Specifications

General

Board Size

EPIC standard: 115 mm x 165 mm (4.5” x 6.5”)

Processor

DMP Vortex86DX SoC. 800 MHz. 256K L2 cache.

Power Requirements

(+5V)*

Model

Idle

Typical

Max

VL-EPIC-17EA 2.6W

3.3W

4.0W

VL-EPIC-17EB 3.1W

3.8W

4.5W

System Reset &

Hardware Monitors

Major voltage rails monitored. Watchdog timer

with programmable timeout.

Stackable Bus

PC/104-Plus: PCI, ISA

Other I/O Expansion

VersaLogic SPX interface

RoHS

RoHS (2002/95/CE) compliant

Storage Temperature

-40° to +85°C

Cooling

Standard

Heatsink (fanless)

Optional

Bolt-on heat plate

Airflow Requirements

Free air from -40° to +85°C

Thermal Shock

5°C/min. over operating temperature

Humidity

Less than 95%, noncondensing

Vibration, Sinusoidal

Sweep

MIL-STD-202G, Method 204, Modified Condition A:

2g constant acceleration from 5 to 500 Hz,

20 minutes per axis

Vibration, Random

MIL-STD-202G, Method 214A, Condition A:

5.35g rms, 5 minutes per axis

Mechanical Shock

MIL-STD-202G, Method 213B, Condition G:

20g half-sine, 11 ms duration per axis

Memory

System RAM

Standard

256 MB or 512 MB

Optional

128 MB or 1 GB

Soldered-on DDR2 SDRAM

Video

General

None. Use EPM-VID-3 or similar video module for

development.

ATA/66 IDE interface supports two devices

Flash

Standard

CompactFlash Type II with DMA (IDE

signaling)

Optional

eUSB (USB signaling)

Network

Interface

Ethernet†

Standard

RJ45 connectors

Optional

Latching headers

Up to two autodetect 10BaseT/100BaseTX ports.

On-board status LEDs and external LED header.

Network Boot Option

Argon Managed Boot Agent (optional with royalty

fee) supports PXE, RPL, NetWare, TCP/IP

(DHCP, BOOTP) remote boot protocols.

Device I/O

USB†‡

Up to four host (depending on model) USB

1.1 / 2.0 ports

COM 1 / 2 Interface†

RS-232. 16C550 compatible. 115 Kbps.

COM 3 / 4 Interface†

RS-232/422/485 selectable. 16C550 compatible.

115 Kbps.

Analog Input

Up to sixteen channels. 12-bit. Single-ended.

100 Ksps. 0 to +4.096V.

Analog Output

Up to eight channels. 12-bit. Single-ended.

100 Ksps. 0 to +4.096V.

Digital I/O

Up to thirty-two TTL I/O lines (3.3V).

Independently configurable.

Counter / Timers

Three general-purpose 8254 timers

Other

PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports

Software

BIOS

American Megatrends (AMI) BIOS with OEM

enhancements

Operating Systems

Compatible with most x86 operating systems

including Windows, Windows Embedded, Linux,

VxWorks, and QNX

*  Power specifications represent operation at +25°C with +5V supply running Windows XP with Ethernet, keyboard, 

and mouse. Typical power computed as the mean value of Idle and Maximum power specifications. Maximum power is 

measured with 95% CPU utilization.

†  TVS protected port (enhanced ESD protection)

‡  Power pins on this port are overload protected

Specifications are subject to change without notification. DMP and Vortex are trademarks of DMP. CompactFlash is

a trademark of SanDisk Corp. SPX is a trademark of VersaLogic Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their

respective owners.

VersaLogic Corporation

•  4211 West 11th Ave., Eugene, OR 97402 •  (541) 485-8575 •  Fax (541) 485-5712 •  info@VersaLogic.com •  www.VersaLogic.com

Ordering Information

Model

RAM

Data Acquisition

USB

Ethernet

A/D

D/A

DIO

Host

eUSB Ports Connector

VL-EPIC-17EA 256 MB

8

4

32

3

Y

1

RJ45

VL-EPIC-17EB 512 MB

16

8

32

4

N

2

RJ45

VL-EPIC-17EC 256 MB

8

4

32

3

Y

1

Ruggedized

VL-EPIC-17ED 512 MB

16

8

32

4

N

2

Ruggedized

Custom Versions Up to 1 GB 0/8/16 0/4/8 0/16/32 0–4

Y / N

0–2 RJ45 /

Ruggedized

Accessories

Part Number

Description

Cable Kit

VL-CKR-NEWT

Development cable kit

VL-CBR-2022

ATX power adapter cable

VL-CBR-4004

Paddleboards for analog and digital I/O

VL-CBR-4405

IDE adapter board

VL-CBR-4406

IDE cable

VL-CBR-5009

Primary breakout cable

VL-HDW-105

0.6" standoff package (metric thread)

Cables

VL-CBL-1010

S-Video and TV Out cable

VL-CBR-0804

12" Latching Ethernet Adapter Cable

VL-CBR-1201

12-pin 2 mm latching / 15-pin VGA adapter

VL-CBR-1401

Cable assembly for (2) SPX modules

VL-CBR-1402

Cable assembly for (4) SPX modules

VL-CBR-2010

20" 18-bit LVDS flat panel (Hirose)

VL-CBR-2011

20" 18-bit LVDS flat panel (JAE)

SSD

VL-CFM-xxx

CompactFlash module (IDE)

VL-F15-xxx

eUSB module (USB)

Drives

VL-CDD-xxxx

CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive (IDE)

VL-HDD35-xxx

3.5" hard drive (IDE)

Expansion Modules

EPM-VID-3

Video expansion module

VL-SPX-x

SPX expansion module

Development

VL-ENCL-5C

Development enclosure

VL-PS200-ATX

200W ATX-style development power supply

Hardware

VL-CF-CLIP1

CompactFlash retention clip

VL-HDW-106

0.6" standoff package (English thread)

VL-HDW-109

eUSB hardware kit

Miscellaneous

VL-HDW-201

PC/104 board extraction tool

NEWT

EPIC Single Board Computer

08/23/12

The Newt features an American Megatrends (AMI) BIOS with OEM enhancements.

The field-reprogrammable BIOS supports custom defaults, remote/network booting,

and other application functions. Newt is compatible with a variety of popular x86

operatingsystemsincludingWindows,WindowsEmbedded,Linux,VxWorks,andQNX.

Product customization is available, even in low OEM quantities.Customization options

include soldered-on RAM capacity (128 MB to 1 GB), CompactFlash and/or eUSB

flash memory interface, standard RJ45 or latching Ethernet connectors, variable I/O

capabilities (USB, A/D, D/A, DIO, Ethernet, etc.), bolt-on heat plate, conformal coating,

revision locks, custom labeling, customized testing and screening, etc.