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As I said in the other comment, there are already industrial PCs equipped with GPIO, and some models even include an integrated screen SBCs are good in conditi
by tamimio 3y ago
As I said in the other comment, there are already industrial PCs equipped with GPIO, and some models even include an integrated screen
SBCs are good in conditions where reliability is not the primary concern - scenarios where frequent restarts are needed, change sd card, room temperature etc.), but in a boat? I don’t know anything about marine conditions but having a malfunctioning in SD cards and overheating is not uncommon in robotics and especially in drones (where it’s harder to use full fledged PC), few times actually the SD card died midair, no crashes thankfully.
- nine_k 3y agoI agree that a proper ruggedized industrial PC would fit better (and cost only a few hundyed more). If their software could work on it, or could be adapted / ported, that would be a great choice. But I suspect that what they have now is mostly married to Pi.
- jaxn 3y agoPower is also a concern (at least for sailboats). While there are certainly other 12v computers, that is one of the pluses for rPi in this.
- tonyarkles 3y agoI've worked extensively with NXP's IMX6 hardware installed on carrier boards from a few different vendors. If you're looking for something bulletproof for long-term installation, I'd definitely recommend looking through their product lines. Seco: https://edge.seco.com/usa/ https://edge.seco.com/usa/ and Variscite: https://www.variscite.com/products/system-on-module-som/?cpu_name=NXP%20iMX6 https://www.variscite.com/products/system-on-module-som/?cpu... are two of the vendors I've worked with and had great experiences with.