Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:03:20 -0400 From: "Brian J. McGovern" <mcgovern@beta.com> To: backyard1454-bsd@yahoo.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggestions for embedded systems... ? Message-ID: <200609181303.k8ID3K57003374@spoon.beta.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:56:53 PDT." <20060918015653.26910.qmail@web83104.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Thanks. The downsides I see are its relatively large size (ATX) and power requirements (full ATX). What I'm looking for is more along the lines of http://www.soekris.com/net4801.htm, only with an RCA video connector. Its small, takes virtually no power, takes car voltages (vs. upconverting back to 110AC for an ATX power supply), and has 80% of what I want. I just need the last 20% :) -B > > > --- "Brian J. McGovern" <mcgovern@beta.com> wrote: > > > All, > > I've been browsing the FreeBSD site looking for a > > system I can > > embed in the car. Optimally, it will do video output > > via a RCA cable (ala your > > VCR) so I can plug it in to one of the new Alpine > > radios with an AUX in. Input > > will probably come via a USB gaming pad (arrow keys, > > a few buttons, and 16-20 > > keys). I'd like to have bluetooth and 802.11b/g for > > communicating with a base > > station and the in car GPS and phone audio systems. > > USB (4-6 ports) would > > be perfect - I can get the keyboard, bluetooth, > > 802.11g, and ODB II > > connectors in without a hub. Most I've seen boot > > from compact flash, but > > booting from a USB thumb drive or SD ram would also > > be useful. Audio would > > also be nice, but I can get away with the bluetooth > > link. > > > > The form factor should be as small as possible for > > under-seat, > > behind-dash, or trunk installation. > > > > I've seen the Soekris systems, and they're at a > > good price point, but > > while they'd support most of what I'd need, they > > don't seem to have RCA video > > output, which would be a major plus for real time > > color displays of status and > > information (has anyone played with the USB video > > options available? Does > > FreeBSD support them?) > > > > Suggestions? Comments? Projects already done? > > > > -Brian > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > sorry about the blank one I dropped/catched the > keyboard with the wrong anykey... > > http://www.aaeon.com/?TabIndex=Products&TabID=Detail&Cate_ID={AEEE87FC-762C- 45F1-AC39-54000B62A180}&Item_ID={88258D2F-17B8-4FA5-80D3-31E93126D326}&Product_ ID={EE4FC77D-FCFD-40EE-AA27-3CFCEA592237} > > is a PC104 board I found that seems to do what you > want. I've been comtemplating this for a while. > possibly when I finally fix my eldo... This might be a > little pricey I'm not certain. Good luck with the > project and keep us up to date. I am deffinately > interested in seeing one of these come to pass. if you > do opt for compact flash make sure its read-only, you > might want to use some sort of Harddrive. this one > does EIDE. > > > -brian >
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