Introduction
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1. Introduction
The Stamp9G45 is intended to be used as a small size "intelligent" CPU module as well
as a universal Linux CPU card. It can be used anywhere where restricted energy and
space requirements play a role. The design of the Stamp9G45 is limited to the processors
core needs like DDRAM and Flash, thus giving the customer a wide-ranged choice of
configurations of the peripherals and environment. Featuring an integrated LCD/TFT
and touch controller applications with graphical needs can be realized cost-efficient and
individually.
The Stamp9G45 has all the necessary interfaces to support a huge variety of peripheral
devices. Equipped with a 16-Bit parallel bus it gives fast access to a number of chips and
additional devices.
The ARM architecture as a modern and widely supported processor architecture is
currently the platform of choice for medium performance embedded devices. Almost all
major processor manufacturers have ARM products in their portfolio.
The availability of the widespread operating system "Linux" for the ARM platform opens
access to a broad range of software, including tools, drivers, and software libraries.
Programs written for ARM can easily be employed on the PC platform for testing and
debugging.
Examples of actual or potential applications are: protocol converters, measuring and test
equipment, data-logging, as well as simple or more complex control and automation tasks.