[hpsdr] [dttsp-linux] Intel ATOM WHOOAAAAA Nellie

[Frank Brickle]

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Bob McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com> wrote:

...HOWEVER, for those folks who want to build an small board computer for
> supporting the Flex family of firewire devices,  the Intel motherboards
> are your only choice.  You need the PCI slot to get the firewire support...


For DttSP apps it's not a real choice. You will need a PCI slot, either for
FireWire audio like the Edirol FA-66 or the PreSonus FireBox, or merely for
some other halfway decent soundcard like the M-Audio Delta 44. This is a
required configuration for effectively using sdr-shell, sdr-core, and the
sdrTEC board, for example. A reference Linux implementation for this
combination, with a cost of around $800US total for the RF front end +
computer, is about ready to go up on CGRAN.

The FireWire+Flex option is moot for dttsp-linux and vrk, but the other
FireWire/PCI addons are critical. DttSP apps using the USRP1+GNU Radio are
fine. USRP2 is an open question, for now.

Short form: for dttsp-linux and general RF hardware, the Atom 330 is
unquestionably the more utilitarian alternative. This is especially so when,
given Nvidia's history regarding Open drivers, Linux support for ION is very
uncertain in the near term (6-9 months).

73
Frank
AB2KT

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