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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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      @dashrender said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

      LOL - yes, ER-X, but I'm sure that's not what you're talking about. 😉

      Every networking device anywhere is a SBC 🙂

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      • DashrenderD
        Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

        @dashrender said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

        LOL - yes, ER-X, but I'm sure that's not what you're talking about. 😉

        Every networking device anywhere is a SBC 🙂

        pretty much what I was going for.

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        • PenguinWranglerP
          PenguinWrangler
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          I have a Raspberry PI and a Raspberry PI 2. I run all sorts of things on them. I use them to play around/learn about things. Great little devices. I am getting a 3 soon. I use these cases: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MRKSGP2/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c_x_7_w

          They are stackable which I like.

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          • gjacobseG
            gjacobse
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            rPi3 running OpenElec for Kodi. Was a simple setup, and ran it in the car on two 10" HDMI LCDs with movies on a 32GB USB drive. Used an iPad to control it using the internal Kodi AP configuration.

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            • dafyreD
              dafyre
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              I've done some (rather basic) programming on an Adruino for a guy. It was to alert him when a chicken cage door, or hog pen and something else was left open for too long, lol.

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              • thwrT
                thwr
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                Raspberry's, OrangePi's and a bunch of other ARM SBCs for private and business uses.

                There are dozens of available Linux OS's available, but I usually stick to Debian based ones. There's even a Windows IoT version out there.

                Could you be more specific? What do you want to do?

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                • hobbit666H
                  hobbit666
                  last edited by

                  We use two pi2 to run the TV in the room that show network health and BBC new pages

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                  • iroalI
                    iroal
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                    Rasberry Pi 1, with 256Mg.

                    I use it for:

                    • Pi-hole
                    • Openvpn server
                    • Download torrents with transmission
                    • Share file using Samba

                    It has still 30 Mb free of memory.

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                    • A
                      aidan_walsh
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                      One Raspberry Pi 3 that I previously used as a low speed torrent box, but now have running a SANS DShield sensor.

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                        mattbagan
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                        rPi3 running my home automation setup. I've done openVPN server, torrent box, pi hole, nfs/samba file sharing,

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                        • Emad RE
                          Emad R @thwr
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                          @thwr said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

                          Raspberry's, OrangePi's and a bunch of other ARM SBCs for private and business uses.

                          There are dozens of available Linux OS's available, but I usually stick to Debian based ones. There's even a Windows IoT version out there.

                          Could you be more specific? What do you want to do?

                          gather intelligence...

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                          • Emad RE
                            Emad R @dafyre
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                            @dafyre said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

                            I've done some (rather basic) programming on an Adruino for a guy. It was to alert him when a chicken cage door, or hog pen and something else was left open for too long, lol.

                            Interesting was it painfull the coding process ? and how did it alarm him , did you use the GPIO or just software alert like emails or SMS

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                            • Emad RE
                              Emad R @PenguinWrangler
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                              @penguinwrangler said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

                              I have a Raspberry PI and a Raspberry PI 2. I run all sorts of things on them. I use them to play around/learn about things. Great little devices. I am getting a 3 soon. I use these cases: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MRKSGP2/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c_x_7_w

                              They are stackable which I like.

                              Speaking of stackable , why not cluster them
                              https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/cluster-computer-raspberry-pi-3/

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                              • gjacobseG
                                gjacobse @dafyre
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                                @dafyre said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

                                I've done some (rather basic) programming on an Adruino for a guy. It was to alert him when a chicken cage door, or hog pen and something else was left open for too long, lol.

                                I think a neat way to use the rPi in a home automation is to have a rPi in each room for:

                                • temp monitoring
                                • motion / glass break
                                • door / window monitoring
                                • intercom / message center
                                • more -
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                                • gjacobseG
                                  gjacobse @Emad R
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                                  @emad-r said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

                                  @penguinwrangler said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

                                  I have a Raspberry PI and a Raspberry PI 2. I run all sorts of things on them. I use them to play around/learn about things. Great little devices. I am getting a 3 soon. I use these cases: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MRKSGP2/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c_x_7_w

                                  They are stackable which I like.

                                  Speaking of stackable , why not cluster them
                                  https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/cluster-computer-raspberry-pi-3/

                                  I think a cluster would be fun... but I just don't know what I would use it for.....

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                                  • thwrT
                                    thwr @Emad R
                                    last edited by thwr

                                    @dafyre said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

                                    I've done some (rather basic) programming on an Adruino for a guy. It was to alert him when a chicken cage door, or hog pen and something else was left open for too long, lol.

                                    If you want to go for a uC, keep in mind that this is a whole different story. Microcontrollers are not SBCs in the sense we talked about here.

                                    Anyway, if I would have to choose a uC, I would go for a ESP82xx every single time. There are only very few exceptions. Not only is the ESP way cheaper, it also beats the Arduino in every other aspect. One such exception might be A/D conversion, but this could also be solved by an external IC.

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                                    • wirestyle22W
                                      wirestyle22
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                                      I've used Raspberry Pi's in the past for low power digital marketing. Nothing else at an actual job though.

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                                      • thwrT
                                        thwr @Emad R
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                                        @emad-r said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

                                        @thwr said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

                                        Raspberry's, OrangePi's and a bunch of other ARM SBCs for private and business uses.

                                        There are dozens of available Linux OS's available, but I usually stick to Debian based ones. There's even a Windows IoT version out there.

                                        Could you be more specific? What do you want to do?

                                        gather intelligence...

                                        Ok. As you can see here, you can do literally anything with them. There a very few points where you must go for the micro controller route: real time behavior and ultra low power for example.

                                        The thing is: you need to implement everything yourself when you use a uC. There are lots of software stacks and libs, but most of them require a lot of knowledge to get them running. Using a Linux capable SBC on the other hand allows you to use virtually any high level language (and libs) like Python or even C#. You also benefit from a networking capable OS: Linux.

                                        Hardware wise... Well, take a look for Orange Pi. Way cheaper and more powerful than RPis and there are also beginner friendly communities out there.

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                                        • Emad RE
                                          Emad R @thwr
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                                          @thwr said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

                                          @emad-r said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

                                          @thwr said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

                                          Raspberry's, OrangePi's and a bunch of other ARM SBCs for private and business uses.

                                          There are dozens of available Linux OS's available, but I usually stick to Debian based ones. There's even a Windows IoT version out there.

                                          Could you be more specific? What do you want to do?

                                          gather intelligence...

                                          Ok. As you can see here, you can do literally anything with them. There a very few points where you must go for the micro controller route: real time behavior and ultra low power for example.

                                          The thing is: you need to implement everything yourself when you use a uC. There are lots of software stacks and libs, but most of them require a lot of knowledge to get them running. Using a Linux capable SBC on the other hand allows you to use virtually any high level language (and libs) like Python or even C#. You also benefit from a networking capable OS: Linux.

                                          Hardware wise... Well, take a look for Orange Pi. Way cheaper and more powerful than RPis and there are also beginner friendly communities out there.

                                          There is always an SBC born every minute it seems, Le Potato uses a a good chip as well:
                                          https://libre.computer/products/boards/aml-s905x-cc/

                                          And yes I do want Linux Support.

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                                          • Emad RE
                                            Emad R @wirestyle22
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                                            @wirestyle22 said in Does any one of you has (single-board computer) if so what is the purpose ?:

                                            I've used Raspberry Pi's in the past for low power digital marketing. Nothing else at an actual job though.

                                            Like Banners right, if you have photos of that setup still please share that would be cool, or you just hooked it up to TV that showed images ... that will surely counts as an "low power digital marketing"

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