[Cialug] Today's big news: Intel Edison computer on a chip

[Matthew Nuzum]

That's my interpretation.

On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com> wrote:

> Wow, that DOES look cool!  Atom means it is x86 basically?
>
> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 3:05 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
>
> > After all the leaks and rumors going back to the early part of the year,
> > I'm sure everyone is eager to finally see concrete information about
> > Intel's new computer on a chip.
> >
> > It's called Edison[1] and is about the size of an SD card. It contains a
> > dual-core 500MHz atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, dual band wifi and Bluetooth low
> > energy. It has 4GB of built-in eMMC storage and an integrated Quark
> > micro-controller providing 40 GPIO and runs at 100MHz.
> >
> > It's programmable with C++ and Arduino and includes a framework for
> > device-to-device and device-to-cloud communication.
> >
> > Cost is about $50, but it's not clear to me what volume is required.
> There
> > is a starter pack with a breakout board and some shield-like devices for
> > sale at $115[2]. It runs Linux but I don't have a lot of details.
> >
> > There's a getting started guide with an intro video[3]. I haven't watched
> > it yet.
> >
> > Looks pretty cool!
> >
> > [1] http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-it-yourself/edison.html
> > [2] https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13093
> > [3] https://communities.intel.com/docs/DOC-23147
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