Fanless Enclosure

On the Traverse website I see there now exists a Fanless version of the Ten64 system. Is it possible to just buy the enclosure and transplant an existing system to it? I would really like to be able to run this fanless. (Because of dust etc…)

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We have a couple of samples but have not started a production run of them yet.

They can accept the current Ten64 boards, but require a special “low profile” SODIMM, as the internal height is slightly less than the current enclosure. These special SODIMMs are also (currently) only available in 8GB.

To solve this issue, there is a new board revision planned that changes the RAM slot to a standard “right angle” slot, though the M.2/SSD slot will be reduced to a max height of 42mm. The smaller SSDs are much easier to get than than the special SODIMMs so this is a good compromise.
This new board will have the newer TPM and other changes as well.

I don’t have a firm timeline for these new boards yet, I hope to have samples in the next few months but they aren’t likely to be on sale until early next year.

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I noticed that the CrowdSupply site says that “Orders placed now ship Apr 04, 2024.”
Is that guaranteed to be the new version, or should I wait for an announcement here first?

Sorry, the next CrowdSupply shipment will be the current hardware version.
The next Ten64 board revision has been delayed while some changes are being evaluated (e.g for WiFi7 setups) and a few other component changes.

If I don’t intend to run Wi-Fi directly in the unit itself, are there any other announced component changes that would be worth waiting for, if it’s going to be a good while longer? I’d like to get something soon, so I can make good use of uvirt to consolidate a few machines.

So this is the current situation with Ten64 sales and stock:

  1. We just sent a couple of units to Mouser/Crowd Supply last week. (This was delayed due a shortage of case parts). So they should be available to ship soon. These are “RevC2” boards identical to the ones previously sold through CS/Mouser, however, they cannot run some older firmware versions (see the hardware errata entry).

    If you are happy with the current Ten64 product, I encourage you to buy it.

  2. We are considering selling the “RevD” to the public as we have a good number of them in inventory.
    RevD has been the version we have been producing for customer deployments.
    The main changes are the removal of the MiniPCIe switch/slots (in exchange for 1xM.2 Key E) + USB Hub due to component shortages during the pandemic. RevD boards only have 1 x USB3-A connector at the front. However, radio performance with cellular modems is improved as the M.2/B slot was moved to a better position.

    The M.2/E was intended to work with a specific NXP WiFi chipset, but that failed to meet expectations. We have a couple of ideas on how to get MiniPCIe or other M.2 WiFi cards working in it though.
    RevD is fully compatible with all recent firmware releases.

    However, it will take a few months to get RevD boards into the sales channel, be it CS/Mouser or elsewhere.

  3. RevD is the only PCB version (currently) that can accommodate a right-angle SODIMM (at build time) which means this is the only possible configuration that can support >8GB RAM in the fanless enclosure at this time.
    If you are interested in these, let me know as we could do a “special” build run of them. (The cost will be higher than normal RevC or D due to the small quantity).

    (* Theoretically, 16GB should fit on a low profile SODIMM, but we would need to order enough to convince Innodisk to build them)

  4. We are open to getting the fanless enclosure built in large quantities but need enough orders to justify it (our volume customers use their own case designs). We could open up a “pre-order” for them.

Good to know about the timeframe; I think for my uses, I’ll just go with the one that’s already available.