Intel open source hardware - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: 4to20Milliamps
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 01:25:57 am
content: I did several searches and didn't see this posted anywhere:

author: GeoffS
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 02:38:08 am
content: Not cheap though at around $250.

author: 4to20Milliamps
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 03:01:10 am
content: Especially compared to a raspberry pi, they're a bit late getting into the hobby stuff, it must be a big enough market to be drawing their attention though.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 06:43:00 am
content: Unfortunately besides the price it's also not quite feature-complete to make it PC-compatible, which may have been their original goal - if it was, it would be a lot more attractive. The CPU is $54 and the chipset is $9. If it's open-souce I can see the Chinese getting copies out for far less than $250.Only 12 GPIO is rather dismal; many of the other chipsets have several dozen.At least datasheets for the devices are available, unlike the Pi...EDIT: AMD GizmoBoard might be what they're competing against at that price point, but that one is supposed to be PC-compatible enough to run Windows.

author: mickpah
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 06:59:38 am
content: I can't see any innovative or attractive about this - simply a me too product hoping on the bandwagoneven the naming is lame. lure=shield=cape=boosterpackaside from raspberry pi, beagle bone there is now also the cubieboard V2http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/cubieboard-a20-p-1553.htmlThe only thing that would get me close to buying the intel is a 50% drop in price and a second network interface for a cheap home/firewall router and PCengines have been doing this for yearshttp://pcengines.ch/alix.htm(processors getting a bit long in the tooth though)

author: mickpah
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 07:05:15 am
content: Quote from: mickpah on August 01, 2013, 06:59:38 am

author: DutchGert
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 16, 2013, 08:14:05 am
content: Lol, gues what I am working on right now, an industrial HMI based on exactly the same processor and companion chips.This is a very powerfull platform, much more powerfull than the Raspberry or even the Beagleboard. Also, this thing is fully x86 so running any type of Windows based OS is a easy.This could be a lot better alternative for lets say a NAS or mediaplayer than one of the above solutions.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 16, 2013, 11:37:36 am
content: Quote from: DutchGert on September 16, 2013, 08:14:05 amHas it been done? From my understanding and a glance over the datasheets it seems to not be 100% PC compatible.

author: DutchGert
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 16, 2013, 02:03:37 pm
content: Quote from: amyk on September 16, 2013, 11:37:36 amOver here we are able to run WinXP, Windows 7, DOS, and Linux on a E640/EG20T combo. The customer will get WEC7 installed with custom software from the company I work for.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 16, 2013, 02:44:26 pm
content: Take a look at the intel NUC family.Starting at 139$ you have a full blown computer in a box, ready to run.Has nice enclosure and you can have up to quad core cpus(pricier of course)

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2013, 11:19:13 am
content: Quote from: DutchGert on September 16, 2013, 02:03:37 pmI'm guessing that system also had a Super I/O? This board doesn't have one.

author: DutchGert
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2013, 11:21:51 am
content: Quote from: amyk on September 19, 2013, 11:19:13 amCorrect

author: westfw
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2013, 04:08:55 pm
content: The last time I used some Intel hardware, it's documentation came in a series of databooks that were color-coded as to their level of secrecy. Yellow-covered books you could get by agreeing never to let them out of your office, and to destroy them when you were done. Orange-covered books were supposed to be kept under lock and key, and returned to Intel when you were done. Red-covered books (I don't think I got to see a red covered book) could only be looked at if you were being supervised by an Intel employee. (Something like this, anyway. Fierce!) BIOS-writers would need access to all of those. I was writing bare-metal code on a production motherboard that had already be set up by a third-party BIOS, so I got away with mostly yellow books.If this "open source" board of theirs can be programmed from the ground up without having to to go to such non-disclosure extemes, then it's a pretty major improvement, IMO!

author: fudgebobs
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2013, 08:09:18 pm
content: Seems like it would be a good buy if the cost was only lower. Personally though, I would much prefer this to the Raspberry Pi. I do have a Pi, and I have custom software running on it for media streaming, and it does tend to struggle. I think Intel has the right idea here but need to price it a bit better. I mean I am sure Intel can afford to take a little hit on their profit margins.