Diamond Systems Corp Rhodeus: Fanless, single-board computer operates at 500 MHz

Based on the AMD LX800 processor, the Rhodeus PC/104-form-factor single-board computer uses the AMD Geode LX800 processor operating fanless at 500 MHz. Supporting 1-Gbyte of DDR SDRAM using an SO-DIMM socket, the device includes 65-kbyte L1 cache and 128-kbyte L2 cache and provides IDE and CompactFlash mass-storage options. Video features include ean integrated VGA controller with 2-D acceleration and support for high-resolution CRT displays and LCDs. I/O interfaces support application requirements, including Ethernet, UDMA-33 IDE, two USB 2.0 ports, RS-232 and RS-232/422/485 serial ports, a floppy-disk port , a legacy keyboard and mouse, and a programmable watchdog timer. The device has 5W typical power consumption and a 0 to 60°C operating temperature. The board includes the PC/104 ISA bus, allowing additional I/O expansion. The Rhodeus PC/104 single-board computer costs $350 for models with 256 Mbytes of DDR SDRAM.

Diamond Systems Corp, www.diamondsystems.com