You mentioned USB powered, so is the Raspberry PI. In fact that was one of my biggest concerns. The stability of a usb connector from a 12v boat supply just started feeling really unreliable. I overcame it with a UPS addon "HAT" for the PI. That is one nice thing about a laptop or even a tablet device. They don't shutdown just because of a sketchy power connection and they will auto shutdown if the battery gets too low.
They're portable and have a considerable screen built right in. They are also natively designed for 12v power supplies. I guess that's why Rasberry PI fits my needs so well. It is a cheap device that I can afford to ADD permanently to the boat and sustain depreciation and obsolescence without flinching. The user interface can be ANY of my other personal devices and doesn't have to be permanently tied to the boat or regulatory transported to and from. Just my 2 cents, Josh On Nov 20, 2016 10:27 AM, "Joel Aronson via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Josh, > > The one problem I ran into was getting power to it. The ThinkPad Stick > 300 is cheaper (Atom processor) and is USB powered. My current leading > candidate. > > Joel > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 8:18 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I looked at the CS-325. Seems like a lot of horse power for such small >> tasks. Then again I'm cheap. I've never bought a new car, and my current >> one is a 1998. My boat is a 1989. I'm running $100 ebay laptops that are >> probably at least 10 years old throughout the house and boat. I'm using a >> 15 year old chartplotter attached to 20 year old sailing instruments. My >> phone is a Galaxy S4 and I only upgraded because my Galaxy S1 got wet. My >> directv tivo box is original to the 12 year old plan and my TV doesn't have >> HDMI. But you know what? They all work quite satisfactorily. >> >> So, yes the CS-325 looks like a nice piece of hardware. I would >> investigate the USB bandwidth since i appears to only have one port. >> Forcing wifi and hd could be a bottleneck. Other than that I can't see any >> reason why you won't be satisfied... It's just more than I would spend on >> something that depreciates so fast. >> >> What other questions or considerations? >> >> Josh >> >> On Nov 2, 2016 7:55 PM, "Josh Muckley" <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> If you haven't played with a Raspberry Pi they are pretty incredible. >> Cheap and powerful. Multi boot but native linux. $35 and the run >> OpenCPN. You can find all manner of 12v HDMI screens that it will drive. >> >> Or just go get a laptop with 12v charger. >> >> I still need to look at the compustick. >> >> Josh >> >> On Nov 2, 2016 3:38 PM, "Joel Aronson via CnC-List" < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >>> I'd like to have a windows machine on board to run OpenCPN, surf the web >>> etc. >>> >>> I'm thinking of using a 12 volt TV that I can mount and an Intel >>> ComputeStick CS-325. Add a 12 volt to USB converter, BT keyboard/mouse and >>> external hard drive. >>> >>> Thoughts/recommendations? >>> >>> -- >>> Joel >>> 301 541 8551 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you >>> wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >>> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>> >>> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you >> wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >> >> > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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