Jon, Does the customer require open hardware? If so, can you comment on why? --- Ron K. Jeffries
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 17:16, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > All good. I think a solution in the 5 to 10k usd range is what they are > thinking. Andthat is 5 to 10 portable units. > > [email protected] > http://fabricatorz.com > > On May 2, 2011 7:12 PM, "Werner Almesberger" <[email protected]> wrote: >> [email protected] wrote: >>> How likely would it be to get nanonote to record and compress video? >> >> For then Ben, that would be tricky. If you're thinking of using >> something like one of those phone-cam parts, you may be able to >> hack a camera interface via UBB, but at least with a bit more >> difficulties than my VGA hack. (E.g., they usually have a >> parallel bus for the pixel data and a serial bus for >> configuration, so you'd either need additional connections to >> the Ben or some means to multiplex what comes out of UBB.) >> >> I don't know about the openness of the SDIO cameras you can find >> on the market. >> >> I also have my doubts about the Ben's ability to do meaningful >> compression on its own. (Be careful what you ask for, though - a >> bit of denoising and RLE ought to be quite feasible ;-) >> >>> Also, could one use both a UBB-WPAN and a UBB-VGA and/or some future >>> UBB-WEBCAM at the same time? >> >> Alas, the Ben has only one 8:10 card slot. So you can have as >> many fancy peripherals as you can carry, but use only one at a >> time. (Well, unless some of them are _really_ fancy and have a >> use even when disconnected. E.g., I suppose UBB could make a >> decent enough toothpick ;-) >> >>> How far can we push this guy? If not this, what about milkymist? >> >> Milkymist plays in an entirely different league when it comes to >> peripherals and processing power ;-) >> >>> Also, what about ruggedizing either the nanonote and/or milkymist for >>> this. >> >> To ruggedize the Nanonote, it would be really useful to "own" >> the mechanical design. We don't have that yet. >> >>> Sorry, I'm shooting really high on this question, but have some very >>> serious clients in the wings. >> >> If they would be interested in financing the development of a >> Ben successor, that would of course allow for the removal of >> most of the restrictions I've listed above ;-) >> >> - Werner >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qi Hardware Discussion List >> Mail to list (members only): [email protected] >> Subscribe or Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion > > _______________________________________________ > Qi Hardware Discussion List > Mail to list (members only): [email protected] > Subscribe or Unsubscribe: > http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion > _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
