10ZiG 67xx: Hardware 

• Hardware

I don't have an example of the 67xx series so this entry is incomplete. I started to create the entry when I thought I'd bought one, but what arrived was actually a 68xx series thin client. I decided to publish what I'd done rather than waste it. The entry will get updated if I ever manage to get my hands on a 67xx.

I haven't been able to track down exactly when the 6000 series was launched. I would have thought it would appear in the '10ZiG in the news' section of their website which does go back about 10 years, but no. The only mention is of an enhancement "10ZiG is pleased to announce enhanced Quad Monitor support on its WES and WIN7 Embedded 6000 Series Thin Clients." in April 2012.

I ended up looking at the meta data of the few pdf datasheets I found. Several were authored by Michelle in January 2011. From this it looks like early 2011 was the probable launch date. Out of interest I checked the wayback machine. The capture of the 10ZiG website on 1st December 2010 only shows the 6617 - the predecessor(?) of the 67xx. The next one in July 2011 shows the 67xx range.

As usual there are several models in the range that use the common hardware base but then the amounts of flash and RAM vary depending on the installed operating system. Also there is a PCI card slot that was used to provide a serial and parallel port or DVI and VGA ports in the Quad monitor version.

As I write this (September 2019) the 67xx is a rare beast. I don't recall seeing any appearing on eBay in the last few years. This is a pity as it has a feature that a lot of people look for when repurposing thin clients - a PCI slot.

Specifications

Processor
Type    Speed	VIA Nano 1.3GHz
Memory
Flash    RAM	1G/16GB 1GB/2GB (max 4GB)
Video
Chip    Max resolution	VIA Chromotion HD 1920x1080 32-bit colour
Ports
Network    USB    Serial    Parallel    PS/2    Video	10/100/1000 802.11 b/g/n (optional) 6 x USB2.0 1 (optional) 1 (optional) 2 2 x DVI
Power
Plug    Input    Off    Running	Coax ?mm/?mm 12v/3A (datasheet) ?W 12W (datasheet)
Dimensions
H x W x D (mm)	230 x 57 x 210

Models: It looks like we have

Model	OS	RAM	Storage
6702v	Linux	1GB	1GB
6772v	Linux	1GB	512MB
6716	XPe	2GB	2GB
6716v	WES 2009	2GB	2GB
6717v	WES7	2GB	4GB

Power Supply

The unit requires a 12V supply and uses a conventional ?mm/?mm coax connector.

CPU

Having booted Tinycore, /proc/cpuinfo shows:

vendor_id	:	?
cpu family	:	?
model	:	?
model name	:	?
stepping	:	?
flags	:	?

PCI

?

Expansion

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Any comments? email me. Added September 2019