By the way. nVidia has the Jetson K1 and T1 boards . . . they are nVidias own brand of ARM of course, and as such have much better / faster graphics. These run around $220 last I looked.
On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 4:01 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > *You are talking about a computer which doesn't interface directly to >> buses like I2C, SPI, GPIO, I2S, etc* >> > > Have you ever used a true bare metal board ? Something that only has an > MCU for the boards main processor ? Such as PIC32, Cortex M0/0+, M3, M4, or > an MSP430 ? > > It would not be hard to combine one, or multiples of these types of > embedded devboards to even a regular PC. USB also does not have the be the > medium of communication either. Communication could be done over ethernet, > wifi, bluetooth, *or* USB and remain practical. > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 3:47 PM, John Syne <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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]> 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]> 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] >>> 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 >>> --- >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. 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