DreamPlug

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DreamPlug
Globalscale DreamPlug n01.jpg
Manufacturer Globalscale Technologies
Type Plug computer
Release date2011 (2011)
Operating system Debian
CPU 1.2 GHz Marvell Kirkwood 88F6281 SoC (ARM9E)
Memory512 MB 16-bit DDR2-800 MHz
Storage4 GB on board microSD/External SD/External hard drive
Displaynone
ConnectivityDual USB 2.0, Dual Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA 2.0, JTAG, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g(/n), Audio
Power5V 3A
Dimensions120 × 90 × 30 (mm)
Predecessor GuruPlug

DreamPlug is a compact and low power plug computer running Debian Linux, based [1] on Marvell's Kirkwood 88F6281 [2] 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. [3]

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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. [4]

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. [5] Current version has 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0. It is also shipped with 4 GB microSD card. [6]

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References

  1. Product technical details
  2. "Marvel 88F6281 reference" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  3. DreamPlug product page
  4. DreamPlug wiki Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "▷▷▷▷▷ Globalscale DreamPlug 036000291452 GHZ Class Linux Server | Computer Servers". Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  6. "DreamPlug DevKit". www.globalscaletechnologies.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29.