Another SBC - Beagle Board

I'm evaluating the Beagle Board for a small application. Any comments on software tools and build environments are welcome. My project involves interfacing to a small display and a keypad (between 6 and 10 keys) and communicating via ethernet to a master controller. This board may be overkill for my needs but it is cheap ($150).

Comments welcome.

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Ed Prochak
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Have not used it personally, but I cannot see anything wrong using it. It is a mature project, has full blown Linux support, you can use standard monitors and keyboards for I/O, etc. (Almost bought, then went for the TrimSlice below)

Stepping down to a more traditional "embedded" approach eBay is flushed with small ARM boards with an LCD. (for example, items

190506664508 or 200609291886, + 190502377580) Olimex has this:
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Or stepping up from the Beagle Board, the TrimSlice barebone is "readier" out of the box:

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There are also the Beagle Board cousins: Panda Board, Hawk Board, Hawk Board lite. Last time I checked the last one went for ~ $95.

-- Roberto Waltman

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Roberto Waltman

Another nice board is the Raspberry Pi:

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A full PC with HDMI output and ethernet for $35. If you can get a small cheap TFT display, this might be a good solution for some projects.

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