There are, of course, many 12VDC computer systems on the market. They are especially popular with the "Car computer for gaming" crowd. May I suggest these resources for info:
Embedded computer examples (pictures) http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8498487406.html http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9547755813.html 12VDC computers in all sizes http://www.logicsupply.com/index.php/cPath/50 http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/sc.8/category.94/.f --------------------------------------------------------------------- The HPSDR group already has a full USB interface figured out and coded by Bill KD5TFD for the PowerSDR software. At first Phil VK6APH and Bill used the Xylo USB interface, but now I believe it is fully implemented on the Ozymandias board (http://hpsdr.org/ozy.html) on the Atlas backplane in an FPGA. de ken n9vv Gerald Capodieci wrote: > There has been much discussion of all the wires connecting the SDR to the > Break-out box and the computer. Perhaps the best solution is a comprehensive > USB Interface. By this I mean one cable from the computer to the SDR. Then > the SDR will only have 4 wires to attach: Mic, power, Coax and the USB cable. > USB has been enhanced to level 2 and perhaps it's fast enough and reliable > enough. Now consider the physical configurations. A good laptop or the newer > sub-ATX PCs could make really compact units. I prefer the full size PC > because it's so cheap and cheap to upgrade. However the laptop configuration > can not be beat for portable if a non-rf rich dc/ac converter can be used. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060926/1cdad17f/attachment.html > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio mailing list > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
