
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.?
Excellent fanless pc. Give yourself 4gb ram and whatever hd you like. Solid state boots really fast. Use a Bluetooth sub adapter to wirelessly interface with ezb.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131843
You can pick whatever hard drive you want. This board used sata and u prefer western digital or Samsung for quality reasons.
This is the hard drive I have. 59.99 250gb
Please be sure to install windows 64 bit so that you fully utilize the second cpu core and full memory bandwidth.
Going to embed R2.
Could you also point me to the correct part numbers for the the RAM, Video Board, Bluetooth sub adapter and what ever else I need to get this up and running? Sorry,, I just don't want to order all this stuff without knowing for sure if I am getting the right combination of parts. I'm very much a newbie when it comes to this kind of computer hardware and will definitely need help getting it set up and working with the EZ-B. I know you are very busy so take your time getting a reply back to me. I very much appreciate all the help
How will I hook it to a monitor? I assume keyboard and mouse will need to be Bluetooth?
Is not there a way to connect with a cable?
Does anyone know the answer?
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.