Diamond Systems Neptune User manual

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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
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•CPU
•DataAcquisition
•Opto‐isolatedDigitalI/O
•MultiprotocolSerialPorts
•GigabitEthernet
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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
[email protected]
OPERATINGSYSTEMSUPPOR
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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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