It seems that power is supplied through GPIO. So some soldering is required.
I love these boards, but they need to realize that not everyone feels comfortable firing up a soldering iron. On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 12:30 PM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk < [email protected]> wrote: > This is an inexpensive Atom-based Single-Board Computer (SBC). It > created a flurry on Amazon a few months ago and then seemed to go out > of stock. I just assumed that it was some surplus board that was > being blown out. Maybe it is. > > Now it is being sold by AmeriDroid, a distributor/vendor of several > interesting single-board computers. Cheap! > > https://ameridroid.com/products/atomic-pi > > Why I think that this is interesting: > > - SBC is an interesting form factor > > - cheap: US$37.95 for board + US$12.95 for power + ? for shipping. > That's cheaper than a Raspberry Pi 4b with 4GiB. > > - x86 so any off-the-shelf distro should work. And the video driver > is in-tree open source (a big missing piece with ARM). > It would run Windows 10 but has no licence. > > - OK resources: > + Intel Atom x5-Z8350 (hence name) > + 2G RAM (not expandable) > + 16G eMMC (preloaded with some Linux) (should perform better than > Raspi's SD) > + SD socket (supports up to 256G) > + gigabit ethernet, dual band WiFi, Bluetooth > + some kind of potentially interesting audio amplifier > + HDMI > + USB 3.0 port > + fanless, with a big heat sink > > - oddities > + need to add a weird power supply connector and a power supply > + need to add WiFi antennae > + no case > + I don't really understand the choice of power supplies offered by > AmeriDroid. The cheaper one has higher output (possibly useful > in support of the audio amp). > > Why I won't buy it: > > - I have too many small PCs already. And too many unfinished > projects. > > - 2GiB is a little cramped these days. First-world problem! > But it is certainly fine for most SBC applications. > > I recommend browsing Ameridroid.com for other interesting toys. > --- > Post to this mailing list [email protected] > Unsubscribe from this mailing list > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >
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