 32MB RAM
Power	Single power supply 5 Volt 280mA (1 watt)
Ports	1 Ethernet (10/100 Mb/s) 2 USB 1.1 1 serial console port
Extension	2 extension sockets with IDE, SCSI, serial lines, parallel ports, I/O lines, I2C bus interface
Weight	37 gr
Temperature range	0-70 °C

FOX Board runs a real Linux operating system (not a uC Linux) on an ETRAX 100LX microprocessor, a 100MIPS RISC CPU made by Axis Communications.

FOX Board has two main field applications:

As a stand alone device to build a micro web server or other network devices as proxy, router, firewall, etc.
As a core engine to plug onto the PCB of a user application board instead of a simple microcontroller.

Two USB 1.1 host interfaces can be connected to USB memory stick, hard disk, webcam, modem, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth dongle, ADSL adapter, Serial converter, etc.

Through the 10/100 ethernet interface it is possible to have access to the internal Web server, FTP server, SSH, Telnetd and the complete TCP/IP stack.

Two 40 pins sockets step 2.54mm (0.1") are available to plug the board on application specific carrier or add-on boards (See: Extension boards). On these pins are available a lot of signals as explained below.

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Languages: English | Italian

FOX Board LX832 is powered with an
ETRAX 100LX microprocessor made by

The world wide leader on
network cameras and printer servers
http://www.axis.com

Documentation

Price and ordering informations

Buy the FOX Board LX directly from our eShop section or from the local reseller in your country or ask to us for volume price list.

Extension sockets

Extension socket lines
Default pinout configuration

On either side of the Fox board it is possible to solder two 20x2 pin strip connectors step 2.54mm (0.1") to put the FOX Board over an application board or move signals to another board using normal 40 pin flat cables.

Application boards designed for the FOX Board LX

A lot of peripherals can be connected to the FOX Board using these signals and hardware adapters when needed:

Up to 48 general purpose I/O (**)
Up to 3 asynch serial ports (**) (***)
I2C bus
Up to 2 parallel ports or 1 wide parallel port (**)
Up to 4 IDE ports (8 peripherals) (**)

See the techinical documentation available on the documentation index to know more.

All the signal lines on the extension sockets need mechanical and/or electrical adapters to be used.
(*) With no usb or other devices connected
(**) Not all the signals on the extension sockets can be used at the same time. The peripheral signals configuration depends on Kernel setup and line assignments.
(***) The serial ports on Axis are four: 1 asynchronous port is already used as console (/dev/ttyS0) and it is not available on the extension sockets but only on the console connector J10; 1 other port (/dev/ttyS1) is in common with the USB1 port, the other 2 ports are completely available (/dev/tty2 and /dev/tty3). One of these can be configured also as RS485 or synchronous.

Extension boards

FOXZB add-on board

FOXZB is an add-on board equipped with:

A placement for a MaxStream XBee module
An half-duplex RS485 interface
A MMC memory card socket
A Real Time Clock circuitry with Li-ion battery

FOXGM a carrier board for M2M applications

The FOXGM is a carrier board for the FOX Board designed to easily make M2M applications based on GSM/GPRS network.

FOX_P254 - Evaluation board step 2.54mm (100 mils)

The FOX_P254 prototype board is specifically designed for the developers who need to interface new hardware to the FOX Board. Each board has the same FOX Board size and is connected with it by J6 and J7 extension sockets.