rgordon
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What Mini Itx is most compatible with the EZ-Board? Any advice on how to use it with the EZ-B would be helpful.
Amount of RAM, HD space, etc.?
What Mini Itx is most compatible with the EZ-Board? Any advice on how to use it with the EZ-B would be helpful.
Amount of RAM, HD space, etc.?
Josh when you get time please double check me on these parts. Also, I'm not sure yet about the power supply. The motherboard says 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) & 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector(s)
The power supply says it "Fits any motherboard equipped with a 24pin ATX connector."
Is 160W enough?
Mini ITX Motherboard
4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066
128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Mini Bluetooth Dongle USB 2.0 (100M range)
Power Supply
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-WESTERN-DIGITAL-160-GB-SATA-8-MB-CACHE-3-5-7200-RPM-DESKTOP-HARD-DRIVE-/180970856837?pt=US_Internal_Hard_Disk_Drives&hash=item2a22b42185
39.99
I was thinking a solid state hard drive would be better for a mobile robot. Or is it just the fact that it is an internal type drive? *confused*
What do you think is the optimum amount of HD space for robot applications?
What is the difference between a EATX Power connector and an ATX Connector?
Here is the video of Nieks robot and his cable connection to the Mini board:
http://www.ez-robot.com/Community/Forum/posts.aspx?threadId=778&page=3
It seems that most any TTL-USB adapter will work by swapping it in where the current Bluetooth module fits (make sure to match pins/connections as some may differ in order). After that, then yes, is connects to your computer's USB port and communication via virtual COM port (Windows should recognize and install drivers). Thus you connect in EX-Builder the exact same way, by choosing the correct COM Port. Hope this helps.
I have a few more questions:
The SS Drive is:link
The Newegg site does not provide good details about hook up.
Does this HD get its power thru the SATA III cable? Or will I have to get something different?
This is a laptop HD. Will it work with the ASUS ok? It was what the guy @ Newegg recommended but I have doubts.
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I have a CFSOUND III link that I want to use for the robot sound and voice. It uses wav files instead of mp3s. It has a RS-232 DB9 serial connector. The format of the serial data is default @ 2400 baud (changeable), 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and no flow control. Sounds may be started, queued, and stopped using a simple ASCII protocol. The serial port can be configured to appear as a Terminal (DTE) or Modem (DCE). CFSound_III_Users_Manual
Can anyone tell me if this will work with the EZ-B?
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When loading Windows 7, I understand I should use 64 bit. However, will I have problems with using EZ-SDK? Can't find it now but, seems like there was an issue with the SDK needing 32 bit?
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Also, will I be able to hook up a CDROM drive that came out of an old desktop computer to the ASUS Mini ITX so I can load Windows?
Sorry for being such a noob about all this. But I don't want to screw this up.
Rex
The CDROM may not connect directly if it is an older IDE style connection, but you can use this to do the trick. USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Adapter with Power Adapter and you may need this as well
SATA 15Pin to Molex 4Pin Female Adapter
linky I'm still not certain even after looking at it. What do you think?
The performance reviews for the USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Adapter with Power Adapter from Newegg are really bad. *eek* But thanks, now I know what to look for.