Triceratops Lite
Designer: Charles Bolton
Design: Cell Computing Plug-n-Run/Net Card core
Class: Card type CPU plus I/O Carrier Card
Cost: < $2500
Weight: N/A
Power Consumption:
a) Core Module: 12 VDC 1.5 Amps
b) Heads Up Display: 5 VDC 800 mA
E-Mail: Charles@Bolton.com
Key Features:
1. Core Module: Cell Computing Plug-n-Rum Module and Net Card I/O Carrier Board:
(a) CPU: Pentium II 333 MHz.
(b) 128 MB Ram.
(c) Two RS232 ports
(d) One Parallel port.
(e) Two PMCIA slots.
(f) One Flash slot.
(g) Two USB ports.
(h) 10/100 TBase10 Ethernet port.
(i) PS-2 port for keyboard and modem.
(j) NeoMagic 256 AV Display Adapter with support for LCD and external VGA connector.
2. Display: I-glasses monocular display with ear phones.(HMD)
3. Control Input:
a) Twiddler: Chording Keyboard with mouse
b) Thumb Mouse
c) L&H Voice Control
d) Telex H-151 Digital USB Audio module (MIC in, stereo headphones out)
4. Deloreme GPS 12XL
5. Data Storage:
a) 6 Gigabyte Hard Drive (2.5?).
b) USB Floppy Drive (1.44 MB)/
c) CD-ROM: Targus Slim Portable with PMCIA interface.
6. Network Connection:
a) 10/100 Tbase10 connector.
b) Addionics AWP-100 Wireless Lan (802.11b) PMCIA Card
c) Ricochet Wireless Modem (Ricochet no longer exists as a supported service.
6. Battery Power Supply:
a) Modified dual 6 VDC batteries from an IBM ThinkPad 730TE to power core module.
b) 6 VDC Duracell NIMH CamCorder Battery to power HMD unit.
c) Note: Battery powered unit only consists of core module, HMD, wireless link and twidler.
7. Software:
a) O/S: Windows 98 SE.
Design Rationale:
1. Off the Shelf components compatible with exiting stuff in my junk box.
2. Upgradable CPU, RAM and Hard Drive.
3. Modular components to provide full support for core unit.
4. Sufficient power and resources to support mission requirements.
5. Compact design and light weight. Total unit has less bulk and weight of a PC-104 (3 card stack) with
the same capability.
