Part No: 902024-22. Manufactured December 2003.
Unlike a lot of thin clients this one is packaged to sit flat on the desk surface.
This model uses exactly the same circuit board as that used by HP/Compaq in the Evo T20. For details on what you can do with it please see that section.
The 3235LE is described by Wyse as as being "Legacy Free". What this
actually means is that it has no serial ports, no parallel port and no PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse.
Also there is no standard PC BIOS. However the hardware components are standard. The basic specs are:
Processor Type
SpeedNational Semiconductors Geode GX1
300MHzMemory Flash
RAM32MB (fixed)
64MB (expandable)Video Chip
Max resolutionCS5530A
1280 x 1024 16-bit colourPorts Network
USB
Serial
Parallel
PS/210/100
4 x USB1.1
none
none
nonePower Plug
Off
Running4-pin 5V
~9W
~12WDimensions H x W x D (mm) 194 x 43 x 157
The embedded operating system is Windows CE .NET
Unlike the Evo T20's these are usually sold along with their power supply. The power unit is
specified at 5V and 4A (see picture right). The power supply connector (DP-003-R) is not one
that's readily available on the high street. However an on-line search
found me a UK supplier - Toby Electronics - for those
who want to fit the right connector to an existing power supply.
(Search for "DP Valcon 7.5 Amp Cable Mount Power Plugs")
Plugging in the Wyse 3235LE (32F/64M) into a mains power monitor shows an input drain of ~9W when the unit is supposedly off, rising to about 12W when the green LED is on and it's doing something.
As you can see from the label the connections on the plug are:
Pin 1&4 : +5V Pin 2&3 : NC Shield : GND
If you take the top off the 3235LE you (may) have the opportunity to increase the amount of flash and RAM. To
remove the top cover unscrew the four feet from the bottom and then gentle lever off the top cover
starting at the front. Note there is a metal shield under the top cover and this is a friction fit
onto the lower metal cage. It is this you need to slide off, not the plastic cover as that is
fixed to the shield. This reveals the circuit board (see photo right) and you'll
find a SODIMM socket and a Smart Media socket. On my 3235LE these were unpopulated.
The SODIMM socket takes 144 pin PC133 SODIMM SDRAM memory. You'll find suitable memory advertised on ebay by people who've upgraded their laptops. A 128MB SODIMM can be picked up for £1 plus about the same again in postage charges. I believe the maximum memory supported is 256Mb. (So far I've only added 128Mb SODIMMs).
I've inserted an old 16MB Smart Media card that I have in the Smart Media socket and the system has recognised it. (With the original software loaded you can see this by going to Control Panel/System. It appears as Device 3). To date I haven't actually tried to program/use it. Unfortunately it looks like Smart Media cards of any reasonable size are not dirt cheap unlike Compact Flash cards.