[MinnowBoard] community demand for a cellular GSM/GPS lure?

Darren Hart dvhart at linux.intel.com
Wed Jan 14 17:16:00 UTC 2015


The SeaCat has the right components, but is not the same size as the
MinnowBoard MAX. Yet. So yes, this is what the SeaCat *should* be IMNSHO :-)

On 1/14/15 9:12 AM, Scott Guthrie wrote:
> Wouldn't that be a SeaCat Darren?
> 
> Scott
> 
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 12:04 PM, Darren Hart <dvhart at linux.intel.com
> <mailto:dvhart at linux.intel.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Such a card would effectively look like two minicard slots, one with
>     SATA lines, the other with PCIe lines. The PCI Minicard slot can then be
>     used with off the shelf wifi or GSM modem cards. This is a fairly common
>     configuration and is extremely flexible. It's also one that I have been
>     lobbying for for a while now. It absolutely needs to be the same size as
>     the MinnowBoard MAX.
> 
>     --
>     Darren
> 
>     On 1/13/15 3:14 PM, Michael Jones wrote:
>     > I could use a WiFi + mSATA on a single board the size of the MinnowBoardMax on the low voltage side.
>     > A similar combination with GSM + mSATA would be interesting as well.
>     >
>     > The main reason is connecting to the side SATA connector is not convenient for my application
>     >
>     > Mike Jones
>     >
>     > On Jan 13, 2015, at 3:58 PM, Brian Jones <brianj at alphaonedesign.com <mailto:brianj at alphaonedesign.com>> wrote:
>     >
>     >> Hey all,
>     >>
>     >> I'm new to minnow boards, but have been doing hardware/firmware design for other SBCs (i.e. BBB, pi, etc) for a while now.  I'm working on a new client project using the MBM and plan on spinning a cellular GSM/GPS (and maybe BTLE) lure board for it.  Any community interest on me making it open source and offering some stock of those boards?  It's a little more effort for me to do so, and so I thought I'd gauge interest first.  Approximate target price point around ~$100.  Thanks for the feedback.
>     >>
>     >> Brian Jones
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