Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:22:25 +1100 (EST) From: samwun@telpacific.com.au To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: embedded system based on FreeBSD Message-ID: <34208.202.6.86.1.1132111345.squirrel@202.6.86.1> In-Reply-To: <437AA355.4070608@shaw.ca> References: <40829.202.6.86.1.1132097734.squirrel@202.6.86.1> <437AA355.4070608@shaw.ca>
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> Sam: > Great question! > When you say embedded I think of industrial controls, instrumentation or > robotics - is that what you want? or a single board desktop or server? > I recently purchased an Asus K8V MX - an AMD based matx. Unfortunately > I cannot yet tell you how the install went because it got stalled by > other autumn household chores - soon...! From my homework it looks as > though both the video and SATA are supported. I am not sure about the > NIC. It has a few nice features (particularily for a low throughput > home server) - if you use a Sempron 3000 or up then you can utilize the > "Cool 'n Quiet" feature which will dial back your CPU to less than 1/2 > power. It also has automatic fan speed control for CPU and chassis fans. > Caveat emptor. Take a look at the specs yourself to verify your comfort > zone from X.org etc. > Cheers, Graham/ > Not really those embedded stuff for robotics or instrumentation etc, but rather than a thin internet gateway which only perform few functions. The SBC doesn't need to have USB ports, Video port, IDE hdd slot and no need to support SCSI. So I expect this sort of SBC is around $70 USD.. But I could not find one with this price range that suppport freebsd, althought ARM has a product at $65 / board. Linux eCos do support this low-cost ARM board very well, but I don't want to use linux based embedded system for my entire project development. Thanks Sam > Vancouver, Canada. > > > > samwun@telpacific.com.au wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>Does any one know any low-cost SBC for FreeBSD? Soekie is too expensive >>for my project. I m looking for a low-cost SBC under $100 USD or even >>lower, around $70 USD. SBC from ARML**** is selling very cheap, but >>unfortunately FreeBSD does not have a completed port to ARM yet. I won't >>use netbsd because it doesn't even recognise my SCSI card/hard disk. >>Therefore, the only left SBC is those well supported from eg. AMD or >>Intel, etc.. >>If anyone can drop me an email and let me know where can I source some of >>these SBCs, please do let me know. >> >>Your suggestion is very well appreciated. >> >>Thanks >>Sam. >> >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> >> > > -- > Kindness can be infectious - try it. > > Graham North > Vancouver, BC > www.soleado.ca > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.2/170 - Release Date: 11/15/2005 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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