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Uk-based company TriMetric has introduced a new device called TMX1000 which is small single-board computer (SBC) and is especially designed for the devices which make intense use of biometric scanners. This single-board computer is quite functional and can be used in diverse fields, like from time/attendance and access control to the point of sales equipments from supermarkets. It measures 2.5 x 1.7 x 0.3 inches (63 x 42 x 9mm) and comes with very classy board. It can efficiently run both application software and biometric software and is based on a 240MHz ARM9 processor. The device can be proficiently configured with 16 to 32 MB of RAM, respectively from 4 to 16 MB of flash memory and the open-source software heap is based on Linux 2.6. The TMX1000 also comes equipped with RJ-45 connector for the10/100 Ethernet interface and its I/O is exposed with the help of board-to-wire and board-to-board connectors. Details of Board-to-wire connectors are: – 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 connectors include: – 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 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 However, the company has not stated the price and the avalibility of the SBC. Via: Softpedia