GHI Electronics
501 E. Whitcomb Ave.
Madison Heights, Michigan 48071
Phone : (248) 397-8856
Fax: (248) 397-8890
www.GHIElectronics.com
FEZ Panda III User Manual
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Overview
The FEZ Panda III is a small low-cost Single Board Computer (SBC) that has the G80
System on Chip (SoC) at its heart. It runs .NET Micro Framework software platform;
a tiny version of Microsoft .NET framework. The value of FEZ Panda III is not only in
the hardware capabilities such as the Cortex-M4 processor, memory and
peripherals, but also is in the integration between the hardware and the embedded
software. This provides high level features such as FAT file system, TCP/IP stack,
Graphics and Threading through .NET APIs. Furthermore, the embedded software
includes GHI Electronics’ extensions such as USB Host and Signal Generate. All are
provided royalty-free with the FEZ Panda III SBC.
All programming and debugging features are available through the state of the art
Microsoft's Visual Studio. Allowing C# and Visual Basic development over a simple
USB or serial connection.
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Benefits
Key Features
G80 SoC at its core
256KByte of RAM
1MByte of Flash
USB Host/Device with drivers
4-bit SD card interface
Plenty of essential peripherals such as GPIO, SPI, UART, I2C, CAN, ADC, DAC
and PWM.
High level features such as file system, networking and Graphics.
Supports Visual C# and Visual Basic
Applications
Data Logger
Hand Held Testers
Internet of Things Applications
Networked Alarm Systems
Automation Applications
Controllers, Robotics
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Specifications
Dimensions W x L x H (mm)
Core System Hardware
Processor
FLASH Available/Free
RAM Available/Free
Color TFT Display Controller
Graphics (font/controls)
Image Decoder
Native Networking Support
Programmable IOs
PWM
Analog Input
Analog Output
UART (COM)
SPI
I2C
CAN
One-wire
USB Host
USB Client
4bit SDHC/SD/MMC
Real Time Clock
Piracy Protection
In-Field Update
Operating Temperature
Lead Free
RoHS Compliant
Load native C/assembly
26.67 x 38.1 x TBA
G80 SoC
180 Mhz 32-bit Cortex-M4
1MB/256kB
256kB/152kB
Through Native SPI
Complete
BMP
None
52 IOs + 4 LEDs + 2 Buttons
21 + 4 LEDs
16
2
4
2
Available
2
Supported on all IOs
HID, Mass Storage, CDC, Raw
HID, Mass Storage, CDC, Raw
Supported
Available
Available
No
-40° to +85°
Yes
Yes
TBD
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Pinout – 40 Pin Header
Secondary Features
3.3 Volts Out
Digital In / Out
Digital In / Out
Digital In / Out
Digital In / Out
Digital In / Out
CAN2 RD
CAN2 TD
Digital In / Out
SPI2 SCK / PWM
SPI2 MISO / Analog In
SPI2 MOSI / Analog In
COM3 RX
COM3 TX
COM3 CTS
COM3 RTS / PWM
PWM
PWM
Digital In / Out
5 Volts In / Out
Pin
3V3
D20
D22
D24
D26
D28
D30
D32
D34
D35
D36
D38
D40
D42
D44
D46
D48
D50
D52
5V
Secondary Features
Ground
PWM
Analog In
Analog In
Analog In
Analog In
COM4 RX / Analog In
COM4 TX / Analog In
Ground
Mode
COM2 RX
COM2 TX
COM2 CTS
COM2 RTS
Digital In / Out
Digital In / Out
Digital In / Out
Digital In / Out
Ground
3.3 Volts Out
Pin
GND
D21
D23
D25
D27
D29
D31
D33
GND
MOD
D37
D39
D41
D43
D45
D47
D49
D51
GND
3V3
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