To help engineers and system integrators shorten development time, increase efficiency, and lower costs on their application development, Acrosser USA, Inc. has announced that a Windows CE.NET image will be bundled with the company's AR-B1551 single-board computer.

The AR-1551 is a 3.5-in. EBX CPU board with an onboard, low-power, fan-less NS Geode 300Mhz processor. The NS Geode GX1 Integrated 2D Graphic Accelerator supports CRT, single-channel 18-bit LVDS panels up to 1280X1024. It can support any LCD display from 2-in. to 12.1-in. An AC97 Audio chip includes microphone-in, CD audio-in, line-in, and line-out functions. The AR-B1551 has a built-in Realtek 8139C 10/100Base-Tx fast Ethernet port with two COM and two USB ports and one parallel and one IrDA port.

The WinCE.NET image file contains device drivers and a customer-defined logo image. Customers can download or install this image file into the system. Acrosser can also prepare a Plug-and-Play compact flash-based CE system which includes customer defined drivers and applications. The Windows Embedded operating system is appropriate for a variety of industries such as gaming, medical instruments, networking, and kiosks.

The Windows CE.NET image for the AR-B1551 is available at no charge. Pricing for the AR-B1551 itself is $280.

Acrosser USA, Inc.
Cypress, Calif.
714-827-9938
www.acrosser.com