Vocore2, a ridiculously small Linux PC
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#2This project looks awesome. I can imagine it being used instead of the ESP8266 in many of my IoT projects. That would be a huge time saver.
It will start to become competitive once it is actually cheaper than Raspberry Pi Zero. Especially as the Vocore2 is MIPS-based.
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#4I'm pretty sure I gave away my original Vocore - the pins were simply too small for me to solder.
The Vocore2 looks like a considerable step up, but without mainline Linux support it's of limited utility.
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#5Can a USB 4G Module be connected to this ?
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#6Smallest linux computer I've seen was Transcend SD card (the wifi one). There are more manufacturers and I think Electric imp uses the same chipset.
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#7Related: The Octavo systems system-on-package: https://octavosystems.com/
It's a TI AMxx series linux computer in a package on package module like a raspberry PI is.
It comes in two variants, a regular pitch BGA and an ultra wide BGA so that it is actually possible to hand solder it! (or with hot air or a toaster.)
It is what is used on the Pocket Beagle.
It saves you the need to to most high speed signals and really the hard parts of building a higher-performance board.
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#8Can a USB 4G Module be connected to this ?
Might as well get a cheap Chinese android phone as the USB 4G is going to cost more than the device.
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#9I was interested when the campaing came up and ordered a VoCore2 + Ultimate Dock (42$) back in november 2016. Never received it (must have been lost somewhere).. so I lost all interest in it.
Looked promising, though.
Re: Vocore2, a ridiculously small Linux PC
#10Related: The Octavo systems system-on-package: https://octavosystems.com/ It's a TI AMxx series linux computer in a package on package module like a raspberry PI is. It comes in two variants, a regular pitch BGA and an ultra wide BGA so that it is actually possible to hand solder it! (or with hot air or a toaster.) It is what is used on the Pocket Beagle. It saves you the need to to most high speed signals and really…
Nice spec. 2x Ethernet?! Custom router possibilities abound.
More expensive than Pi however. I can get an entire pi for the same price as this module,