FOX Board G20 - Legacy Linux Embedded SBC

FOX Board G20 is a legacy Linux single board computer still maintained under production for the customers that already use it in their production.

This board is not suggested for new applications.


FOX Board G20 is Single Board Computer built around the ARM9@400Mhz Atmel CPU AT91SAM9G20.

The main fields of application are:

  • Solid-state web application servers
  • Embedded devices enhanced with Internet connectivity and Linux flexibility

Thousands of ready-to-run applications can easily be installed on the FOX Board G20 thanks to the Debian Linux distribution and its huge application repository. Any programming language can be used to develop your own application

Main features

Two 40 pin sockets pitch 2.54mm are available to plug the board on specific application carriers or add-on boards. On these pins 3.3 Volt signals are available which can be used to implement RS232/RS485/RS422, I2C, SPI, GPIO, A/D and PWM interfaces.

A fast prototyping cabling system is also available to realize your end-user devices without without using the soldering iron or designing any custom board (Read more...).

  • Built on the Atmel ARM9 @ 400Mhz CPU module Netus G20-L (included)
  • 256KB of FLASH memory for the bootloader
  • Up to 16GB on bootable microSD (*)
  • Two USB 2.0 host ports (12 Mbits)
  • One Ethernet 10/100 port
  • One USB device port (12 Mbits)
  • One debug serial port (3.3v)
  • Two serial ports (3.3v)
  • One serial port for 4DSystems oLed displays
  • 5VDC power supply input (compatible with PS5V1A)
  • Real Time Clock with on-board backup battery (**)
  • GPIO lines (3.3v)
  • 4 A/D converter lines, I2C bus, SPI bus
  • Built-in quad power supply Netus PS1 module
  • Same footprint and pinout of the old FOX Board LX832
  • Fully mechanical compatible with TUXCASE and FOXCASE
  • Average power consumpiom: 80 mA @ 5V (0.4 Watt) without microSD, ethernet link, USB devices or other peripherals.
  • Operative temperature range: 0° + 70°

(*) the microSD card memory is optional

(**) the lithium backup battery for RTC is optional

Please note

Currently the Netus G20 boards are shipped without the daisy connector mounted on top. If you need these connector please ask.

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FOXG20
EUR 139.00


FOX Board G20

FOX Board G20 is a "ready-to-run" Embedded Linux System perfect to use as a solid state WEB server or as a core engine for your embedded appliances.

A fully Open Source environment is available to customize and build your own kernel image or to develop user applications using standard GNU tools. Version with Atmel AT91SAM9G20 with 256KB of FLASH memory, 64MB of RAM and up to 16GB of microSD.

FOXG20 needs some extra accessories in order to be operative:

  • a bootable microSD with Linux OS (see DEBM2G or DEBM4G products)
  • a 5 Volt DC power source (see PS5V1A product)
  • a 3V lithium battery for internal RTC circuitry (see CH23-1220 product)

An evalution kit with all the accessories you need to get started with FOX Board G20 is available on-line on this link: COMBO-2.

Please note

Currently the FOX board G20 are shipped without the daisy connector mounted on top. If you need these connector please ask.

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COMBO-2
EUR 159.00


FOX Board G20 combo box

Basic starter kit with all the hardware you need to get started with the FOX Board G20 Linux Embedded Single Board Computer

Parts included:

  • One FOX Board G20 (Code FOXG20)
  • One wall mounted power supply with 2 output at 5 Volt DC 500mA on USB port
  • One USB to 3.3 volt serial interface (Code USB-3V-SER)
  • A bootable microSD with preinstalled Debian Linux
  • One Lithium backup battery for RTC circuitry model CR1220 (Code CH23-1220)
  • One FOXCASE-B black plastic enclosure (Code FOXCASE-B)

| Product description | FOX Board G20 catalog |

DEBM8G-E-FOX
EUR 20.00


Debian microSD 8GB industrial grade for FOX Board G20

Bootable 8GB microSD with a preinstalled Debian Linux distribution for FOX Board G20.

  • Class 10 HC
  • Temperature range: -25° to +85°

Please note that this card contains Open Source code under GPL licence and you are buying just the memory card not the software on it. Any rights on this software or support are not included.

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DEBM4G-FOX
EUR 10.00


Debian microSD 4G for FOX G20

Bootable 4GB microSD with a preinstalled Debian Linux distribution for FOX Board G20.

Please note that this card contains Open Source code under GPL licence and you are buying just the memory card not the software on it. Any rights on this software or support are not included.

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DEBM8G-FOX
EUR 12.00


Debian microSD 8GB for FOX G20

Bootable 8GB microSD with a preinstalled Debian Linux distribution for FOX Board G20.

Please note that this card contains Open Source code under GPL licence and you are buying just the memory card not the software on it. Any rights on this software or support are not included.

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DEBM16G-FOX
EUR 16.00


Debian microSD 16GB for FOX G20

Bootable 16GB microSD with a preinstalled Debian Linux distribution for FOX Board G20.

Please note that this card contains Open Source code under GPL licence and you are buying just the memory card not the software on it. Any rights on this software or support are not included.

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PS5V1A-EU
EUR 9.00


Switching power supply 5V 1A with european plug

Features:

  • European AC input: 100-240VAC 50/60Hz 0.2A
  • DC output: 2 USB power out plug.
    • Output 1: 5VDC/500mA
    • Output 2: 5VDC/500mA
  • Pluggable directly to the FOX Board with the included USB to 3.5 DC cable

USB-3V-SER
EUR 8.00


USB to 3V3 serial converter

USB to 3V3 serial converter ad 3.3 volt with separated pin plugs

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CABLE-01
EUR 1.50


Mini USB data cable

Mini USB data cable

PROTO-2
EUR 1.50


EUROCARD size proto-board

SURPLUS SALE

Prototyping board for FOX Board G20, FOX Board LX and Colibri.

Size: 160x100 mm (Eurocard) Pitch: 2.54mm

CH23-1220
EUR 3.00


3V Lithium battery

Lithium battery model CR1220 at 3 volt for RTC circuitry on:

FOXCASE
EUR 6.00


Plastic enclosure for the FOX Board G20 - Transparent

FOXCASE is a transparent plastic enclosure for the FOX Board G20.

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FOXCASE-B
EUR 6.00


Plastic enclosure for the FOX Board G20 - Black

FOXCASE is a black plastic enclosure for the FOX Board G20.

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TUXCASE
EUR 28.00


TUX Case

Plastic puppet that resembles the very popular Linux icon TUX drawn by Larry Ewing.

Actually it is the case for the old FOX Board G20.

FOXG20 pinout

J6 pinstrip pads

Pin # IC Pin Default Alt ID 2.6x ID 3.1x Note
J6.1 3.3V Power line 3.3 Volt
J6.2 3.3V Power line 3.3 Volt
J6.3 PB28 RTS1 GPIO 92 60 /dev/ttyS2 RTS
J6.4 PB7 RXD1 GPIO 71 39 /dev/ttyS2 RXD
J6.5 PB6 TXD1 GPIO 70 38 /dev/ttyS2 TXD
J6.6 PB29 CTS1 GPIO 93 61 /dev/ttyS2 CTS
J6.7 PB26 RTS0 GPIO 90 58 /dev/ttyS1 RTS
J6.8 PB5 RXD0 GPIO 69 37 /dev/ttyS1 RXD
J6.9 PB4 TXD0 GPIO 68 36 /dev/ttyS1 TXD
J6.10 PB27 CTS0 GPIO 91 59 /dev/ttyS1 CTS
J6.11
J6.12 5V Power line 5 Volt
J6.13 PB11 RXD3 GPIO 75 43 /dev/ttyS4 RXD
J6.14 PB10 TXD3 GPIO 74 42 /dev/ttyS4 TXD
J6.15 PB13 GPIO 77 45
J6.16 PB12 GPIO 76 44
J6.17 PB21 GPIO 85 53
J6.18 PB20 GPIO 84 52
J6.19 PB31 GPIO 95 63
J6.20 PB30 GPIO 94 62
J6.21 PA31 GPIO 63 31
J6.22 PA30 GPIO 62 30
J6.23
J6.24 PA6 GPIO 38 6
J6.25 PA7 GPIO 39 7
J6.26 PA9 GPIO 41 9
J6.27 PC3 AD3 NPCS3 99 67 Analog input 3 or SPI bus chip select 3
J6.28 PC2 AD2 GPIO 98 66 Analog input 2
J6.29 PC1 AD1 GPIO 97 65 Analog input 1
J6.30 PC0 AD0 GPIO 96 64 Analog input 0
J6.31 PA24 SCL GPIO 56 24 I2C Clock
J6.32 PA23 SCD GPIO 55 23 I2C Data
J6.33 AVDD Clean 3.3V out for A/D circuitry
J6.34 VREF A/D voltage reference input
J6.35 AGND Analog ground
J6.36 PA10 GPIO 42 10
J6.37 PA22 GPIO 54 22
J6.38 PA11 GPIO 43 11
J6.39 GND Power line GND
J6.40 GND Power line GND

J7 pinstrip pads

Pin # IC Pin Default Alt ID 2.6x ID 3.1x Note
J7.1 GND Power line GND
J7.2 GND Power line GND
J7.3 PB18 GPIO 82 50
J7.4 PB19 GPIO 83 51
J7.5 PB16 GPIO 80 48
J7.6 PB17 GPIO 81 49
J7.7 PB2 CK GPIO 66 34 SPI bus clock
J7.8 PB3 NPCS0 GPIO 67 35 SPI CS0
J7.9 PB0 MISO GPIO 68 36 SPI MISO
J7.10 PB1 MOSI GPIO 69 37 SPI MOSI
J7.11 PC14 GPIO 110 78 Signal level at 1.8V
J7.12 PC15 GPIO 111 79 Signal level at 1.8V
J7.13 PC12 GPIO 108 76 Signal level at 1.8V
J7.14 PC13 GPIO 109 77 Signal level at 1.8V
J7.15 PC9 GPIO 105 73 Signal level at 1.8V
J7.16 PC10 CTS3 GPIO 106 74 /dev/ttyS4 CTS at 1.8V.
J7.17 PC7 GPIO 103 71 Wired on PC7 red led. Signal level at 1.8V
J7.18 PC8 RTS3 GPIO 104 72 /dev/ttyS4 RTS. Signal level at 1.8V
J7.19 PC5 NPCS1 GPIO 101 69 SPI bus CS1
J7.20 PC6 GPIO 102 70 Reserved. Used to read if the client USB port is wired to a PC
J7.21 PB9 RXD2 GPIO 73 41 /dev/ttyS3 RXD
J7.22 PB8 TXD2 GPIO 72 40 /dev/ttyS3 TXD
J7.23 BATT RTC Battery input, Use this terminal to wire an external 3.3 volt RTC backup battery
J7.24 PGD Wired to power good line on Netus PS1
J7.25 POK Wired to power ok line on Netus PS1
J7.26 SHDNPS# PS1 shutdown. Active low
J7.27 NRST Active low CPU reset input line
J7.28 SHDN# Wired to the SHDN Netus G20 line
J7.29 5V 5 volt power line
J7.30 WAKEUP Wired to the WAKEUP Netus G20 line
J7.31 PB23 GPIO 87 55
J7.32 PB22 GPIO 86 54
J7.33 PB25 GPIO 89 57
J7.34 PB24 GPIO 88 56
J7.35 PA28 GPIO 60 28
J7.36 PA27 GPIO 59 27
J7.37 PA26 GPIO 58 26
J7.38 PA25 GPIO 57 25
J7.39 3.3V Power line 3.3 Volt
J7.40 3.3V Power line 3.3 Volt

COMBO-2 the FOX Board G20 starter kit

Basic starter kit with all the hardware you need to get started with the FOX Board G20 Linux Embedded Single Board Computer

Hardware included:

  • A FOX Board G20 with Netus G20L and Netus PS1 modules
  • A Wall mounted switching power supply at 5VDC-1A (PS5V1A)
  • An USB TO 3.3 serial cable (USB-3V-SER)
  • A 2GB bootable microSD with preinstalled Debian Linux (DEBM2G)
  • A Black plastic enclosure (FOXCASE)

Please note that no manual or CDs will be provided with this kit. The bootable microSD provided contains a working Linux with a web server, a command line interpreter, a remote terminal, a file sharing system and a in-board C compiler and Python and Perl interpreters. More languages are easily installable.

It is not necessary to have a Linux PC to develop on this board.

COMBO-2
EUR 159.00


FOX Board G20 combo box

Basic starter kit with all the hardware you need to get started with the FOX Board G20 Linux Embedded Single Board Computer

Parts included:

  • One FOX Board G20 (Code FOXG20)
  • One wall mounted power supply with 2 output at 5 Volt DC 500mA on USB port
  • One USB to 3.3 volt serial interface (Code USB-3V-SER)
  • A bootable microSD with preinstalled Debian Linux
  • One Lithium backup battery for RTC circuitry model CR1220 (Code CH23-1220)
  • One FOXCASE-B black plastic enclosure (Code FOXCASE-B)

| Product description | FOX Board G20 catalog |