On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 6:39 AM, Mohan Sundaram <mohan....@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Arun Venkataswamy <arun...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I need some information on Linux SBCs available in India. I have done my >> homework on the web: >> >> >> 1. Beagle Board : 10,500/- and above >> 2. Hawk Board : 6,000/- and above >> 3. Friendly arm and clones / Mini 2440 with 3.5" LCD : 8,000/- and above >> 4. Samsung ARM cores : 5,500/- and above (I don't want to build the >> Mother board for this) >> 5. From abroad : Sheeva plug, a lot of others at around 99 USD. >> >> Most of these boards are a bit of over kill for my application. I need a >> linux SBC to do SSL connection over PPP on GPRS. I would have even settled >> for an 8 bit micro, but SSL is too much for those devices. >> >> Any suggestions or recommendations? > > One another approach is to take a phone and run yor application on the > phone's processor. Most phones have a 120-150Mhz ARM processor and can > run all you need. Furthermore, phones come with good amounts of memory > too. > > I remember seeing a BREW phone from BSNL at 6,500/=. I'm suggesting > this as you anyway need GPRS. Added advantage is that your appliance > will run on battery. > > I'm certain you can get Android phones @$100 in China. Smartphones > start at $75. G'Five has a 3.5" screen smartphone retailing at 2,500/= > with a touchscreen in India. You cannot beat cellphone volumes and > they will come far cheaper than the options above due to the volumes > the industry has.
See if this works for you http://www.bluechiptechnology.co.uk/Category/RE-Series-Ultra-Low-Power-SBC-Range Other places to search would be: a. TI for some OMAP ref boards. b. Buffalo for ref boards - common in low end home routers that vend @$50. -- Mohan Sundaram _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
