So, we did this back in 2005, and surprisingly, not a lot has changed in the PowerPC market:
http://psas.pdx.edu/LvTwoFlightComputerSearch But since we're obligated to go PowerPC for the next few flights, and since we've found the best of the PowerPC boards from our point of view, and since we're building a carrier board for this starting in 1.5 weeks, I think we're OK for the next year or so. :) Andrew Doug Ausmus wrote: > Actually there were a number of PPC pc/104, pci/104, pc/104+ devices (ca > 2003, 2004), although a number of companies have dropped the PPC from > their pc/104 form factor lines. I am sure there are still some being > built out there- try www.mpl.ch <http://www.mpl.ch> , > www.embeddedplanet.com <http://www.embeddedplanet.com> , > www.menmicro.com <http://www.menmicro.com> , www.lavacore.com > <http://www.lavacore.com> , www.amcc.com <http://www.amcc.com>,or > www.embeddedarm.com <http://www.embeddedarm.com> (Technologic Systems), > tro name a few that should still have products. I don't know if any of > these really are appropriate (and I am sure there are more that are not > listed), just saying PPC should still exist on pc/104 and realated formats. > > -Doug > > On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 4:48 PM, I <kirk...@pdx.edu > <mailto:kirk...@pdx.edu>> wrote: > > Not bad, but the form factor is a bit funny. They don't even discuss > the cost. I'll be flying this PC104+ / Atom version unless something > better comes along when I'm ready to buy: > > > http://www.wdlsystems.com/modperl/view_services.cgi?r=detail&prod_num=1LA512C&aisle_id=1198 > > <http://www.wdlsystems.com/modperl/view_services.cgi?r=detail&prod_num=1LA512C&aisle_id=1198> > > There are industrial temperature types, but they cost 50% more. > Still, $490 for an x86 in onesies is hard to beat. The one Jeremy > found uses the Z570, this one is the N270. Not sure the difference. > > IMHO, many vendors are making small and powerful computers, but they > all have their own random form factor. As a result, we can't go buy > a COTS carrier, case, or expansion module. Instead, we have to run a > full design cycle just to make the thing fit in the rocket. I'd like > to see a PC104+ version of the PPC (if that's what we use). That > would at least make mounting and peripherals more manageable. > > In general, it probably doesn't matter what we launch, as long as we > launch *something*. I think we could make any of these work, just > some may take years longer than others. > > > > Wow, that *IS* a nice module. And yeah, we're kinda stuck with > launching > a PowerPC because of our Linux on POWER grant. But that's OK, > what we > have now will work well for quite a while, and then we can > always swap > out after we successfully launch the PPC. > > Andrew > > Jeremy Booth wrote: > > I figure we have our flight computer needs satisfied for a > bit, but I > was bumbling around on the interwebs and saw this: > > http://www.compulab.co.il/iam/html/iam-cm-datasheet.htm > > Roughly the same physical size as the power PC, but a lot of > room to > expand with features. Draws about twice the power. > > _______________________________________________ > psas-avionics mailing list > psas-avionics@lists.psas.pdx.edu > <mailto:psas-avionics@lists.psas.pdx.edu> > http://lists.psas.pdx.edu/mailman/listinfo/psas-avionics > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------- > Andrew Greenberg > > Portland State Aerospace Society (http://psas.pdx.edu/) > and...@psas.pdx.edu <mailto:and...@psas.pdx.edu> P: > 503.788.1343 C: 503.708.7711 > ------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > psas-avionics mailing list > psas-avionics@lists.psas.pdx.edu > <mailto:psas-avionics@lists.psas.pdx.edu> > http://lists.psas.pdx.edu/mailman/listinfo/psas-avionics > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > psas-avionics mailing list > psas-avionics@lists.psas.pdx.edu > <mailto:psas-avionics@lists.psas.pdx.edu> > http://lists.psas.pdx.edu/mailman/listinfo/psas-avionics > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > psas-avionics mailing list > psas-avionics@lists.psas.pdx.edu > http://lists.psas.pdx.edu/mailman/listinfo/psas-avionics -- ------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Greenberg Portland State Aerospace Society (http://psas.pdx.edu/) and...@psas.pdx.edu P: 503.788.1343 C: 503.708.7711 ------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ psas-avionics mailing list psas-avionics@lists.psas.pdx.edu http://lists.psas.pdx.edu/mailman/listinfo/psas-avionics
