Pocket computer - 1 USB port

leamassiot · 01-11-2006, 06:09 PM

Hi everyone !

Happy new year 2006 !

Thank you for reading my post.

I am looking for:
- a small machine:
pocket computer,
machine having the size of a mobile phone,
- cheap

,
- with one USB port to plug in a USB camera or a USB key,
- on which I could install a *nix OS (Debian would be great),
- quite autonomous (power): two-three-four-more hours?

Thanks in advance for the advices you can give me.

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Léa Massiot

microsoft/linux · 01-11-2006, 06:54 PM

www.gumstix.com?

leamassiot · 01-12-2006, 03:31 PM

Thanks for the link!

That one is not bad:

Quote:

waysmall basix 200ax with MMC slot
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Processor:
Intel XScale® PXA255
200MHz

Memory:
64MB SDRAM
4 MB Strataflash
MMC slot
USB Device plug

Operating system:
u-boot - bootloader
Linux kernel 2.6
userspace includes: dropbear and boa, bluetooth utilities and much, more

Development tools:
subversion control of:
gcc 3.4 cross-compiler uboot with patches kernel with patches userspace

Connector:
60 pin Hirose I/O header

Interfaces:
usb client
power input jack for 5V wall adapter

Serial interface:
STUART
ST-UART and FF-UART RS232

Power requirements:
3.4V - 5.2V takes Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, 3-NiMH, standard 4.5V or 5.0V inputs

Dimensions:
83mm x 36mm x 15mm

Power adapter:
5V wall adapter included

Architecture:
all waysmall systems built on the gumstix basix platform architecture

The fact is that gumstix is unknown to me...
What do you think, comments?

Thanks,

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Léa Massiot

microsoft/linux · 01-12-2006, 05:17 PM

I don't know, I've never used one. They look pretty cool, and seem to fulfill all your requirements. Google around for reviews, that's how I first heard of them.