pcDuino - Competition That Could Take On The Raspberry Pi

In all forms of life, there is nothing wrong with some healthy competition and in the micro computer form of life, this comes in the form of pcDuino, which from the specifications, seems like Raspberry Pi on steroids, below i will post some quotes, specifications and images:

pcDuino is a high performance, cost effective mini PC platform that runs PC like OS such as Ubuntu and Android ICS. It outputs its screen to HDMI enabled TV or monitor via the built in HDMI interface. It is specially targeted for the fast growing demands from the open source community. The platform could run full blown PC like OS with easy to use tool chain and compatible with the popular Arduino ecosystem such as Arduino Shields (may need a bridge shield) and open source projects etc.

Mini PC + Arduino = pcDuino

pcDuino is a mini PC platform that runs a PC-like OS such as Lubuntu and Android 4.0 ICS. It outputs video throught the HDMI port. Moreover, it has a hardware header interface compatible with Arduino.
What pcDuino can Do?

With pcDuino, user could do lots of fun stuff including but not limited to the following:

• Teaching yourself and / or other people how to program
• Interface with electronics hardware on a low level
• Browse the Internet or and create documents using Ubuntu’s application suite
• Learn how to use Ubuntu linux
• Watch movies
• Play games
• And many more DIY projects

pcDuino Board


<div>A Mini PC with Arduino type Interface powered by ARM Pro Spec:

• CPU: 1GHz ARM Cortex A8
• GPU: OpenGL ES2.0, OpenVG 1.1 Mali 400 core
• DRAM: 1GB
• Onboard Storage: 2GB Flash, SD card slot for up to 32GB
• Video Output: HDMI
• OS: Linux + Android
• Extension Interface: 2.54 mm Headers compatible with Arduino
• Network interface: RJ45 and USB WiFi Dongle

Â*SpecsÂ* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*pcDuinoÂ* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Raspberry Pi(Model B)Â*CPUÂ*1GHz ARM Cortex A8Â*700 MHz ARM1176JZF-S core (ARM11 family)Â*GPUÂ*OpenGL ES2.0, OpenVG 1.1 Mali 400 coreBroadcom VideoCore IVOpenGL ES 2.0 (24 GFLOPS)</p>
MPEG-2 and VC-1 (with license[71]), 1080p30 h.264/MPEG-4 AVC high-profile decoder and encoderÂ*RamÂ*1GBÂ*512MBÂ*Onboard StorageÂ*2GB Flash, microSD card slot for up to 32GBÂ*0GB Flash,Â*SD / MMC / SDIO card slotÂ*Video OutputÂ*HDMIÂ*Composite RCA (PAL and NTSC), HDMI (rev 1.3 & 1.4), raw LCD Panels via DSIÂ*Operating SystemLinux3.0 + Ubuntu 12.04
Android ICS 4.0Debian GNU/Linux
Raspbian OS,
Fedora
Arch Linux ARM
RISC OS
FreeBSD
Plan 9

AndroidÂ*Extension InterfaceÂ*2.54mm HeadersÂ*8 × GPIO,UART, I²C bus, SPI bus with two chip selects, I²S audioÂ*Network interfaceÂ*10/100Mbps RJ45 and USB WiFi extension (not included)Â*10/100Mbps RJ45 and USB WiFi extension (not included)Â*USB 2.0 portsÂ*2Â*2Â*Power & SizeÂ*5V, 700mA -Â*125mm X 52mmÂ*Â*5V, 700mA -Â*85.60Â*mm ×Â*53.98Â*mm








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