On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 4:39 AM, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <[email protected]> wrote: > > Am 12.07.2011 um 11:12 schrieb Werner Almesberger: > >> Christoph Pulster wrote: >>> Unfortunately the sales for UBB, atben/atUSB, naviboard are none. >> >> I'm a bit disappointed that UBB isn't getting more attention. I would >> have hoped to see some DIY projects by now. Seems that we're failing >> to reach the people who aren't afraid of touching a soldering iron.
Is UBB nanonote specific? Will it work on other products? > My personal impression is that those have died out in the last months > (it is much easier to buy some *pad and install widgets from a *store) > and only our handful of "hardware dinosaurs" remain :) And, there aren't really that many hackers and dads in the garage. Many more simple consumers to buy cased/clothed products. >> For atben/atusb, a slow start is to be expected. Things should >> improve once it's good for real-life use. >> >> I think the naviboard could draw more attention if it would be shown >> how to properly attach it to a Ben. For example, you could probably >> wire it to UBB, then superglue the side with four chips to the bottom >> of UBB. On the software side, i2c-gpio.c could then take care of the >> communication. > > Yes, that is exactly what has to be done. It "just" needs someone > who is willing to experiment with it and write down how it works. > Unfortunately, no member of the Naviboard development team owns > a Nanonote nor a UBB and is experienced with the kernel system, > and probably vice versa. They should buy one. They are inexpensive. Jon -- Jon Phillips http://fabricatorz.com/ chat/skype: kidproto | irc: rejon +1.415.830.3884 (global) | +1-510-499-0894 (sf) +86-187-1003-9974 (beijing) _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
