Gumstix Chestnut43 Combines Ethernet Communications With 4.3" LCD Panel Connectivity

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Gumstix, Inc. today introduced a new expansion board for its tiny Overo(TM) computer-on-module (COM) series - the Chestnut43. The Chestnut43 is the first installment of Overo expansion boards that both connect via 10/100 baseT Ethernet and support an LCD screen. Design engineers who are building network management, time and attendance, security, kiosk or other information management devices can incorporate a Chestnut43 expansion board with any Gumstix Overo COM into their product design.

The Chestnut43 expansion board connects directly to a 4.3" Samsung LCD display with touch screen @ 16 bpp through a 45-pin FPC connector. It also features support for 10/100baseT Ethernet, EHCI (USB 2.0 high-speed) Host, USB client, USB console, audio in and audio out. A connected 5v wall adapter powers both the Chestnut43 and the attached Overo COM. Gumstix markets US, UK and EU versions of wall adapters for their customers located worldwide. A 40-pin unpopulated standard header presents signals for PWM, I2C, SPI, A/D, processor control, GPIO and analog.

"Customers building network-attached products that manage data or graphical information to an LCD display can now design their new product using our modular, OMAP(TM) processor-based Overo product line," said W. Gordon Kruberg, President and CEO of Gumstix. "The Chestnut43 expansion board works with each and every Overo computer-on-module making the production of a wide variety of Ethernet-attached products with a 4.3" LCD screen quicker and easier than before."

The Chestnut43 expansion board costs USD $79 and is available immediately for purchase at www.gumstix.com.

About Gumstix, Inc.

Founded in 2003, Gumstix develops, manufactures and markets a small, fully functional computer-on-module series and related expansion products to customers in more than 50 countries worldwide. Gumstix is ideal for design engineers creating products for commercial, industrial, educational and research applications. For more information, visit www.gumstix.com.

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