<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
Ricardo Moran wrote:
<blockquote
cite="mid:CALr=5n0eCmXcOsYcsiQBvgVL0+mX7sUe9SdisXfSLHKrLO3AwA@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<pre wrap="">On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 6:17 AM, Ben Coman <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:btc@openinworld.com"><btc@openinworld.com></a> wrote:
(...)
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap="">Interfacing with Arduino is very cool. It is high on my list of things to
play with (as time permits)
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!---->
Hi Ben,
Now in case you ever need anything more industrial/powerful (but more
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">costly) here are a couple of things I have been kept a wishful eye on for a
couple of years (but I have not yet had time to play with). I share this on
the random chance someone gets interested in it before I get a chance to
play - hopefully early next year.
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!---->
Well, I don't think it's really fair to compare these computers with
arduino :) but if you happen to play with one of those let us know your
results. What I would like is to get my hands on a Raspberry Pi now.
Cheers,
Richo
</pre>
</blockquote>
<br>
You are right - they have a different purpose - perhaps acting as a
Smalltalk-based PLC [2] for implementing process control at industrial
plants using IEC 61131-3 Function Blocks [1] - which would be AWESOME
but at the moment just wishful thinking.<br>
<br>
[1]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.dmcinfo.com/Blog/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/117/IEC-61131-3-Function-Blocks--Unleash-the-Power.aspx">http://www.dmcinfo.com/Blog/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/117/IEC-61131-3-Function-Blocks--Unleash-the-Power.aspx</a><br>
[2] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_logic_controller">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_logic_controller</a><br>
<br>
<blockquote
cite="mid:CALr=5n0eCmXcOsYcsiQBvgVL0+mX7sUe9SdisXfSLHKrLO3AwA@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<pre wrap="">
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.embeddedarm.com/**products/board-detail.php?**product=TS-7350">http://www.embeddedarm.com/**products/board-detail.php?**product=TS-7350</a><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.embeddedarm.com/products/board-detail.php?product=TS-7350"><http://www.embeddedarm.com/products/board-detail.php?product=TS-7350></a>
200MHz ARM9 CPU; 32MB SDRAM (64-128MB opt)
8MB RAM Framebuffer; able to drive TFT-LCDs via custom FPGA
5K LUT FPGA <----------------
Boots Linux 2.6 in about 1 second <----------------
1 10/100 ethernet port, 2 USB 2.0 (12Mbit/s max), 1 SD Card slot
$129
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.embeddedarm.com/**products/board-detail.php?**product=TS-7550">http://www.embeddedarm.com/**products/board-detail.php?**product=TS-7550</a><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.embeddedarm.com/products/board-detail.php?product=TS-7550"><http://www.embeddedarm.com/products/board-detail.php?product=TS-7550></a>
250MHz ARM9 CPU; 64MB DDR-RAM; 256MB SLC XNAND Drive
Customizable 5K LUT OpenCore FPGA <----------------
1 10/100 Ethernet, 33 DIO, SPI and I2C interfaces, 8 TTL UART, 1 CAN bus
$89
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.embeddedarm.com/**about/resource.php?item=628">http://www.embeddedarm.com/**about/resource.php?item=628</a><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.embeddedarm.com/about/resource.php?item=628"><http://www.embeddedarm.com/about/resource.php?item=628></a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.embeddedarm.com/**documentation/articles/**reliability.pdf">http://www.embeddedarm.com/**documentation/articles/**reliability.pdf</a><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.embeddedarm.com/documentation/articles/reliability.pdf"><http://www.embeddedarm.com/documentation/articles/reliability.pdf></a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.embeddedarm.com/**products/pc104-peripherals.php">http://www.embeddedarm.com/**products/pc104-peripherals.php</a><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.embeddedarm.com/products/pc104-peripherals.php"><http://www.embeddedarm.com/products/pc104-peripherals.php></a>
cheers -ben
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!---->
</pre>
</blockquote>
<br>
</body>
</html>