Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2021 15:05:02 +0200 From: Milan Obuch <freebsd-embedded@dino.sk> To: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCEngines alternatives Message-ID: <20210803150502.43bb7adc@zeta.dino.sk> In-Reply-To: <bbfbc01c-4a11-4b7a-bb45-6af31b872506@sentex.net> References: <bbfbc01c-4a11-4b7a-bb45-6af31b872506@sentex.net>
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On Tue, 3 Aug 2021 08:33:46 -0400, mike tancsa <mike@sentex.net> wrote: > I love these boards a lot, but it looks like availability is going to > be really tight for some time. Does anyone have any suggestions for > alternatives? ARM seems to be looking better and better, however, I > need something with more than one built in ethernet port (3-4 ideally) > and something with zero fans as the environments tend to be very > dirty -- hence off the shelf Pi4 is not that attractive. > One alternative I know about is pine64.org's ROCKPro64. While it has just one built-in ethernet port, there is PCIe 4x slot available. I tested the board itself, it works with FreeBSD out-of-the-box, but I did not test it with PCIe network card. 2 GB version is available, 4 GB currently out of stock, but should be in stock late August. Another alternative is Quartz64 from the same vendor, with both 4 GB and 8 GB version available as of now, unfortunately, with different SoC, it is not yet supported, but development is ongoing according to post on freebsd-arm mailing list. If you are interested in this platform, you can ask there as well, it is possible to get more responses... A bit more info would be usefull - price desired, peripherals wanted, usage scenario etc. Two board mentioned are both under US$ 100, but should be usable for many tasks. Regards, Milan
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