From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Charles Manning Subject: Re: Linux SBC recommendations Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:38:26 +1300 Message-ID: <200812011038.26944.manningc2@actrix.gen.nz> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-embedded-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Greg Lee Cc: linux-embedded@vger.kernel.org On Monday 01 December 2008 09:50:49 Greg Lee wrote: > I'm in the process of selecting a single-board computer (SBC) for a > project and I'd like to hear what others are using sucessfully. My > requirements for the SBC are: > > 1) Low cost (<$100) > 2) Runs Linux > 3) Has an Ethernet and USB host connection > 4) Has sufficient storage capacity to run an small HTTP server such as > mini httpd and a few MB left over for custom applications > 5) Mechanical packaging suitable for a server room environment > 6) Processing capacity requirement is not very large, low-power processor > okay > > I previously assumed that I would use the Gumstix Vertex-Pro boards, > but cost is a limiting factor on this project and precludes using > these boards. > > What low-cost SBCs has the Linux Embedded community used with success? It generally depends on other requirements too. I would consider re-targeting a Linksys WRT54G or similar. -- CHarles