I’m not saying the NUC isn’t a great deal, but it is targeting a different market to the x15. You are talking about a computer which doesn't interface directly to buses like I2C, SPI, GPIO, I2S, etc. Connecting these buses via USB is a real headache. You cannot use a Linux driver for devices connected to these buses. You have to write your own user space drivers. The only solution I know of that compares to the x15 is the Qualcomm Snapdragon Evaluation board, which has CortexA15, GPU, DSP and direct access to peripherals. Problem is, this board is over $1,000.
Regards, John > On Feb 21, 2016, at 2:31 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > > That depends what one wants to do John. Such a board with additional hardware > could be made to do the same job as any embedded system. > > So, what if you need just a few embedded peripherals, but need an incredibly > solid M.E.A.N. stack ? Mongo is currently not fully functional on armhf > ABI's. So in this context it makes perfect sense. I can probably also dream > up other situations as well if i cared to. > > Cost wise, it may not make sense, and efficiency wise it also may not make > sense. But these are factors that not everyone cares about. > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 2:10 PM, John Syne <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I’m not sure how you make this comparison. You are comparing a processor to a > SOC (System on Chip). The AM5728 has direct access to GPIO, SPI, I2C, PCIe, > USB3, UART, etc. The Pentium does not have direct access to these, but access > PCI, USB3, UART via North/South bridge. No direct access to any of the other > peripherals supported by the AM5728. In addition, the AM5728 supports Dual > CortexM4, Dual DSP and Quad PRU. Comparing these boards makes no sense. They > are used for completely different markets. > > Regards, > John > > > > >> On Feb 21, 2016, at 10:24 AM, Graham <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Intel NUC. >> Your choice of Celeron, Pentium, i3, i5 or i7. (uses laptop processors) >> 4 inches by 4 inches circuit board. >> You can get a quad core 2.4 GHz Pentium (including a case) for less than the >> X-15. >> Go to Amazon.com <http://amazon.com/>, search for "Intel NUC NUC5PPYH" >> (The X-15 now seems to be up to $259 USD at Mouser, with deliveries starting >> this month.) >> The NUC still needs plug-in DRAM, a laptop disk drive, and an OS. >> Works fine with Linux. >> If you want to run a bunch of GPIO, you will have to go out through FTDI USB >> to I2C or SPI, then use expander IC's. >> >> --- Graham >> >> == >> >> On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 10:47:31 AM UTC-6, [email protected] >> <http://yahoo.co.uk/> wrote: >> Are there any other boards out there with a comparable spec to the X15? I'd >> like to see what else is available, especially with this kind of chipset and >> performance. >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> <http://beagleboard.org/discuss> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > <http://beagleboard.org/discuss> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > <http://beagleboard.org/discuss> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
