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Let's say that you're trying to create a fancy internet radio for mass production. You want to base it on linux. Instead of producing a PCB with a CPU and tons
by pi-rat 10y ago
Let's say that you're trying to create a fancy internet radio for mass production. You want to base it on linux. Instead of producing a PCB with a CPU and tons of support circuitry (hard) you can instead include a SODIMM-connector (easy) and plug in a RPI compute module.
You can get away with a much simpler design and lower production tolerances by doing this - enabling you to use less time and use cheaper production techniques.
- kakarot 10y agoBut does this cost-saving scale? I was always under the assumption that all-in-one minicomputers were for prototyping and hobbyist engineering. I reformat my Pi often for all the little things I want to try.
- hamandcheese 10y agoPresumably at a large scale there would be resources available to design and manufacture a completely custom board -- its the low scale applications this unlocks that make it exciting.