Puma (VL-EPM-5) Compact and Rugged | VersaLogic
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Puma

VL-EPM-5

Notice: The Puma has reached the end of its off-the-shelf availability. Contact VersaLogic Sales for availability and extended lifecycle options.

Compact and rugged single board computer that combines a high degree of functionality with low power requirements and no moving parts. The inherent ruggedness of the Puma’s PC/104 size combined with the low power processor make this board a great fit for portable devices, vehicular/aircraft controls, and medical electronics applications.

  • PC/104-Plus Form Factor

    Provides PC/104 and PC/104-Plus expansion on a compact, highly rugged format

  • AMD Geode GX 500 Processor

    366 MHz performance with low power draw

  • High-performance Video

    Analog and LVDS flat panel outputs for 18 and 24-bit displays

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Specifications

See datasheet for more details

Mechanical Size: 90 x 96 mm (3.55 x 3.78”)
Mechanical Weight: 115g (4 oz)
Processor AMD Geode GX 500
Input Voltage +5VDC
Power (typical) 5W
Bus Expansion PC/104-Plus
Operating Temperature 0° to +60°C or -40° to +85°C depending on model
Shock and Vibration MIL-STD-202G
Memory (RAM) 256 MB soldered-on DDR SDRAM
Display Integrated high-performance video
Display 18/24-bit LVDS interface
Storage High-retention CompactFlash socket
Storage ATA-5, UDMA66 interface
Ethernet One 10/100 autodetect port
USB Four USB 2.0 host ports
Serial I/O Four COM ports
Digital I/O -
Audio AC'97 stereo line in/out
Other I/O Standard PC parallel port
Operating System Compatibility Most x86 operating systems including Windows, Windows Embedded, Linux, VxWorks, and QNX.

See datasheet for full specifications

Description

Compact and rugged single board computer that combines a high degree of functionality with low power requirements and no moving parts. The inherent ruggedness of the Puma’s PC/104 size combined with the low power processor make this board a great fit for portable devices, vehicular/aircraft controls, and medical electronics applications.

Resources

Product Reference

Puma VL-EPM-5 Datasheet 6/8/2010 PDF 724 KB DOWNLOAD
Puma VL-EPM-5 Reference Manual 3/17/2009 PDF 391 KB DOWNLOAD

Software Support Packages

Windows Embedded CE 5.0 BSP 2/20/2007 ZIP 5.7 MB DOWNLOAD
Linux Debian 3.1 DEV-CD-L3 1.2.0 8/13/2008 ZIP 54 MB DOWNLOAD
BIOS Release 5.3.110 ZIP 252 KB DOWNLOAD
BIOS Release 5.3.109-110 BIN 384 KB DOWNLOAD
BIOS Release 5.3.107 BIN 384 KB DOWNLOAD
BIOS Release 5.3.106 BIN 384 KB DOWNLOAD
BIOS Release 5.3.105 BIN 384 KB DOWNLOAD
BIOS Release 5.3.104 BIN 384 KB DOWNLOAD
BIOS Release 5.3.103 ZIP 998 KB DOWNLOAD
BIOS Upgrade Utilities and Instructions READ
PLD Corrects an Issue with an Unimplemented ISA Signal 5.xx and Later 2/26/2008 ZIP 35 KB DOWNLOAD
PLD Corrects an Issue with an Unimplemented ISA Signal5.3.105 and Later 2/26/2008 ZIP 35 KB DOWNLOAD
PLD Fixes a Rare Error Condition Regarding 16-bit Access on the ISA bus 5.xx and Later 12/4/2007 ZIP 36 KB DOWNLOAD
PLD Fixes a Rare Error Condition Regarding 16-bit Access on the ISA bus5.3.105 and Later 12/4/2007 ZIP 36 KB DOWNLOAD
PLD Implements GNT-REQ Synchronization with the PCI Clock 5.xx and Later 9/26/2007 ZIP 36 KB DOWNLOAD
PLD Implements GNT-REQ Synchronization with the PCI Clock5.3.105 and Later 9/26/2007 ZIP 35 KB DOWNLOAD
PLD Imporoves compatibility with expansion cards requiring 16-bit ISA I/O transfers involving odd numbered I/O addresses5.xx and Later 6/1/2007 ZIP 35 KB DOWNLOAD
PLD Imporoves compatibility with expansion cards requiring 16-bit ISA I/O transfers involving odd numbered I/O addresses 5.3.105 and Later 6/1/2007 ZIP 35 KB DOWNLOAD
PLD Improves ISA bus Functionality 5.01 and Later 4/27/2007 ZIP 35 KB DOWNLOAD
PLD Improves ISA bus Functionality 5.3.105 and Later 4/27/2007 ZIP 35 KB DOWNLOAD
PLD Enables 16-bit ISA I/O Transfers 4.01 and Later 10/30/2006 ZIP 35 KB DOWNLOAD
PLD Enables 16-bit ISA I/O Transfers 5.3.104 and Later 10/30/2006 ZIP 35 KB DOWNLOAD
PLD Production Release - 5.00 and Later 8/16/2006 ZIP 34 KB DOWNLOAD
PLD Upgrade Information READ

Additional Reference Materials

Component Info: AMD GX 500 CPU and Video Datasheet 2/17/2006 PDF 4.44 MB DOWNLOAD
Component Info: AMD GX 500 CPU and Video Driver for Win 2000/CE/XP/XPe and Linux ZIP 1.1 MB DOWNLOAD
Component Info: Intel 82551ER Fast Ethernet Controller Datasheet 11/24/2008 PDF 742 KB DOWNLOAD
Component Info: Intel 82551ER Fast Ethernet Controller Driver for Win 98/2000/XP VISIT SITE
Component Info: AMD CS5536 Companion Device Datasheet 5/24/2007 PDF 5.21 MB DOWNLOAD
Component Info: AMD CS5536 Companion Device Driver for Audio Win XP/XPe ZIP 325 KB DOWNLOAD
Component Info: SMSC LPC47N217 Super Ship Datasheet 4/22/2004 PDF 708 KB DOWNLOAD
Component Info: Analog Devices ADM1032 Temperature Sensor Datasheet 3/28/2003 PDF 327 KB DOWNLOAD
Component Info: Analog Devices ADM211EARS RS-232 Transceiver Datasheet 3/28/2001 PDF 227 KB DOWNLOAD
Component Info: Texas Instruments SN65HVD10 RS-422/485 Transciever Datasheet 11/14/2003 PDF 268 KB DOWNLOAD