Re: Suggestions for embedded systems... ?

Thanks. The downsides I see are its relatively large size (ATX) and
power requirements (full ATX). What I'm looking for is more along the
lines of http://www.soekris.com/net4801.htm, only with an RCA video
connector. Its small, takes virtually no power, takes car voltages (vs.
upconverting back to 110AC for an ATX power supply), and has 80% of what I
want. I just need the last 20% :)

-B


--- "Brian J. McGovern" <mcgovern@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

All,
I've been browsing the FreeBSD site looking for a
system I can
embed in the car. Optimally, it will do video output
via a RCA cable (ala your
VCR) so I can plug it in to one of the new Alpine
radios with an AUX in. Input
will probably come via a USB gaming pad (arrow keys,
a few buttons, and 16-20
keys). I'd like to have bluetooth and 802.11b/g for
communicating with a base
station and the in car GPS and phone audio systems.
USB (4-6 ports) would
be perfect - I can get the keyboard, bluetooth,
802.11g, and ODB II
connectors in without a hub. Most I've seen boot
from compact flash, but
booting from a USB thumb drive or SD ram would also
be useful. Audio would
also be nice, but I can get away with the bluetooth
link.

The form factor should be as small as possible for
under-seat,
behind-dash, or trunk installation.

I've seen the Soekris systems, and they're at a
good price point, but
while they'd support most of what I'd need, they
don't seem to have RCA video
output, which would be a major plus for real time
color displays of status and
information (has anyone played with the USB video
options available? Does
FreeBSD support them?)

Suggestions? Comments? Projects already done?

-Brian
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sorry about the blank one I dropped/catched the
keyboard with the wrong anykey...

http://www.aaeon.com/?TabIndex=Products&TabID=Detail&Cate_ID={AEEE87FC-762C-
45F1-AC39-54000B62A180}&Item_ID={88258D2F-17B8-4FA5-80D3-31E93126D326}&Product_
ID={EE4FC77D-FCFD-40EE-AA27-3CFCEA592237}

is a PC104 board I found that seems to do what you
want. I've been comtemplating this for a while.
possibly when I finally fix my eldo... This might be a
little pricey I'm not certain. Good luck with the
project and keep us up to date. I am deffinately
interested in seeing one of these come to pass. if you
do opt for compact flash make sure its read-only, you
might want to use some sort of Harddrive. this one
does EIDE.


-brian

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