Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Embedded control of USRP

[Lee Patton]

Thanks very much for the reply, Pete.  I believe I have been abusing the
terminology here. According to Wikipedia: 

" An embedded system is a special-purpose computer system, which is
completely encapsulated by the device it controls.  An embedded system
has specific requirements and performs pre-defined tasks, unlike a
general-purpose personal computer."

I don't want to embed a computer into the USRP. So, I guess I really
mean "small and portable".  In fact, for the first cut, the smallest
configuration closest to what works for me now (FC3 on Laptop) would be
the best.  The mini- and nano-itx look very promising. Thanks for the
advice. 

- Lee


On Sat, 2006-04-01 at 12:12 -0500, Pete Soper wrote:
> Hi Lee,
>              Do you mean embedded, and, if so, embedded in what?
>              Or do you mean small/portable? If it's the latter, Google 
> for "mini-itx" and "nano itx" for full blown PCs in very small form factors.
>              USB 2.0 and enough memory to store/run the software seem to 
> be the key hardware factors.
>              Support for a relatively current version of Linux seems to 
> be the key software issue. Be careful not to underestimate the challenge 
> of getting everything built and running together.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Pete
>