Orange Pi 2G-IoT is a $10 nano_PC with GSM/GPRS data connections
There’s no shortage of cheap single-board computers that you can use for development projects, media streaming, or even general purpose computing. But up until recently many of the most popular lacked built-in support for for WiFi or Bluetooth.
Now that the Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi Zero W include those, what’s next?
How about cellular connectivity? The Orange Pi 2G-IoT is a tiny computer-on-a-module with support for WiFi, Bluetooth, and mobile data connections. As the name suggests, you only get 2G data speeds… but that’s still a lot of connectivity for a device that sells for just $10.
The Orange Pi 2G-IoT is powered by a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A5 32-bit processor with Vivante GC860 graphics and features 256MB of RAM.
It uses a miocrSD card for storage, and other features include a full-sized USB 2.0 port, a micro USB OTG port, a 3.5mm audio jack, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, and a Raspberry Pi-compatible 40-pin GPIO connector.
The Orange Pi 2G-IoT supports GSM/GPRS data connections and has a SIM card slot.
All this for $10 is
quite impressive to say the least, especially the addition of GSM/GPRS.
Will it kill Raspberry Pi Zero W sales? We think not. While the Orange Pi’s
are great little computers, they don’t have the community support that
is afforded to Raspberry Pi products making for less support online when
you run into a problem. That’s if you can even get the thing running in
the first place. The Orange Pi’s website has not yet been updated to
reflect the new release. However if you are interested in getting one
for yourself right now, head over to your favorite Chinese electronics
supplier.
The system doesn’t have a a DisplayPort, VGA, or HDMI port, but there is an LCD connector that you can use to hook up an external screen.
The whole board measures about 2.7″ x 1.7″ and costs about $13 after you add shipping fees to your country.
to start with this board you need to spend some time with:
[via Geeky Gadgets and CNX]
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There’s no shortage of cheap single-board computers that you can use for development projects, media streaming, or even general purpose computing. But up until recently many of the most popular lacked built-in support for for WiFi or Bluetooth.
Now that the Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi Zero W include those, what’s next?
How about cellular connectivity? The Orange Pi 2G-IoT is a tiny computer-on-a-module with support for WiFi, Bluetooth, and mobile data connections. As the name suggests, you only get 2G data speeds… but that’s still a lot of connectivity for a device that sells for just $10.
The Orange Pi 2G-IoT is powered by a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A5 32-bit processor with Vivante GC860 graphics and features 256MB of RAM.
It uses a miocrSD card for storage, and other features include a full-sized USB 2.0 port, a micro USB OTG port, a 3.5mm audio jack, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, and a Raspberry Pi-compatible 40-pin GPIO connector.
The Orange Pi 2G-IoT supports GSM/GPRS data connections and has a SIM card slot.
The system doesn’t have a a DisplayPort, VGA, or HDMI port, but there is an LCD connector that you can use to hook up an external screen.
The whole board measures about 2.7″ x 1.7″ and costs about $13 after you add shipping fees to your country.
to start with this board you need to spend some time with:
- Orange Pi 2G-IOT User Manual
- ORANGE_PI-2G-IOT_V1.4_schematic
if this links don´t work you must be a member with an access login to be able to visualise the resources in the orange pi site: http://www.orangepi.org/downloadresources/
[via Geeky Gadgets and CNX]
Posted in ARM, news, slider
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