I'm going to base it on the new RaspberryPi mini computer. Theses things are great. Basically a computer on a credit card size circuit board with enough connections to actually be useful. Lots of people are starting to experiment with these, so loads of community support. And they are cheap. (£24).
Have a look here for more info about this great little unit. RPi Hub.
Basically, they use a mobile phone chipset. They have a couple of USB ports, HDMI, Ethernet and sound output. They have an SD card port that you use as a hard disk to run your operating system.
You have a few operating systems to choose from, Windows is not one of them !!!!! I went for Debian which is a Linux distribution.
I've messed around with Linux in the past so know my way around it enough to get me going.
To get the RasPi going I'll need a few other odds and ends.
- USB Power adapter, for, well, power really.
- SD Card for the operating system
- HDMI Cable, I'm sure I've got one lying around somewhere.
- Network Cable, yeah I've got them coming out of my ears.
- Monitor, I'll just use my TV in my office for now.
- Keyboard and Mouse, I've got a small media centre keyboard and mouse from Maplin - here
- Power USB Hub. - Got an old belkin one lying around I can use.
Other things I'll probably add later
- External hard drive or USB Stick for more data storage
- WiFi Adapter - I have a Netgear N150 I don't use any more that will be perfect.
And finally to get the project going
- A USB GPS Receiever - GlobalSat BU-353
So that's pretty much all the hardware gathered together for now.
Check the "Spendomiter" to see how much this has cost so far
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