[HH] Rascal single board computer

[Drew Van Zandt]

I can ask him tonight; I'll be over to the Asylum later.

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Drew Van Zandt
Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics
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On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Tom Metro <tmetro+hhacking at gmail.com>wrote:

> I didn't know we had a single board computer aimed at hobbyists being
> developed locally. In this article/video the developer, Brandon
> Stafford, is being interviewed at Artisan's Asylum.
>
> The interesting twist on this one is that it uses an ARM core
> (AT91SAM9G20), and runs Linux, but has Arduino shield compatible
> connectors, so you can use Arduino peripherals. The other innovation it
> offers is that you can program it (in Python) by interacting with a
> web-based code editor running on the device. See http://rascalmicro.com/
> for details.
>
> Both hardware and software are licensed under Creative Commons and other
> open source licenses.
>
> That aside, at $180 (hoped to be $100 - $150 in volume) it generally
> doesn't beat other ARM options, unless you happen to need 2 USB jacks or
> some other specific hardware bit it happens to have. If he does manage
> to get the price down to $100 or less, it'll be a good option for some
> projects.
>
> Too late to get Brandon for next week's BLU meeting? (The boards
> themselves are currently on backorder.)
>
>
> Rascal Micro hands-on (video)
> http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/13/rascal-micro-hands-on-video/
>
>  Not far from the bustling labs of Northeastern University is the even
>  more bustling hacker space known as Artisan's Asylum.
>
> Ummm...they're no where near each other. I think the NU mention was only
> to plug other Engadget articles talking about hardware hacking projects
> happening there. (When did NU get into this stuff? Sadly, not much of
> what the linked articles cover was happening there when I attended.)
>
>
>  ...the Rascal Micro. This tiny board is home to an ARM-based SOC and
>  has its hungry, open-sourced eyes on competitors like Arduino and
>  Beagle. Brandon Stafford, the creator, boiled down its primary selling
>  points to this: "it's maybe 25 times faster, has 1,000 times more
>  storage." Where as the Arduino excels at making things blink, move or
>  Tweet, the Rascal Micro has enough power to function as a full-fledged
>  web server.
>
>  The original version of the board sold for about $180, but Stafford
>  has managed to get the price down and future shipments should settle
>  in between $100 and $150.
>  [...]
>  What makes the Rascal special is its integrated Linux kernel ROM,
>  microSD slot, Ethernet port and duo of USB jacks. ...there's a pile of
>  female headers on the board, that are capable of accepting any Arduino
>  shield.
>
>  Stafford himself has used his creation to power his home sprinkler
>  system and even had a simple, but impressive, demo waiting for us when
>  we swung by his booth.
>
> Booth? They never mention what show this was. Are they referring to an
> AA rental space?
>
>
> Also written up here:
>
> http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/ARM-board-for-Arduino-shields-1618480.html
>
>  -Tom
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