From: <ant...@co...> - 2006-05-30 20:58:08
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Ok, I am very new to this but I build custom motorcycles. I would like to build a Gumstix computer with a small 5" inch touch screen to build into one of my bikes to do something like GPS or MP3. What hardware and software would be my best choice for doing such a project? Please keep in mind I dont have alot of room to hide stuff on the bike. Thanks in advance. |
From: Direnzo, A. <Ant...@ng...> - 2007-07-19 19:45:46
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>Hello, > >I am new to Gumstix technology and I would like to develop software on a Linux machine. > >Which Linux Operating System do you recommend for the Verdex XL6P mother board for example? > |
From: Dave H. <dhy...@gm...> - 2007-07-19 21:07:02
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Hi, > >I am new to Gumstix technology and I would like to develop software on a > Linux machine. > > > >Which Linux Operating System do you recommend for the Verdex XL6P mother > board for example? I'd recommend some linux distribution which uses a 2.6 kernel. I've used Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Fedora Core, Mandrake and Debian. Others have used Red Hat, and Gentoo. As far as I know they all work. -- Dave Hylands Vancouver, BC, Canada http://www.DaveHylands.com/ |
From: mi C. <che...@ms...> - 2007-07-27 02:20:36
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Hello all! I just ordered the Verdex boards and officially became a hamster= of Gumstix! =20 I do have a few questions to consult you guys: 1. Is there any good source of Verdex 24 pin flex connector? I'll need thos= e pins to make a usb port. I have the schematics from the wiki, but where c= an I get the parts? 2. What should I keep in mind to avoid having to send back for reflash? 3. I placed two orders, one order, one back order. In a few days I'm only g= oing to have the Verdex XL6P motherboard with tweener. Before I get the con= sole-vx and breakout-vx, can I just get linux console with tweener so I can= have a kixtart? 4. Have anyone get any luck with Verdex and a USB wifi 802.11b/g cards? My = project next semester will be entirely depending on the wifi availability (= I need to transmit video from somewhere thru Wifi to someone surfing the in= ternet). 5. Where can I find some good video camera modules to mount on robots? Shou= ld I use the CCD connector on Verdex board, or should I just use the USB in= terface (or ethernet interface is fine as well)? Low power is appreciated a= nd MPEG4 encoding is highly appreciated, since it is going to be on a robot= . Budget is ~150$, but I'm planning to get 2 if possible. =20 Thank you very much, and I appreciate your answer. Sincerely yours, Mi Chen p.s.: I'm a computer science who's trying to get some hands-on experience w= ith embedded linux, robotics, and maybe some real time video/audio process= ing/recognition, if everything goes well. Let me cheers to Gumstix, for such a low cost, student friendly, and so spi= ritually engineered and open minded little stix. Thanks again.= |
From: Dave H. <dhy...@gm...> - 2007-07-27 05:24:15
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Hi, > 1. Is there any good source of Verdex 24 pin flex connector? I'll need > those pins to make a usb port. I have the schematics from the wiki, but > where can I get the parts? See: <http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.distributions.gumstix.general/24596> > 2. What should I keep in mind to avoid having to send back for reflash? Be very careful if you reflash u-boot. Make sure you bought a console board of some type. > 3. I placed two orders, one order, one back order. In a few days I'm only > going to have the Verdex XL6P motherboard with tweener. Before I get the > console-vx and breakout-vx, can I just get linux console with tweener so I > can have a kixtart? You can, although I find the tweener to be a rather flimsy connection. Getting the console-vx is much better in my opinion. > 4. Have anyone get any luck with Verdex and a USB wifi 802.11b/g cards? My > project next semester will be entirely depending on the wifi availability (I > need to transmit video from somewhere thru Wifi to someone surfing the > internet). My brother and I have a bit of success with some of the ralink ones. I say a bit of luck, because we've often had them fail to load as well. > 5. Where can I find some good video camera modules to mount on robots? > Should I use the CCD connector on Verdex board, or should I just use the USB > interface (or ethernet interface is fine as well)? Low power is appreciated > and MPEG4 encoding is highly appreciated, since it is going to be on a > robot. Budget is ~150$, but I'm planning to get 2 if possible. Not sure - I'll let somebody else answer this one. -- Dave Hylands Vancouver, BC, Canada http://www.DaveHylands.com/ |
From: Christopher G. <mo...@gm...> - 2007-07-27 18:18:06
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2007/7/26, mi Chen <che...@ms...>: > > Hello all! I just ordered the Verdex boards and officially became a > hamster of Gumstix! > > 5. Where can I find some good video camera modules to mount on robots? > Should I use the CCD connector on Verdex board, or should I just use the USB > interface (or ethernet interface is fine as well)? Low power is appreciated > and MPEG4 encoding is highly appreciated, since it is going to be on a > robot. Budget is ~150$, but I'm planning to get 2 if possible. > > I have gotten a cheap Belkin USB dongle working quite well with the zd1211rw driver included in the kernel. You may also want to check out http://www.pabr.org (Pascal occasionally posts here as well) for some insight on mounting a camera and working with the gumstix board. -- Christopher Gilbert B.S., Computer Science University of Maine 2006 http://motomastyle.com |
From: <48...@la...> - 2007-07-27 19:26:09
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> 4. Have anyone get any luck with Verdex and a USB wifi 802.11b/g cards? I have had solid success with the zd1211rw driver and a Belkin F5D7050 Wireless G USB Network Adapter. I've used it connected directly to the USB host port and through a USB hub...both without issue. Even connected for nearly 24 hrs. > 5. Where can I find some good video camera modules to mount on robots? > Should I use the CCD connector on Verdex board, or should I just use the > USB interface (or ethernet interface is fine as well)? Low power is > appreciated and MPEG4 encoding is highly appreciated, since it is going to > be on a robot. Budget is ~150$, but I'm planning to get 2 if possible. Although I'm still in the middle of determining the best solution (for me) I can say that I have had success with: Microsoft VX-3000 using the gspca (v1 for video4linux 1) and the spcacat capture package (driver and capture software available at http://mxhaard.free.fr/index.html) ---fair image quality Vimicro ZC301P using the same driver and software (I got my Vimicro from http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00127. For $26 plus $3 shipping, and that includes the telescope attachment, I am astounded by the device. It is highly hackable.) ---good image quality I've tested the linux-uvc driver with a Logitech Quickcam Deluxe for Notebooks. Although the device is recognized and apparently mounted, it does not function correclty. However, I have since learned that is probably due to v4l version issues. I just received a Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 which works with the pwc driver (which is included with linux). I was also successful in having the device recognized and mounted but I haven't been successful in aquiring images from it. This, I'm fairly certain, is not due to software/driver compatibility. I'm still trying to get this one to work. I have learned to be careful of Video4Linux (aka v4l) and Video4Linux2 (aka v4l2) compatibilty issues, among other things, for the USB drivers and software. I have not seen MPEG4 capable software in my searches--but that doesn't mean it isn't available. UVC devices (connectable via the linux-uvc driver which is v4l2) are supposed to provide an MPEG stream but I think it is MPEG2. I use the USB wifi and camera together through a USB hub. I don't have a great demand on either device so I'm uncertain of true performance. Hope this helped. James |
From: Christopher G. <mo...@gm...> - 2007-07-28 01:51:58
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2007/7/27, 48...@la... <48...@la...>: > I have not seen MPEG4 capable software in my searches--but that doesn't > mean it isn't available. UVC devices (connectable via the linux-uvc > driver which is v4l2) are supposed to provide an MPEG stream but I think > it is MPEG2. > If you feel like experimenting (and a bunch of cross compiling), ffmpeg will likely be able to do the capture and encoding of your video. -- Christopher Gilbert B.S., Computer Science University of Maine 2006 http://motomastyle.com |
From: davidknox <dav...@gm...> - 2007-07-28 22:21:40
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mi Chen wrote: > > 5. Where can I find some good video camera modules to mount on robots? > Should I use the CCD connector on Verdex board, or should I just use the > USB interface (or ethernet interface is fine as well)? Low power is > appreciated and MPEG4 encoding is highly appreciated, since it is going to > be on a robot. Budget is ~150$, but I'm planning to get 2 if possible. > I found these, I wonder if it can be adapted to gumstix? http://www.virtualcogs.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=34 -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/New-to-Gumstix-tf4157988.html#a11847013 Sent from the Gumstix mailing list archive at Nabble.com. |
From: Daniel M. <dim...@gm...> - 2006-05-30 21:51:00
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Well, if you get a gumstix and a gpsstix you theoretically are to a good start, because the gpsstix has gps, audio i/o, and breakout to touchscreen lcd lines. You'd also need some storage, like an mmc. This would be very small. However, beware some complications regarding the gpsstix antenna (see the wiki or the archives of the maillist). Also, the lcd screen part still seems to be unexplored territory (I haven't seen anyone implement one, at least). best Daniel On 5/30/06, ant...@co... <ant...@co...> wrote: > > > Ok, I am very new to this but I build custom motorcycles. I would like to > build a Gumstix computer with a small 5" inch touch screen to build into one > of my bikes to do something like GPS or MP3. What hardware and software > would be my best choice for doing such a project? Please keep in mind I dont > have alot of room to hide stuff on the bike. Thanks in advance. |