moses0000
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Looking for a small computer that is no bigger than your iPod? check out the raspberry pi. It is great for all of us to use in our robots. And would be the smallest computer you could ever use.
Alan
But for EZB, the Pi isn't anywhere good enough to run it, last I saw someone managed to get Windows 98 running on one but not XP, Vista, 7 or 8.
@Alan it'll be perfect for a small web server but bear in mind, disc access is slow through SD Card even with a class 10.
win8 is better it is lighter than win7 or win_xp you can use an ssd
Is embedded Windows 7 on the BB stable? Personally I would always advise a MiniITX or better for running ARC for stability and processing power. Reading from ADCs, camera tracking, running scripts etc. all takes processor power.
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Though in comparison with the rasberry its super expensive, it might need some extra stuff to run but, still WIN(ish) because it can run windows 7 and its only 10 x 7.2 cm (3.9" x 2,8")
Provided it fits in the robot, is the cheapest possible for the required system resources to run whatever needs to be run and is energy efficient enough not to have to recharge the robot every 15 minutes then it's in the win column.
Especially with EZB, all the board needs to do is run Windows XP/7/8 smoothly, have full voice recognition and text to speech capabilities and run ARC smoothly.
If it could also run the latest Crawl to Booty - Bee Bops on the highest resolution ever thought of whilst streaming 1080p HD video content over a wireless network then it's like putting a Ferrari engine in a Zündapp Janus
there one here is 1.7 ghz I3 processor with up to 16 gb memory,but price is $379 and size is 3.9" by 3.9"
D33217GKE Specifications
Compatible Cases See our Compatibility Database: Mainboard Matrix, D33217GKE
Mfr Part No. D33217GKE
Processor 1.80 GHz Intel Core i3-3217U
Chipset Intel QS77 Express
System Memory 2 DDR3 1600/1333/1066 SO-DIMM
Up to 16 GB of memory
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000
Expansion Slots PCI Express Mini Card (full height)
PCI Express Mini Card (half height)
Onboard IDE None
Onboard Serial ATA Internal mSATA port
Onboard USB 1 USB port via pin headers
Onboard LAN Intel 82579V 10/100/1000
Onboard Audio Intel High Definition Audio via HDMI v1.4a interfaces
Back Panel I/O 2 USB 2.0 ports
1 LAN ports
2 HDMI ports
1 19V DC input jack
Onboard I/O Connectors 2 USB 2.0 via 2 pin headers
1 Internal DC power connector
BIOS Intel BIOS, Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug and Play and System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)
System Monitoring & Management Fan speed control, Voltage range monitoring, thermal range monitoring, fan activity, and one processor fan header/
Operating Temperature 0°C~55°C
Form Factor NUC (10 x 10 cm)
pico-itx motherboard with I3 processor
ULTRA COMPACT 1.7GHz QUAD-CORE BOARD
ODROID-U2 is a micro sized open development platform which is powered by Exynos4412 Prime. 1.7Ghz ARM Cortex-A9 Quad Cores show PC-like performance. Enjoy various PC peripherals on Android & Ubuntu Linux.
KEY FEATURES
* Low-cost development platform
* Ultra compact size with full metal enclosure
* Quad core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore
* 10/100Mbps Ethernet with RJ-45 LAN Jack
* 2 x High speed USB2.0 Host port
* Audio codec with headphone jack and microphone on board
* Android 4.x & Ubuntu 12.10
* Community-driven projects & supports
Its a great board for running LINUX ROS using ubuntu,when i saw it it look godd while back and thinking to use it for MY ROS robot
I still stand by saying that anything over around 2Ghz & 2Gb RAM is a waste, you could get away with less but you would pay the price and the cost saving is minimal.
4" x 4" is not exactly huge and you wont find much in the way of a smaller board.
Anything around the same spec as the ASUS P8Z77-I board sounds like a win to me, a bot running from one of those can do the same as a bot running from an 8 core, 3Ghz, 32Gb RAM, SSD, water cooled PC.
so why are you using the board on a robot when is a waste
Also that board is very big for most robot designs .and i bet for that board plus memory ,cpu it over $300
one i like thats small size 5" by 5" is ZOTAC nano board for about $200 on amazon up to 4gb of memory and $25 for 4gb of memory
for the same size ZOTAC has another nano board that up to 32gb memory for $239 and $40 for memory
free shipping on both