WAM Arm – User’s Manual
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Document: D1001, Version: AH.00
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Figure 13 – Gimbals Option
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External WAM PC
Barrett Technology offers an external PC (see Figure 14) for advanced control applications that
require more processing power or more memory than the WAM’s internal PC can provide. A
standard keyboard and mouse, CANbus cable, and 2-m AC line cord are provided for use with the
external PC. A monitor (not provided) is needed only during the initial setup of the computer. The
external PC has the following specifications:
Mainboard: Intel 945G Micro ATX
Processor Type:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe @
~
2.4GHz
Memory:
2GB (4MB of that is used as a video framebuffer).
Hard drive: 80GB
Optical: DVD Drive
Kernel: Linux 2.6.24.2 patched with Xenomai
Distro: Ubuntu 7.10
Expansion Card: PEAK-System PCI ISO dual-port CAN card
Ethernet: 10/100/1000 Base-T
Figure 14 – External WAM PC
Figure 15 – Back of External WAM PC