African Access Point
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The African Access Point is a server/access point combination product used to manage content from and to rural locations. The content may be either e-mail, or alternative files and data.
The product is based on the African Access Point Opensource project, and S-Curve Technologies cc is a key contributer to this project. The hardware consists of an extended I/O board with USB Hub, Serial data port, GSM modem, Bluetooth and Infrared devices.
Main design specifications
| Power input | : 12Volts DC, Solar Panel or Internal battery |
| Ethernet ports | : 4x10/100Mbs |
| USB ports | : 2xUSB Host of which 1x expanded through 4 port hub. |
| GSM ports | : Standard GSM |
| IrDA port | : Infrared port for content transfer to and from the device. |
Design architecture
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