Coming Soon: PDQ Board^TM

fast single board computer for data acquisition and instrument control

Introduction to the PDQ Board
Block Diagram
Specifications
Ordering Information
C Programmers Guide to the PDQ Board

Introduction to the PDQ Board

A Small and Mighty Embedded Computer

The PDQ Board is a fast I/O-rich computer that dramatically cuts the cost of data acquisition and control. It packs 1 megabyte of memory, communications, dozens of analog and digital I/O lines, and dual expansion I/O buses onto a compact low-cost board. This 2.5" x 4" single board computer is ideal for instrumentation, industrial control, automation, and data acquisition.

The PDQ Board hosts a fast Freescale 9S12 (also known as HCS12) microprocessor. This controller has a 16-bit data bus and uses a Phase Locked Loop to synthesize a 40MHz internal clock and 20MHz bus clock, resulting in execution speeds 8 times faster than the 8-bit 68HC11 processor. The processor’s native address space is only 64K, so a paging architecture is used to expand the addressable memory to 1 MByte. The address space is populated by 512K internal Flash, 14K internal RAM, 1K processor registers, 1K internal EEPROM, plus 496K of fast off-chip RAM. The off-chip RAM comprises 16K of "common" unpaged RAM that is available for data storage regardless of the page, and 480 Kbytes of paged RAM. The paged RAM is "shadowed" by external Flash that acts like an onboard disk drive, restoring your program code from Flash memory each time the board is powered up. This flexible memory architecture allows for both RAM- and Flash-intensive applications, and makes program development a snap.

Lots of I/O

The PDQ Board packs dozens of analog and digital I/O lines plus versatile serial communications links onto a compact board. It delivers 8 digital I/O lines with counter/timer capabilities, 8 pulse-width modulated (PWM) digital output signals, and 8 general purpose digital I/O lines. Additional I/O includes sixteen analog inputs with 10-bit resolution, dual RS232/485 ports with speeds to 256 KBaud, and synchronous SPI and IIC serial interfaces. Any of the digital I/O ports can be configured for general purpose I/O, and the analog input lines can be configured as digital inputs. An optional battery-backed real-time clock reports the time and date.

Programmable in C or Forth

The PDQ Board is easily programmable in C, Forth or Assembly using any PC. Built-in program-ming tools include a multitasking executive and comprehensive device-driver libraries. All func-tions can be called interactively from the terminal to speed the debugging process. In addition, the processor implements a "Background Debug Mode" (BDM) in hardware that facilitates real-time debugging. An available attachment to your desktop PC connects to the BDM port on the board, enabling you to set breakpoints, single step, and trace to diagnose your program at runtime.

Put Your Instrument Online

Use Mosaic's EtherSmart Wildcard, a 2x2.5" modular board to web-enable your PDQ Board. The Ethersmart Wildcard enables communications between your instrument and other computers or peripherals via a Local Area Network (LAN) using the standard packet-based Ethernet signaling protocol. Simply plug a standard Ethernet cable into the RJ-45 jack on the Wildcard, and your instrument can communicate with other computers on a Local Area Network (LAN). Your application program can send emails to alert other computers on the network when significant events occur. You can even "browse into" your instrument using a browser running on an online PC to monitor the status of your instrument.

Need more I/O?

Convenient connectors allow for simple mechanical integration. The PDQ Board can directly host up to 8 I/O expansion modules called Wildcards^TM that you can mix and match depending on your application. The easy to use Wildcards stack onto the dual 24 pin Wildcard connectors on the PDQ Board. A convenient Docking Panel module includes an efficient switching power regulator, dual DB-9 serial connectors, a power jack and an on/off switch.

Wildcards implement a wide variety of user interface, communications, data acquisition and control capabilities. Available Wildcards include a Keypad/Display module, octal 12-bit D/A and 16-bit A/D converters, a 24-bit resolution analog data acquisition subsystem, Compact Flash card mass memory interface, fast buffered RS232/485 dual UART, high voltage/high current isolated I/O, and AC or DC solid state relays. You can select the Wildcards that meet your needs to configure a cost-effective customized controller for your application.

Fast time to market

For a quick and easy start, to rapidly prototype using the PDQ Board, order a PDQ Board Starter Kit
(Part No. PDQB-SK), which includes a PDQ Board(p/n PDQB-RB) with 512 on-chip Flash, 512K RAM, and a real time clock; a 4" x2.5" version of the Docking Panle (p/n DP) to provide mechanical and electronic platform for your PDQ Board and for up to eight Wildcards; a 9 pin serial cable, an 8VDC wall-mount power supply and documentation

Block Diagram

Specifications

CPU

16 Bit Motorola 68HCS12
1 MB address space
20 MHz bus speed

Onboard Memory

512K on-chip Flash
14K on-chip RAM
1K on-chip EEPROM
496K RAM, shadowed by Flash
which acts as a backup disk to load program code at power-up

Real-Time Clock

Optional battery-backed real-time clock

Interrupts

38 interrupts support the 68HCS12's I/O

Communications

Dual RS232 or RS485 hardware UART at up to 256KBaud
(default bootup at 115.2KBaud)
3 Fast synchronous serial peripheral interface (SPI) channels at up to 5 MBaud
I²C at up to 100 KBaud

Power

5 VDC at 250 mA

Timer Controlled Digital I/O

8 bitwise programmable I/O configurable as input captures or output compares. Up to 4 lines can be used as pulse accumulators
8 PWM outputs
8 general purpose I/O

10-bit Analog to Digital Conversion

16 input channels, up to 100 kHz sampling rate
May be used as digital inputs

Runtime Security

A watchdog timer and clock monitor

Connectors

Two 24-pin 0.1" pitch Wildcard bus connector
24-pin 0.1" pitch digital field bus connector
24-pin 0.1" pitch analog field bus connector
10-pin dual RS232/485 serial connector
10-pin SPI connector
6-pin BDM (background debug) connector
7-pin 2mm pitch single row power connector

I/O Expansion

PDQ Board directly hosts 8 Wildcards
Wildcards provide additional I/O for:

Ethernet
16- or 24-bit resolution A/D
12-bit D/A
Isolated AC or DC solid state relays
64 or 128 Mbyte Compact Flash
Logic level, high voltage, and high current digital I/O
Fully buffered dual RS232, RS422 or RS485 up to 56Kbaud

Ordering Information
Part Number	Product
PDQB	PDQ Board Includes 512K on-chip Flash, and 512K RAM with Flash memory shadow / backup
	Options: (add price to the standard product)
-RB	Battery-backed real-time clock
-USB	USB2.0 to RS232 adapter and 10 pin dual DB9F communications cable
PDQB-SK	PDQ Board Starter Kit Includes a PDQ Board (p/n PDQB-RB) with 512K on-chip Flash, 512K RAM, and a real time clock; a 4" x2.5" version of the Docking Panel (p/n DP) to provide mechanical and electronic platform for your PDQ Board and for up to eight Wildcards; a 9 pin serial cable, an 8VDC wall-mount power supply and documentation (Limit of 1 Starter Kit per Customer at this low price).
PDQB-SK-USB	PDQ Board Starter Kit with a USB adapter Includes a PDQ Board (p/n PDQB-RB) with 512K on-chip Flash, 512K RAM, and a real time clock; a 4" x2.5" version of the Docking Panel (p/n DP) to provide mechanical and electronic platform for your PDQ Board and for up to eight Wildcards; a 9 pin serial cable; an 8VDC wall-mount power supply; a USB2.0 to RS232 adapter and a 10 pin dual DB9 communications cable, and documentation.

Coming Soon: PDQ BoardTM