Hi Andrew,
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:soekris-tech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 2:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Soekris] net6501: are the E6xx LVDS pins available as pads anywhere? > > Hi, I've been looking into upgrading my aging firewall from a pentium-m > running FBSD > 4+ to something more recent. > > Since I've stumbled over the net6501, I have tried researching it as much as > possible. > My firewall is also my GPS strat-1 NTP server, UPS monitor and DHCP server, > among > other services. Because I use a KVM to switch VGA between servers, I am > looking at a > simple VGA solution for the net6501. Options using the PCIe x1 are > constrained by > Intel's crippling of the bus to version 1.0a - the AMD FirePro 2270 x1 is > PCIe 2.1, the > nVidia Quadro series is PCIe 2.0, and HIS ATI Radeon HD5450 is 2.0 (as well as > doubling the power requirements). The onboard Atom E6xx does include Intel's > third > tier graphics on the die, with separate pipes to LVDS and SDVO outputs. > Converting > LVDS to VGA is a simple $30 problem. Does anyone know if the LVDS signal are > exposed as pads or are the balls not connected? I found a Matrox Solution that was launched in 2005 and called out Matrox Millennium 550 PCIe x1 This video card can be obtained or ordered at several internet shops for something around 110 €, hard to pay but perhaps it will fit and no other power is needed. In their description Matrox was talking about Linux and Unix like systems driver support. I don´t want suggest you to buy it, but a look at the followed links is for free ;) <http://www.hartware.de/press_3469.html> <http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/graphics_cards/g_series/g550pcie/> As an external GPS solution to use with net6501 and also perhaps interesting for you, it is a complete closed system, but the description was on German, so here is a short translation (tech specs.) for you: Galleon GPS System for building NTP-Server, Network timeserver and time receiver <http://www.galsys.co.uk/de/antennas/gps-antenna.html> Tech specs: Waterproof (IP65) case with internal antennas For outdoor and indoor use Sorted with an 10 m cable RS 232 or RS 422 Port High sensitivity up to - 143 dBM minimum Internal GPS time signal receiver and decoder Reaction < 100 ms World Wide usage 1 Pulse per second PPS L1 1575.42MHz, C / A-Code 12-channel fast tracking Update-Rate 1Hz Position: <15 m (95%) ohne S / A Speed: 0,1 m / Sek without S / A Time: ± 100ns to GPS time synchronisation Daten WGS-84 DGPS WAAS / EGNOS -30 ° C - 80 ° C Powering 150mA max.> Protocolls NMEA-0183 v2.20 bei 4800 Baud-Rate, 8-None-1 Power using 9V - 34V DC As an internal GPS solution for use within the Soekris net6501, it is an internal GPS module in form of a mini PCIe card. But I don´t know the driver support! <http://www.locosystech.com/product.php?zln=en&id=39> A net6501 and a Matrox video card would be looking nice if they will work together. But the GPS modules are perhaps a little bit too much expensive, I really think it will be better to have a closer look to a cheaper one like Jed was advising. -- Best Regards Frank __________ Hinweis von ESET NOD32 Antivirus, Signaturdatenbank-Version 6932 (20120302) __________ E-Mail wurde geprüft mit ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
