Re: solar power / openbsd handheld

2007-05-24 Thread Thoren McDole
We have a need for a low power OpenBSD device or handheld that can connect to a small SCADA device (serial or USB) to collect some temperature and voltage data, plus control one light switch, on a remote solar powered wifi repeater tower. Any suggestions on the lowest powered OpenBSD runnable box

Re: solar power / openbsd handheld

2007-05-23 Thread Mathieu Sauve-Frankel
On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 01:32:45AM +0200, Siegbert Marschall wrote: > Sharp Zaurus with Display off and maybe Midrodrive replaced with a CF > should be very low power. uh... you're joking right ? aside from the fact that zaurii are really hard to find in north america and the fact that sharp ha

Re: solar power / openbsd handheld

2007-05-22 Thread Timo Schoeler
Thus Austin Hook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake on Tue, 22 May 2007 15:54:32 -0700 (MST): > We have a need for a low power OpenBSD device or handheld that can > connect to a small SCADA device (serial or USB) to collect some > temperature and voltage data, plus control one light switch, on a > remote s

Re: solar power / openbsd handheld

2007-05-22 Thread Jason George
>> We have a need for a low power OpenBSD device or handheld that can connect >> to a small SCADA device (serial or USB) to collect some temperature and >> voltage data, plus control one light switch, on a remote solar powered >> wifi repeater tower. > >Soekris 4501 or 4801 would be ideal, they use

Re: solar power / openbsd handheld

2007-05-22 Thread Siegbert Marschall
Hi, > We have a need for a low power OpenBSD device or handheld that can connect > to a small SCADA device (serial or USB) to collect some temperature and > voltage data, plus control one light switch, on a remote solar powered > wifi repeater tower. > > Any suggestions on the lowest powered OpenB

Re: solar power / openbsd handheld

2007-05-22 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2007/05/22 15:54, Austin Hook wrote: > We have a need for a low power OpenBSD device or handheld that can connect > to a small SCADA device (serial or USB) to collect some temperature and > voltage data, plus control one light switch, on a remote solar powered > wifi repeater tower. Soekris 450

solar power / openbsd handheld

2007-05-22 Thread Austin Hook
We have a need for a low power OpenBSD device or handheld that can connect to a small SCADA device (serial or USB) to collect some temperature and voltage data, plus control one light switch, on a remote solar powered wifi repeater tower. Any suggestions on the lowest powered OpenBSD runnable box