Lippert is shipping a passively cooled PC/104 module that runs Linux and draws about 6.5 Watts. The Cool LightRunner 2 is based on an AMD Geode GX [email protected] processor, and features four USB 2.0 ports, dual Ethernet ports, on-board sound, and 256MB of soldered-down RAM.

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Lippert lists the following specifications for the Cool LightRunner 2:

• Processor — 333MHz AMD Geode GX [email protected]
• Chipset — CS5536 companion chipset with UMA (shared memory) graphics
• Memory — 256MB of soldered-down DDR SDRAM
• Display interface — drives VGA or TFT displays, using either a bit-parallel or LVDS interface
• Networking — 2 x 10/100 Ethernet
• Other I/O
  • 4 x USB 2.0 ports, one configurable has device port
  • 3 x RS232/422/485 ports
  • 1 x parallel printer port
  • AC '97 audio, line-in, line-out, mic in
  • Floppy and ATA-66 IDE ports
  • 8 x GPIO
  • PS/2 keyboard/mouse ports
• Expansion
  • MiniPCI slot
  • CompactFlash slot
  • PC/104 stacking connectors
• RTC
• 5V power
• Standard or extended temp range of -40 to +85 degrees C

The module runs Linux, Windows XP, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE, and VxWorks, according to Lippert.

Availability

The Cool LiteRunner 2 is available now, in quantity, Lippert says. Pricing was not disclosed.

 
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