[GRLUG] RaspBerry Pi

[Richard Nienhuis]

It already has several serial port options built into it.

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> http://www.sealevel.com/store/serial/asynchronous-serial/usb/2105r-usb-to-1-port-rs-232-db9-serial-interface-adapter.html
>
> Not cheap.
>
> http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=1529&sku=26886
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> Cheaper.
>
>
> http://www.gridconnect.com/serialusb.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=serial&utm_term=rs232+to+usb+cable+b&gclid=CMCPsqjZiawCFQUKKgoddmBwoA
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> Cheaper yet.
>
>    -- Bob
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Steve Romanow <slestak989 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Is there a usb rs232 dongle available?
>> On Oct 27, 2011 2:50 PM, "Casey DuBois" <casey at grlug.org> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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