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Raspberry Pi Thread
What do you i/diy/ots think of it?
What do you plan to do with them?

>> No.17594

I plan on using it as a paperweight to weigh down all my PIC and AVR datasheets.

>> No.17657

i'm going to turn it into a dragon dildo

>> No.17676

I'll make a micro Arcade with a 7" screen and I'll make it run lots of old shit

>> No.17691

>>17676
This.

>> No.17696

Stuff it in an a broken first gen Gameboy my friend gave me, and put a screen and a small control pad on it.

Poor man's pandora.

>> No.17707

>>17582
a small dockable infostation, possibly with a motion sensor camera. for when watching the news cant wait for taking a dump.

>> No.17850

holy shit this thing is awesome
>>17696
fuck me I'm doing that, will the gameboy be big enough for that though?

>> No.17860

>>17850
I'm using the original gray brick.

You can use a cheap digital photo frame as a screen. I'd post the link, but it's on my other computer.

>> No.18385

>>17860
http://www.maplin.co.uk/kodak-5-inch-digital-photo-frame-517441?c=froogle&u=517441&t=module

>> No.18575

bump

Guys I'm totally unfamiliar with this what potential does it have? It's affordable and honestly computer engineering is something I've always wanted to delve into

>> No.18580

I plan on using one as a rig I can keep irssi running in all the time. Boring, but hey.

>> No.18609

What programming language does it use?

>> No.18680

>>18609
Any, as far as I can tell. It'll run Debian or Ubuntu for ARM.

>> No.18706

Oh, I started a thread about what I can use my gutted gamecube for! How exactly can they be used together? I understand nothing...

>> No.18724

>>18706
Emulating old school consoles, terminals, seedboxes, routers (maybe), media streamers, something to dick around with.

>> No.18762

I plan on doing nothing with it, I'll wait until someone engineers a program to let an iPad screen be the display. But once that happens, shit will be glorious.

>> No.18774

It's pretty neat, I might buy one, not sure really what I'm gonna fucking do with it though.

>> No.18778

RasPi + usb wireless n adapter = cheap repeater/bridge for a wireless mesh network.

>> No.18788

My dad asked me this weekend to make him something that'll play 200+gb of music for him in the garage.

He said his coworker is giving him a disk with "225GB of music".

But I'll use the Pi, set it up with a cheap-ass monitor and some decent speakers, and set it up to play music for him.

And I'll probably get one for myself as well, to run a seedbox.

>> No.18806

>>18706
I'm the guy who suggested it

>> No.18814

An outdoor pc

>> No.18845

>>18762
Why don't you do that instead?

>> No.18855

>>18845
Because I feel as if i'll break everything in the screen, and it would be $60 down the drain.

>> No.18887

http://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=260

So you can run this thing on a 5v microUSB connection. Anyone know any AA/AAA to microUSB adapters, if they exist?

>> No.18904

>>18887
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-battery-Emergency-Re-Charger-Aluminum/dp/9983755882

over 9000 miliseconds on google.

>> No.18911

>>18887

build one yourself nigger

>> No.18912

>>18904
Thank you. You shall have my everlasting love.

>> No.18913

>>18904
Or you could just...do it yourself!

>> No.18928

>>18904
>>18887
http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-XP8000-Rechargeable-Power-Netbooks/dp/B0029U2WZU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&
amp;s=electronics&qid=1290480129&sr=1-1
Or a higher capacity battery, like the ones recommended for Pirate Boxes.

>> No.18936

>>18928
Seems good, but I gotta keep it small. I gotta fit this in a GameBoy case.

>> No.18950

>>18936
Make something yourself, and you can put 4 AAs in their proper spot in the gameboy case. It's not hard to solder together a usb plug.

>> No.18953

>>18680
>>18680

If it does, I am replacing it with Slax.

>> No.18966

>>18953
It supports ARM debian out of the box. There's a video of the fedora running off one of the alpha boards too.

Does Slax have an ARM build? If so, it'll probably work. Otherwise, you'll be stuck with debian. Or fedora. Or, dare I say it... gentoo.

>> No.18974

I wonder if you could put this in an Atari case and have it dual boot. By which I mean, have both running, but have it so you can choose which one is. Maybe have them both on the same video output.

Probably won't do it due to lazyness, but an idea for anyone out there who has an old 2600.

>> No.18975

>>18966
>Or, dare I say it... gentoo
Are you hardcore enough to install Gentoo?

>> No.18984

>>18966
>>18966

Not sure, but its a pretty active community (which i happily say I am a part of) and I am sure that modules will be released to help support/incorporate needed software and what not.

>> No.19043

>>18984
It's more than just needing a little software. Everything needs to be compiled to run on the ARM architecture.

That being said, I know slackware had ARM builds last time I used it. So getting Slax ported, if it needs to be, shouldn't be impossible.

>> No.19045

Could it handle mame?

>> No.19055

>>18953
Fuck yeah, another slacker! I've been using Slackware for about a year now and it's good to see another user of it.

>> No.19056

>>19045
Maybe. These things handled Quake 3 in 1080p at 60 FPS.

>> No.19060

>>19045
Not sure if there is an ARM port of mame. If there is, the Pi could probably handle really old games like pac-man and donkey kong, and maybe even slightly newer stuff like SF2.

>> No.19073

>>18928
I think a Raspberry Pi can last around 40 hours on one of these.

>> No.19075

>>19045
It can play 1080p video, so I'd guess so?

>> No.19098

I know I should google it, but can i use it like a mini laptop? Or play games on it? I am completely fucking retarded in this area but i think I want to learn!

>> No.19101

>>19056
Needs an ARM port. However the source code is available so it shouldn't be too hard to do.

>> No.19108

It's comparable to an xbox 1 in most respects. Hard to make a 1-to-1 comparison between CPUs.

My softmodded xbox had no trouble running playing PS1 games. I therefore conclude that getting working emulators for the PS1 / N64 generation is at least in the realm of possibility.

>> No.19109

>>19101
There's already an ARM port of Quake 3. That's what they used to benchmark this thing.

>> No.19126

>>19060
Not sure if this is it. It's also old as fuck:

http://caesar.logiqx.com/php/emulator.php?id=armmame

>> No.19135

>>19098
It's basically just a really fucking small computer, you just need to plug in a monitor, keyboard and mouse and you can use it as a computer right away. However it has a different processor architecture to desktops and laptops so you can't use the same programs unless versions have been made specifically for the ARM architecture.
But yeh, you can run it off batteries and if you whip up a case with a small screen and keyboard connected you could use it as a mini-laptop

>> No.19157

>>19135
Perfect! I kinda understood, and I have a gutted Gamecube I can use! I just want to surf the net and watch youtube on my gametop... or lapcube?

>> No.19172

>>19157
Oh this thing is more than capable for that.

>> No.19205

By the way, guys? This thing uses OpenGL.

Which means that you can PROBABLY run OpenCL on it. No guarantees, but the possibility is there.

This was a question yesterday, about how to get the GPU to do useful stuff that isn't graphics.

>> No.19215
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19215

I do amateur robotics on an Arduino One. I've never heard about the Raspberry Pi before, is this essentially a cheap PC? Any suggested resources to start learning how to work with them?

>> No.19242

>>19205
It runs OpenGL ES, to be exact. There's been some discussion on the forums as to GPGPU applications... tl;dr the devs want to give you access to something, but they're not sure what broadcom will let them do just yet. Either way, OpenMAX support for video decoding, at least.

>>19215
http://www.raspberrypi.org/ forums
They're not for sale until next month, but there's been considerable discussion on the forums as to how to incorporate them into robotics.

>> No.19382

>>19242

That's a shame, if it could run OpenCL natively and fresh out of the box, that would make this an even more wonderful device by far.

I guess it's all wait and see for now.

>> No.19386

I have a shitty Linux tablet (Always Innovating Touchbook)
tempted to gut the old ARM processor and see if this will work with the screen.

>> No.19409

>>19215

It's a small, cheap, and remarkably capable ARM PC with onboard USB, HDMI, and composite. One model also has Ethernet onboard and only costs a little bit more.

>> No.19452

>>19409
Yeah, there are 2 models. A and B, B costs $10 extra and has built Wi-Fi, and probably some other features.

I see myself just using this spare, caselss USB dongle I have lying around If ever need Wifi on mine

>> No.19456

Do you guys think one of these will fit in a gutted PS1? Might try to make it an emulator

>> No.19472

>>19456
Of course. The form factor they are going for is slightly larger than a business card.

>> No.19481

>>19456
Dude, it fits inside a gameboy.

>> No.19484

>>19242

USB robots. Make the drivers for ARM. Bingo.

>> No.19492

I plan on putting together a beowulf cluster with some.

not because it's useful, but because it's cool

>> No.19650

I don't see the use for this. My smartphone is capable of doing all the shit you guys have come up with for this equipment. Its essentially useless.

>> No.19694

>>19650
>Cheap smartphone = 100$
>The expensive RasberryPi = 35$

>> No.19698

>>19650
Is your smartphone capable of running 1080p video over HDMI?
Can it run Linux?
Does it have an ethernet port?
Okay how about an easy one. does it have two full USB ports? (OH SNAP)
and does it cost $25 brand new?

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>> No.19705

>>19698
>HYPNOTOLD
>I lol'd

>> No.19763

>>19698
>Is your smartphone capable of running 1080p video over HDMI?

Actually I think it could but I need to buy an adapter for it or there might be a hack to do it with cords I already have.

>Can it run Linux?
Why would I need it to run Linux. And from what I know about it the OS is already based off some form of linux anyway.

>Does it have an ethernet port?

What do you need the ethernet port for? I can connect my to any computer and exchange files or use a service like dropbox to exchange files.

>Okay how about an easy one. does it have two full USB ports? (OH SNAP)

Again, whats the use of needing USB ports? To exchange data files? I already answered that.

>and does it cost $25 brand new?
It wasn't 25 dollars, twice that amount with a discount on a package plan. Yeah it was cheap.

Anything else?

>> No.19855

>>19763
>Cant integrate smart phone into robotics
>Cant integrate smart phone into circuits past screen display without destroying it in the process
>Cant code/compile on a smartphone
>Cant make emulator on smartphone
>Smartphone is probably some proprietary DRM ridden child's toy, not a full blown computer

This is a DIY board, not a Best Buy phone booth. Deal with it.

>> No.21626

A small ftp server probably

>> No.21688

Could I implement this as a media player? Similar to what the noontec range do.

Essentially connect my harddrive up and be able to select movies/tvshows to play on my tv.

>> No.21701

>>21688
It doesn't have a port for the traditional hard drive cable, but with an external HDD, it would be easy enough.

>> No.21708

Home automation, torrent box, remote display driver, it can even be transformed into a thin client.
Imagine your house with a hadful of monitors spread across the rooms where you can control lighting, read mails, news, play music, charge your phone, stream the pictures from your phone directly.
I'm looking forward to this project.

>> No.21718

>>21708

Possibly the worlds simplest/easiest home automation system?

>> No.21732

I'd turn that bitch into a media center.
I will finally be able to watch my chinese cartoons on the living room TV

>> No.21734

>>21708
>you'll never get around to it. Also, its easier to just close the blinds with the pullstring.

also, the dude who commented on the smartphones is partially right. I mean if you plan on using this on the go, you need wireless network adapters, power supplies, a screen...

all of which a phone is capable of doing instantly. Though I havent heard of any phones running anything but shitOS and Andicks in a useable manor.

>> No.21750

There are so many uses for it.

Micro sized laptop with extremely good battery life
Home media centre
vidya emulator
home automation

I'd also like to see it used in robotics somehow.

>> No.21755

Is there some way this could be wired up as a MIDI controller or audio effects stomp box?

>> No.21757

>>21734
Why would i use it as a phone?

>> No.21777

Im gonna hook it up to a solar powered travel charger for phones (microusb). Add a wifi dongle to a USB port. Then seal it all in a plasic container. Im gonna hide it somewhere in the toilet of a starbucks with free wifi. Id set up a simple linux box to connect automatically and function as a tor endnode. Id visit back every 4 weeks to replace the battery.

>> No.21780

>>21757
He said on the go, not phone.

lrn2read

>> No.21783

>>21755
You could possibly use VSTi plugin effects and run them through a USB audio interface.

>> No.21785

>>21777
wow dude, you that desperate for some hipster facebook accnts eh?

>> No.21789

>>21783
True, something like that. I was specifically wondering if it had any audio inputs.

>> No.21796

>>21777

This would be perfect for spying.

>connect webcam, wifi or mobile internet dongle
>hide in changeroom, toilet
>live feed to PC at home

>> No.21797

>>21785
???

>> No.21798

>>21777
>solar powered
>toilet of a starbuck
Why not just find a sunny spot outside of the building? Also would probably never need to worry about the batteries than. Also, why a tor exit node?


Damn, just got it. Durable clear plastic casing, solar panels on each side, chuck it on the roof of McDonalds, ???, profit

>> No.21800

>>21734
>Though I havent heard of any phones running anything but shitOS and Andicks in a useable manor.
Did openMoko ever get off the ground? I remember hearing a lot of hype over that one.

>> No.21813

>>21797
Oh sorry wasn't sure what you were setting it up for with your comment at first.

>> No.21815

Some people are saying the $35 model has built in WiFi, but this is wrong:

>Does the device support networking? Is there Wi-Fi?

>The Model B version of the device includes 10/100 wired Ethernet. There is no Ethernet on the Model A version (which we expect to be taken up mostly by the education market), but Wi-Fi will be available via a standard USB dongle.

>> No.21822

>>19698
>ethernet port
>2 USB ports
that's the $35 model, broski

>> No.21840

I'll probably just use it in my MAME cabinet instead of the XBOX that is currently in there.

>> No.21845

Play Quake III on the go..

>> No.21986

If you could get a few of these, strap them onto solar panels, and place them secretly around town, to create a small local
Intranet, kinda like dead drops or Pirate box.

>> No.22005

I support RPi

I have been following it for a while.

I plan on turning it into my school programming machine.

>> No.22007 [DELETED] 

put it in an inconspicuous looking case
attach it to a (girls) changing room wall (hidden of course)
set to record
???
PROFIT

>> No.22013

Is it for sell yet?

If so, can someone provide a link?

>> No.22019

>>22013
comes out in november

>> No.22065

Using that dev-board for any kind of game emulator is pointless, chinese mp4 players can emulate most consoles. Add the price of the screen an it's more expensive than chinese vidya gaems.
Building a laptop is also pointless, chinese 7 inch laptops are cheaper and includes screen, touchpad, arm processor, battery etc.

>>you'll never get around to it. Also, its easier to just close the blinds with the pullstring.

It's also easier to install windows or use a macbook but i'm like other dev's aren't faggots and that's why linux and gentoo exists.

>> No.22083

>>17582

There is enough empty room in most 24"+ LCD monitors to disassemble them and mount one of these inside with a little case modding. It would make a cheap AIO.

>> No.22090

>>22065
Screens are cheap. You can use an old digital photo frame.

>> No.22093

>>22065
Tell me more about these 7 inch laptops that cost less than 35$

>> No.22105

Photo frame screens are a pain in the ass to drive, most screens from chinese cheap frames have awful resolution (less than 480x272) and are ANALOG RGB plus sync and requires a specific frame formatting. They're a PITA.

>> No.22116

>>22093

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok4z9Xpapzc

>> No.22121

>>22065
Also, going to space is pointless because the chinese already did it.

>> No.22126

>>22116
O.O
Holy
shit
I call BS

>> No.22127

>>22121

0/10

go back to /int/

>> No.22132

>>22126

Nah.

http://technologizer.com/2011/10/05/indias-35-tablet-returns-for-45/

>it’ll be commercially available for around $60 in November. (The $45 version is going to 100,000 students in India for free as part of a pilot program.)

>> No.22139

>>22127
Not samefag, but there's a fine line between trolling and satire

>> No.22145

>>22132
$35 my ass.

Won't even be worth $60

>> No.22169

>buy one
>write code that fills out surveys with random answers
>run it while asleep/work
>???
>PROFIT
>use profit to make more
>repeat process
>????
>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

unlimited monies

>> No.22193

>>22169
What was stopping you from doing this with your desktop?

>> No.22199

>>22193

not OP, but the raspberry has a load of 1W

>> No.22234

>>19452
The B units will NOT COME WITH WIFI. They are very clear about that.
The B unit has an Ethernet port, as well as more ram.

And this is perfect for an HTPC when hooked up to a few hard drives.

>> No.22246

>>22234
I like your thinking, however, how would you go about hookin up the drives? USB 2.0 sucks for media.

>> No.22247

>>>/g/

>> No.22252

>>22247
>implying this isn't relevant to /diy/
>implying I'm not posting in both these threads
>>>/g/20772047

>> No.22260

The whole laptop thingie is pointless, the BOM is bigger than an already functional full chinese laptop.
$35 Dev board
$10 Keyboard
$10 Touchpad
$30 Screen
$10 Wifi card
Add case, battery and charger and you're way above the $85 price tag of a chinese 7" ARM laptop and you end with a bulky setup, also you have to program your own screen/keyboard/hardware drivers.

The potential of this board is on other kind of projects.

>> No.22264

>>22193
rasberry pi is much cheaper than a desktop

>> No.22272

>>22264
But you could run said program on your desktop anytime you weren't using it, or even when you were. The only part that matters is, as someone else pointed out, that it consumes less power.

>> No.22278

>>22246
i ve never had a problem running 1080p rips from my external hard drive. Granted, its a 3.0 being stepped down to 2.0, but still.

If its really a big issue get a 32gb SD card, and use the space on that as swap space to store the current file being played, and wipe when done.

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22281

Make it happen, /diy/.

>> No.22290

>>22281
wat.

>> No.22294

>>22290
its WH40K related

>> No.22299

>>22272
yeah but I can buy multiple raspberry pis and run multiple at once


thats the point I'm making

>> No.22333

>>22281
>Await cheap, effective hover technology

http://www.motherboard.tv/2011/10/20/heads-up-hoverboarders-here-comes-quantum-levitation--2

>Back to the Future Deadline only 4 years away

SCIENCE!

>> No.22351

>>22281

bro im making this thing

For the Emperor!!!!

>> No.22357

>>18706
Oh, btw, when you finish what you're doing with that Gamecube, you better make a thread on what you did with it. I want to see what you end up with. I suggested the portable speaker idea.

>> No.22374

>>22281
When I do this /diy/, you'll be the first to know

>> No.22441

>>22281

great, i already have the skull

>> No.22456

what about these for screen, for a portable...something?
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/et-350-3-5-tft-lcd-digital-monitor-for-vehicles-reverse-camera-ntsc-pal
-12v-dc-39044
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/400a-4-0-tft-lcd-digital-monitor-for-vehicle-parking-reverse-camera-144
0x272-12v-dc-57776

>> No.22475

>>22456

Just a heads up, DealExtreme takes a LONG fucking time to ship.

>> No.22481

>>22456
>>17582
Now we just need a micro keyboard

>> No.22508

>>22481

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/handheld-rechargeable-bluetooth-v2-0-2-4g-mini-wireless-keyboard-with-t
rackpad-and-red-laser-900158147

>> No.22521

>>22508
>>22456
Time to build a Pipboy 2000!

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>>19698
Well DONE, sir.

>> No.22758

I can't find the requirements for ROS, but this or a derivative of it would be neat as the main controller of a robot. It would also be nice for providing a central controller for several other devices. Maybe some home automation and IRC logs. Wouldn't mind it as a console, but mostly on the expectation that games made for both it and computers will hopefully be portable enough to easily run on computer systems not yet created with little fuss.

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>>22521
HOT DAMN

best idea I've seen so far

>> No.23135

Bump

>> No.23175

Wish the form factor was more like guru/sheevaplug, but pretty nifty and could be nodded easily enough.

>> No.23219

Don't leave me with a bunch of those. I'll cluster 'em and put 'em all in a laptop shell or some shit (wanted to do that for a long time). ... My brain isn't working yet, but it seems like a good idea...

Or a DIY gameboy or something...

>> No.23529

>Time to build a Pipboy 2000!

What exactly would this take? Not a copy but a similar device. Wearable, screen and keyboard wrist mounted with bulk of case on waist (containing board, batteries and such). Wifi, Email, music playback, word processing, video and voice recording (through add-on mic and camera), and be able to sync to a windows based pc (just compile through the use of a automatic program) ? Also I have no clue what I'm talking about, machinist fag here.

>> No.23532

make it a torrent box and hide it at mcdonalds

>> No.23603

anyone know of the processing power?
Possible computan cluster?

>> No.23804

>>23603
700Mhz

>> No.23854

>>23804
thats rather impressive
anyone know the computational power in mflops or some shit?
I know ARM can sometimes have rather impressive speeds.

>> No.24129

>>23219
Read the rest of the rest of the thread, that's been addressed

>> No.24134

I would love to build it into a small case designed to attach to your forearm with a small 5-7inch flip up monitor with a keyboard like this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823852001

(obviously I will find one much cheaper because I know I've found them for $20-30 but I just was looking for a link right now)

and a wifi dongle and an SD card slot with a 32gb card so I can have everything on there and be a complete super nerd...

among other things, I will buy 2-3 of them, use them as seed boxes for my private trackers and run my own file server from one :D so happy that I came across these things, they are AWESOME!!

>> No.24146

Isn't the GBA built on ARM architecture? Will that make it easier for an emulator to come out?

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24168

Nerds with none income use Raspberry
Students use arduino
Engineers with 8000 moth salary uses NI!

>> No.24440

Don't expect this to be any good as a NAS. The SoC has 1 USB connection, and on the model B that is connected to the LAN9512 which provides a 2-port hub and the Ethernet. So your (10/100) Ethernet and disks are sharing one USB port's worth of bandwidth.

>> No.24484

>>24168
What about PIC?