I can ask him tonight; I'll be over to the Asylum later. * Drew Van Zandt Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld) Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D. Masquerade aVST *
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Tom Metro <[email protected]>wrote: > I didn't know we had a single board computer aimed at hobbyists being > developed locally. In this article/video the developer, Brandon > Stafford, is being interviewed at Artisan's Asylum. > > The interesting twist on this one is that it uses an ARM core > (AT91SAM9G20), and runs Linux, but has Arduino shield compatible > connectors, so you can use Arduino peripherals. The other innovation it > offers is that you can program it (in Python) by interacting with a > web-based code editor running on the device. See http://rascalmicro.com/ > for details. > > Both hardware and software are licensed under Creative Commons and other > open source licenses. > > That aside, at $180 (hoped to be $100 - $150 in volume) it generally > doesn't beat other ARM options, unless you happen to need 2 USB jacks or > some other specific hardware bit it happens to have. If he does manage > to get the price down to $100 or less, it'll be a good option for some > projects. > > Too late to get Brandon for next week's BLU meeting? (The boards > themselves are currently on backorder.) > > > Rascal Micro hands-on (video) > http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/13/rascal-micro-hands-on-video/ > > Not far from the bustling labs of Northeastern University is the even > more bustling hacker space known as Artisan's Asylum. > > Ummm...they're no where near each other. I think the NU mention was only > to plug other Engadget articles talking about hardware hacking projects > happening there. (When did NU get into this stuff? Sadly, not much of > what the linked articles cover was happening there when I attended.) > > > ...the Rascal Micro. This tiny board is home to an ARM-based SOC and > has its hungry, open-sourced eyes on competitors like Arduino and > Beagle. Brandon Stafford, the creator, boiled down its primary selling > points to this: "it's maybe 25 times faster, has 1,000 times more > storage." Where as the Arduino excels at making things blink, move or > Tweet, the Rascal Micro has enough power to function as a full-fledged > web server. > > The original version of the board sold for about $180, but Stafford > has managed to get the price down and future shipments should settle > in between $100 and $150. > [...] > What makes the Rascal special is its integrated Linux kernel ROM, > microSD slot, Ethernet port and duo of USB jacks. ...there's a pile of > female headers on the board, that are capable of accepting any Arduino > shield. > > Stafford himself has used his creation to power his home sprinkler > system and even had a simple, but impressive, demo waiting for us when > we swung by his booth. > > Booth? They never mention what show this was. Are they referring to an > AA rental space? > > > Also written up here: > > http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/ARM-board-for-Arduino-shields-1618480.html > > -Tom > _______________________________________________ > Hardwarehacking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking >
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