A Single Board Computer for $80
KwikByte has introducd a AT91SAM9260, an Atmel ARM9 based Single Board computer that will cost $80 in volume of 1K. The board can be used for embedded server, embedded controls and any general purpose computing.
The KB9260 is a low powered device, low enough so that it can be powered by PoE (power-over-Ethernet). An external harddrive can be added to it using the USB Port. The board is being supplied in two options
Basic Option
This option includes a KB9260 board with boot loader, recent Linux kernel (currently 2.6.24), and Buildroot/uClibc installed. RAM and NAND flash sizes are configurable options.
Debian Development Kit Option
This option includes a KB9260 board with boot loader, recent Linux kernel (currently 2.6.24), and Debian base system installed. The board is configured with 64 MB RAM and 1 GB NAND flash. Schematics and USB-serial debug cable are also included.
Open Source is used in both the options
The following are the specs listed for the KB9260:
* Processor — AT91SAM9260 200MHz; ARM926EJ-S with Java acceleration and DSP instruction extensions;
* Independent 16KB instruction and 16KB data caches
* Memory — 32/64MB SDRAM; 8MB boot flash; 256MB to 2GB NAND flash
* Networking — 1 x 10/100 Ethernet
* 256 MB – 2 GB NAND Flash
* USB — 1 x USB 2.0 host port
* Serial — 3 x channels including debug serial
* I/O — 35 x GPIO, max; 4 x analog input ADC channels
* Other features — 4 x programmable clocks; 3 x timer/counter/PWM channels
* Power — Power over Ethernet (PoE), on-board voltage regulator, or external power supply; RoHS compliant
* Dimensions — 3.1 x 3.1 inches (case 3.1 x 3.1 x 0.9 inches – they will be available soon)
The details directly from KwikByte – KwinByte KB9260
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