Oh, and yes booth means his space at the Asylum. Straight in the fron door, right @ first aisle past the Electronics space, last spot on the right.<div><br clear="all"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><b><div>
<span style="font-weight:normal"><b><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:x-small">Drew Van Zandt</span></span></b></b></span></div><div><span style="font-weight:normal"><b><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:x-small"><span style="font-family:arial">Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics</span><br>
Cam # US2010035593 (</span></span></b></b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:x-small">M:</span></span><b><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:x-small">Liam Hopkins </span></span></b></b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:x-small">R:</span></span><b><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:x-small"> Bastian Rotgeld)<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Drew Van Zandt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:drew.vanzandt@gmail.com" target="_blank">drew.vanzandt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I can ask him tonight; I'll be over to the Asylum later.<div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><b><div><span style="font-weight:normal"><b><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:x-small">Drew Van Zandt</span></span></b></b></span></div>
<div><span style="font-weight:normal"><b><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:x-small"><span style="font-family:arial">Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics</span><br>Cam # US2010035593 (</span></span></b></b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:x-small">M:</span></span><b><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:x-small">Liam Hopkins </span></span></b></b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:x-small">R:</span></span><b><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:x-small"> Bastian Rotgeld)<br>
</span></span></b></b></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><b><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:x-small">Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D. Masquerade aVST </span></span></b></b></span></b></b></span><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Tom Metro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tmetro+hhacking@gmail.com" target="_blank">tmetro+hhacking@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I didn't know we had a single board computer aimed at hobbyists being<br>
developed locally. In this article/video the developer, Brandon<br>
Stafford, is being interviewed at Artisan's Asylum.<br>
<br>
The interesting twist on this one is that it uses an ARM core<br>
(AT91SAM9G20), and runs Linux, but has Arduino shield compatible<br>
connectors, so you can use Arduino peripherals. The other innovation it<br>
offers is that you can program it (in Python) by interacting with a<br>
web-based code editor running on the device. See <a href="http://rascalmicro.com/" target="_blank">http://rascalmicro.com/</a><br>
for details.<br>
<br>
Both hardware and software are licensed under Creative Commons and other<br>
open source licenses.<br>
<br>
That aside, at $180 (hoped to be $100 - $150 in volume) it generally<br>
doesn't beat other ARM options, unless you happen to need 2 USB jacks or<br>
some other specific hardware bit it happens to have. If he does manage<br>
to get the price down to $100 or less, it'll be a good option for some<br>
projects.<br>
<br>
Too late to get Brandon for next week's BLU meeting? (The boards<br>
themselves are currently on backorder.)<br>
<br>
<br>
Rascal Micro hands-on (video)<br>
<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/13/rascal-micro-hands-on-video/" target="_blank">http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/13/rascal-micro-hands-on-video/</a><br>
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Not far from the bustling labs of Northeastern University is the even<br>
more bustling hacker space known as Artisan's Asylum.<br>
<br>
Ummm...they're no where near each other. I think the NU mention was only<br>
to plug other Engadget articles talking about hardware hacking projects<br>
happening there. (When did NU get into this stuff? Sadly, not much of<br>
what the linked articles cover was happening there when I attended.)<br>
<br>
<br>
...the Rascal Micro. This tiny board is home to an ARM-based SOC and<br>
has its hungry, open-sourced eyes on competitors like Arduino and<br>
Beagle. Brandon Stafford, the creator, boiled down its primary selling<br>
points to this: "it's maybe 25 times faster, has 1,000 times more<br>
storage." Where as the Arduino excels at making things blink, move or<br>
Tweet, the Rascal Micro has enough power to function as a full-fledged<br>
web server.<br>
<br>
The original version of the board sold for about $180, but Stafford<br>
has managed to get the price down and future shipments should settle<br>
in between $100 and $150.<br>
[...]<br>
What makes the Rascal special is its integrated Linux kernel ROM,<br>
microSD slot, Ethernet port and duo of USB jacks. ...there's a pile of<br>
female headers on the board, that are capable of accepting any Arduino<br>
shield.<br>
<br>
Stafford himself has used his creation to power his home sprinkler<br>
system and even had a simple, but impressive, demo waiting for us when<br>
we swung by his booth.<br>
<br>
Booth? They never mention what show this was. Are they referring to an<br>
AA rental space?<br>
<br>
<br>
Also written up here:<br>
<a href="http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/ARM-board-for-Arduino-shields-1618480.html" target="_blank">http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/ARM-board-for-Arduino-shields-1618480.html</a><br>
<br>
-Tom<br>
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