@Richard, tightvnc is free free. However, if you are looking at control over the internet, you either need to forward ports (not recommended, particularly if you are remoting into multiple devices) or a VPN.
For internet remote control, Teamviewer is a good free choice, or for a small yearly subscription, Splashtop Remote is a great choice because it is optimized for video, so seeing what your robot sees works better than virtually any of the other remote control solutions.
Re: the Lattepanda, very interesting. I have unfortunately been burned by a couple of kickstarters that fully funded and then did not meet expectations in final product quality, so I prefer in most cases now for a product to come to market and get some real-life reviews even though it means losing out on the kickstarter perk pricing. At least one of the devices I funded for $20 can now be bought on flash sale sites for $1 because it was such a failure that they can't unload their inventory at a profit.
@Alan... Thanks.... I have Teamviewer installed which is great... At this point I was just wanting the ability to control/adjust/program ARC within my own network... I like the idea of a headless system so I needed someway to "vnc" in should I need to tweak code in ARC on the robot PC....
I'm Lauren from LattePanda team. I've played with Arduino for 5 years. I've used HTPC and android tablet with Arduino to build my mobile robot for several years, like remote Skype streaming, real time controlling and obstacle avoidance.
Honestly LattePanda's based on the proven reliable technical solution from tablet market using Intel chip. The original purpose to do this funding project is just to create more compact and easy to use Robot brain for ourselves also.
Though the Kickstarter project are not all achieved and some of them failed to deliver the product. But we've the finished prototype and more than 3 years PCB production experience. Hope that you could support us to make it available to the market. Thanks.
If you would take the time to read this thread
https://synthiam.com/Community/Questions/8716
I think you will better understand the products here and understand the reason that some are excited about your product in this community.
Your product looks great. I hope you guys deliver. It will be a great addition to our builds.
I'd like to resurrect this thread. It's been 8 months and a lot of things have changed in the PC market (not surprising).
Looks like the LattePanda is now shipping in two versions (and they also offer a bunch of accessories). 2G of RAM and 32GB of storage (with Win10 product key) priced at $109 USD, and the upgraded, with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage (without Win10 product key) priced at $139 UDS. :
I'm real tempted to get the 4GB version. With this upgraded version I'd also have to buy a Win 10 product key for about $70 (unsure on this price).
I'm wondering after 8 months have passed is this is still a good choice for a power user of ARC? Is there now better mini pc's out there? I see a few that are in the Kickstarter phase.
Also wondering if the newly announced but not yet shipping V5 EZB with the added Mini PC will blow this LattePanda away and better to wait for it's release. I wont really need to buy till later in this year but I'm getting geared to switching over to an onboard PC and dumping the laptop. If the V5 is still a year or more out till release I'm going to invest in a good powerful mini PC instead.
Not sure about the LattePanda mini comps, but I ordered the Pipo linked from beginning of this thread. And I can say it's super impressive. Quad core, win 8.1 dual boot, 2 or 4 gig of ram....on and on. The screen is hi res 1080 and is a touch screen. 32 gig space. For $109. And they have a new model the x9 since this thread started. All available in Amazon. I will be placing one in my b9 for sure. It's small enough to fit through the vents, so I'm placing mine on a drawer slide that comes out from the vent.
@Richard, tightvnc is free free. However, if you are looking at control over the internet, you either need to forward ports (not recommended, particularly if you are remoting into multiple devices) or a VPN.
For internet remote control, Teamviewer is a good free choice, or for a small yearly subscription, Splashtop Remote is a great choice because it is optimized for video, so seeing what your robot sees works better than virtually any of the other remote control solutions.
Re: the Lattepanda, very interesting. I have unfortunately been burned by a couple of kickstarters that fully funded and then did not meet expectations in final product quality, so I prefer in most cases now for a product to come to market and get some real-life reviews even though it means losing out on the kickstarter perk pricing. At least one of the devices I funded for $20 can now be bought on flash sale sites for $1 because it was such a failure that they can't unload their inventory at a profit.
Alan
@Alan... Thanks.... I have Teamviewer installed which is great... At this point I was just wanting the ability to control/adjust/program ARC within my own network... I like the idea of a headless system so I needed someway to "vnc" in should I need to tweak code in ARC on the robot PC....
I'll check out Tightvnc, though... Thanks
I took a chance on this one. If others want to wait for me to review it, it might be worth your while. I will post a review when/if I get it.
Dear All,
I'm Lauren from LattePanda team. I've played with Arduino for 5 years. I've used HTPC and android tablet with Arduino to build my mobile robot for several years, like remote Skype streaming, real time controlling and obstacle avoidance.
Honestly LattePanda's based on the proven reliable technical solution from tablet market using Intel chip. The original purpose to do this funding project is just to create more compact and easy to use Robot brain for ourselves also.
Though the Kickstarter project are not all achieved and some of them failed to deliver the product. But we've the finished prototype and more than 3 years PCB production experience. Hope that you could support us to make it available to the market. Thanks.
Hi Lauren,
If you would take the time to read this thread https://synthiam.com/Community/Questions/8716 I think you will better understand the products here and understand the reason that some are excited about your product in this community.
Your product looks great. I hope you guys deliver. It will be a great addition to our builds.
Hi.I am back,time to work on my projects. I just got this for my home automation and media and it works great
mini pc
I'd like to resurrect this thread. It's been 8 months and a lot of things have changed in the PC market (not surprising).
Looks like the LattePanda is now shipping in two versions (and they also offer a bunch of accessories). 2G of RAM and 32GB of storage (with Win10 product key) priced at $109 USD, and the upgraded, with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage (without Win10 product key) priced at $139 UDS. :
2G of RAM and 32GB of storage (with Win10 product key)
4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage (without Win10 product key)
I'm real tempted to get the 4GB version. With this upgraded version I'd also have to buy a Win 10 product key for about $70 (unsure on this price).
I'm wondering after 8 months have passed is this is still a good choice for a power user of ARC? Is there now better mini pc's out there? I see a few that are in the Kickstarter phase.
Also wondering if the newly announced but not yet shipping V5 EZB with the added Mini PC will blow this LattePanda away and better to wait for it's release. I wont really need to buy till later in this year but I'm getting geared to switching over to an onboard PC and dumping the laptop.
If the V5 is still a year or more out till release I'm going to invest in a good powerful mini PC instead. 
Not sure about the LattePanda mini comps, but I ordered the Pipo linked from beginning of this thread. And I can say it's super impressive. Quad core, win 8.1 dual boot, 2 or 4 gig of ram....on and on. The screen is hi res 1080 and is a touch screen. 32 gig space. For $109. And they have a new model the x9 since this thread started. All available in Amazon. I will be placing one in my b9 for sure. It's small enough to fit through the vents, so I'm placing mine on a drawer slide that comes out from the vent.