Re: [fpc-other] Your thoughts on cloud based server instances?
Graeme, a question about Vultr. I looked at it superficially and didn't see the answer, but you obviously studied the package well. Can I use the VPS for data storage as well. My personal VPS has a small CGI program to monitor my clients, but is mostly used to store large amounts of logs. Regards, Andreas On 10/03/2017 19:08, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: On 2017-03-10 17:05, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: I see my router has a few such entries like DynDNS.org etc. I just had a look at this. $40 per year, plus another $29 per year for Managed DNS support. Without the latter, I'll not be able to redirect my purchased domain names to the DynDNS hostname I chose, which in turn will redirect to my dynamic IP address. That's if I understand it all correctly. So this options is currently more expensive than what Vultr offers ($30/yr all in (or $60/yr for a bigger package), and I can do what I want on that VPS and easily point my DNS entries to the VPS IP address - the latter without extra cost). I'll still take a look at other dynamic dns companies too, and see how they compare or what they offer. Regards, Graeme ___ fpc-other maillist - fpc-other@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-other
Re: [fpc-other] Orange Pi vs. Raspberry Pi vs Banana Pi vs ASUS Tinkerboard vs. Odroid
Paul, this is very usefull information. Thank you. On 02/03/2017 23:54, Paul Robinson wrote: There are five similar "Altoids tin-sized" single board processors I'm aware of. The Raspberry Pi , The Orange Pi, The Banana Pi, The ODROID, and the ASUS Tinkerboard. The Tinkerboard is sometimes referred to as the Maker Board. Processor: All of the Orange Pis, All The Banana Pis, The ODROID C1, The Raspberry Pi 2B use a Cortex A7 processor. The Raspberry Pi zero uses an ARM1132F-S (Don't even ask me how they can sell a computer for $5 retail!) The Raspberry Pi 3B and the ODROID C2 use a Cortex A53. The ODROID XU4 uses a Cortex A15/A7 The Tinkerboard uses a Cortex A17 Cores: The Raspberry Pi Zero is a single core. All the others are quad core. Memory ranges from 500 meg to 2GB depending on model. Instruction Set: The Raspberry Pi Zero uses an ARM V6 instruction set. Raspberry Pi 2b, 3b; Banana Pi M2, M3; Orange Pi One, PC, Plus, Plus 2; ODROID C1 Plus, XU4 all use the ARM V7 instruction set. The Raspberry Pi 3B and the ODROID C2 use the ARM V8 Instruction set. I could not get a solid answer for the Tinkerboard but some people believe it's an ARM v7 instruction set. In theory any of these that use the ARM V7 instruction set should be equivalent to the Raspberry Pi 2B and in theory if they have a Linux operating system with the same modules it requires then the version of Lazarus/Free Pascal for Raspberry Pi should work on them. The operating words here are "in theory." There can be subtle differences in the associated hardware on the board beyond the processor. Probably you just have to try running apt-get or whichever installer it supports for the version of Linux it uses and find out. I've ordered a Tinkerboard myself to play around with. Amazon says it's been delayed until April. Paul Paul Robinson - http://paul-robinson.us (My blog) "The lessons of history teach us - if they teach us anything - that no one learns the lessons that history teaches us." ___ fpc-other maillist - fpc-other@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-other ___ fpc-other maillist - fpc-other@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-other
Re: [fpc-other] Anyone using Orange PI
In our previous episode, Mark Morgan Lloyd said: I agree. Most of our RPis are actually running Debian, but in extremis it's always possible to roll back to Raspbian as a baseline configuration. There are of course other small boards: Olimex, Odroid and now Asus. However RPi does offer a fairly flexible and cost-effective range, and unless the OP is considering shipping hundreds rather than 10s of boards I suggest that getting onto both the Linux learning curve and one for minority hardware is quite simply not cost-effective. The problem is that rpi has no fast storage interface (like SATA), some of the more expensive orangepis have sata. (though I'm not entirely sure if it is not bridged via usb) Storage is one of the factors the HW developers mentioned. The system using the Pi will be doing a LOT of information logging. I personally don't know if it is a factor since all log info in coming in on a 10MBit ethernet so it shouldn't overload the file system. We have a project using a Blackfin that save data (in similar proportions) on a SDCard. ___ fpc-other maillist - fpc-other@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-other
Re: [fpc-other] Anyone using Orange PI
Thanks Steve, some of those blanks could be irritating. I am really encouraged by how people are willing to help. When the time comes those workaround could become handy, especially since I don't have a clue about the linus API. Andreas On 28/02/2017 23:05, Steve Gatenby wrote: On 28/02/17 11:55, Andreas wrote: The company I work for will be realizing an embedded project using Orange PI. I can use any tool I want, but the project will be on a Orange PI (A very small chance of Raspberry PI). Does any one have FPC running on Orange PI? If so would you be willing to help me get set up? I am totally unpracticed in Linux, but am sure I can get into it. Using multiple OrangePI-PC's here Haven't loaded FPC/Lazarus directly on the OPI, but I am running apps pre-built (on an Odroid UX4) using fpc/lazarus on it. So far all good - except the following functions fail (within fpc/lazarus calls) Params all return blank - so cant use Param(0) etc ApplicatioName returns blank ProgramDirectory returns blank There may be others, but haven't hit them yet. I have work-arounds for these if you need them SteveG ___ fpc-other maillist - fpc-other@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-other ___ fpc-other maillist - fpc-other@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-other
Re: [fpc-other] Anyone using Orange PI
Bo, thanks for your two answers. I'm also pushing RPi, but the company is looking price. However, it looks like the OPi is closing the gap so who knows what will be when the company makes the final decision. It was good to see that if FPC works on RPi it should work on OPi. Bo, when the time comes for me to start working on any Pi, can I get in contact with you to help get FPC started? On 28/02/2017 04:52, Bo Berglund wrote: On Tue, 28 Feb 2017 08:28:05 +0100, Bo Berglund wrote: Why not go with the original Raspberry Pi instead? I found a test video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzy914jLU_w Seems like going original RPi is better. ___ fpc-other maillist - fpc-other@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-other
