Intel Edison Breakout Board Kit EDI1BB.AL.K

update 2, 11/20:- M3 standoffs/screws work fine, I used these:  50 Pcs Brass Screw PCB Standoffs Hexagonal Spacers M3 Male x M3 Female 5mm - the tiny internal wifi antenna works surprisingly well at short range, but these were cheap and definitely increase signal:  Super Power Supply® 2 x 9dBi RP-SMA Dual Band 2.4GHz 5GHz + 2 x 8in / 20cm U.fl / IPEX Cable Antenna Mod Kit No Soldering for Wireless Routers Linksys Cisco E2000 E2500 EA2700 E3000 EA3500 E4200 EA4500 EA6200 WRT310N WRT320N WRT330N WRT400N WRT610N WRT5... - decent sized project box that fits board and battery with a little extra room:  Hammond 1551xFLxx Color ABS Plastic Flanged Lid Project Box - someone made helpful photos of what port does what. which is all already in the (poor) documentation, but it's really nice to have it written down better:http://kiir.net/blog/turning-intel-edison-mini-breakout-board/- switched to emutex/ubilinux debian OS, and the deb repo contents are way more convenient. plus, the install was super-easy.- right now running dump1090 (ADS-B server) as well as Plex server, and transmission-daemon, and the machine handles it all easily (load rarely goes above 0.30, and haven't seen any evidence of memory thrashing)- powered by 3.7V lipo, which is being (re)charged by the powered USB hub I've connected to the OTG port. 64GB flash stick on the hub, working great.update, 2 cool things:1. there is an unofficial repository for yocto opkg:- https://communities.intel.com/message/254806 (if this link doesn't make it into my review, search for: alext_intel opkg)- I've used it for basic stuff like sudo, nano, some build/compile tools.recommendations from the repo author (and my own experiences, ha)- don't try to use in parallel with the Intel repo (which is not enabled by default anyway)- definitely do NOT try 'opkg upgrade' after doing opkg update with the 3rd party repo.2. there is a complete 3rd party debian replacement if you don't want to use yocto:- http://www.emutexlabs.com/ubilinux/29-ubilinux/218-ubilinux-installation-instructions-for-intel-edison (if link doesn't survive, search for: emutex ubilinux edison)- haven't tried yet myself, ymmv. I probably will soon, and will update review in that case.- for now it can only be installed from a linux desktop/laptop, not windows or mac.also did order a 1-cell 3.7V lipo to test out; and may try a 2-pin IDC cable/jumper/thing to maybe kludge with a spare power brick.original review 11/8:some notes on jumpers and usb ports:J1 (shorted by default) is for a thermistor, in case you decide to use a battery that has one. you could probably also use it as a generic temperature sensor?J2 is for the battery if you want to use one (square pad positive, according to docs. 1 cell / 400mah / 3.7V type only, also according to docs - I have not tried)J21: theoretically accepts DC power from 7-15V (square pad is GND according to docs, I have not tried personally)USB:J3 is the serial modem, first point of access so you can further set up wifi etc. (configure_edison --wifi / configure_edison --setup) - figure out COM port# and connect at 115200bps.J16 is for 5V power, and also the usb "gadget" that makes it:- show up as a FAT drive when connected to a PC.(recommendation: reformat as FAT32 before attempting ota-method OS upgrades)- provides a usb IP address - you can ssh to 192.168.2.15 (but will have to manually set IP on your PC's side, there's no DHCP)

This is an amazing little unit. It has enough power to run some pretty processor intensive programs. The one gigabyte of memory is perfect and very fast since it is right next to the processor.I've been able to install Ubilinux, which is a Debian based OS allowing access to their repos. The 4 gigabyte onboard eMMC flash is enough space for the OS, leaving about 2.5 gigabytes for applications and data.The wireless adapter works very well, even without using an external antenna. The power draw of the unit is only about a watt or two. I will be using this for software defined radio projects to track planes using their ADS-B signals.

It is a very fast module, with a very small footprint and small power requirements.The only downside is that it requires level shifters for 3.3 or 5V logic, but that is more of a nuisance than anything.The fact it runs linux with a very decent set of resources behind it, makes it very versatile.

this has been obsoleted by Intel. You won't be able to get more very soon so don't design it into a product or anything you might want to keep working. They do fail, I have had two fail, something like 10%.

My grandson was THRILLED with the Edison Breakout Board kit!

Not as useful as I thought.

A tiny little powerful computer.

works well and good price

Good

The Product is awesome. But i wanted intel edison with Ardinuo

Habe nach einigen Experimenten mit dem Raspberry mir mal den Ansatz von Intel angeschaut und war dann doch beeindruckt. Viel RAM, eine Menge Flash und der Controller ist auch hinreichend schnell.Gut, vielleicht nicht das passende Gerät für den der grafische Erwartungen hegt. Dazu fehlt dem System einfach die notwendige Grafikbeschleunigung. Dafür ist Bluetooth an Board und WLAN sogar in der 2,4GHz und 5GHz Variante. Die Antennen dafür übrigens auch!Beim BreakoutBoard finde ich nicht so toll, dass die Energieversorgung nicht gleich mit über den USB Port realisiert ist über den das serielle Terminal abgegriffen wird. Dazu muss dann zusätzlich am zweiten Mikro-USB Anschluss die Spannungsversorgung sichergestellt werden.Vielleicht ist das bei den Breakout Boards von Sparkfun besser gelöst.Der Edison hat auf alle Fälle Potential. Er ist klein, schnell, Energieeffizient und durch das Linux Betriebssystem absolut flexibel.Die passende Linux Distribution wird über das Yocto-Projekt realisiert. Ich habe schon oft gehört, dass das Yocto-Linux für den Edison noch viele Kinderkrankheiten haben soll, aber das konnte ich jetzt so noch nicht feststellen.Yocto-Linux ist hier aber absolut nicht negativ zu sehen, da es extrem flexibel ist und unter einer ständigen Weiterentwicklung steht. Die Dokumentation und Sourcen sind offen und damit kann jeder beliebige Änderungen vornehmen.

Good one

good