Lmao I know right. And I thought Mini-ITX was little.
Funny how 90% of the size is the RJ45 jack.
Whats that on the other end? VGA or a plain old Serial port?
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Specs say Serial
[url]http://www.picotux.com/techdatae.html[/url]
Can it play crysis?
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;17526233]Funny how 90% of the size is the RJ45 jack.
Whats that on the other end? VGA or a plain old Serial port?
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Specs say Serial
[url]http://www.picotux.com/techdatae.html[/url][/QUOTE]
Yeah you probably hit it via SSH.
Serial at the back, with a set of general i/o pins, used for flashing the firmware.
I believe it uses a hacked uclinux build.
What's the main use for this?
Probably for clustering.
[QUOTE=leach139;17528175]Probably for clustering.[/QUOTE]
I hope that wasn't a serious response.
[QUOTE=leach139;17528175]Probably for clustering.[/QUOTE]
The most inefficient cluster ever built in that case.
They look pretty handy for network monitors and robotic control.
It looks pretty useless :v:
[QUOTE=birkett;17528350]The most inefficient cluster ever built in that case.
They look pretty handy for network monitors and robotic control.[/QUOTE]
According to the website it can be used for a web-server.
Though you'll Need a NAS on the network to store the files.
could i turn lights on and off with this contraption?
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why so expensive??? [url]http://www.picotux.com/ordere.html[/url]
[QUOTE=Subby;17532245]could i turn lights on and off with this contraption?
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why so expensive??? [url]http://www.picotux.com/ordere.html[/url][/QUOTE]
Because I think it'll be a bitch trying to create one on your own.
[QUOTE=Subby;17532245]
why so expensive??? [url]http://www.picotux.com/ordere.html[/url][/QUOTE]
Because they probably aren't mass producing them, and will probably assemble them by hand.
[QUOTE=faze;17528111]What's the main use for this?[/QUOTE]
A tiny, cheap embedded dev board? There are about a million cool things I could do with this. More if I could ditch the serial for IRdA or a bluetooth antenna. They could cut the footprint down even smaller that way, and we could get wireless communications.
Great for small robotics. I might use it to control the circuits in my home remotely so I can intelligently save power.
100 EUR, though. [I]Waaay[/I] too much. Maybe being American has spoiled me with our lack of VAT tax, but that little thing should be worth no more than 40 USD. I could fab something more powerful and just as small for cheaper. I wonder if there's any demand for something like that.
[QUOTE=faze;17528111]What's the main use for this?[/QUOTE]
A €100 DHCP server. :o
[QUOTE=yngndrw;17554544]A €100 DHCP server. :o[/QUOTE]
I lol'd because it's so true.
[QUOTE=Cathbadh;17554203]A tiny, cheap embedded dev board? There are about a million cool things I could do with this. More if I could ditch the serial for IRdA or a bluetooth antenna. They could cut the footprint down even smaller that way, and we could get wireless communications.
Great for small robotics. I might use it to control the circuits in my home remotely so I can intelligently save power.
100 EUR, though. [I]Waaay[/I] too much. Maybe being American has spoiled me with our lack of VAT tax, but that little thing should be worth no more than 40 USD. I could fab something more powerful and just as small for cheaper. I wonder if there's any demand for something like that.[/QUOTE]
I'm sure there would be, or even something like an IDS system that small... That'd be nifty.
[QUOTE=Cathbadh;17554203]
100 EUR, though. [I]Waaay[/I] too much. Maybe being American has spoiled me with our lack of VAT tax, but that little thing should be worth no more than 40 USD. I could fab something more powerful and just as small for cheaper. I wonder if there's any demand for something like that.[/QUOTE]
You can pick up an Arduino for like $30. It's not as small though.
I think the lack of Linux on the Arduino kind of limits what you can do.
I have an Arduino, and it is pretty awesome.
But, Linux? What are you talking about? The Arduino isn't a computer (well, that definition is pretty broad so I [i]guess[/i] you could call it one). It is just a microprocessor that controls a bunch of embedded components, giving you full control of the digital/analog aspect of embedded electronics.
So, yes, if you plan on using the Arduino as a traditional computer, then you will be disappointed, because that is not what it is.
[QUOTE=Bionic Apple;17561621]I have an Arduino, and it is pretty awesome.
But, Linux? What are you talking about? The Arduino isn't a computer (well, that definition is pretty broad so I [i]guess[/i] you could call it one). It is just a microprocessor that controls a bunch of embedded components, giving you full control of the digital/analog aspect of embedded electronics.
So, yes, if you plan on using the Arduino as a traditional computer, then you will be disappointed, because that is not what it is.[/QUOTE]
This.
We need a [B]This[/B] emote. [img]http://d2k5.com/sa_emots/emot-v.gif[/img]
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;17559782]You can pick up an Arduino for like $30. It's not as small though.
I think the lack of Linux on the Arduino kind of limits what you can do.[/QUOTE]
And I can pick up an ARM 9 Xscale processor with DSP coprocessor all in a package about the size of a microSD card for about $12. But that's just the chip. It would also require a stable power supply and a resonator and likely an external RAM and flash ROM chips as well.
[QUOTE=Pixel Heart;17562916]We need a [B]This[/B] emote. [img]http://d2k5.com/sa_emots/emot-v.gif[/img][/QUOTE]
This.
Holy crap that's overpriced. :black101:
[QUOTE=Pixel Heart;17562916]We need a [B]This[/B] emote. [img]http://d2k5.com/sa_emots/emot-v.gif[/img][/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.sixthdemension.com/this.gif[/img]
Just made it.
