From: Andrew O. <del...@gm...> - 2006-11-28 01:00:28
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I'm looking into small embedded systems to be used in a small autonomous R/C Plane and was wondering if there are any current or near future Gumstix products that would work. The two things that I really need are USB host functionality to control a digital camera, and 802.11b/g for wireless data communications. I've looked into using the CFstix with a CF-USB host adapted, but then the 92pin header is not available for a wifistix. Is there any combination of hardware/software that would allow both USB host and Wifi? Thanks. |
From: Andrei R. <ar...@ya...> - 2006-11-28 01:41:41
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Instead of wifi you can look at aerocomm radio, it works over good old serial interface, baud rate isn't that great, but it works up to 30 miles. That radio does not require a license, but I'm not sure if you're legally allowed to send images over it. There's also ZigBee, of which I know nothing... --- Andrew Oliver <del...@gm...> wrote: > I'm looking into small embedded systems to be used > in a small autonomous R/C > Plane and was wondering if there are any current or > near future Gumstix > products that would work. The two things that I > really need are USB host > functionality to control a digital camera, and > 802.11b/g for wireless data > communications. I've looked into using the CFstix > with a CF-USB host > adapted, but then the 92pin header is not available > for a wifistix. Is > there any combination of hardware/software that > would allow both USB host > and Wifi? > > Thanks. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get > the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief > surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV> _______________________________________________ > gumstix-users mailing list > gum...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > |
From: Andrew O. <ao...@mt...> - 2006-11-28 01:50:19
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Bandwidth is a lot more important to me than range. I need to move around 30MB/min (~3.7Mbit/sec) worth of data from the plane back to the ground. The max range that the plane flies from ground base is around 2000', so 802.11b/g is optimal, .11a would be really stretched for range. I have found several proprietary 900MHz wireless systems that claim throughput of 50Mbit/sec, but they all reside on minipci boards, and afaik there are no minipci stix....? Andrew On 11/27/06, Andrei Rylin <ar...@ya...> wrote: > > Instead of wifi you can look at aerocomm radio, > it works over good old serial interface, > baud rate isn't that great, but it works > up to 30 miles. That radio does not require a license, > but I'm not sure if you're legally allowed to send > images over it. > There's also ZigBee, of which I know nothing... > > --- Andrew Oliver <del...@gm...> wrote: > > > I'm looking into small embedded systems to be used > > in a small autonomous R/C > > Plane and was wondering if there are any current or > > near future Gumstix > > products that would work. The two things that I > > really need are USB host > > functionality to control a digital camera, and > > 802.11b/g for wireless data > > communications. I've looked into using the CFstix > > with a CF-USB host > > adapted, but then the 92pin header is not available > > for a wifistix. Is > > there any combination of hardware/software that > > would allow both USB host > > and Wifi? > > > > Thanks. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get > > the chance to share your > > opinions on IT & business topics through brief > > surveys - and earn cash > > > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV> > _______________________________________________ > > gumstix-users mailing list > > gum...@li... > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > gumstix-users mailing list > gum...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > |
From: Kit P. <kit...@gm...> - 2006-11-28 02:19:23
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How bout a MicroHard radio? There IP921 does straight IP. The radio runs Linux too! On 11/27/06, Andrei Rylin <ar...@ya...> wrote: > Instead of wifi you can look at aerocomm radio, > it works over good old serial interface, > baud rate isn't that great, but it works > up to 30 miles. That radio does not require a license, > but I'm not sure if you're legally allowed to send > images over it. > There's also ZigBee, of which I know nothing... > > --- Andrew Oliver <del...@gm...> wrote: > > > I'm looking into small embedded systems to be used > > in a small autonomous R/C > > Plane and was wondering if there are any current or > > near future Gumstix > > products that would work. The two things that I > > really need are USB host > > functionality to control a digital camera, and > > 802.11b/g for wireless data > > communications. I've looked into using the CFstix > > with a CF-USB host > > adapted, but then the 92pin header is not available > > for a wifistix. Is > > there any combination of hardware/software that > > would allow both USB host > > and Wifi? > > > > Thanks. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get > > the chance to share your > > opinions on IT & business topics through brief > > surveys - and earn cash > > > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV> > _______________________________________________ > > gumstix-users mailing list > > gum...@li... > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > gumstix-users mailing list > gum...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > -- Kit Plummer Nobody-in-Charge! |
From: Roger V. <ro...@md...> - 2006-11-28 03:18:03
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Caution, the mini-USB jacks on Gumstix are USB clients... not hosts. There's been a recent post to this list by a gentleman who is working on a custom USB host circuit, but I don't think it's ready for 'prime time' yet. > I'm looking into small embedded systems to be used in a small autonomous > R/C > Plane and was wondering if there are any current or near future Gumstix > products that would work. The two things that I really need are USB host > functionality to control a digital camera, and 802.11b/g for wireless data > communications. I've looked into using the CFstix with a CF-USB host > adapted, but then the 92pin header is not available for a wifistix. Is > there any combination of hardware/software that would allow both USB host > and Wifi? > > Thanks. |
From: Albert D. <al...@da...> - 2006-11-28 10:39:59
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MetroBase USB2 v2.3.brd
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Hi all, The USB 2.0 Host board is finished the prototypes will be done next week. This is the final board layout: |
From: Karl v. M. <ver...@gm...> - 2006-11-29 15:26:43
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Albert, Just letting you know i'd be interested in the MMC variant of the board :) On 11/28/06, Albert Dahan <al...@da...> wrote: > > Hi all, > > The USB 2.0 Host board is finished the prototypes will be done next > week. > > This is the final board layout: > > > > I didn't have time to setup an URL with all the stuff, hopefully it > will be done by end of the week. > > PS: I think it's possible to add the Wifistix to this board and have > both functions on one board, we didn't have the time to do so. We > also want to add Ethernet and MMC on this board, but it's planned for > March next year. > > Regards, > Albert > > > On 28-nov-2006, at 4:17, Roger Venable wrote: > > > > > Caution, the mini-USB jacks on Gumstix are USB clients... not hosts. > > There's been a recent post to this list by a gentleman who is > > working on a > > custom USB host circuit, but I don't think it's ready for 'prime time' > > yet. > > > >> I'm looking into small embedded systems to be used in a small > >> autonomous > >> R/C > >> Plane and was wondering if there are any current or near future > >> Gumstix > >> products that would work. The two things that I really need are > >> USB host > >> functionality to control a digital camera, and 802.11b/g for > >> wireless data > >> communications. I've looked into using the CFstix with a CF-USB host > >> adapted, but then the 92pin header is not available for a > >> wifistix. Is > >> there any combination of hardware/software that would allow both > >> USB host > >> and Wifi? > >> > >> Thanks. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to > > share your > > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > > http://www.techsay.com/default.php? > > page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > _______________________________________________ > > gumstix-users mailing list > > gum...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > _______________________________________________ > gumstix-users mailing list > gum...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > > > > |
From: jc C. <jc...@in...> - 2006-11-29 11:02:44
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Yep, I agree. Having an USB host adapter with a wifistix or even better a CF-slot would be great. I saw that some guys are creating a USB-host-stix lately. Maybe extending that design would go into the right direction. Maybe the gumstix guys will think about such an extension. I can see lots of applications that just make an USB device wireless. Best regards Jens Andrew Oliver schrieb: > I'm looking into small embedded systems to be used in a small autonomous > R/C Plane and was wondering if there are any current or near future > Gumstix products that would work. The two things that I really need are > USB host functionality to control a digital camera, and 802.11b/g for > wireless data communications. I've looked into using the CFstix with a > CF-USB host adapted, but then the 92pin header is not available for a > wifistix. Is there any combination of hardware/software that would > allow both USB host and Wifi? > > Thanks. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > gumstix-users mailing list > gum...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users |
From: Don A. <do...@gu...> - 2006-11-29 13:21:20
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USB host function on our next-gen motherboard and a wifistix-cf combination board are both under development in our lab. Availability announcements have not been made, to date. Don @ Gumstix +++++++++++++ At 12:02 PM +0100 11/29/06, jc Carroll wrote: >Yep, I agree. Having an USB host adapter with a wifistix or even better >a CF-slot would be great. I saw that some guys are creating a >USB-host-stix lately. Maybe extending that design would go into the >right direction. >Maybe the gumstix guys will think about such an extension. I can see >lots of applications that just make an USB device wireless. > >Best regards >Jens > > > > >Andrew Oliver schrieb: >> I'm looking into small embedded systems to be used in a small autonomous >> R/C Plane and was wondering if there are any current or near future >> Gumstix products that would work. The two things that I really need are >> USB host functionality to control a digital camera, and 802.11b/g for >> wireless data communications. I've looked into using the CFstix with a >> CF-USB host adapted, but then the 92pin header is not available for a >> wifistix. Is there any combination of hardware/software that would >> allow both USB host and Wifi? >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash >> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gumstix-users mailing list >> gum...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash >http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >_______________________________________________ >gumstix-users mailing list >gum...@li... >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users ==================================================================== Don Anderson http://www.gumstix.com ==================================================================== -- |