[GLLUG] Raspberry Pi

[Clay Dowling]

On 7/6/12 1:49 PM, Charles Ulrich wrote:
> I've had it for a couple weeks now. The main things I like about it are:
>
> - Small
> - Ridiculously cheap
> - Low power usage (I measure around 2W at idle, internets say it maxes
> out at around 3.5W.)
> - Many ways to communicate with it (Ethernet, USB, GPIO, TTL serial)
>
> So far all I've really done is mild tinkering. It does come with a
> pretty complete set of developer tools and you can apt-get whatever
> else you need. Bearing in mind the low price, overall performance is
> only so-so and the limited memory means it could never be a usable
> desktop system. (For me, anyway.)
I need to pick up a cheap USB io interface board, and then I'm going to
try it for some light industrial automation work.  Maybe a fish feeder
for when I'm on vacation?

Clay