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Looks very cool, for sure. But am I the only one who is confused why they created a main board instead of just using a Pi model B? Most of the things on their
by owenversteeg 7y ago
Looks very cool, for sure.
But am I the only one who is confused why they created a main board instead of just using a Pi model B? Most of the things on their board (usb, hdmi, wifi, Bluetooth, card slot, etc) are already there in a Pi. Especially since the boards are about $90 each...
- elcomet 7y agoI'd say the form factor. The raspberry pi is too thick for a tablet.
- kingosticks 7y agoIf you ripped off the ethernet and usb ports would it still be too thick? Maybe the hdmi also.
- penkia 7y agoOhh we did exactly that! https://i.imgur.com/QTRagEP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/QTRagEP.jpg But it's not scalable, and I'm not particularly good at soldering. ;-)
- elcomet 7y agoWell they used the compute module so that's exactly what they did. And then they added back the ports where they needed.
- kingosticks 7y agoI appreciate what they did and why. But no, that's not the exact same thing as the raspberry pi with it's ports de-populated. You need to provide power and ethernet (if required) yourself, I think. The compute model is the right choice for an actual product (i.e. making more than one), but for someone trying to jam a pi into a thin space, removing the ports is almost as thin. Plus you don't also need a motherboard. The compute module is also still waiting for it's BCM2711 refresh, another reason it's not the same thing. But when that does arrive, if it's just a case of swapping the modules that'll be a brilliant upgrade for this project.
- penkia 7y agoForm factor is one, also proper power management is very hard to get right with Pis. Of course we made our first prototype with Pi3, and it ended up looking like this: https://i.imgur.com/gqUAdDa.jpg https://i.imgur.com/gqUAdDa.jpg :P Oh by the way we're not using HDMI display so it'll be cheaper (and thinner) too.