[time-nuts] single board PCs

[cfo]

On Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:25:59 -0800, Jim Lux wrote:

> Consulting the hive mind..
> If you're building a standalone widget (e.g. something like an NTP
> server we've been discussing,  etc.)  with an embedded PC, don't want to
> fool with hardware designing, etc.; use off the shelf OSes (win and
> Linux) and software (Matlab, Labview); have solid state boot/storage
> media.. No user interface needed (access is solely via network)...
> 
> What's the hot ticket these days..
> One of the CarPC things (most are a miniITX/miniATX with a USB or SD
> "disk drive"). (This is what I used last time)
> 
> Raspberry Pi is a possibility, but I don't know that it has the oomph to
> run things like Matlab: and I suspect it doesn't run Windows....
> 
> I'd like something I can just order and give to the software guys to
> start coding on (they're using Matlab, Labview, and Python, in various
> combinations).  Eventually, it will  be packaged "inside the box" which
> is about 10x10x3" along with the GPS receiver and other measuremnet
> stuff (an FPGA with counters and the like). The FPGA will use USB for an
> interface (I think..)..

There is a nice collection of "Mini boards here" (Atom & AMD)
http://www.mini-itx.com/store/

The Via-picoITX boards are neat (small)
I like this QuadCore 
http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=90

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