MiniCore™ RCM5700

Affordable Low-Profile Core Module

Models: RCM5700

RCM5700 Series Description
RCM5700 Series Specifications

Description

Rabbit® has combined its legendary ease-of-use and drive toward product cost reductions in creating the most compact, lowest cost, embedded solution available today. The MiniCore™ family is Rabbit’s smallest and lowest cost embedded solution, and offers designers an easy path to adding reliable network connectivity to any system they design.

The new MiniCore RCM5700 module packs a rich embedded feature set on an ultra-compact mini PCI Express form factor, with a size of only 1.2” x 2” at a very low price. As an added benefit the MiniCore RCM5700 offers the lowest profile of any embedded solution. At only 0.1” (5 cm) in height, the RCM5700 delivers unprecedented flexibility to place network connectivity anywhere onto a customer-designed mother board.

The RCM5700 has a Rabbit 5000 microprocessor operating at up to 50.0 MHz, flash memory, two clocks (main oscillator and timekeeping), and the circuitry necessary for reset and management of battery backup of the Rabbit 5000’s internal real-time clock and the on-chip SRAM. An edge connector brings out the RCM5700 I/O bus lines, parallel ports, and serial ports to a 52-pin mini PCI Express socket on the motherboard the RCM5700 is mounted on.

Through the customer-supplied motherboard, the RCM5700 receives its +3.3 V power as well as interface with all kinds of CMOS-compatible digital devices.

Key Features

Small, low-profile board (1.18" x 2" x 0.11")
Low cost
Rabbit 5000 microprocessor
10/100Base-T Ethernet
Mini PCI Express form factor

Design Advantages

Small, low-profile form factor
Very low cost for high volume applications
Known good hardware reduces design risk
Easy-to-use integrated design environment

Applications

Data archiving and upload
Tank monitoring
Automatic meter reading
Remote energy management
Security and surveillance

Developing with MiniCores

Rabbit’s MiniCore modules are designed to facilitate rapid development and implementation of embedded systems. Develop programs with our industry-proven Dynamic C® integrated development environment, a C-language environment that includes an editor, linker, loader and compiler.

Download the program from your PC via USB or serial port, and debug right on the target hardware – no in-circuit emulation is required. This environment reduces effort and accelerates hardware and software integration. Rabbit provides an extensive library of drivers and sample programs, along with royalty-free TCP/IP stack with source.

There are two options for a development kit to get you started developing and testing software. The standard development kit has the essentials that you need to design your own microprocessor-based system, and includes a complete Dynamic C software development system. The RCM5700 development kit also contains a development board that will allow you to evaluate the RCM5700. Digital I/O and serial accessory boards will help to illustrate the RCM5700 features by running the sample programs included with Dynamic C. You will also be able to write and test software for the RCM5700 modules, including Ethernet or TCP/IP applications.

The RCM5700 Deluxe Development Kit delivers everything that is in the standard development kit, plus:

Universal AC adapter, 12 V DC, 1 A (includes Canada/Japan/U.S., Australia/N.Z., U.K., and European style plugs). Development kits sold in North America may contain an AC adapter with only a North American style plug.
Digital I/O and Serial Communication accessory boards for use with certain sample programs.
CAT 5/6 Ethernet cable