Mubin, how many kiosks do you plan to assemble?
13 Апр 2014 г. 1:55 пользователь "Mübin İçyer" <[email protected]>
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> Thanks for replies. I have read somewhere (
> http://www.daveakerman.com/?page_id=1294) that the GPU of RPi can be
> deactivated but it saves only 20mA of power, which is not a big deal. Our
> system will consist of some other hardwares as well i.e. solar power
> control, RFID reader, CAN bus connection, 3G or GPRS connection, LCD,
> Keyboard etc. We decided to get a BBB as soon as possible :)
>
>
>
> 2014-04-12 23:31 GMT+02:00 William Hermans <[email protected]>:
>
>> According to what I have read you can not disable the GPU on the rPI, but
>> you can minimize how much RAM it uses ( down to around 16MB it seems ) I
>> would however wager if you're not using the GPU, its power signature would
>> be minimal.
>>
>> rPI A seems to use up to around 300mA( but no onboard networking ), while
>> the rPI B can use up to around 700mA.
>>
>> I can vouch that the BBB can run from a computers USB port, so less than
>> 500mA. Running from USB, I have boot from an external USB drive, with
>> ethernet enabled., while loading the CPU at 99% load  ( software test I
>> wrote in C ) Minimal to no GPIO running. Aside from this however, I have
>> not checked to see how much power the BBB draws. But I did run the above
>> test for several hours. I meant to stress the board for the sole purpose of
>> determining stability. It did not crash or glitch once.
>>
>> From all the reading I have done the only real advantage the rPI has over
>> the BBB, is a much stronger GPU. Power usage seems to be reasonably
>> comparable where I'd bet the BBB has the overall advantage ( no hand on
>> proof though ). Also, the rPI has the slight advantage of software maturity
>> . . . But personally I like where the BBB sits software wise right now.
>>
>> I have no love for the rPI personally, but I could see your project
>> working on either. One thing to note however. If you're going to be running
>> solar to charge batteries . . .the BBB has the right peripherals and enough
>> of them to act as a charge controller( with proper isolation and power
>> mosfets of course ) . . . with plenty to spare. Something that is rather
>> trivial to implement in C.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Charles Steinkuehler <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I think the BBB is the better choice as well, but you'll likely want to
>>> measure real-world power consumption.
>>>
>>> Neither board is really designed as a mobile platform, but the Pi is at
>>> heart a set-top box (powered by AC), while the BeagleBone has it's roots
>>> in tablet-like processors and has fine-grained control over powering
>>> up/down different parts of the chip, CPU speed, etc.  I'm not sure on
>>> the Pi if you can disable it's probably power-hungry GPU that is
>>> actually in control of the system (the ARM core is actually a secondary
>>> CPU, the black-box GPU runs the show).
>>>
>>> There are also likely some tweaks to be made with the BBB that will
>>> reduce power consumption, specifically putting the HDMI Tx chip in a
>>> power-down state.  The on-board eMMC will also probably help with power
>>> consumption, or at least help a bit with reliability (no uSD connector
>>> to cause problems).
>>>
>>> Finally, the BBB is actually engineered to be able to run off battery,
>>> which is very similar to what you want to do, while I don't know if the
>>> Pi has a means to work with multiple power sources.
>>>
>>> Anyway, best of luck, and ask here if you go with the 'Bone and run into
>>> any problems!
>>>
>>> On 4/12/2014 3:05 PM, Philip Polstra wrote:
>>> > BBB is a clear winner.  Lower power consumption, more I/O, easier to do
>>> > CAN, more reliable, more software options.
>>> > On Apr 12, 2014 2:05 PM, "Mübin Icyer" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Hi,
>>> >>
>>> >> We are a gruop of students who want to make a kiosk system with
>>> embedded
>>> >> linux boards. We are now in selection phase but we could not decide
>>> which
>>> >> one fits to our requirements. Could you please help us?
>>> >>
>>> >> Our requirements:
>>> >>
>>> >>    - Minimum power consumption, since the kiosk will be powered with
>>> >>    solar power and battery.
>>> >>    - CAN interface is a must, Rasperry Pi doesn't have such an
>>> interface
>>> >>    but it can be easily makeable at cost of power consumption (a
>>> seperate
>>> >>    converter for CAN to uart or i2c will be needed.)
>>> >>    - No need for graphical outputs such as HDMI, Video out or so. The
>>> >>    connection to the board will be over SSH.
>>> >>    - The grapics and text will be displayed on an monochrome LCD or
>>> >>    e-paper to reduce the power consumption.
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks for helps.
>>> >>
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