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Linux Space Cube ready for blast-off

Thursday, August 28 2008 @ 03:57 PM EDT
Contributed by: sde

Japanese manufacturer Shimafuji is readying a two-inch cubed computer that runs Red Hat Linux on 1GB of flash. The Space Cube is equipped with a MIPS-based NEC VR5701 processor, 64MB RAM, and numerous I/O connections, including a Firewire-like "SpaceWire" port designed for spaceflight.

Designed primarily to control and coordinate sensors and other devices on space stations and spacecraft, the Space Cube measures only 2 x 2 x 2.1 inches (52 x 52 x 55mm), and runs on a 5V power supply. According to the Shimafuji site, which dubs the latest model of the Space Cube as the SEMC5701B, the VR5701 processor is clocked between 200MHz and 300MHz.
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