Hiesgen, Raphael wrote: > We tried to find 6lowpan capable usb device to use with Linux on the > Raspberry Pi
I looked for ATUSB competitors a while ago and was surprised that there seemed to be fairly little, often in less convenient sizes, and what was there often tended to be rather pricy. Alas, I don't think I actually wrote down what I had found back then, so I can't make any specific recommendations. A quick google search finds a few dongles, but digging a bit deeper, they all seem to be dead. E.g., This one looks nice and inexpensive http://www.adaptivem2m.com/zigbee-technology/zigbee-usb-dongle.htm But then, http://community.silabs.com/t5/Simplicity-Studio-and-Software/OEM-DAUB1-2400/td-p/87839 Also this may be good http://www.jennic.com/support/reference_designs/jn-rd-6023_ieee802154_usb_dongle yet this thread suggests it's made of reinforced unobtainium http://www.jennic.com/support/forums/thread.php?postID=0000007150 So making more ATUSB may indeed be the easiest approach, despite appearances. We've been mentioning vendor-independence as one of the main benefits of Open Hardware, so it's somewhat reassuring that this may just prove it :-) Since all the design information for ATUSB and ATBEN is available, you could also consider making your own, particularly considering that you may have access to cheap slav^H^H^Htudent labour. After all, I made all my prototypes for them at home, from PCB to soldering. ATUSB is a bit tricky to solder due to the large ground areas acting as heat sinks, so you'd want to have some experience with handling QFNs before doing that. ATBEN is much easier to solder. Here is a picture of some of the hand-made prototypes: http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/wpan/tmp/boards-so-far.jpg If it doesn't have to be USB, you could perhaps also use ATBEN. I know that Alexander Aring is using one with a BeagleBone White. For boards that don't have a suitable card holder, one can also make an adapter board, like this: https://github.com/frtos-wpan/frtos-wpan/blob/master/doc/evb/wm09-dev9.jpg https://github.com/frtos-wpan/frtos-wpan/tree/master/dev9 - Werner _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
