Data Logger

A standard PC ?

No, I am looking for a low power device, with no more than 2-3 megs of data, and costing no more than $300. I did some poking around on the net, but I'm afraid I am not very knowledgeable about this. I appreciate all your help!

Would something like this suit your needs?

It was easy to see why you might have failed with a Google Search for what you wanted. You will, of course, have to write your own logging application for it.

Then maybe a netbook? Easily had for under $300, usually include an Ethernet port, and are (relatively) low power. Or how about one of the PC/104 SBC systems?

Sorry, I know of no ready-to-go data loggers with Ethernet *inputs* for anything near that price. Many data loggers have sensors or serial inputs, and Ethernet outputs, but

It's kind of moot - if the data is on the LAN anyway, in most cases you could just run it to its real destination without too much additional work.

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You can use a micro with USB host, which would accept USB ethernet adapter. However, you are on your own with software.

HOBO

You don't say what form the information will be in. Nor what you want to do with it afterwards.

E.g., a *printer* satisfies your posted criteria... ;-)

Alternatively, you could use a NAS box, open a file on it and just keep *writing*. (then, when you want to *see* what you wrote, open the same file -- from a PC? -- and

This board from GeeseWare has an STM32F207, which has ethernet, USB, and SDIO capability. The MPU is an ARM Cortex M3 running at

Mark Borgerson

pcengines.ch

small, low power, works well with linux.

Bye Jack