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I’m not sure which SD card was chosen in the past, but I do recommend upgrading to an industrial one (and not just high endurance), and they are typically purch

by samtho 3y ago

I’m not sure which SD card was chosen in the past, but I do recommend upgrading to an industrial one (and not just high endurance), and they are typically purchased through electronics components retailers/suppliers. One brand I use is ATP for my ruggedized systems[0]. Yes, they may be an order of magnitude more expensive than even a high endurance from SanDisk or Samsung, but I started using these in 2015 or 2016 and found they hold in harsh terrain, tolerate brown outs (these devices are solar powered and run off of super capacitors), and JustWorks(tm). [0]: https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/atp-electronics-inc/AF64GUD4-BBBXM/12336510 https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/atp-electronics-i...

tssva 3y ago
Or just run it off a USB drive.
- frowin 3y ago
  Or an SSD. Is easy and cheap these days.
  - tssva 3y ago
    I didn't mean exclusively a flash drive. Since this is a RPi 3+, any SSD used to boot is going to be a USB attached SSD.
brainbag 3y ago
I clicked that link expecting to see an outrageous price, but it appears to be $28 for a 256 GB highly reliable SD card. That doesn't seem right. Am I missing something?
- samtho 3y ago
  There are varying degrees of ruggedness, this line I use when moisture or vibrations are not an issue (just temperature fluctuations and minor humidity changes).
  - nyanpasu64 3y ago
    Is this SD card as fast as an average SanDisk/Samsung card you get off Amazon for photography or cell phones? If so, I want to only buy these from now on; SD cards are notorious for failing when used as a boot disk in Pis.
    - samtho 3y ago
      The ones I used are sufficiently fast. Each one usually comes with a data sheet that have performance specifications. Some sacrifice speed and capacity for data integrity (writing twice), but in general, the main features and use-cases are highlighted on the first page.

by samtho 3y ago

tssva 3y ago

Or just run it off a USB drive.

frowin 3y ago
Or an SSD. Is easy and cheap these days.
- tssva 3y ago
  I didn't mean exclusively a flash drive. Since this is a RPi 3+, any SSD used to boot is going to be a USB attached SSD.

brainbag 3y ago

I clicked that link expecting to see an outrageous price, but it appears to be $28 for a 256 GB highly reliable SD card. That doesn't seem right. Am I missing something?

samtho 3y ago
There are varying degrees of ruggedness, this line I use when moisture or vibrations are not an issue (just temperature fluctuations and minor humidity changes).
- nyanpasu64 3y ago
  Is this SD card as fast as an average SanDisk/Samsung card you get off Amazon for photography or cell phones? If so, I want to only buy these from now on; SD cards are notorious for failing when used as a boot disk in Pis.
  - samtho 3y ago
    The ones I used are sufficiently fast. Each one usually comes with a data sheet that have performance specifications. Some sacrifice speed and capacity for data integrity (writing twice), but in general, the main features and use-cases are highlighted on the first page.