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RabbitCore® RCM3600 Series

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Microprocessor Core Module

 
  • Rabbit 3000 microprocessor at 22 MHz
  • Up to 512K Flash/512K SRAM
  • 33 parallel digital I/O with configurable options
  • 4 serial ports (IrDA, HDLC, async, SPI)
How to Buy

The RabbitCore RCM3600 is a perfect introduction into embedded control and monitoring. Its small size and ease of integration when paired with Dynamic C® allow engineers to develop a control and monitoring solution for many of today’s applications. The RCM3600 mounts directly onto a user-designed motherboard with a single 2x20 dual row IDC header, interfacing with all types of CMOS-compatible digital devices. Built-in low EMI features, including a clock spectrum spreader, practically eliminate EMI problems, which helps with passing CE and RF emissions tests.

Rabbit hardware and Dynamic C are designed in a complementary fashion for maximum performance and ease of use in embedded systems. The additional software components in Dynamic C allow you to add functionality for customized embedded applications.

The RCM3600 RabbitCore is the lowest priced Rabbit® 3000 microprocessor based core module designed for a wide variety of applications. The RCM3600 features 512K Flash / 512K SRAM or 256K Flash / 128K SRAM, 4 serial ports, and an extremely small footprint (2.11" × 1.23" / 54 × 31 mm). The RCM3610 is the least expensive of the Rabbit 3000 microprocessor based core modules with a development kit price of $239. Extensive demo programs and software application templates make it easy to get the RCM3600 up and running in record time.

This RabbitCore mounts directly on a user-designed motherboard with a single 0.1" (2.54 mm) 2x20 dual-row IDC header and can interface with all manner of CMOS-compatible digital devices. 33 digital I/O (shared with serial ports), power, and other signals are routed directly to the motherboard. Built-in low – EMI features, including a clock spectrum spreader, practically eliminate EMI problems, helping OEMs pass European CE and other regulatory RF emissions tests.

The RCM3600 is equipped with +5 VDC tolerant I/O, quadrature encoder inputs, PWM outputs, and pulse capture and measurement capabilities. The RCM3600 also features a battery-backable real-time clock, glueless memory and I/O interfacing, and low-power "sleepy" modes. An alternate I/O bus can be configured for 8 data lines and 6 address lines (shared with parallel I/O).

Programmed with Rabbit's Dynamic C® integrated development environment, the RCM3600 executes math, logic, and I/O exceptionally quickly. The Rabbit 3000 microprocessor, RCM3600, and Dynamic C were designed in a complementary fashion for maximum performance and ease of use in embedded systems. Rabbit's industry-proven Dynamic C development system is a C language environment that includes an editor, compiler, and in-circuit debugger. User programs can be compiled, executed, and debugged using Dynamic C and a programming cable-no in-circuit emulator is required. An extensive library of drivers and sample programs is provided.

Key Features
  • Powerful Rabbit 3000 microprocessor
  • Low-profile footprint: 2.11" x 1.23" x 0.62" (54 x 31 x 16mm)
  • Up to 512K Flash / 512K SRAM
  • 33 digital I/O, alternate I/O bus
  • Up to 4 serial ports (IrDA, HDLC, asynch, sync, SPI)
  • 5 VDC input, 3.3 VDC interface
Design Advantages
  • Low-cost solution
  • Ready-made platform for fast time-to-market, up to 3 months design integration time savings.
  • Compact size
  • Dynamic C® development environment for real-time development and debugging
  • Exceptionally fast performance for math, logic, I/O
Applications
  • Handheld devices & Instrumentation
  • Remote Data Logging
Designing with RabbitCores

The RabbitCore family of microprocessor core modules is designed to facilitate rapid development and implementation of embedded systems. RabbitCores are powered by high-performance 8-bit Rabbit microprocessors with extensive integrated features and a C-friendly instruction set designed for use with the Dynamic C development system. The RabbitCore mounts on a user-designed motherboard and acts as the controlling microprocessor for the user's system. Small in size but packed with powerful features, these core modules give designers a complete package for control and communication.

Dynamic C Software Development System

Industry-proven Dynamic C® includes an editor, compiler, and in-circuit debugger. Programming is easy with hundreds of samples and libraries that can be used as building blocks to your code.

 
Specifications RCM3600 RCM3610
Features
Microprocessor Low-EMI Rabbit® 3000 @ 22 MHz
Flash Memory 512K 512K
SRAM 512K 512K
Backup Battery Connection for user-supplied backup battery (to support RTC and SRAM)
General Purpose I/O 33 parallel digital I/0 lines:
  • 31 configurable I/O
  • 2 fixed outputs
Additional I/O Reset
Auxiliary I/O Bus Can be configured for 8 data lines and 5 address lines (shared with parallel I/O lines), plus I/O read/write
Serial Ports Four 3.3V CMOS-compatible ports configurable as:
  • 4 asynchronous serial ports (with IrDA) or
  • 3 clocked serial ports (SPI) plus 1 HDLC (with IrDA) or
  • 1 clocked serial port (SPI) plus 2 HDLC serial ports (with IrDA)
Serial Rate Maximum asynchronous baud rate = CLK/8
Slave Interface A slave port allows the RCM3600 to be used as an intelligent peripheral device slaved to a master processor, which may either be another Rabbit 3000 or any other type of processor
Real-Time Clock Yes
Timers Ten 8-bit timers (6 cascadable), one 10-bit timer with 2 match registers
Watchdog/Supervisor Yes
Pulse-Width Modulators 4 PWM output channels with 10-bit free-running counter and priority interrupts
Input Capture/Quadrature Decoder 2-channel input capture can be used to time input signals from various port pins
  • 1 quadrature decoder unit accepts inputs from external incremental encoder modules or
  • 1 quadrature decoder unit shared with 2 PWM channels
Power 5V ±0.25VDC 60 mA @ 22.1 MHz, 5V; 38 mA @ 11.06 MHz, 5V
Operating Temperature -40° C to +85° C
Humidity 5% to 95%, non-condensing
Connectors One 2 x 20, 0.1” pitch
Board Size 1.23” × 2.11” × 0.62” (31 mm × 54 mm × 16 mm)
Product Warranty 1 year

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