However, most modern radios can operate remotely. But for HF usage, using a low profile antenna is a big deal. If you’re just working local stations on VHF or UHF, that might not be a big problem. Profit.One problem with ham radio these days is that most hams live where you can’t put a big old antenna up due to city laws and homeowner covenants. BeagleBoard Gives New Power to Open Source Gadgets.
Above all, it has a very welcoming attitude towards beginners and tries not to scare them too much." "It's cheap and open source with lots of documentation written in a not too technical language. With its single-board computer configuration, 1-GHz processing power and the choice of accessories, the BeagleBoard is a creative engineer's dream come true.īut the same reasons make it intimidating to those who want to geek out on a DIY project but don't have the technical know-how.Īrduino users point out that it is simple to connect external sensors to the board, and the example codes out there make it easy to get started quickly.Īrduino is a simple system designed for creative people with little or "no prior knowledge of electronics," says Banzi. If DIYers take a shine to it, expect to see more ideas like these.
There's also a build-your-own tablet kit that is based off the BeagleBoard. Earlier this month, we showed five projects ranging from a videowall to the iPad of ham radios that use the BeagleBoard.
That's not to say that BeagleBoard isn't catching up. Since it hasn't been around long enough, there's not enough people building apps based on it," says Chellman. That year, the first BeagleBoards started making their way into the hands of hardware enthusiasts. By October 2008, about 50,000 Arduino boards had already been shipped. Maturity Is the KeyĪrduino has had a head start on the BeagleBoard. "Parts of it have aged and you spend quite a bit of time jumping from wikis to mailing list to track which specific bit of documentation applies to your board, bootloader etc.," he says. "There's lots of of interesting stuff (about the BeagleBoard) but it is very technical," he wrote in a comment recently on Gadget Lab in response to the launch of BeagleBoard-xM.īanzi says BeagleBoard documentation is also scattered and fragmented. The lack of well-documented projects done with the BeagleBoard can be intimidating to new users as well, says Banzi. But finding documentation and information to work off is not easy, he says. Will Chellman, a student who has played with Arduino for years, says he's now experimenting with the BeagleBoard.
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