[SWLUG] Breadboarding Linux systems?

[Carwyn Edwards]

Hi Neil,

I think that a full-blown ARM board might be overkill for what you mentioned
above.

How about an arduino: http://arduino.cc/ ?

People have used these for all sorts, and they are highly extensible using
'shields', which can add ethernet, wireless, storage etc. etc. Quite cheap
too, and everything is open-source, so if you fancy the challenge of
building the board from scratch, you can download the PCB designs and go
from there.

Carwyn


2009/12/31 Neil Jones <neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk>

> Hi Folks,
>
> I have been googling around for a while over the last few days but I
> have failed to find something which really must exist.
>
> Someone somewhere must be experimenting with designing their own simple
> linux computers.
>
> The  idea in my head is for something with a processor, some ram, some
> flash ram, an ethernet port and
> some USB  ports. THe flash ram would be used primarily like the CD in a
> knoppix like system.
> It would probably be best to use one of the ARM processors because they
> are low power.
>
> Basically this creates a cut down computer which can be networked and
> therefore controlled
> from a bigger machine. There are many many uses I can think of.
> robotics, webcams looking at birdfeeders.
> control systems for a greenhouse, security systems , heating systems. In
> short anything that you could do with a computer.
> Any extra circuits could use the USB interface, which means they could
> be developed on a bigger computer first.
>
> I would be looking to create this on something like a breadboard first
> and I am looking around with no luck.
> Surely surely someone must be into building their own stuff like this
> but I have so far failed to find anyhting like it.
> There are a few boards you can buy ready made, but half of the fun is
> learning how to do it.
>
> So please does anyone know of anywhere on the web that talks about
> breadboarding your own single board computer.
>
> Neil Jones
> neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk
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