Re: [Gumstix-users] first gumstix

[Dave H. <dhy...@gm...>]

Hi Jake,

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:16:00 -0600, Jake <hor...@um...> wrote:
> Well I plan to place my PO this week and begin my adventure into the gumstix
> world.  Since I'll be starting out new, should I begin with a waysmall setup
> using the new connex in place of the basix?  The way I understand it is that
> it'll be the same, I'll just have the option to expand in the future (case
> excluded of course).  Since I believe the gumstix has some onboard memory, I
> shouldn't need the cf card adapter unless necessary, correct?  Please let me
> know if I'm wrong.

You need to decide just what you're going to do with your gumstix.

The basicx and connex both come with 4 Mb flash, of which there is
about 1 - 1.5 Mb free (it was 1.5 Mb when I got mine, it might be a
bit less now).

If you go with the connex, you lose bluetooth and the MMC card,
although you could add a compact flash card. The real advantage to
adding compact flash though, is the ability to use a 802.11b WiFi
card.

The waysmall is nice in that you get two serial ports, USB, and 20
GPIO pads. If you're planning on doing audio stuff, then you might
want to consider the audiostix instead of the waysmall. You can only
use one of these at a time.

So, let us know what you're trying to do, and we can probably help you
decide what you need to get.

-- 
Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/