“Presenting the elements of your next design”
www.boundarydevices.com
Who We Are
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Boundary Devices designs and manufactures ARM-based single board
computers for the general embedded market but differs from broad
market suppliers in our focus on customer service and fast turn-around
time.
Founded in 2003
Privately Held
16,000 Square Foot Facility in Chandler, AZ
Why Boundary Devices?
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Custom Designs/Solutions
Power-over-Ethernet
Display + Touch Screen Support
Embedded Operating System Support
Extensive Peripheral Integration
1. Custom Designs/Solutions
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BD specializes in creating semi-custom solutions
based on its’ wide array of standard products
Time to Market is critical and one size does NOT
fit all – optimize solution to meet cost, hardware,
mechanical, and software specifications
Custom boards delivered quickly and at a
reasonable price
Example 1: Company looking to take
existing industrial controls product
and give it a facelift. Needs a 4.3”
display, video playback,
RS485/RS232 support and custom
form factor.
IMX53 Custom Development Example
 “I like the Ipad but I need it to…”
 Custom Tablet Development
 Mining Company needed tablet to send with inspectors to
inspect and repair mining equipment
 Need low power SBC for long battery life but high performance
to run Android and a variety of peripherals
 Wide variety of peripheral requirements including Accelerometer,
Compass, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, Cellular, IR Touch, Bright LEDs,
Camera
 Designed custom IMX535 board to meet customer requirements
2. Power-over-Ethernet (PoE)
 Power Electronic Devices via an Ethernet cable
– just requires PoE module and PoE Switch
 Allows power AND data to be supplied by the
same CAT 5 cable
 Removes need for costly electricians to install
conduit, wiring, and outlets
 Pluggable PoE Module can be used with ANY
Boundary Devices Board
 On-Shelf Advertising and Access Control are
two ideal markets
On-Shelf Advertising
4.3” PoE Touch Computer
3. Display + Touch Screen
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BD Products are designed to take advantage of high-end ARM
processors with excellent multimedia capabilities
Applications requiring video playback and touch screen interactivity are
a specialty
Interfaced with a wide variety of displays:
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Over 10 panels supported 3.5” PRGB to 22” LVDS (HDMI/DVI monitors)
Five different touch screen models: resistive, capacitive, IR, single and multi-touch
12.1” Android Tablet with state-of-the-art low power LED backlit display
and capacitive multi-touch
6.2” Player Tracking module for Casino Slot Machines. 4-wire and 5wire resistive touch screens
12.1” Android Tablet
Casino Player Tracking
4. Embedded Operating Systems
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Software support is typically the major roadblock for
getting products to market
BD provides OS-level software support to help get
customers moving quickly and efficiently
All Operating System development is done in-house,
so minor OS tweaks can be accomplished in a matter
of days
BD supports Windows Ce, Android, and multiple Linux
flavors including Ubuntu, Debian, and LTIB
Demo units with customers’ actual software help seal
business deals
5. Peripheral Support
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Integrate virtually any peripheral utilizing wide array of
daughter boards
RFID Readers, barcode scanners, ticket/receipt printers,
laser printers, embedded cameras, WiFi, Bluetooth,
GPS, Accelerometer, and many more
BD can provide device drivers and sample code for all
peripheral devices
Price Checker – PoE 10.4” device with barcode scanner
Turnstile Controller – 5.7” display with speakers,
microphone, barcode scanner, relay, Ethernet
Kiosk – Dual 7” displays, magnetic card reader, barcode
scanner, RFID reader, receipt printer
Price Checking
Turnstile Controller
Kiosk
Processor Family
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Experience with a variety of different processor
families
Marvell PXA255/270
Texas Instruments DaVinci
Neon270 – Marvell PXA270
Intel Z510/Z530 Atom
Freescale i.MX31, i.MX51, i.MX53
Titanium - Intel Atom
Xenon - TI DaVinci
NitrogenE - Freescale i.MX51
Nitrogen Family
 Based on IMX515 and IMX535 Freescale Processors
 Applications: Digital Signage, Streaming Video, Industrial
Controls, Tablets, Casino Gaming
 Standard Products have a variety of peripherals including USB,
10/100 Ethernet, Serial Ports, HDMI output, Stereo Audio, 5MP
Camera
 Android, WinCE 6.0, Linux OS
NitrogenVM (IMX515)
Nitrogen53 (IMX535)
NitrogenE (IMX515)
IMX5X Enclosures
 Numerous Enclosures for our IMX5X boards
 Work with industrial designers
References
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BD has worked with many high profile
customers including:
Ticketmaster
 Bally Gaming
 Hitachi
 General Electric
 Siemens
 Lockheed Martin
 IBM
 US Navy
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Summary
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Dedicated to customer service
Custom Designs
Power over Ethernet Expertise
Experienced in a variety of display and touch screen
integration
Excellent Hardware & Software Support
All OS-level Software in-house
Expansive Peripheral Support including device drivers
Utilizing Boundary Devices would be a great element in your
next design!
Contact Us
Website: http://boundarydevices.com
Email: Phil@wattersinc.com
Phone: 480.2210030