10ZiG RBT616: Hardware 

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This 10ZiG thin client is a small and neat unit. The Press Release announcing its launch is dated 26/08/2009. 10ZiG describe it as:

The RBT-616v is the smallest, high performance thin client on the market. This energy efficient unit boasts the Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz Dual Thread processor offering exception performance and flexibility.

The RBT-616V is a rebadged Clientron U800 series thin client which is also marketed as the Chip PC Technologies EX-PC (model number XPD4741).

Specifications

Processor
Type    Speed	Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz
Memory
Flash    RAM	1GB 512MB (max 2GB)
Video
Chip    Max resolution    Socket	Intel 945GSE 1920x1200 32-bit colour DVI
Ports
Network    USB    Serial    Parallel    PS/2	10/100/1000 4 x USB2.0 0 0 kybd
Power
Plug    Input    Off    Running	Coax 5.5mm/2.1mm 12V 12W (datasheet) 0 9W
Dimensions
H x W x D (mm)	156 x 36 x 122

This runs Windows Embedded Standard (XPe SP3) 2009

Power Supply

The unit requires a 12V supply and uses a conventional 5.5mm/2.1mm coax connector.

CPU

Having booted Tinycore, /proc/cpuinfo shows:

vendor_id	:	GenuineIntel
cpu family	:	6
model	:	28
model name	:	Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270 @ 1.6GHz
stepping	:	2
flags	:	fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 xtpr pdcm movbe lahf_lm dtherm

PCI

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GSE Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)

Expansion

It is fairly compact in size so there is little space to fit anything internally.

Flash: The Flash memory is replaceable. It's a DOM plugged into a standard 44-pin IDE connector.

RAM: The RAM is a single DDR2 SO-DIMM. The Clientron datasheet for the U800 says that it supports: "DDR2 400/533 from 256MB to 2GB"

Wireless: The datasheet does mention "Optional WLAN module" but originally I didn't look into how this is fitted. In March 2020 Pete pointed out a Clientron U800 data sheet that says "WLAN: Option (Internal USB header for WLAN module)"