The Qseven Mobility Starter Kit is a complete rapid prototyping package for battery-powered, embedded systems.

The compact size and low power consumption of Qseven embedded computer modules makes them suited for almost all ultra-mobile, embedded PC applications. To minimise the development effort required for such systems, congatec has bundled all the necessary components in a comprehensive starter kit.

In addition to a compact Qseven carrier board and a 5.7" LVDS touch display with an LED backlight, the starter kit includes a battery manager module with a smart battery. The cable set supplied makes it possible to build a compact, mobile demo system in a matter of minutes.

With dimensions of just 95x140 mm and a range of interfaces, the Qseven carrier board is easy to integrate. It includes 6 USB interfaces, an Ethernet port as well as LVDS and DVI display interfaces. The power supply is 19 V DC (as used by most notebook computers) which provides the option of using low-cost power.

The carrier board also has other standard interfaces, such as a Mini PCI Express slot for WLAN expansions and a high-definition audio interface. Mass storage is provided by a solid state disk integrated with the Qseven CPU module and the SATA and SD card interfaces on the carrier board.

Due to the 5 V power supply of the Qseven module it is possible to implement the battery system using small, dual cell smart batteries. The entire charging circuit is a separate, additional module, meaning that it can be integrated flexibly in housing designs. Communication with the battery system is implemented as standard if the user’s operating system is ACPI-capable.

As an option, the Qseven Mobility Starter Kit’s battery system can be integrated directly with a customer-specific carrier board. For this, congatec can supply an integration kit that includes all connection schemes, the source files for the microcontroller program and complete development documentation.

More information: www.congatec.com