Oh, and yes booth means his space at the Asylum. Straight in the fron door, right @ first aisle past the Electronics space, last spot on the right.
* 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 3:27 PM, Drew Van Zandt <[email protected]>wrote: > 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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