- √ - Best Minipc to run smartVISU - Your thoughts

[Magbolo8]

I'm currently looking for an alternative to the Raspberry pi and the Beaglebone black to run Smarthome and SmartVISU.

Kindly let me know you thoughts on the following ones:

CUBOX
CPU - 800MHz - 88AP510
RAM - 1GB
SD Card MicroSD
USB 2 x 2.0
eSATA 1 x 2.0 = 3Gbps SATAII
Bluetooth 3.0
Network 1 x 10/100/1000
Streaming from fast Ethernet and playing Full HD less than 3 W.
+-120 EUR
The CuBox i From SolidRun | The Little Computer that can
CuBox

TonidoPlug 2
CPU - 800MHz - Armada310 88F6283
RAM - 512Mb + 512Mb NAND Flash
Network - 1 x 10/100/1000
Wifi - b/g/n
SATA for 2.5" HDD or SSD
TonidoPlug2 is based on Marvell Armada 310 chipset which draws only 1.2 watt
+-120 EUR
What is TonidoPlug2 Home Server?
TonidoPlug2


SheevaPlug
CPU - 1.2GHz - Marvell Kirkwood 88F6281 SoC
RAM - 512Mb + 512Mb NAND Flash
Network - 1 x 10/100/1000
USB 1x2.0
SD Card slot
+-160EUR
Sheeva Multi Boot

MiraBox
1.2Ghz Marvell Armada CPU ARMADA 370 ARM v7 compliant
802.11b/g/n Wifi and Bluetooth 3.0
1GB DDR3
1 GB NAND Flash
2 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet Ports
2 x USB 3.0 host
1 microsd card slot/reader
+-150 USD
MiraBox Java DevKit

[epogo]

Wait for the new Intel Bay Trail NUC

Bay Trail-M Powered Intel NUC Coming In Q1 2014 for $140 | PC Perspective

[Magbolo8]

As the "server" will be on 24/7/365 I'm looking for a low power consumption device.

I guess "the new Intel Bay Trail NUC" power consumption will be far over 5-10W....

[JuMi2006]

Maybe this thread can help you:

https://knx-user-forum.de/smarthome-...ehlung-ii.html

[Magbolo8]

Another one... seems interesting : the "Utilite"

Power consumption is 3-8W depending on devices in use, operating system and CPU/graphics load required by the application.

$99 ARM-based PC runs either Ubuntu or Android
"Utilite" has single- to quad-core Cortex-A9 chip and up to 512GB flash storage.

"Utilite," won't be as cheap as a Raspberry Pi, but the specs justify the cost. With dimensions of 5.3” × 3.9” × 0.8”, Utilite comes with a Freescale i.MX6 system-on-chip with a single-, dual-, or quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor (which uses 3-8 watts of power). It will have up to 4GB of DDR3 1066MHz memory, up to 512GB of SSD storage, and a microSD slot allowing another 128GB.
The PC can be purchased with either Ubuntu Linux or Android.


from $99 to $219 + Shipping $67,00 (Belgium)
Order Utilite Direct | Utilite
http://bitkistl.blogspot.co.at/2013/...-computer.html

• Graphics Processing Unit supporting OpenGL ES 1.1 and 2.0, OpenVG 1.1, and OpenCL EP
• Video Processing Unit supporting multi-stream 1080p H.264, VC1, RV10, and DivX decoding
• HDMI 1.4 up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
• DVI-D up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
• Two Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
• Bluetooth 3.0
• Stereo line-out and stereo line-in
• S/PDIF (electrical through 3.5 mm jack)
• Four USB2.0 high-speed ports, 480 Mbit/s
• USB OTG port, 480 Mbit/s
• Two RS232 serial ports, ultra mini serial connector

[Magbolo8]

MK802III LE (Linux Edition) Picuntu Linux Mini PC


CPU - Rockchip RK3066 Dual Core (Cortex A9 Dual Core upto 1.6GHz)
GPU - Mali 400 Supports Open GL ES 1.1 and 2.0 (open source driver)
Memory (RAM) - 1GB
Storage - 16GB Micro SD Card / 8GB Internal NAND FLASH
System - Picuntu Linux (Ubuntu 12.10, Xubuntu)
Networking - Wifi 802.11b/g/n
Video - HDMI up to 1920x1080p
Audio - HDMI
USB - 1 x Full Size USB Host, 1 x Micro USB (for powering device and recovery)
Other Hardware Features - PMU (for complete software shutdown), Easily accessible recovery switch.
Power - 5V USB <1Amp


Cloudsto MK802III LE - Mini ARM Linux PC
best ubuntu mini pc on the market - YouTube

£64.99

[fanta2k]

what about the ouya ? 4,5W in gaming 1W standby and its possible to install debian on it.

quadcore 1,7 Ghz Cortex A9
nvidia geForce ULP
1Gb DDR3
1 usb
8 GB eMMC
lan/wlan/bluethooth

$99.-

[Magbolo8]

About OUYA

from Debian/Ubuntu now on Ouya - xda-developers

"Kernel is booted from memory and Debian from USB stick or SD card.

Known issues

Not properly tested, so there is a bunch unknown issues.
Low-power core doesn't work (kernel crash)
"

USB stick and SD card are both flash and it seems that a lot of issues are coming from using flash storage (same for raspberry pi).

[fanta2k]

you know the cubieboard ?

its like raspi but with onboard sata and a little more power

CPU: 1GHz ARM cortex-A8 processor, NEON, VFPv3, 256KB L2 cache
GPU: Mali400, OpenGL ES GPU
RAM: 1GB DDR3 @480MHz
Flash: 4GB Nand Flash
Video output: HDMI 1080p, VGA, RCA Video, LVDS, LCD
USB: 2 * USB 2.0 Host
Memory extension: microSD Karten Slot
IO expansion: 2 * 48 Pin Header mit I2C, SPI, ADC, CVBS, VGA, LVDS LCD, RGB LCD, SPDIF
3.5mm Line-In jack
3.5mm Headphone jack
SATA Ports: 1

~ 70 eur

and the cubietruck

Allwinner Tech SOC A20 ARM® Cortex™-A7 Dual-Core ARM® Mali400 MP2 Complies with OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1
2GB DDR3@480MHz
HDMI&VGA 1080P display output on-board
10M/100M/1G Ethernet
WIFI + BT wireless connection with antenna on-board
SATA 2.0 interface support 2.5’ HDD (for 3.5’ HDD, only need another 12V power input)
Storage solution NAND + MicroSD
2 x USB HOST, 1 x OTG, 1 x SPDIF, 1 x IR, 4 x LEDs, 1 x Headphone, 3 x Keys
Power DC5V@2.5A with HDD support Li-battery & RTC
54 extended pins including I2S, I2C, SPI, CVBS, LRADC x2,UART, PS2, PWM x2, TS/CSI, IRDA, LINEIN&FMIN&MICIN, TVIN x4 with 2.0 pitch connectors
PCB size 11cm *8cm*1.4mm

~ 90 eur

[Magbolo8]

Strangely I missed the Cubieboard

Seems to fit perfectly... I ordered a Cubieboard2 to try.

Thanks!

[fanta2k]

found it these days.

please update me when you got it an tested it, im also looking for something more solid to replace my pi.

[fanta2k]

how is the experience with the cubietruck ? worth a try ?