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Other Athena II Development Kit Contents
1 8MB FlashDisk with bootable Linux
The Athena II Develop ent Kit contains a 128MB IDE FlashDisk with a bootable Linux binary. Dia ond Syste s’
Flash Linux provides a quick-boot co pact Linux environ ent based on the Slackware 2.6 kernel. It is
preconfigured for Athena II and includes our Universal Driver for the Athena II data acquisition features. Flash
Linux utilizes the Minix file syste for enhanced file protection during power loss or i proper shutdown, and the
Lilo bootloader for a quick 15 second boot ti e. The Athena II Develop ent Kit also includes a CD which provides
a binary i age of the FlashDisk files that you ay copy freely for use on Athena II SBCs.
Linux is also available on a hard drive (DSC# DK-LINUX-HD20) which includes all the features of the CD plus a
current desktop Linux distribution, including a full set of software develop ent tools ready to run. This can be used
to create an instant develop ent syste running on the target SBC, so you can develop application code and run it
i ediately on the sa e syste . Please contact your Dia ond Syste s representative for ore infor ation and
a price quotation.
ACC-IDEEXT FlashDisk Programmer Board
In the event that you wish to connect both a FlashDisk and an IDE hard disk drive or CD-ROM drive to your Athena
II board, the Athena II Develop ent Kit co es with a FlashDisk Progra er board. When connected directly to
the Athena II board, the FlashDisk occupies the pri ary IDE interface connector which does not allow for a second
drive to be attached to the pri ary IDE connector. The FlashDisk Progra er Board enables both the connection
of the FlashDisk drive and a second, slave IDE device, using either a 40-pin or 44-pin IDE connector.
PS-5V-04 AC Power Adapter
To enable your i ediate use of the Athena II board, the Athena II Develop ent Kit contains an AC Adapter with a
connector that plugs directly into the power input connector of the Athena II board. Operating with 110VAC to
240VAC input current, the AC Adapter provides sufficient current at 5VDC to power the Athena II board.
Diamond Systems Software and Documentation CD
The Athena II Develop ent Kit contains the Dia ond Syste s’ Software and Docu entation CD which provides
Athena II anuals (including this anual) and software. Software includes drivers for co ponents specific to the
Athena II board for Windows XP and Linux along with a de onstration binary of Windows CE. The CD also
contains full docu entation and software for Dia ond Syste s Universal Driver Software that supports the analog
and digital I/O capabilities of Athena II. This Universal Driver Software will operate under DOS, Windows XP/2000,
Linux, and Windows CE.
