Engineering:DreamPlug

Short description: 2011 compact plug computer

DreamPlug

Manufacturer	Globalscale Technologies
Type	Plug computer
Release date	2011 (2011)
Operating system	Debian
CPU	1.2 GHz Marvell Kirkwood 88F6281 SoC (ARM9E)
Memory	512 MB 16-bit DDR2-800 MHz
Storage	4 GB on board microSD/External SD/External hard drive
Display	none
Connectivity	Dual USB 2.0, Dual Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA 2.0, JTAG, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g(/n), Audio
Power	5V 3A
Dimensions	120 × 90 × 30 (mm)
Predecessor	GuruPlug

DreamPlug is a compact and low power plug computer running Debian Linux, based on Marvell's Kirkwood 88F6281 ARM9E SoC. It is intended to be a device that could act as a web server, a printing server or any other network service. It uses micro-SD internal storage and an external Secure Digital slot, but also offers USB ports and a Serial ATA port to connect external disks.

Improvements over the GuruPlug

The DreamPlug is an evolution of the GuruPlug, based on the SheevaPlug platform.

Apart from internal processor changes, the DreamPlug features a new case design, second Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA, SD slot (and internal microSD slot replacing the internal NAND), audio in/out, and a removable PSU.

Early version of DreamPlug has 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. It is also shipped with 2 GB microSD card. Current version has 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0. It is also shipped with 4 GB microSD card.

See also

• Plug computer

External links

• Google code project for DreamPlug