Gentoo Archives: gentoo-embedded

From: James Ausmus <james.ausmus@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-embedded@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] board for video server/webcam
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:40:07
Message-Id: b79f23070612071638o30bcb590x69e400694d024869@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-embedded] board for video server/webcam by Arkadi Shishlov
1 On 12/7/06, Arkadi Shishlov <arkadi@××××××.lv> wrote:
2 > I'm developing an embedded networked webcam that can stream in multipart
3 > JPEG and MP4, like AXIS products but on budget.
4 > Could someone recommend small board which is available in retail?
5 > Preferably x86 with mini-PCI or with built-in video capture and is able
6 > to work w/o ATX power supply. Like CM-iGLX
7 > http://www.compulab.co.il/iglx/html/iglx-cm-datasheet.htm
8
9 What about PC/104, PC/104+, PCI-104, EPIC, or EBX?
10
11 Check out Ampro products to get started (www.ampro.com), also
12 VersaLogic, WinSystems, and many many others.
13
14 HTH-
15
16 James
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19 >
20 > I know about:
21 > 1. PC-Engines's wrap2 and Soekris, but they are rather underpowered;
22 > 2. Mini-ITX - even with PCI riser card space savings cannot justify the
23 > price compared to small ATX board;
24 > 3. Nano-ITX - high price, 1GHz VIA products are too massive because of
25 > heatsink, need ITX or ATX power supply, too much useless hardware.
26 >
27 > I already did the webcams from ATX boards. Old used PentiumII boards are
28 > perfectly fine - they are cheap and cool. P4 Celerons generate too much
29 > heat even at low load. When assembled the server is the size of laptop,
30 > but 2-3 times thicker. Would be nice to go more compact form-factor.
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