Specifications
Starter Kit
Included SOM
Included Carrier Board
Display

7" WVGA LCD

Touch Panel

Resistive / Capacitive

Cables and Accessories
Ethernet Cable
RS232 Debug cable
12V Power Supply
USB Client cable
Boot/Rescue SD Cards
Carrier Board Design Package
Documentation and Sources DVD
Part number

VAR-DVK-AM35

System on Module
CPU Name

Texas Instruments AM3517

CPU Type

Cortex-A8

CPU Cores

1 Core

CPU Clock 

600 MHz

Real-time processor

Built-in Real Time Clock

RAM

256 MB

NAND Flash

256 MB SLC NAND

Ethernet

 10 / 100 Mbps Ethernet

Touch panel

4-wire Touch

USB

"1st USB 2.0 Host controller
+ 2nd USB 2.0 Host controller"

Audio codec

Yes

OS support

Linux / Android / Windows Embedded Compact 7 installed / Windows CE 6 installed

Temperature

0 to 70°C

Part number

[tooltip]VAR_SOM_AM3517_256R_256N_EC_AC_TP_RT_UH1_UH2_CT[/tooltip]

Carrier Board
SODIMM 200 socket

Supporting the VAR-SOM-AM35 (not included)

RGB

18-bit RGB parallel display interface (40-pin FFC/FPC connector for 7" WVGA LCD)

LVDS

18-bit

Composite

RCA connector

HDMI

DVI

Resistive

4-wire touch panel, 4-pin FFC/FPC

Capacitive

Capacitive touch panel, header

Line - out

3.5 mm connector

Line - in

3.5 mm connector

SD-CARD

SD Card Socket

USB Host

3 ports, Type A connector

VAR-DVK-AM35_LO

VAR-SOM-AM35 evaluation kit with Linux installed

VAR-DVK-AM35_CE7

VAR-SOM-AM35 evaluation kit with Windows Embedded Compact 7 installed

VAR-DVK-AM35_CO

VAR-SOM-AM35 evaluation kit with Windows CE 6 installed

VAR-DVK-AM35_AO

VAR-SOM-AM35 evaluation kit with Android installed

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In-house manufacturing with comprehensive quality control - certified to ISO9001 and ISO13485 medical standards.
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Our Pin2Pin product families maximize scalability and enable seamless migration to future technologies without redesigning the carrier board.
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Longevity
15-year guaranteed hardware availability, backed by continuous software updates and support.
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