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The x86 compatibility is what is amazing here. I almost used the processor that the Edison uses on this year's Defcon badges for that very reason...
by 1o57 12y ago
The x86 compatibility is what is amazing here. I almost used the processor that the Edison uses on this year's Defcon badges for that very reason...
- X-Istence 12y agoShame you didn't. I like the propeller, but an x86 platform on a DEF CON badge would be awesome!
- tcas 12y agoWhy did you choose against it? I'm guessing the reason is cost (I think the quark chip alone is $9, + DDR3 memory + cost for BGA placements + 4 layer impedance controlled boards etc...)
- 1o57 12y agoIf you want to hear the real story, find me at a conference and ask- I hinted at it in the opening ceremonies this year...
- tcas 12y agoI was stuck waiting in line during the opening ceremony this year. I'll keep an eye out though, I would love to test making my own Quark board, but I imagine even with an external assembly service / high quality boards doing the bring up would be extremely difficult.
- rasz_pl 12y agoamazing why? so you can have that sweet sweet compatibility with Windows 3.11? or access to cutting edge BCD opcodes? maybe its the price point of 4x faster ARM SoCs? or 1Wat at idle when connected to a network?
- 1o57 12y agoAmazing because a bunch of already existing tools could be used immediately, that's why. Good to see you understand the purpose and design constraints oh so well...
- rasz_pl 12y agowhat tools do you mean? other than binary only windows applications that you wouldnt run anyway because there is no GPU on this thing(unless you manage to install headless windows). apt-get whatever works just fine on arm
- jsnell 12y agoJust because the source is available doesn't mean the tool is portable, or even ported. You won't be able to apt-get install afl-fuzz (the tool used in this article) on Arm.
- rasz_pl 12y agocoincidently you wont be able to download afl-fuzz in binary form either, because only the source is available, so your argument is what?
- pinkyand 12y agoThere's something wrong with the claim of "1Watt idle when connecting to a network", since the maximum power of that module is 1Watt at full performance. Maybe the person who measured this hasn't used sleep modes properly?