[HH] Rascal single board computer

[Drew Van Zandt]

Oh, and yes booth means his space at the Asylum.  Straight in the fron
door, right @ first aisle past the Electronics space, last spot on the
right.

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Drew Van Zandt
Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics
Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld)
Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D.  Masquerade aVST
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On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Drew Van Zandt <drew.vanzandt at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
> Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld)
> Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D.  Masquerade aVST
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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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