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What's the latest on a cheap, small board where you can run linux, with BLE & WiFi 2.4/5GHz? Rpi Zero W and the corresponding Banana Pi M2 Zero meet all criter
by ecesena 6y ago
What's the latest on a cheap, small board where you can run linux, with BLE & WiFi 2.4/5GHz?
Rpi Zero W and the corresponding Banana Pi M2 Zero meet all criteria except the 5GHz. Beside these, I have a really hard time finding any cheap alternative.
There's plenty of embedded devices for iot, from arduino to all others. But 100% of the iot I have in my apartment are actually powered and don't need a batter/extremely low consumption. I much rather enjoy the flexibility of running linux (or android) vs flashing a firmware.
- CameronNemo 6y agoIs there an issue with using an external WiFi adapter?
- ecesena 6y agoNot an issue per se, it’s just that the cost goes up pretty quickly... imagine you want to build your own fleet of 10-20 devices.
- tjoff 6y agoWhy do you want 5GHz? Seems 2.4GHz would be a better fit for the usecase.
- ecesena 6y agoYou can share your wifi config from the phone to the device, but my phone is connected to 5GHz and not 2.4, so that doesn't work. I then have to connect my phone to the 2.4 and then forget the network. It's just an unnecessary step.