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New $149 NetBSD Single Board Computer Port

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the of-course-it-runs-netbsd dept.

An Anonymous NetBSD User writes "NetBSD now supports a new ARM board, the Technologic Systems TS-7200. The TS-7200 is a low cost ($149!) mass produced embedded single board computer that runs on less than 2 watts of power."

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  1. Re:Crack-influenced flash prices... by skinfitz · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I was thinking the same thing - reminds me of Apple RAM pricing. Obviously the thing to do is buy it without the CF if possible and get the CF cheap elsewhere.

  2. True, but have you checked out the competition? by epseps · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Here are some ARM based boards to compare:

    Microcontrollershop.com

    Here is a similar Atmel board but this is only 8 bit and $153. Atmel Ethernut Board

    8MB or 16MB flash with 32MB ram on a 32 bit processor is a good deal in the world of small low powr computers. (but still expensive compared to x86 desktop)

  3. Re:SBCs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    solar generally goes for no less than $3.50/watt when you buy the big (150-200W) panels, and more when you're getting a smaller one... you'll need to multiple the board power requirements by six or eight to account for night, clouds, etc.
    then you just need a simple lead-acid car battery, anywhere from $50 to $150 IIRC. and a charge controller to keep the panels from overcharging the battery.

  4. Re:SBCs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I have a couple of freebsd router appliances I have built with 4 interfaces (separate nics for internet, my trusted subnet, guest subnet, and one to wireless bridge). It takes a substantial amount of CPU to route and firewall 100Mbs and more for each interface and especially if the appliance generates the traffic via samba or nfs. Also, not all nics are equal, I've seen 3x speed difference between different nics, probably dependent upon hardware checksumming.

    I'd love to replace my appliance with a low power version, but in my experience 200MHz won't nearly cut it for file serving plus serious routing.

    I'm probably not quite the customer for this product, but I would (will...) buy a moderately priced, open, low power, 4 nic appliance with good disk & network I/O. Till then I'll draw 100 watts+ on surplus 500MHz box, yuck!