Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:20:19 -0500 From: Maxim Khitrov <mkhitrov@gmail.com> To: =?UTF-8?B?SmnFmcOtIFNtZWprYWw=?= <Jiri.Smejkal@cnw.cz> Cc: "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Looking for a tiny embedded system that supports *BSD Message-ID: <26ddd1750911180320l574714fdv54f4dda76703ad1a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <0FFC914A57259D4EBB4C448E8A8ECF15201B47DE46@SRVEX.cnw.local> References: <26ddd1750911171732p356f2af5rcb6321397aa9e70d@mail.gmail.com> <0FFC914A57259D4EBB4C448E8A8ECF15201B47DE46@SRVEX.cnw.local>
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2009/11/18 Ji=C5=99=C3=AD Smejkal <Jiri.Smejkal@cnw.cz>: > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-hardware@f= reebsd.org] On Behalf Of Maxim Khitrov > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:32 AM > To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > Subject: Looking for a tiny embedded system that supports *BSD > > Hello all, > > A project I'm working on requires a really small box (at most 15x9x3cm > in size, but ideally smaller) that's capable of running one of the > four BSDs. > > The catch is that it must have its own battery supply capable of > powering the system for at least 5 hours. The other major requirements > are one RS-232 and at least one USB ports. The battery should be > recharged through the USB port. If there is a separate power cord, I > will have to somehow join it and the usb cable into a single non-usb > connector (which I'd like to avoid if at all possible). Finally, it > must support some kind of removable storage (e.g. CF card). > > This system will essentially be a portable translator of one type of > communication protocol to another with data flowing between the RS-232 > and USB ports. Obviously, I don't need any video output or any kind of > input. Just need a tiny box with two cables coming out of it. Do you > know of anything that might work? > > - Max > > Hi Maxim, > > What about ALIX 3D board www.pcengines.ch - 160x100x25mm, 500MHz AMD Geod= e LX2. I'm using it with FBSD 6,7,8. Single power supply 7-20V - ideal for = Pb accu. > > Jiri Smejkal These weren't designed for use with a battery. That's the most difficult part of finding what I need. There are plenty boards out there that have all the right features, but so far I couldn't find anything that can work for a few hours without an AC power source. - Max
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