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Re: Pistar, alternatives to Rasperry Pi boards?
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 8:49 pm
by yt1rxa
Since there is already a shell for MangoPi already written in Deb OS ! I will play with ‚‚hybridization‚‚ what is important to me is that I can put the PiStar files on it in the service of the MMDVM modem and the functioning of the future hotspot !!!
Greeting
YT1RXA
Re: Pistar, alternatives to Rasperry Pi boards?
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 10:18 pm
by K6PJK
Interesting discussion.
When you could buy Raspberry Pi foundation boards at their "official" price, I make the calculus that porting the software to the number of excellent Allwinner/Rockchip boards out of China was something would have a relatively small interest/payback for the time investment.
The best software support and commitment to long-term board production seems to come from the Shenzen Xulong
https://www.orangepi.com/ group.
The big catch is most of their boards use the 26-pin (RPIv1) layout .. so, you'd have to build a HAT adapter to use most MMDVM modem boards.
Some clever vendors on AliExpress seem have done exactly that.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804339883434.html .. but why use the ONE board in that form factor that DOESN'T have WiFi?
I (sort) of miss the days when tech bros, flush with VC money, would fund small hardware projects like this just to have bragging rights..