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Re: Advantech Crusoe SBC

We're supposed to be seeing a new Transmeta chip soon. Also,
with the new manufacturer (Taiwanese instead of IBM), price
should drop to about $60 instead of about $200. New chip
should also be faster, and more integrated (fewer chips to
accomplish same functions). I suppose once the chip is released
(possibly to be announced this month), the SBC based on it
will be much cheaper. But is it likely to take another year
before I could actually purchase it?

Thanks for indicating price, btw! I was looking at this unit
today, and then searched the wear-hard archives for a price
reference, but couldn't find one anywhere. Under $800 is
actually pretty good, but since I've waited this long....

Cheers --
Carol Stein


---- Vito Miliano <> wrote:
> Just got off the phone with Sean, at Advantech's Cincinnati
> offices,
> regarding their PCM-9370 Transmeta Crusoe SBC.
> 
> Apparently it was released within the last several weeks,
> but it seems
> to be a pretty spiffy unit, and I'm considering it for
> my mobile audio
> PC now.  Jacks the hardware cost up a few hundred bucks,
> but the lower
> power consumption and smaller size would be worth it.
> 
> It's a 3.5" form-factor SBC, with a TM5400 500MHz CPU (~P3/300MHz,
> iirc) apparently surface mounted onboard, 64mb RAM in the
> first SODIMM
> socket (16mb gets used by the Crusoe) plus a second SODIMM
> (up to
> 256mb), 10/100 ethernet (Intel 82559ER), VGA/LCD, CF, PC/104+,
> two
> USB, IDE, FDD, two serial, one parallel.
> 
> The spec sheet lists power consumption at a max of five
> volts at three
> amps, with typical being five volts at 2.14 amps.
> 
> It also supports a custom audio/visual card (PCM-231AV)
> that provides
> video output (composite and S-Video; SMI Lynx 721 chipset)
> and audio
> input/output (line-in, line-out, mic; VIA 82C868A chipset).
> 
> I haven't been able to find any information on specific
> Linux support
> for the audio and video chipsets, if anyone knew about
> them, I'd
> appreciate a heads up.  No Linux support for at least the
> audio would
> make it a wash.
> 
> Single unit quantities of the 9370 run $725, and the 231
> output board
> is an additional $37.  It's not available from their online
> store, but
> I guess you can order it right from Advantech over the
> phone.
> 
> Main page: http://www.advantech.com/products/PCM-9370.asp
> 
> Spec sheet: http://www.advantech.com/products/pdf/PCM-9370..pdf
> (yes,
> with two periods)
> 
> --Vito
> 
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