From: Colin S. <cj...@ab...> - 2008-11-10 13:37:03
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> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:38:15 -0500 > From: solarwind <x.s...@gm...> > Subject: [Gumstix-users] Lowest Power > To: "General mailing list for gumstix users." > <gum...@li...> > Message-ID: > <a94...@ma...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hey all, > > I'm trying to build a solid RPN calculator out a gumstix (overkill, I know, > but it's a project). The MAIN requirement for the calculator is that it > needs to consume as little power as possible. What's the BEST gumstix to get > to consume as little power as possible? Processing performance is not an > issue. It will run on batteries. Its not really a gumstix, but use a robostix. It will consume a fraction of the power that any gumstix does as its only a 16mhz processor (underclockable to much less), there's no operating system to get in the way, virtually no boot up time etc. If absolutely must use a gumstix then use a basix 200 if you can get one. At best you are only going to get a runtime of a few hours, whereas a microcontroller based system can probably manage days. If low power is your main requirement don't use a gumstix! -- Colin Sauze PhD Student, Intelligent Robotics Group Department of Computer Science Aberystwyth University SY23 3DB, United Kingdom http://users.aber.ac.uk/cjs06 |