A Single Board Computer for $80

12 Mar 2008

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