14 DAY TRIAL // TMX1000 is one of the latest devices powered by Linux that makes itself famous due to the interesting high quality features it provides. Announced a few days ago by the TriMetric UK-based, this product is a small single-board computer (SBC) designed for the devices which make heavily use of biometric scanners.
The SBC will be therefore useful in different areas, from time/attendance and access control to the point of sales equipments from supermarkets. Despite its small dimensions (it measures 2.5 x 1.7 x 0.3mm (63 x 42 x 9mm)) the board is pretty sophisticated and it can run properly both application software and biometric software. It is based on a 240MHz ARM9 processor and it can be configured with 16 to 32 MB of RAM, respectively from 4 to 16 MB of flash memory. The open-source software stack it comes with is based on Linux 2.6.
The TMX1000 has a RJ-45 connector for the10/100 Ethernet interface. The I/O is exposed via board-to-wire and board-to-board connectors.
Board-to-wire connectors:
- RS-232 serial - RS-485 serial (optional) - Weigand - 1 x USB host port - 1 x USB device port - smart card interface - audio - 4 general purpose I/O lines
Board-to-board connector:
- monochrome and color STN, CSTN and TFT LCD interface; up to VGA resolution with 16-bit color - camera Interface - 12 general purpose I/O lines - 16 addressable SPI slave ports - SD memory card interface
Highlights in the the TMX1000 interfaces with fingerprint sensors :
- UPEK T1/T2 (flat flexible cable) - Authentec 8600 (flat flexible cable) - Atmel Swipe (flat flexible cable) - Futronic optical (USB) - Algorithm - Innovatrics
"Most biometric module customers were using an older design SBC, and purchasing a separate OEM module for their biometric application. We are offering them an SBC that could replace both." said spokerman Quentin Farrow.