> On 17 Jul 2016, at 02:37, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks for this - a very helpful answer. > On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 11:13 PM, Nick Hardiman > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What is the simplest way to hook up a card like this to the Internet? > > $5 USB-Ethernet dongle. okay, $5 if you're happy to get onto amazon :) > if you investigate what thinkpenguin is selling, those are the kinds of > products you will know will "just work" - no firmware needed, they're > "pure hardware" usb-eth dongles. i'm using a qca9600 and axis ones, > they work out-of-the-box with the right linux kernel module compiled. > > you'll also need one of the cable kits... you don't necessarily need the > HDMI cable... you could pick up the original one on amazon that we > ordered and tested… ... > depending on how many of these you're looking to get, it might be > easier to get a micro-desktop housing simply so that you are in a > position to investigate things (pop out the "Server" SD Card, put > in the "Desktop" SD card, check that the hardware's okay). So if I got this right, I can set up a card with network access in three ways - a minimal standalone setup, a full desktop setup, or a PCB for many cards. First two are linked to the current crowdsourcing campaign, third one is a future enhancement. Here’s what I understand about the first two. This look right? Please excuse my rough ASCII connections diagrams a minimal standalone setup power socket | power plug, $6 delivering at least 3 watts, so thats practically any USB charger https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Wall-Charger-Outlet-Output/dp/B005CG2ATQ/ref=sr_1_7 | USB OTG cable, $1.63 (!) https://www.amazon.com/Micro-Cable-Power-Samsung-Player/dp/B00CXAC1ZW/ or USB + HDMI Cable Set, $15 https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop | | | USB to Ethernet adapter | This one seems to contain an ASIX chip (AX88178) | $25 | http://plugable.com/products/usb2-e1000 | | | Network cable, to the network, say $10 | Libre Tea Computer Card, $65 a full desktop setup, for seeing boot loader and kernel messages Libre Tea Computer Card $65 https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop | Micro Desktop Housing $55 https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop | | | | | Network cable, to the network, say $10 | | | Keyboard, Video, Mouse, say $100 | power plug (a USB charger?) > well, if you're considering using them as space-saving 3 watt rack-mounted > blade servers, the idea was discussed in-depth a number of years ago > and keeps resurfacing on a regular basis. > ... > but, a special PCB for doing rack-mounted EOMA68 blade servers is exactly > what i want to do at some point. _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list [email protected] http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to [email protected]
