For less money you could buy an Intel Atom board and it will run Linux and can even act as a small file server. The Intel board is a real Intel 64-bit CPU and it uses VERY little power, notice there is no fan on the heat sink and it fits inside any standard PC chassis.
It has a "real" serial port and you can add up to about 4GB of RAM. But for this use buy a 2GB stick and boot from a small CF card, not disk. Intel-BOXD2500HN-Dual-Core-Mini-ITX-Motherboard/dp/B007BHTMX6<http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BOXD2500HN-Dual-Core-Mini-ITX-Motherboard/dp/B007BHTMX6> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:43 AM, folkert <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I own a couple of GPS modules (garmin 18(x) lvc) which I would like to > use as a time-source. > Now my server already has such a module connected (via gpsd and a pci > rs232 interface) and my raspberry pies too (adafruit modules) so I'm > looking for a low-power computer with a complete RS232 connector (DB9) > with all signals attached so that I can feed it a PPS. Also real > RS232 so that I don't have to mess with resistors and such. > > I'm considering either this one: > http://www.antratek.com/nanosg20-with-128-mb-sdram-and-512-mb-flash > or this one: > http://www.antratek.com/ontwikkelboard-met-cirrus-logic-ep9302 > What do you guys think: would they be any good for timekeeping? Known > issues? > > > Regards, > > Folkert van Heusden > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Phone: +31-6-41278122, PGP-key: 1F28D8AE, www.vanheusden.com > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
