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Gumstix Overo - Feature Overview | Product Name |
Overo™ Earth Motherboard |
| Release Date |
October 2008 |
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At only 17mm x 58mm x 4.2mm in size, the Overo™ Earth motherboard gives open source innovators access to the industry’s highest performance, generally available ARM®-based platform in the tiniest, lowest cost Linux computer available. Nearly 40 percent smaller than existing Gumstix motherboards, Overo is ideal for small, hand held applications such as mobile computing, data collection, telecom, remote operations, transportation and embedded systems. The power consumption of the Overo Earth motherboard is typically less than 1W. |
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Processor |
Texas Instruments' OMAP 3503 Applications Processor featuring the ARM® Cortex™-A8 CPU Pin-compatible with future OMAP 35x-based Overo motherboards. |
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Clock (MHz) |
600 MHz |
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RAM |
256 MB low power DDR RAM |
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Flash |
256 MB NAND Flash |
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Removable Memory |
microSD adapter |
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Connectors |
The top side of Overo has one (1) x 27-pin flex ribbon connector (Hirose FH26-27S) - Connector J5 on Overo - features the camera control signals. The bottom side of Overo has two (2) x 70-pin AVX 5602-14 connectors:
- Connector J1 on Overo - features the LCD, PWM and analog signals. Futher connector information posted here. ============= Expansion Board Connectors - Two (2) x AVX 5602-24 connectors on an Overo expansion board - Mate with the two (2) x 70-pin AVX 5602-14 connectors on Overo. |
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Features |
24-bit LCD signals 2 Peripheral Interupts, reset, wake and power-on I2C signaling, PWM lines (6), UART, IR_UART PORT Headset out lines, power, ground, backup, Pseudodifferential mic A/D (6 x 10 bits), 1-wire signaling USB OTG signals (Host or Client mode) Address-bus chip selects, Address-bus control lines, Address lines 1:10 Data lines 0:15, SPI bus with 2 selects, IRQ lines 8-bit MMC signals Camera input (12 bit)
Power and 1.8W supply |
| Expansion Board(s) |
Feature Overview sheet for Overo expansion boards |
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Operating System |
Linux 2.6.27 or higher |
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Dimensions |
17mm x 58mm x 4.2mm (0.67 in. x 2.28 in. 0.16 in.) |
| Weight | 6 grams |
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Mounting holes |
Four (4) x #0 mounting holes, one hole in each corner of the Overo motherboard. |
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Temperature Range |
O deg C to 85 deg C |
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Supply Voltage |
3.3V – 4.2V |
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Current Draw Max. |
250 mA @ 4v |
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Getting Started |
Click here for more information. |
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Applications |
Portable Data Collection Point-of-Sale Devices Telecom Industrial Control Computer Devices Portable Navigation Devices Utility Metering Devices Embedded Systems A wide range of other applications, worldwide |