2015 Industry Conscience Mini Development Board Large inventory

2015 Industry Conscience Mini Development Board Large inventory

2015, mini computer mainframe big lower price route. In the past, hundreds of dollars in the Development Board, in the last year, the collective steep diving, prices as low as about $10, the creators of the circle call the industry conscience. So what are the "industry conscience" boards that went public in 2015?

1. Raspberry Pi Zero $5

As a representative of open source hardware, Raspberry has pioneered the mini Linux computer. The $35 Raspberry Pi became the first memory of a generation of creators in their minds. To make programming easier and more pro-people, in November 2015, the UK Raspberry Pi Foundation officially launched the mini version of Raspberry Pi zero.

The $5 Development Board, which only has a half-credit card size, can run Linux systems and support programming languages like Python, C and Perl. In terms of performance, Zero is not inferior. With the BCM2835 processor (1GHz) of the arm architecture produced by Broadcom, 512MB of memory, the performance of the first generation of Raspberry Pi increased by 40%.

It is worth mentioning that the Zero built-in USB, video, LAN and other interfaces, can help the creators to achieve more external functions.

2. C.H.I.P. $9

As with Pi Zero, in 2015, there was another star-level Development Board C.H.I.P in the maker's lap. 。 With the cost advantage of local production in Shenzhen, C.H.I.P. Control the price of the product to $9. Previously, the hard-hit state had a detailed comparison of performance data on C.H.I.P and Pi Zero. the general conclusions are as follows:

1, C.H.I.P. Compared to zero with built-in WiFi and BLE modules, users need to match more external devices when using zero.

2, C.H.I.P. Provides 4G of flash storage space to store preloaded operating systems. By contrast, Zero needs to use an external SD card to store the operating system.

In order to test the marginal cost of the two boards in the specific development application process, the foreign media made a detailed list. We can statistically find that $9 in C.H.I.P. Richer than zero-compatible modules, it only takes $10 to complete a basic project, and $24 for zero. In addition, C.H.I.P. In overall performance compared to zero to notch above.

3. Orange Pi One $10

Domestic companies have always had a "Copy to China" habit. After the launch of the Raspberry Pi, the domestic companies followed by the introduction of a similar "Banana PI", and recently a fruit line called "Orange PI" Development Board in the market appears. The price of $10 is close to C.H.I.P, but the performance is even more excellent.

Orange Pi One uses a four-core Cortex-a7 H3 processor, MALI-400MP2 GPU, with 512MB of memory (both positive and negative), micro SD extended storage, and a Gigabit Ethernet interface. For the development of the creators, Orange Pi also provides HDMI, USB 2.0, Micro USB, 40-pin Raspberry Pi-compatible pin, camera and many other interfaces.

As a high edition, the Orange Pi Plus of $15 is upgraded to 1GB DDR3 memory, supports up to 64GB TF expansion cards and up to 2 T 2.5 SATA HDD External, and 100/1000m Ethernet interface.

Despite its outstanding performance, it is unclear whether it will be available in stock. Hard Chong Bang According to the creators of the marathon group of Friends, the $15 Orange Pi Plus is out of stock, the $10 Orange Pi One has been a foreigner bag. So, the extent to which these boards are popular is conceivable.

4. Pine A64 15 USD

As a maker, if you are tired of 32-bit system architectures and want to develop products in a 64-bit architecture, then these products may not be the best choice. Pine A64, from the naming method can be seen with the 64-bit system. So what is the performance of this board?

The Pine A64 is priced at $15 and is powered by arm Cortex-a53 64-bit four-core processor. 1.2GHZ, with the MALI-400MP2 GPU, frequency 500MHz, compared to the same type of 32-bit processor products, Pine A64 in terms of performance is about 20%-30% higher. In terms of handling performance, Pine A64 is already comparable to commonly used phones.

In addition, Pine A64 is an open source platform that supports Android, Ubuntu, Openwrt, XBMC, Openhab IoT and other operating systems and is currently working to support windows. December 9, 2015, Pine A64 landing Kickstarter, is expected to be in February this year, the foreign pre-sale, interested creators can pay attention to.

5. BBC Micro Bit Free

Of course, all we're talking about is money. (In other words, is there no money?) Don't say it, it really is. In March 2015, BBC British Broadcasting Corporation announced the push of the first-ever programmable mini-computer, the BBC Micro Bit, to be distributed free to British students to develop students ' interest in programming. After six months of mass production, the BBC Micro Bit was formally supplied in October 2015.

From the details shown in the picture, the BBC Micro Bit is structurally simple and contains 25 red LED lights to illuminate the display information. In addition, the Board also includes 2 programmable buttons, an accelerometer, built-in electronic compass, Bluetooth and other functions. The 5 I/O expansion rings are used in conjunction with other peripherals, sensors, and even with the raspberry Pi,Arduino, and Galileo to accomplish more complex tasks. All in all, the MICRO bit is a development Board for instructional programming, and it may be more interesting to work with other development boards to achieve its performance.

However, for the above 5 "industry conscience" Development Board, and not so easy to get the spot. Foreign media sources show that the $5 Pi Zero Development Board has become a popular commodity on ebay, with some auctions selling up to £ 50 ($ 70). In addition, the C.H.I.P of the Development Board was postponed from the pre-scheduled December to the end of January. So, to get the "cabbage price" of the development Board, we still need to wait patiently.

2015 Industry Conscience Mini Development Board Large inventory