[GRLUG] RaspBerry Pi

[Casey DuBois]

The Bill Validator requires RS-232 so we need 1 of those.

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Casey DuBois <casey at grlug.org> wrote:
> > That's the kind of device I wanted to use in the Kiosk.
> > Thinking we're needing something a little larger with more ports.
>
> Ports requirements, IIRC, are:
> * One(1) VGA port, or DVI-I and a DVI->VGA adapter
> * One(1) USB port for One(1) RS-232 serial port for the touchscreen's
> input (USB is the most convenient)
> * One(1) USB port for the ticket printer.
> * One(1) USB port for the cash reader.
> * One(1) USB port, one(1) SATA port or one(1) IDE port for booting the
> OS. (Unless we talk about netboot again)
> * One(1) ethernet port for network access.
>
> That's minimum, and can even be worked downward a little with a USB
> hub or expansion card. Anything else is gravy.
>
> I know Adobe Flash runs on Arm (it's running on my Xoom), but I don't
> know if they have an Arm Flash plugin for Linux. So a low-power x86
> processor would be ideal. AMD's low-power Bulldozer might even be
> appropriate. What's the lowest wattage x86 processor around that can
> handle Adobe Flash?
>
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