I think the original Beagleboard might have been that much but the Beaglebone was $90 and the Beaglebone Black is now only $45. To me, having an actual OS, video output and USB input are real advantages even if an add-on board was required to obtain additional IO.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist." -Kenneth Boulding, economist “How unfortunate that the Earth’s first intelligent social animal is a tribal carnivore” -E.O. Wilson, sociobiologist >________________________________ > From: EBo <e...@sandien.com> >To: emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 10:12 PM >Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Wear Offsets (was lathe-style tool patch) > > >There might be a number of reasons. First, you can now get them for >less that $65, but other than that, ease of use, familiarity, all the >sensors you can attach, etc. BTW, I thought the Beaglebone was selling >for $150. > >On May 19 2013 8:46 PM, Greg Bernard wrote: >> My question would be why anyone would want to use a $65 Arduino mega >> if Linuxcnc will run on a on a $45 Beaglebone? >> >> >>> If you have an embedded machine >>>with an SD card or gigs of flash, then you can pull it off. An >>>Arduino-Mega (with 256K) I doubt will cut it. That's my point. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete >security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and >efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls >from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. >http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d >_______________________________________________ >Emc-developers mailing list >Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
