Diamond Systems Corp. (Mountain View, CA) has introduced
Pluto, a compact board-level embedded computer based on the
Intel Atom processor and featuring modular PC/104-Plus expansion.
The PLT-N270-1G is the first in a series of Pluto models featuring
scalable CPU performance and power consumption. It integrates
a 1.6-GHz Atom processor and up to 2 GB of DDR2 SDRAM.
Targeted to defense, automation, and transportation applications, the
system’s display controller supports analog and LVDS-interfaced CRTs and LCDs, and provides a TV
output option.
I/O interfaces include two 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN ports, one IDE interface, two SATA interfaces,
four USB 2.0 ports, four serial ports, PS/2 keyboard/mouse support, parallel port, programmable
digital I/O port with eight inputs and eight outputs, and a CompactFlash I/II socket. The
board set comprises an ETX CPU module mated with an ETX-sized I/O baseboard.
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