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This page documents various hardware experiments started 5th of July 2016. Using new types of hardware as home nodes and external antennas and wifi usb sticks. | This page documents various hardware experiments started 5th of July 2016. Using new types of hardware as home nodes and external antennas and wifi usb sticks. | ||
= Omega2 single board computer = | |||
* Actually $5 including tax and shipping | |||
* Single 2.4 GHz radio with on-board antenna and u.fl connector | |||
* Has USB and ethernet but no ethernet transformer or plug. | |||
* Power usage: Unknown but probably small. | |||
* Runs OpenWRT | |||
* You can order as many as you want now | |||
* Doesn't ship until November (estimated) | |||
= Raspberry PI zero = | |||
* Not actually $5 since they can't keep up with demand (more like $15 on ebay) | |||
* No wifi, no ethernet. | |||
* A three-port USB hub with built-in ethernet and micro-usb cable is ~$3 on aliexpress | |||
* Single micro-usb port. You can get $3 | |||
* Power usage: Unknown but probably small. | |||
* Runs Debian (well "raspbian") | |||
= The Next Thing Co. C.H.I.P. single board "$9 computer" = | |||
* Power usage: Unknown but probably small. | |||
* Actually costs $12 in CA with tax and shipping if you order the maximum of 5 units at a time | |||
* Single 2.4 GHz wifi with no external antenna plug (not even u.fl) | |||
* Single USB port | |||
* Runs Debian | |||
= Nexx WT3020F - Very cheap home node ($12.50) = | = Nexx WT3020F - Very cheap home node ($12.50) = | ||
* Cheap: $12.50 shipped | * Cheap: $12.50 shipped | ||
* Power usage: Only 1 watt! | |||
* Single band 2.4 GHz | * Single band 2.4 GHz | ||
* Two PCB trace antennas. No plugs, not even internal. | * Two PCB trace antennas. No plugs, not even internal. | ||