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Article #318Re: OLinuXino, a serious Rasberry Pi competitor?
From: Don McKenzie
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:10
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:10
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On 08-Mar-12 11:51 AM, Nico Coesel wrote: > Don McKenzie<5V@2.5A> wrote: > >> On 08-Mar-12 10:23 AM, Paul wrote: >> >>> Hopefully also unlike rPI have mounting holes and a decent power >>> connector. >> >> http://www.olimex.com/about.html >> >> The company has over 20 yearsοΏ½ experience in designing, prototyping and >> manufacturing printed circuit boards, sub-assemblies, and complete >> electronic products. >> >> I doubt very much if you will see any of these problems Paul. :-) > > You never know. I've worked with designers with 20+ years of > experience who totally forget about mounting holes, forget about > clearance around screw heads or move holes on the next batch while > there are 100's of cases in stock with holes that match the 'old' > version. Did I already mention small 2mm / 78mil mounting holes? If it > where one project you might call it a mistake. On almost every project > its a real nuisance. I just had a look at the RPi videos, and they seem to have mounting holes and a DC power input plug. So I wonder what Paul was referring to. Cheers Don... ================ -- Don McKenzie Dontronics: http://www.dontronics-shop.com/ DuinoMite the PIC32 $35 Basic Computer-MicroController http://www.dontronics-shop.com/the-maximite-computer.html Just add a VGA monitor or TV, and PS2 Keyboard. Arduino Shield, programmed in Basic, or C.
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From: Don McKenzie <5V@2.5A>
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Subject: Re: OLinuXino, a serious Rasberry Pi competitor?
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