From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 13 14:11:59 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 190D016A4CE; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:11:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ares.wolfpond.org (ns1.wolfpond.org [62.212.96.219]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD35B43D1F; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:11:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ftigeot@wolfpond.org) Received: from aoi.wolfpond.org (aoi.wolfpond.org [IPv6:2001:7a8:24db:1:20c:76ff:feb4:27e1]) by ares.wolfpond.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i8DEBoNf070679; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:11:50 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ftigeot@aoi.wolfpond.org) Received: from aoi.wolfpond.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aoi.wolfpond.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id i8DEBpOb001831; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:11:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ftigeot@aoi.wolfpond.org) Received: (from ftigeot@localhost) by aoi.wolfpond.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i8DEBpVQ001830; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:11:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ftigeot) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:11:51 +0200 From: Francois Tigeot To: soralx@cydem.org Message-ID: <20040913141150.GA1134@aoi.wolfpond.org> References: <200409130120.35057.soralx@cydem.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200409130120.35057.soralx@cydem.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: freebsd-small@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 586Core X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:11:59 -0000 On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 01:20:35AM -0600, soralx@cydem.org wrote: > > I'm starting some small project, and I need to decide what hardware > will fit its needs. I'm looking for a small single-board computer that > should have minimum: 2 serial ports (RS232 & [RS232 | USB(preferable)]), > 8-bit databus, FLASH disk, RTC, 486 CPU performance, low power consumption; > should be able to run FreeBSD. PCB size does not matter much. One > of the applications I plan to run on it is 'gnokii'. > > I've found this: 'http://www.compulab.co.il/586core.htm', and I'd appreciate > to get some opinions on this product. Is anyone using it? How well does it > work with FreeBSD (or *BSD)? How well FBSD works with its USB controller > (ScanLogic SL811HST)? I have no experience with this product, but it seems to be quite specific. Be prepared to buy special cases, power supplies and so on... > Maybe someone can suggest a better and possibly less expensive alternative? How about a mini-itx board ? Via Epia are becoming quite common, they can be used with atx power supplies and some models are fanless. The USB part is the same one found on many Pentium-3 and Athlon mainboards and work well with FreeBSD. See here for some pictures and prices: http://www.mini-itx.com/ You can put a flash disk on the IDE ports or if you want something more exotic some manufacturers like Commell sell some models with a Disk-on-Chip socket on-board. -- Francois Tigeot