FEZ Hydra is a 100% open-source (hardware and software) .NET Gadgeteer compatible mainboard running .NET Micro Framework. It incorporates a 240Mhz AT91SAMRL ARM9 processor. With 16MB of SDRAM an 4MB of FLASH, FEZ Hydra is capable or running the most complex applications.


Key Features
  • 14 .NET Gadgeteer compatible sockets that include these types: X, Y, A, D, F, I, K, P, S, T, U, R, G, B and Z.
  • 240Mhz ARM9 Processor (currently running at 200Mhz)
  • 16MB SDRAM
  • 4MB FLASH
  • Rich .NETMF open-source Software & Hardware
    • Complete Graphics support 
    • TFT display interface (R/G/B sockets) with Touch screen
    • FAT16/FAT32
    • Full TCP/IP stack with SSL, HTTP, TCP, UDP, DHCP
    • USB Device
    • 4-bit SD card with no limit on SD card size
    • Analog
    • PWM
    • I2C
    • SPI
    • UART
  • Dimensions: 3.42" x 2.44"
Power
  • Requires .NET Gadgeteer standard red power modules.
  • Active power consumption 130 mA
  • Idle power consumption TBD
Environmental
  • Operating temperature: 0 to 70°C
  • RoHS compliant /Lead-free compliant
For more information about .NET Gadgeteer visit:

Resources
External Links
you need to download the following software to start your Gadgeteer:
  1. Development tool : Microsoft Visual C# Express 2010
  2. Micro framework:  Microsoft .NET Micro Framework 4.1 SDK
  3. The Gadgeteer core, mainboard SDk and module driver(GHI)
You can download these tools at :  http://tinyclr.com/support

If you encounter any problems when using this product, here is the forum from which you can get the technical support.