Rabbit RCM3365 User manual - 1.  I

User’s Manual

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NTRODUCTION

The RCM3365 and RCM3375 RabbitCore modules feature a

compact module that incorporates the latest revision of the power-

ful Rabbit

®

 3000 microprocessor, flash memory, mass storage

(NAND flash), static RAM, and digital I/O ports. The RCM3365

and RCM3375 present a new form of embedded flexibility with

removable (“hot-swappable”) memory cards. The RCM3365 and

RCM3375 both have an integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet port,

and provide for LAN and Internet-enabled systems to be built as

easily as serial-communication systems.

In addition to the features already mentioned above, the RCM3365 and RCM3375 have 

two clocks (main oscillator and real-time clock), reset circuitry, and the circuitry necessary 

for management of battery backup of the Rabbit 3000’s internal real-time clock and the 

static RAM. Two 34-pin headers bring out the Rabbit 3000 I/O bus lines, parallel ports, 

and serial ports.

The RCM3365/RCM3375’s mass-storage capabilities make them suited to running the 

optional Dynamic C FAT file system module where data are stored and handled using the 

same directory file structure commonly used on PCs. A removable xD-Picture Card can 

be hot-swapped to transfer data quickly and easily using a standardized file system that 

can be read away from the RCM3365/RCM3375 installation.

The RCM3365 or RCM3375 receives +3.3 V power from the customer-supplied mother-

board on which it is mounted. The RCM3365 and RCM3375 can interface with all kinds 

of CMOS-compatible digital devices through the motherboard.

The Development Kit has what you need to design your own microprocessor-based 

system: a complete Dynamic C software development system including the Dynamic C 

FAT File System module, and a Prototyping Board that allows you to evaluate the 

RCM3365 or RCM3375, and to prototype circuits that interface to the RCM3365 or 

RCM3375 module.