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Re: Advantech Crusoe SBC

Hi,

  ICP Inc offer their wafer-6820 Tm400 SBC,
http://www.icpamerica.com/wafer_6820.php

i found the specs almost same,and thier price is much more cheaper:
  WAFER-6820-400/sdm-128sd-100-a
>tm3200/400MHz CPU card with 128MB SDRAM 144 pin SODIMM
>
>Qty 1-9 $582Each
>Qty 10-25 $564 Each
>Qty 26-99 $547 Each
>Qty 100+ $531 Each

http://wearables.blu.org/wear-hard-01/20014577.html

>From: "Carol Stein" <>
>Reply-To: 
>To: 
>Subject: Re: Advantech Crusoe SBC
>Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2001 22:58:15 -0400
>
>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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