Looks good but I really need my Serial interface sorry. Nice price though. Lets see how reliable it is!
Regards Michael Knill On 28/02/2014, at 2:43 PM, Lonnie Abelbeck <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > We have added a new addition to our "Generic x86 Boards and Appliances" > hardware list... > > OEM Production 2550L2D-MxPC (MINIX) Atom D2550 > http://doc.astlinux.org/userdoc:board_oem_2550l2d-mxpc > > Also known as: MINIX Mini HD PC Intel Atom D2550 Barebone > > The key features of this system (referred to as "MINIX" herein) are the > *price*, Broadcom NIC's and 13 Watts when idle . > > Executive summary: > > - Intel Atom D2550 (1.86 GHz, 2Cores, 4 Threads) > - 2x Broadcom 57788 PCIe NIC's > - SATA 3.0 Gb/s > - Metal case with power button > - Power Adapter > - Price: $130 USD > > OEM Production 2550L2D-MxPC Intel NM10 2 x 204Pin Intel GMA 3650 Black Mini / > Booksize Barebone System - OEM > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856205007 > > Add a stick of RAM and SATA flash storage, you have a powerful AstLinux > system. BTW: AstLinux 1.1.2 or later is required which supports the latest > "tg3" Broadcom NIC driver from source. > > Details: > > In my testing lab, for well over a year I have used a Jetway NF99FL-525 / > M350 case / 2 GB SATA Flash Module, to test full AstLinux builds containing > Asterisk 11. I decided to replace this box with the MINIX for comparison. > Fortunately both the RAM and SATA Flash Module worked equally well in the > MINIX (remembering to remove 70-persistent-net.rules and enabling "tg3" in > rc.modules before the switch). On first boot I had the exact same system > running on the MINIX ! > > I have eth0 on the external interface, and three internal interfaces, eth1 > (untagged), eth1.10 and eth1.50 . Performing iperf tests (Mac -> eth1 -> > eth0 -> Mac) were at Gb line speed, (920 Mbps) at 78% idle (via top), > essentially the same as the Jetway NF99FL-525 Intel 82574L NIC's, and > somewhat interesting the Broadcom NIC's slightly outperformed the Intel NIC's > when handling tagged (VLAN) frames. > > Another difference, the Jetway NF99FL-525 total idle power was 21 Watts, the > MINIX is only 13 Watts. > > The MINIX steel case is of lighter weight than the M350 case, but solidly > riveted and easy to remove top, plenty sturdy. The board looks > professionally designed and manufactured. > > Quite surprising, comparing the Intel Atom D525 vs. D2550 in a PHP benchmark > script, the D2550 is 6% faster... > ++ > == D525 (Jetway NF99FL-525) == > Start : 2014-02-24 08:36:03 > Server : @ > PHP version : 5.3.28 > Platform : Linux > -------------------------------------- > test_math : 8.887 sec. > test_stringmanipulation : 9.351 sec. > test_loops : 6.641 sec. > test_ifelse : 4.398 sec. > -------------------------------------- > Total time: : 29.277 sec. > > == D2550 (MINIX) == > -------------------------------------- > test_math : 8.193 sec. > test_stringmanipulation : 8.624 sec. > test_loops : 6.406 sec. > test_ifelse : 4.266 sec. > -------------------------------------- > Total time: : 27.489 sec. > ++ > > The MINIX comes with a small CPU fan, typical 5000 RPM annoying small fan. > It appears for typical AstLinux applications (no video, flash storage) in a > climate conditioned location the fan is not necessary, you decide. The MINIX > contains a Winbond W83627DHG-P chip for hardware monitoring (not the Fintek > F71808 as the docs suggests), and "coretemp" provides accurate results. My > system (at idle) with the fan removed shows the following: > ---------------- > coretemp-isa-0000 > Adapter: ISA adapter > Core 0: +59.0 C (crit = +100.0 C) > coretemp-isa-0002 > Adapter: ISA adapter > Core 1: +61.0 C (crit = +100.0 C) > w83627dhg-isa-0a00 > Adapter: ISA adapter > CPUVCORE: +1.23 V (min = +0.20 V, max = +2.04 V) > 12V: +12.14 V (min = +10.82 V, max = +13.20 V) > 3VCC: +3.33 V (min = +2.98 V, max = +3.63 V) > 5V: +5.09 V (min = +4.51 V, max = +5.50 V) > 1.5V: +1.58 V (min = +1.35 V, max = +1.65 V) > Vbat: +3.50 V (min = +2.98 V, max = +3.63 V) > SYS Temp: +43.0 C (high = +90.0 C, hyst = +85.0 C) sensor = thermistor > ---------------- > > The MINIX works as expected in every way except for a small detail, for fun I > attached a cable to use the serial port header on the board to access the > console... started getty on /dev/ttyS0 and properly get my terminal > characters echo'ed back but no other output. It seems the MINIX is not > handling the "Data Set Ready" pin input (which is set). Either something is > electrically wrong or the BIOS is not setting the UART properly. Of course > the video console works fine using either the VGA or HDMI port on the back > panel. I suspect all users will use the "geni585" (video console) image for > the MINIX. > > The MINIX BIOS is from AMI, but not as complete (fewer options) as the Jetway > BIOS is. > > In my testing environment I find it very useful to define ALERT_SOUNDS, so I > added a small piezo speaker to the speaker header, works perfectly. The > board does not include a piezo speaker. > > Summary: > > The MINIX is not a "fits all" AstLinux hardware solution, but leveraging on > it's high-volume, generic PC design, the performance per cost value is > excellent. The build quality seems quite good, time will tell. The missing > CF card slot or third/fourth NIC can be overcome with SATA adapters and > VLAN's if desired. Overall an AstLinux hardware solution that should be > considered, particularly for price sensitive applications. > > Unlike the general mini-ITX from scratch solutions, the MINIX is ready to go > except for RAM and flash storage. Adding a 2.5" SSD is the simplest as that > is the default configuration. > > Keep in mind I have tested this box for less than a week. > > Lonnie > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Flow-based real-time traffic analytics software. Cisco certified tool. > Monitor traffic, SLAs, QoS, Medianet, WAAS etc. with NetFlow Analyzer > Customize your own dashboards, set traffic alerts and generate reports. > Network behavioral analysis & security monitoring. 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