On 5/5/2017 4:43 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 05 May 2017 09:25:01 Charles Steinkuehler wrote: >> >> I've ordered one of these x86 SBCs to play with and see if I can get >> it talking to Mesa hardware via SPI: >> >> http://up-shop.org/up-boards/2-up-board-2gb-16-gb-emmc-memory.html > > That looks like a raspi killer, but whats an eMMC memory, because I sure > don't see a socket for a micro-sd card.
eMMC is the flash memory used in just about anything that has a decent amount of in-device storage but doesn't use a SATA style HDD (think cell-phones, iPads, tablets, etc). ...probably not a raspi killer at ~ $100, but given the state of the GPU on the Pi (and most other ARM SBCs) it may make a good platform for anything that needs a GPU with decent support for anything other than Android. >> ...if it works out, it may be a good midway point between the ARM >> based SBCs and a full x86 machine. > > I agree, except for the system memory. > > Soldered to the board flash memory bothers me, a lot. If it didn't, I > would have used my card to put some postage on its even better equipt > 4Gb dram and 32Gb of e-MMC. I have 2 of the original D525MW boards, one > of them is still software stepping a 4 axis micro-mill. Not fast, but > fast enough to get the job done. They have versions with more memory (both DRAM and flash), and the "UP Squared" has a SATA port and mPCI-e if you want to hook up "real" storage. I got the next-to-cheapest version (2G instead of 1G DRAM) just to play around with. If it turns out to be viable but needs a bit more "oompf", there are options available. Interestingly, they show the "Squared" shipping in July, and the "UP" shipping in 7 days, but I got emails (from both UP and FedEx) saying my UP board shipped less than a day after placing the order. And the Mesa 7i90 arrived today, so I've got lots of new toys to play with! :) -- Charles Steinkuehler char...@steinkuehler.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
