Network Chip을 전문으로 만들어 공급하는 미국 Marvell사에서 새로운 아이디어 제품을 내 놓았군요.
"SheevaPlug"
MS계열 인스톨 안되고(SoC 이니 당연)
오로지 리눅스만(커널 2.6 이상)
STB 나 네트워크 제품을 만들어 보신분은 잘 아시는 미국 Marvell사입니다.
아래 사진처럼 자그마한 사이즈에 PC(?) 성능을 지원하는 CPU는 넣었다고 하는군요.
1.2GHz의 성능인데..
SoC(System On Chip)형태군요.
아이디어는 좋으나, 전력선의 노이즈는 어떻게 대처할지 궁금합니다.
전력선 모뎀(PL)의 성능(속도)은 나날이 좋아지나, 문제는 노이즈(헤어 드라이어 사용시 속도 20%이하로 뚝)는
항상 문제 였죠.
A Better Way to Deliver Value Added Services
With the rise in broadband users, people continue to consume and share increasing amounts of digital content each year. The time and money invested in personal photos, home movies and in content purchased digitally is significant and continues to grow. Network connected consumer electronics devices, smart phones and social websites have emerged to help consumers share and access their personal content in the home and over the Internet. With the growth in digital content, there is a need for services to secure, manage and share content simply and reliably.
Today digital home services such as media servers, file sharing and backup software all need to be installed on a PC. A plug computer is a small, powerful computer that connects to an existing network using Gigabit Ethernet. This type of device eliminates the need for an always-on PC in the digital home to access these services.
Marvell Plug Computer Aesthetics and Components
The platform is built using Marvell's Kirkwood series system-on-chip (SoC) design with a 1.2GHz Marvell Sheeva™ CPU processor equipped, 512Mbytes of FLASH and 512Mbytes of DRAM. The plug also features a 2.0 USB port to allow users to run applications that require a hard disk or other peripheral.
Efficiency without Compromise
Unlike other embedded networking products, a plug computer is designed to offer PC-like performance. The plug computer simplifies the porting of existing applications and the development of new ones. From the Marvell Kirkwood series, the high performance Sheeva™ processor allows the interfaces to operate at wire-speed so that users don't see a decrease in performance when using a plug instead of a PC. Ample FLASH and DRAM, permits the use of more standard Linux distributions for faster development.
The Plug Computer is an inexpensive computer solution that has the technology and advancements to run a service on its own. This allows a software service to be bundled together with a plug computer and provides a simple deployment model for a consumer or small business. Specialized plug computers can be targeted at different market segments allowing vendors to clearly communicate the value proposition and deliver the optimal installation and use for the consumer. Consumers can use the plug for media sharing or for backup services. The convenient compact form factor of a plug computer promotes an energy efficient design and simplifies installation.
Click here for information regarding the SheevaPlug Development Kit.