The Rasberry PI Dev bord.

[mayhem]

Now if you like tech this is a interesting project due for imminent release.

Its a Small Arm CPU (ARM1176JZF-S) running at 700mhz which is the same as most low / medium end mobile phones

The primary OS will be all manner of Linux based OS's

It uses as SD card or SDHC card for storage (supect to be upwards of 128GB)

Comes with or with out Ethernet

Comes with USB, serial ports and all so a on board GPU (Broadcom BCM2835)

The following display outputs are supported on the board:

Composite video (NTSC and PAL) via an RCA plug.

HDMI 1.3a standard output.

Display Serial Interface (DSI) - via unpopulated 15-way flat flex connector.

These interfaces allow the use of a broad range of displays, including:

Televisions (HDMI or composite).

Computer monitors (HDMI/DVI-D cable) (VGA monitors would require either a composite or HDMI to VGA scan converter box).

DLP/Laser Pico Projectors (HDMI/DVI-D cable).

RAW LCD panels (DSI + interfacing hardware)

The price is between £15.00 to £25.00 depending on what version you opt for.

This could possibly make one hell of a cheap fan controller or PC monitoring PCB and will be interesting to see what comes of it. The programming is Linux based how ever given time i can see some other OS's being made for it.

Its all ready known that you can add a touch screen mobile phone screen from certain nokia's and various other branded LCDs.

Now its been developed to help kids get into this side of technology how ever its price and what it can do certainly will open up the market more for other things.

If you after more info go to http://www.raspberrypi.org/ they have forums and a wiki.

this video shows it processing HI DEF Vid at 1080p and all so doing 3d work. Impressive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te8jt-jUkm8

there is a real good peace on http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/28/raspberry_pi/ and is a must read.

 

[alienware]

I frigging love ARM.

God bless Acorn.

 

[Lollipop]

I'm sorry i'm a bit noobish, but what is it supposed to do and why?

 

[mayhem]

Lol its been developed for school kids and people to learn about programming and electronics as the British learning system has neglected our kids and were not producing many kids that can go into these professions. One of the reasons stated was the prohibitive costs of development tools and this will open up the way forwards for them to be able to start doing it.

The device is basicly a small platform or mini computer that can be programmed to do all most any thing you require, from say a mini computer , gaming system, clock, you think of it and the chances with the right know how it will be able to do it with in its limits of of CPU / GPU. And it only for between £15 to £25.00.

The developers all so think that in the future they will be able to produce a smaller version or another version that will rival intels atom systems at a fraction of the costs.

For me though im going to grab one and turn it into a MAME system and wire the bugger up to my arcade system and see if we can get it to run miss pacman hahaha. The 700 Mhz core will be enough to do all this and with it running on linux and the 250mb of ram on board will be enough to get it running at full frames.

 

[Lorem-Ipsum]

Looks like I'll be making a gentoo server running nagios and monitoring the PC's and servers in our house. Might even get 3-4.

 

[SPS]

This looks like a great piece of hardware to have a play around with

 

[equk]

These look pretty cool

I've seen a few boards like this and if they are only £15-25 they might be worth a look.

So many possibilities, especially with linux.

 

[alienware]

No doubt as time goes on they will get the more powerful GPUs from the ARM stable.

Would be nice to have a tiny little one running Android Honeycomb as a media PC

 

[mayhem]

No doubt as time goes on they will get the more powerful GPUs from the ARM stable.

Would be nice to have a tiny little one running Android Honeycomb as a media PC

Android Honeycomb as a media PC haha i was thinking that the other night lol.

 

[alienware]

It should be doable really. I know you can hack load Honeycomb onto pads that it shouldn't be on with quite good results as I hacked my Hannspad.

Some good Divx apps for Android too..

Will be really nice if they can make it support TV dongles too, can turn one into a freeview box that runs on a monitor then !

 

[tinytomlogan]

Considering my Galazy S2 plays a 1080 film from the phone up to a TV Android would be awesome, and also be touch / media remote type.

 

[thestepster]

this would make an awsome platform for a htpc for some 1080p goodies!

 

[fcb]

This is super impressive. I wish I knew how to use Linux.

 

[thestepster]

This is super impressive. I wish I knew how to use Linux.

get it and learn its only going to be about £25 fulled loaded!

 

[muzza1875]

Anyone manage to order one before they all sold out earlier this week?

I missed out so hoping to bag one when they get new stock.

 

[Beattie282]

am on the waiting list to get notifyed, i cannot wait to get one!! and annoy every one i know with how amazing small and cheap but powerful it is!

 

[tharionos]

same here also eagerly waiting for news about new stock

 

[The Scientific Moustache]

I am waiting in the queue also.

 

[Rastalovich]

I have a funny feeling there's 1 guy working at a bench making these with a soldering iron

Still on the "waiting list" myself.