Diamond Systems Neptune Users Manual Data Sheet

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HIGHLYINTEGRATEDEMBEDDEDSBCWITHUSER‐SELECTABLEETXCPUPROCESSORCORE

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• Highestlevelofintegrationinasingleboardcomputer:

Replaces6individualboards

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• ETXCPUcoreprovidesflexibilityinprice/performance,reduces

costandprotectsagainstobsolescence

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• ChoiceofAMDLX800uptoIntelCore2Duoprocessorswith

512MBto2GBsystemmemory

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• Best‐in‐classanalogdataacquisitionwithautocalibrationand

softwaresupport

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• 5V,7‐28VDC/DCpowersupplyforeasiersystemintegration

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• EPICformatwithPC/104‐Plusexpansionprovidescompactsize

withflexibility

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DESCRIPTION

Neptuneintroducesanewconceptinsmallformfactor

embeddedSBCs.TheCPUcoreconsistsofanETXmodule

whichmountsonthebottomsideofthebaseboardfor

improvedthermalmanagement.Thistechniqueprovides

moreroomonthetopforI/Ofeatures.Theresultisan

efficient,cost‐effective,reliableandcompactembedded

SBCrichinI/Oandotheruserbenefits.Neptuneisthe

first6‐in‐1embeddedSBCintegratingprocessor,system

I/O,dataacquisitionandevenaDC/DCpowersupply

ontoasingleboardinthecompactEPICformat.

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YoucanselectfromawiderangeofETXCPUmodules

fromaworld‐classsuppliertotailorNeptune’spriceand

performancetoyouapplicationandbudget.APC/104‐

Plusexpansionconnectorenablesyoutoaddstillmore

I/Oorfeaturesifneeded,andthebuiltin5Vor7‐28V

inputDC/DCpowersupplyprovidesflexibilityin

integratingtheSBCwithyoursystempowersupply.

ThesefeaturesgiveNeptuneanunsurpassedlevelof

valueandflexibilityinasmallformfactorembeddedSBC.

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DATAACQUISITION

NeptuneincludesDiamondSystems’top‐of‐the‐linedata

acquisitioncircuitrywiththeindustry’swidestsetofI/O

features:

• 32analoginputs,16‐bitA/D,250KHzsamplerate

• 4analogoutputs,12‐bitD/A

• 24digitalI/O

• 8opto‐isolateddigitalinputs

• 8opto‐isolateddigitaloutputs

• 2counter/timersforA/Dsampleratecontrol

• UniversalDriversoftwaresupportforCprogramming

underWindowsandLinux

Integratesthefunctionsof6boardsinto1

• CPU

• DataAcquisition

• Opto‐isolatedDigitalI/O

• MultiprotocolSerialPorts

• GigabitEthernet

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DC/DCPowerSu

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NEPTUNE

BENEFITS OF 6‐in‐1INTEGRATION

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LESSSPACE:SmallerandthinnerthanastackofPC/104boards

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LOWERCOST:AnintegratedsolutioneliminatesextraPCBsand

connectorstolowertheunitcost

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HIGHERRELIABILITY:Lessinterconnectsandcomponents,

resultinginhigherreliability

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MORERUGGED:Theflatterprofileandreductioninconnectors

makesNeptunefarmoreruggedinmobileapplications

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SINGLEVENDOR:Purchasingandstockingareeasierwitha

singleboard

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SAVESTIME:Assemblyeffortisdramaticallyreduced,

shorteningyourtotalsystemintegrationtime

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BENEFITSOFANETXPROCSSORCORE

ChoiceofPrice/Performance

NeptuneisavailablewithalowpowerAMDLX800upto

anIntelAtomN270soyoucanobtainexactlythe

performanceandpricepointyouneed.

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ProtectionfromObsolescence

Easilyswitchprocessormodulesincaseofprocessorend

oflife.

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EasyUpgrade

ETXCPUsareinterchangeable,allowingyoutoeasily

upgradeyoursystemwithminimalornoredesign.

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LowCost

ETXmodulescostlessthantheirequivalentsingleboard

computer,resultinginalowertotalcostforNeptune.

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Undersideof

Neptuneshowing

ETXCPUmodule

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AUTOCALIBRATIONFORBEST

MEASUREMENTACCURACY

DiamondSystems’top‐performingautocalibration

circuitryenablesyoutocalibratetheanalogcircuits

undersoftwarecontrolatanytime,maintainingbest

accuracyunderanyconditions.Temperatureandtime

dependentmeasurementdriftiseliminated,astheSBC

canbecalibratedasoftenasdesiredinjustafewseconds

toensureaccuratereadingsinallenvironmental

conditions.

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THERMALMANAGEMEN

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Neptuneplacestheprocessoronthebottomsideofthe

baseboard.Anintegratedheatspreadermakesthermal

contactwiththeheatgeneratingcomponentsontheETX

CPUmoduleandprovidesaflatsurfaceonthebottom

sideformatingtothesystemenclosure.Thistechnique

providesforefficientremovalofheatfromtheCPU

withouttheneedforafan.

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ETXCPUMODULEOPTIONS

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Processor0/+60°C ‐30/+85°C

AMDLX800500MHzYesYes

IntelPentiumM1.4GHzYesYes

IntelAtomN2701.6GHzYesYes

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SYSTEMI/OFEATURES

AllNeptunemodelsincludethefollowingstandardCPU

I/OfeaturesinadditiontothedataacquisitionandDC/DC

powersupply.

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SerialPorts2RS‐232,4RS‐232/422/485

USB4ports,1.1or2.0dependingonETX

module

PS/2Keyboardandmouseinterfaces

Ethernet

110/100MbpsfromETXmodule

1GigabitEthernetusingIntel82541and

on‐boardRJ‐45jack

Paralleland

Floppy

UserselectablethroughETXmodule

configuration

AudioAC’97(Micin,Linein,Lineout)

IDE144‐pinconnectorforsolidstateflashdisk

144‐pinconnectorforharddiskinterface

CompactFlash1socketforTypeI/IIdevice

VGA,LCDPerformancedependsonETXmodule

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ACCESSORIES

PanelI/OBoard

ThepanelI/Oboardplugsontothefrontrowofpin

headerstoprovidecable‐freeaccesstothestandard

systemI/O:serialports,USB,Ethernet,PS/2,VGAand

powerinput.ThepanelI/Oboardisdesignedtowork

withtheTritonenclosureasacompleteenclosure

system,orinastandaloneconfiguration.

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CableKit

AcablekitprovidescablesforalltheI/Ofeatureson

NeptuneincludingthoseonthepanelI/Oboard.All

cablesareavailableseparatelyaswell.

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Memory

NeptuneusesDDRSODIMMmoduleswithcapacities

rangingfrom512MGto1GBdependingonthechoiceof

ETXCPUmodule.

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DevelopmentKits

AquickstartDevelopmentKitincludeseverythingyou

needtogetstartedwithyourapplicationdevelopment

including:

• NeptuneSBCwithETXCPUmoduleofyourchoice

• 1GBofSODIMMRAMinstalled

• Heatspreaderinstalled

• 128MBflashdiskmodulewithembeddedLinux

• PanelI/Oboard

• CableKit

• ACpoweradapter

• FastStartGuideandsoftwareonCD

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FORMOREINFORMATION

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DiamondSystemsCorporation

1255TerraBellaAvenue

MountainView,CA94043

Tel:650‐810‐2500

Fax:650‐810‐2525

techinfo@diamondsystems.com

OPERATINGSYSTEMSUPPOR

Neptunesupportsthefollowingoperatingsystems:

WindowsXP/XPe,WindowsCE,Linux

Optionaluponrequest:VxWorks,QNX

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ORDERINGINFORMATION

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PartNumberDescription

NPT‐LX8A‐512ANeptuneSBC,500MHzLX800CPU,512MB

RAM,on‐boarddataacquisition

NPT‐LX8A‐512NNeptuneSBC,500MHzLX800CPU,512MB

RAM,nodataacquisition

NPT‐LX8A‐1GANeptuneSBC,500MHzLX800CPU,1GB

RAM,on‐boarddataacquisition

NPT‐LX8A‐1GNNeptuneSBC,500MHzLX800CPU,1GB

RAM,nodataacquisition

NPT‐PM14‐512ANeptuneSBC,1.4GHzPentiumMCPU,

512MBRAM,on‐boarddataacquisition

NPT‐PM14‐512NNeptuneSBC,1.4GHzPentiumMCPU,

512MBRAM,nodataacquisition

NPT‐PM14‐1GANeptuneSBC,1.4GHzPentiumMCPU,1GB

RAM,on‐boarddataacquisition

NPT‐PM14‐1GNNeptuneSBC,1.4GHzPentiumMCPU,1GB

RAM,nodataacquisition

DK‐NPTLX8‐01

NeptuneLX800DevelopmentKit:

SBCwithdataacquisition,cable,flashdisk

withLinux,documentation&softwareCD

DK‐NPTPM14‐01

NeptunePentiumMDevelopmentKit:

SBCwithdataacquisition,cable,flashdisk

withLinux,documentation&softwareCD

DK‐LNX‐NPTNeptuneLinuxDevelopmentKitwith

512MBflashdisk

C‐NPT‐KITNeptuneCableKit

TRI‐NPT‐KITTritonEPICEnclosureKitincluding

NeptunePanelI/OBoardandCableKit

TRI‐NPT‐KTritonEPICEnclosureforNeptune

PNL‐NPT‐KITNeptunePanelI/OBoardKitincluding

cables

PNL‐NPT‐01NeptunePanelI/OBoard

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