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So just a tiny server running Linux with an ethernet port. I you can get the pi down to $25 you could probably get such a thing down to $15 or so.
What I would like to see is something like a Raspberry pi, but without any of the video/usb outputs or GPU/Soundcard. So just a tiny server running Linux with an ethernet port. I you can get the pi down to $25 you could probably get such a thing down to $15 or so.
The ethernet was expensive because it consisted of two components, an ethernet chip and a usb hub. A cool side effect of the hub not being in the A is that you can use it as a USB slave too. This is very handy if you want to use the Pi to make a pheripheral device.
I picked up a Model B from Amazon earlier this month, here in the US. I have been really impressed with it, even though I paid ~$48. Very impressive device in such a little package. I used mine to make a WiFi garage door opener with node.js backend and iOS app to open our garage doors from our phone. So many more projects in mind. Shameless plus as I just wrote a post about my project this weekend. http://itsbrent.ne…
Really cool. Could you point me towards any resources for learning the electronics side of this? I've had my pi for awhile and want to get into the hardware aspect of it more, but have zero experience.
Model A is very restrictive than the B, if you are even slightly serious to do sth of little weight with it. I wonder if A can withstand always-on torrent and/or a connected hard disk which is constantly filled by CrashPlan or Time Machine. One USB port is another big restriction. Kills my idea of making it work with two hard disk(without using a hub). PS. It hurts to think that I am not buying it(B) because it costs…
What I would like to see is something like a Raspberry pi, but without any of the video/usb outputs or GPU/Soundcard. So just a tiny server running Linux with an ethernet port. I you can get the pi down to $25 you could probably get such a thing down to $15 or so.
Removing the ethernet port is one of the things they did to get the cost down to 25 dollars. The gfx/video you get for free with the CPU, so I dont think you're right. The ethernet was expensive because it consisted of two components, an ethernet chip and a usb hub. A cool side effect of the hub not being in the A is that you can use it as a USB slave too. This is very handy if you want to use the Pi to make a pherip…
There must be some cost saving in just removing the video connectors from the board, though I'm not sure if it's any cheaper to get an ARM CPU without an inbuilt GPU.
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Removing the ethernet port is one of the things they did to get the cost down to 25 dollars. The gfx/video you get for free with the CPU, so I dont think you're right. The ethernet was expensive because it consisted of two components, an ethernet chip and a usb hub. A cool side effect of the hub not being in the A is that you can use it as a USB slave too. This is very handy if you want to use the Pi to make a pherip…
I wonder if just providing a wireless chip would be cheaper than just providing ethernet? There must be some cost saving in just removing the video connectors from the board, though I'm not sure if it's any cheaper to get an ARM CPU without an inbuilt GPU.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Removing the ethernet port is one of the things they did to get the cost down to 25 dollars. The gfx/video you get for free with the CPU, so I dont think you're right. The ethernet was expensive because it consisted of two components, an ethernet chip and a usb hub. A cool side effect of the hub not being in the A is that you can use it as a USB slave too. This is very handy if you want to use the Pi to make a pherip…
I wonder if just providing a wireless chip would be cheaper than just providing ethernet? There must be some cost saving in just removing the video connectors from the board, though I'm not sure if it's any cheaper to get an ARM CPU without an inbuilt GPU.
You would also have to add connectors for antennas.
What I would like to see is something like a Raspberry pi, but without any of the video/usb outputs or GPU/Soundcard. So just a tiny server running Linux with an ethernet port. I you can get the pi down to $25 you could probably get such a thing down to $15 or so.
Close though, and I suspect we'll see SOC's that target this market soon enough. One workaround is a development environment that lets you compile a Linux application into something that can run on the hardware (just the kernel you need, and nothing extra :-) The uC Linux work is interesting in this regard.
I picked up a Model B from Amazon earlier this month, here in the US. I have been really impressed with it, even though I paid ~$48. Very impressive device in such a little package. I used mine to make a WiFi garage door opener with node.js backend and iOS app to open our garage doors from our phone. So many more projects in mind. Shameless plus as I just wrote a post about my project this weekend. http://itsbrent.ne…
Really cool. Could you point me towards any resources for learning the electronics side of this? I've had my pi for awhile and want to get into the hardware aspect of it more, but have zero experience.