It's a case-less board with a single 2.4 GHz radio but it really is $5
including tax and shipping and you can buy as many as you want.
They're estimated to ship in November.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onion/omega2-5-iot-computer-with-wi-fi…
I ordered 10 of them for mesh projects.
It's a bit sad that they don't have the ethernet broken out since that
would make them useful as mesh routers that we could just hand out left and
right. We could make ethernet breakout boards for them ourselves if we feel
like doing some soldering, but given that you can buy an OpenWRT router for
~$12 with two ethernet ports and a case it's not obvious that this is worth
it.
If we're ok with just one ethernet port then we could buy a bunch of $1.75
USB ethernet adapters. Assume $1 for a dollar store plastic case and we
then have usable mesh routers for $8 a pop.
They're probably more useful as interfaces between e.g. LoRa hardware and
sensors and such where you just want it to be small, low power and cheap
but still want to run e.g. a full meshing protocol.
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marc/juul
Hi!
Forwarding.
Mitar
-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Eric Schultz <eschultz(a)prplfoundation.org>
Subject: [Battlemesh] FCC Contacts about Wifi Regulations
To: Battle of the Mesh Mailing List <battlemesh(a)ml.ninux.org>
All,
I wanted to let folks at Battlemesh know that the FCC reached out to prpl
Foundation about their U-NII Security Requirements. While we've discussed
this on some public prpl lists (openwrt(a)lists.prplfoundation.org and
fcc(a)lists.prplfoundation.org), I wanted to also pass it along here.
As background, staff from the FCC contacted us in late June to set up a
meeting about the U-NII requirements. It was very introductory and we
didn't get into details but they did express that they wanted to continue
the dialogue. We've reached out to the FCC to try to setup a meeting
between the FCC and important open source community members, including in
the OpenWrt/LEDE community, but as of yet nothing has been agreed upon.
While the dialogue is still early, the FCC has asked that anyone interested
file comments on their docket with suggestions about ways to address wifi
interference as well as the pros and cons of different approaches. I
believe they are looking to try to finalize rules in the next few months so
I encourage folks to submit their comments as soon as possible.
To submit comments, please visit and https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings and
using Proceeding No: 15-170. I strongly encourage interested parties to
contact the FCC through this mechanism.
Thanks,
Eric
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Eric Schultz, Community Manager, prpl Foundation
http://www.prplfoundation.org
eschultz(a)prplfoundation.org
cell: 920-539-0404
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http://mitar.tnode.com/https://twitter.com/mitar_m
We're kicking off the July 5th hacknight with a video call with NYC Mesh.
Due to the time zone difference we're meeting at 6 pm.
If you can't find use we're probably in the blue classroom or text 510 717
4275 and i'll let you know where we're hiding.
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marc/juul
Marc and I are driving back from Stanford in heavy traffic and will be
10-15 minutes late. A quick reply to this thread on whether you're
attending would be much appreciated!
Cheers,
Jenny
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