On 19.10.16 15:50, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > While I use many BeagleBones to control various machines exactly the > way you describe (using an HDMI monitor and KB/Mouse connected to the > BBB), it is not nearly the same user experience as running on an x86 > PC. Everything is noticeably slower on the BBB, and graphics > performance is particularly horrid (to the point that the 3D preview > display is essentially unusable).
> If you're willing to work with the limitations of a low-end ARM > platform like the BeagleBone, they have their place, but for larger > machines, I'd recommend x86. Mix in a Udoo X86 board as the interface host? (It all stays small and low-power.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rSYsShm69o The kickstarter campaign is complete, but I've ordered one on their website since. With the backlog, it'll be December before my late order ships, unfortunately, but it looks like it will be a more than adequate graphics machine. (I don't need to run 3 desktops concurrently.) It's no threat to the BBB at the embedded end, but the BBB is not a competitor in its niche either, I figure. They ought to make a nice sandwich. I've put Ubuntu 16.04.1 onto a flash stick, ready for when it arrives. (Could have put it on an SD card, instead.) They also have a variety of clip-on M.2 SSDs, so I ordered one of them too. The second ARM chip, for Arduino stuff, might lie idle in my case, but it could be amusing to plug an interface "shield" into that at some stage. Erik ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
