Turning a Raspberry Pi into a tiny Linux notebook

http://liliputing.com/2012/12/turning-a-raspberry-pi-into-a-tiny-linux-notebook.html

by followmylee • 14 years ago

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mbustamante• 14 years ago

original source : http://blog.parts-people.com/2012/12/20/mobile-raspberry-pi-...

tluyben2• 14 years ago

Shelved my project for doing that because I couldn't fill all the gaps. This rocks!

MatthewPhillips• 14 years ago

There's also a touch screen panel (LG produced) available[1]. We're not that far off from DIY RPi tablets, which is pretty exciting.

[1]http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=1...

eertami• 14 years ago

Thank you so much for the link, hope they get some more stock soon!

robomartin7• 14 years ago

I've been looking for an alternative to Raspberry Pi for a project. Perhaps someone on HN can suggest a solution. Here's what I need:

- Run minimal embedded Linux (LAMP) - No graphics/GUI required - Ethernet connector - Power connector for wall-mounted adapter (P5 or something like that) - Serial port header for debugging - Second serial port for other I/O - Maybe a couple of LED's or an 8 bit port available for status LEDs - SD card for OS (just like R-Pi) - No other peripherals or I/O needed - Low cost (ideally $25 or less)

Barring a pre-existing board, any suggestions for a low-cost processor to design a board around that could run a bare-bones LAMP setup? A lot of what I see out there (like the i.MX233) have built-in peripherals such as LCD and touch-screen controllers that would be overkill for this project.

stephengillie• 14 years ago

The closest I can think of would be one of the Arduino ARMs or a Teensy or maybe a Stellaris. But I don't know if those have the "horsepower" to deliver a computing experience.

joe_bleau• 14 years ago

I don't think you'll be running a LAMP stack on any of those microcontroller based boards.

How about something from Olimex?

https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/iMX233/iMX233-OLin... looks close, but the price is a bit higher than your target.

https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A13/A13-OLinuXino-... if you want wifi over ethernet?

Did any low-end routers come with an SD card slot?

DanBC• 14 years ago

Is this for a one off or for a bigger quantity?

There are a variety of devices that use Linux that you could kludge - routers, set-top boxes etc etc.

How's this if you want 100? (much more expensive than you want) (http://www.embeddedarm.com/products/board-detail.php?tab=opt...)

robomartin7• 14 years ago

This is a neat board but too expensive.

ChuckMcM3• 14 years ago

So the question is what you're shooting for. You can build an embedded web server which has two serial ports, ethernet (or WiFi), power, 8 bit I/O port, and an SD Card interface for < $10. But it won't run Linux or MySQL or PHP or Apache. Instead it will run thttpd with a built in CGI type application.

I've got something very close to that from China which is trying to be USB over IP extender, but the basic setup is as you describe.

If you leave LAMP on your must-have list though it raises the price to at least $35 :-). Given the success of Rpi though I expect we'll see someone else's 'phone' SoC in a board (and no I don't mean Samsung's $200 thing)

robomartin7• 14 years ago

Leaving out LAMP is not entirely out of the question. It just means more work.

noonespecial3• 14 years ago

TP-Link TL-WR703N running OpenWRT.

Cost is about $22. Ethernet, Wifi, USB already working well with OpenWRT. Nice package manager. Real Linux at micro-controller price and power consumption.

You can lift some GPIO beyond the single light and button that comes on the board if you're clever with a soldering iron, but a generic Arduino Mini can make it sing for about $10 extra.

robomartin7• 14 years ago

Interesting hack.

maratd• 14 years ago

Currently using a TL-WR703N to build my own nest thermostat. Very cool device.

loxs• 14 years ago

https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A13/

zokier• 14 years ago

Not exactly tiny imho. Looks like about 2 inches thick, not something you'd want to put into your pocket.

makomk• 14 years ago

Also way more expensive than just buying a netbook, or a low-end Android phone.

Turning a Raspberry Pi into a tiny Linux notebook

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