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Specs: SoC: RK3066 Memory: DDR3 1GB NAND Flash: 1GB microHDMI female microUSB x 1 (OTG) USB x 1 microUSB x 1 (UART debug) GPIO > 1 (Configurable) I2C 2 UART

by wycx 11y ago

Specs: SoC: RK3066 Memory: DDR3 1GB NAND Flash: 1GB microHDMI female microUSB x 1 (OTG) USB x 1 microUSB x 1 (UART debug) GPIO > 1 (Configurable) I2C 2 UART 2 SPI 2 Audio analog stereo IN x 1 / OUT x 1 PWM 1 Analog IN x 1

danielvf 11y ago
Target price?
- carussell 11y ago
  The BeagleBone Black is $49.99[1] and has very similar specs. You can interface with its hardware using JS, and it already ships with the web-based Cloud9 IDE.[2] The main differences are: * BBB has 4GiB on-board storage vs Chirimen's 1GiB * BBB has 512MiB RAM vs Chirimen's 1GiB * BBB has no analog audio in/out, but Chirimen has no on-board networking * You can buy a BeagleBone board right now. If you want to trade off the micro HDMI port for two additional 4-pin peripheral connectors (Grove[3]) and trade the 5V power adapter requirement for the ability to power the board with microUSB, then there's the BeagleBoard Green for $38.99.[4] 1. http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-16241 http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-16241 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA7E7b5mWh4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA7E7b5mWh4 3. http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Grove_System http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Grove_System 4. http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-17001 http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-17001
IshKebab 11y ago
Yeah maybe ok for a very few IoT things, and for hobbiests. But nobody is going to make a smart lock or smoke detector with this. It's too expensive.
vertex-four 11y ago
Note that everyone's missed - it has HDMI out. This is looking more at smart devices that display information and which you can interact with directly, rather than devices which you configure occasionally and which are hidden otherwise. Additionally, this is likely a DIY/hobbyist board and a reference device - any major company doing their own thing will likely be building their own devices. Mozilla isn't in the B2B business.
- makomk 11y ago
  Which is useful for early prototyping I guess, but does it have any way of interfacing to non-HDMI screens? You wouldn't want to use HDMI for a product, and even for DIY hobbyist stuff it's probably not ideal; small HDMI screens with touch are exotic, expensive, and not all that small.
  - e12e 11y ago
    Is there any reason they'll remain exotic, expensive and not that small? (I don't know what interface the typical high-dpi oled touch screens use, like the ones you find on a Galaxy Note 4 etc) -- but it seems that HDMI might make perfect sense for a tiny 4k screen (and it seems reasonable those will become more and more common)?
    - makomk 11y ago
      Devices don't use HDMI to talk to their built-in screens due to licensing fees, complexity, etc. Usually it's either LVDS or embedded DisplayPort these days, with newer/4K screens being more likely to use DisplayPort and older ones generally using LVDS.
anonbanker 11y ago
Another Rockchip board. Definitely buying this now.

by wycx 11y ago

danielvf 11y ago

Target price?

carussell 11y ago
The BeagleBone Black is $49.99[1] and has very similar specs. You can interface with its hardware using JS, and it already ships with the web-based Cloud9 IDE.[2] The main differences are: * BBB has 4GiB on-board storage vs Chirimen's 1GiB * BBB has 512MiB RAM vs Chirimen's 1GiB * BBB has no analog audio in/out, but Chirimen has no on-board networking * You can buy a BeagleBone board right now. If you want to trade off the micro HDMI port for two additional 4-pin peripheral connectors (Grove[3]) and trade the 5V power adapter requirement for the ability to power the board with microUSB, then there's the BeagleBoard Green for $38.99.[4] 1. http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-16241 http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-16241 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA7E7b5mWh4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA7E7b5mWh4 3. http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Grove_System http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Grove_System 4. http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-17001 http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-17001

IshKebab 11y ago

Yeah maybe ok for a very few IoT things, and for hobbiests. But nobody is going to make a smart lock or smoke detector with this. It's too expensive.

vertex-four 11y ago

Note that everyone's missed - it has HDMI out. This is looking more at smart devices that display information and which you can interact with directly, rather than devices which you configure occasionally and which are hidden otherwise. Additionally, this is likely a DIY/hobbyist board and a reference device - any major company doing their own thing will likely be building their own devices. Mozilla isn't in the B2B business.

makomk 11y ago
Which is useful for early prototyping I guess, but does it have any way of interfacing to non-HDMI screens? You wouldn't want to use HDMI for a product, and even for DIY hobbyist stuff it's probably not ideal; small HDMI screens with touch are exotic, expensive, and not all that small.
- e12e 11y ago
  Is there any reason they'll remain exotic, expensive and not that small? (I don't know what interface the typical high-dpi oled touch screens use, like the ones you find on a Galaxy Note 4 etc) -- but it seems that HDMI might make perfect sense for a tiny 4k screen (and it seems reasonable those will become more and more common)?
  - makomk 11y ago
    Devices don't use HDMI to talk to their built-in screens due to licensing fees, complexity, etc. Usually it's either LVDS or embedded DisplayPort these days, with newer/4K screens being more likely to use DisplayPort and older ones generally using LVDS.

anonbanker 11y ago

Another Rockchip board. Definitely buying this now.