Hi David... Thanks for the info. I suppose my concern about Soekris can be summarized as 'device support'. I understand that the target market is communication and routing appliances -- whereas I'm looking for an embedded platform capable of communications via SCSI first and foremost, and Ethernet is just one of the many standard requirements.
I guess I'm looking for a little reassurance that others have had a measure of success when trying to expand the functionality of these interesting little boxes. -JD. At 8:17 AM -0500 5/14/07, David Dudley wrote: >Guess I'm using the card for some pretty weird stuff. > >I have Net4801's that I use for some remote telemetry systems and >Automatic Vehicle Location and WiFi tracking systems. >For the Vehicle tracking systems, each device has a Axiom GPS connected >to the internal serial port, as well as Atherons WiFi and a USB Cellular >CDMA card. These units track the coverage of our WiFi system, and >report to the central server where ever there are failures in coverage. > >For the telemetry systems, I use a Measurement Computing 2513 or 2517 >card to do Analog and Digital I/O to the card that's connected to >sensors to read status indicators, pressures and temperatures. > >The cards have Atheros WiFi cards installed as well as a USB Cellular >CDMA card that allow them to communicate their readings to the central >site on a timed basis. Would be nice if I could use the on board GPIO >chip for some of the small stuff, but the I/O capabilities that I need >from that chip don't come out on the connector, I think. > >Definitely the most cost effective way to do the control and monitoring >I'm doing. WAY less expensive than a PLC and a radio and I/O cards, and >WAY more flexible. > >I run NetBSD on the cards off of a 2Gig CF with no problem for either >of these systems. Only wish there was some kind of on-board EEPROM or >CMOS storage I could put configuration information into (or a second >CF?). The CF has the software on it for either application, but I have >to modify the image to select the program based on what the machine is >being used for. With some kind of configuration storage, I'd be able to >have a 'generic' program that selects what it does based on the board >configuration. > >David Dudley > >>>> Justin Derrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 5/12/2007 9:41 PM >>> >Excellent. Thanks for clearing the bit about the 5v conectivity up. > >I'm still very curious about the rest of the specs for using PCI >cards. > >I'd be interested in hearing from anyone using a non-network >(lan1641, etc.) PCI card with any of the Soekris line to extend its >functionality beyond network routing, etc. > >-JD. > >At 8:39 AM -0500 5/12/07, Jason Rabel wrote: >>It would be for people that want to connect a regulated 5V feed >directly to >>the board (to power the Soekris). My guess is for particular >applications / >>appliances where you already have a PSU that is powering other devices >in a >>small chassis. Make sense? >> >> >> >>> Is anyone else using a Soekris board with a SCSI card? >>> What sizes of SCSI card will fit into the standard Soekris case? >>> Does the keying on the PCI slot of the 4801 and 5501 fit >'Universal' >>> PCI cards with 3.3v AND 5.5v keying? >>> There's mention on the 4801 page about 'option for 5V supply using >>> internal connector'. Is that 5v in order to power the Soekris, or >in >>> order to support PCI 5v cards? >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Soekris-tech mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > >_______________________________________________ >Soekris-tech mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > > >Attachment converted: jderrick:David Dudley 4.vcf (TEXT/TBB6) (000FD024) >_______________________________________________ >Soekris-tech mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
