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Re: The Hummingboard

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On 2014-07-03, RS Wood wrote:
> From the «cool little toy» department:
> Title: Move over, Raspberry Pi: Here's the HummingBoard
> Author: zafiro17@pipedot.org
> Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 08:49:27 -0400
> Link: http://pipedot.org/story/2014-07-03/move-over-raspberry-pi-heres-the-hummingboard
>
> Probably time to admit I'm addicted to these awesome little gadget boards and
> devices. And I just discovered this one: the HummingBoard[1].
>
> Get ready to fall in love with new HummingBoard – a small and powerful,
> low-cost ARM computer that ignites the imagination. Whatever your dream,
> the HummingBoard will help make it happen – the possibilities for creating
> the next great IoT innovation are truly limitless. The HummingBoard allows
> you to run many open source operating systems – such as Ubuntu, Debian and
> Arch – as well as Android and XBMC. With its core technology based on
> SolidRun’s state-of-the-art Micro System on a Module (MicroSOM), it has
> ready-to-use OS images, and its open hardware comes with full schematics
> and layout. Best of all, as a Linux single board computer, the HummingBoard
> is backed by the global digital maker community, which means you can alter
> the product in any way you like and get full kernel upstreaming support and
> all the assistance you need.
>
> The big, obvious advantage is that the USB hub is powered, which would allow
> you to connect it to an external hard drive full of your data, something
> that's kind of a hassle with the Raspberry Pi (well, not a huge hassle, but
> an extra step).
>
> Links:
> [1]: http://www.solid-run.com/products/hummingboard/ (link)

Meh.

It has more bells and whistles than the pi (priced at $35), but
people are expecting the price to be ~ $130, which would be too
high.  Even the beaglebone black, which is closer in horsepower, is
only $49.

I'm glad they added an RTC, but still no ADC? Seriously?  That's my
biggest problem with the pi.  The ADC is the most versatile part of
a dev board -- audio processing, digital IO, voltage thresholding,
random numbers, timers, you name it I can do it.

I don't see anything specific about a hardware x264 encoder either.
That's the pi's biggest advantage against the beaglebone black, IMO.
Hopefully they included one.

I'll say the same thing about the hummingboard as I did the
minnowboard: it's in an awkward middle ground between two markets.
I'm glad that companies keep designing things like this, but I don't
see any reason to move away from the pi and the beagle yet.

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The Hummingboard RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-07-03 12:26 +0000
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