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Generally, actual industry would use the pi compute module instead of the pi itself, and you plug the compute module into a carrier board with better power, sto

Generally, actual industry would use the pi compute module instead of the pi itself, and you plug the compute module into a carrier board with better power, storage, and IO options (i.e., rs485, 24V DC, eMMC instead of SD, etc) One of a million examples: https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com/boards_cm/edatec-cm4-industrial-computer.html https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com/boards_cm/edatec-cm4-industri... Having your power connector come loose on a vibrating machine or having your SD card die is a serious problem when you're trying to use a machine to make money reliably and consistently. Anyway that's unrelated to GP really, raspberry pi sucks too much power for playdate, I think.

xyx0826 5y ago
> Having your power connector come loose on a vibrating machine or having your SD card die is a serious problem when you're trying to use a machine to make money reliably and consistently. Hah, I’d never thought of the power connector coming loose but I can see how it will be a real issue in an industrial environment, or on vehicles. I’ve also heard a lot of stories of the Pi’s SD card corrupting or dying, though I agree that actual products might use eMMC instead. I think the Pi is better suited for less portable products like NAS, or TV boxes, although we already have popular inexpensive SoCs for those.