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TECO TR3760B: Hardware 

TECO TR3760B thin client

The unit does carry the 'NLYNX' logo on the front panel but has the standard TECO label on the side. The records at Companies House tell me that Nlynx Ltd went into voluntary liquidation at the end of 2015 and was dissolved in October 2017.

My example of the TECO TR3760B was manufactured in May 2014. The TECO web site also shows a TR3760i. As far as I can see this is just a slimmed down (thiner) version of the TR3760B. The second serial port is missing along with the VGA socket and the cutout above the parallel port. It is intended to be directly mounted on the back of a monitor.

Specifications

The basic specs are:

Processor
   Type
   Speed
VIA Nano
1.2GHz
Memory
   Flash
   RAM
1GB
1GB (max 4GB)
Video
   Chip
   Max resolution
   Ports
VIA Chrome 9 HD
2048 x 1536 30-bit colour
VGA & DVI-I
Ports
   Network
   USB

   Serial
   Parallel
   PS/2
10/100/1000
5 x USB2.0 external
3 x USB2.0 internal
2
1
Kybd
Power
   Label
   Back Panel
   Plug
   Off
   Idle
   Running
16V 2.5A
12V-19V
Coax 5.5mm/2.1mm
1W
9W
16W
Dimensions
W x H x D148mm x 246mm x 177mm

My TECO TR3760B booted up into Windows XPe - aka Windows Embedded Standard.

CPU

For those to whom it matters here is some detail from Linux's /proc/cpuinfo

vendor_id :CentaurHauls
cpu family :6
model :15
model name :VIA Nano U3300@1200MHz
stepping :10
flags :fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat clflush acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss tm syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon rep_good cpuid pni monitor vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr sse4_1 popcnt rng rng_en ace ace_en ace2 phe phe_en pmm pmm_en lahf_lm tpr_shadow vnmi ida

PCI

00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Host Bridge: Host Control (rev 80)
00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Error Reporting
00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 CPU Bus Controller
00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 DRAM Bus Control
00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Power Management and Chip Testing Control
00:00.5 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 APIC and Central Traffic Control
00:00.6 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Scratch Registers
00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 North-South Module Interface Control
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Graphics [Chrome9 HD]
00:01.1 Audio device: VIA Technologies, Inc. Device 9170
00:03.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 PCI Express Root Port 0
00:03.1 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 PCI Express Root Port 1
00:03.2 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 PCI Express Root Port 2
00:03.3 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 PCI Express Root Port 3
00:03.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 PCI Express Physical Layer Electrical Sub-block
00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Serial ATA Controller
00:10.0 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xx/62xx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a0)
00:10.1 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xx/62xx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a0)
00:10.2 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xx/62xx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a0)
00:10.3 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xx/62xx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a0)
00:10.4 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 90)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX900 Bus Control and Power Management
00:11.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX8xx South-North Module Interface Control
00:13.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VX855/VX875/VX900 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:14.0 Audio device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A/VT8251 HDA Controller (rev 20)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express
                 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)

Power Supply

My TECO TR3760B came with an external 40W 16V power supply. The label on the TR3760B case says 16V 2.5A. The marking on the back panel adjacent to the power socket says '12V-19V'. The connector is a standard coax 5.5mm/2.1mm plug. I did connect it up to a 12V power source and it worked perfectly.

Expansion

Flash: TECT TR3760B flash memory The Flash memory in the TR3760B is a 1GB 44-pin IDE DOM. Adjacent to the DOM is a SATA data socket next to which is a 2-pin power connector. Also on the circuit board, near the front microphone/headphone sockets, is an unpopulated connector marked JSATA2.

Ram: The RAM is a single DDR3 SO-DIMM. The part supplied was a 1GB ADATA part AD3S1333B1G9-BSSG. I tried a 4GB Elpida part (PC3-12800S-11-10-F3) that worked perfectly.

TECO TR3760B mPCIe socket mPCIe: there is a mini PCIe socket on the board.

USB: The ports are all USB2.0. There are two sockets on the front panel, two on the rear and three internal. The internal sockets are the standard strip-line connectors. One (2 ports) is positioned close to the front of the PCB between the RAM and the audio sockets whilst the other (one port) is just by the two serial sockets.

click for larger image Expansion The circuit board does have a number of unpopulated connectors but I don't think these are used for any of the possible TR3760B variants. The datasheet indicates the various extras that may be supplied:

  • 2 serial port module (COM3 & COM4)
  • USB WLAN module
  • Mini PCI-e WLAN Module
  • Smart Card Reader
  • SATA HDD Module

These would all use the existing onboard connectors.

Click on the photo for a larger version.

 


Any comments? email me. Added September 2019