World's Smallest Linux System on View
The Picotux Slightly Larger Than an RJ45 Connector By: Enterprise Open Source News Desk
Apr. 23, 2006 04:15 PM
The Picotux 100 Module is being touted as the world's smallest linux computer, coming in at about the size of an RJ45 connector. Its manufacturer, Kleinhenz Elektronik, says it's equipped with a processor cranking along at 55 megahertz.
Its specs, provided by the maufacturer, are as follows:
Processor:
32-bit ARM 7 Netsilicon NS7520
Processor Clock:
55 MHz
Flash Memory:
2 MB
RAM:
8 MB SDRAM
Ethernet:
10/100 Mbit, HD and FD, auto sensing
Serial (TTL):
Up to 230.400 bps
General Input/Output Pins(TTL)
5, can be used as Handshake
LED for Ethernet
2; green (programmable) and yellow (Carrier)
Supply Voltage:
3,3 Volt +- 5%
Supply Current:
250 mA
Operating System:
uClinux 2.4.27 Big Endian (native)
Shell:
Busybox 1.0 and others
File Systems:
CRAMFS, JFFS2, NFS
Applications:
Webserver, Telnet
Size of the Linux Systems in Flash:
720 KB and more
Protected Bootloader for Update over Network:
64 KB Code
Development System:
GNU Tool chain
Compiler
GCC 3.4.4 for C/C++ and Fortran
Binutils
2.15
Library:
uClibc 0.9.26
Height:
19 mm
Width:
19 mm
Depth:
36 mm
Package:
Shielded by metal
Weight:
ca.18 g
Ambient Temperature:
-40°C to 85°C