Re: Radxa Zero and FreeBSD : happy marriage ?
- In reply to: Mario Marietto : "Re: Radxa Zero and FreeBSD : happy marriage ?"
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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 01:09:26 UTC
What do you think about this ? https://www.and-global.com/cheap-usb-dongle-a7670e-lase-support-4g-lte-cat1-a7670e-european-band.html it is cheap,it is not big and it works via USB port... On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 1:34 AM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> wrote: > The Waveshare SIM7600G-H 4G HAT is bigger than the raspberry pi zero. It's > not good to be used in a case that should look like a mobile phone. I'm > starting with this case : > > > https://www.melopero.com/shop/raspberry-pi/case-ufficiale-per-raspberry-pi-zero-w/ > > So I will look for a 4G HAT that has the size of that case. Or,I could ask > a company to create a custom case,but the risk is to build a device that's > not a phone...and that's not a tablet. > > In addition to that,I need to find one USB display of about 4 inches that > fits inside that case and that does not require a driver,since FreeBSD > doesn't have one. > > On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 12:40 AM Robert Clark <robert_clark@mac.com> > wrote: > >> The Waveshare SIM7600G-H 4G HAT. >> >> The IoT SIM provider I've used before now sells a '12 month' flat rate >> SIM. I had tinkered with a prior model SIM that allowed 64kbit/sec >> continuous bandwidth, and the newer model is rated for 750kbit/sec instead. >> >> The project idea is to see if this data rate would allow for a general >> communications device, allowing that phone service and SMS are excluded >> from the data plan. >> >> [RC] >> >> On Nov 26, 2024, at 1:42 PM, Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> ---> I'm personally working on a phone-adjacent project... >> >> Hello Robert, >> >> We are working on the same project. >> >> ---> with a Waveshare board... >> >> Which one ? >> >> ---> and likely a Pi Zero 2 W. >> >> After having looked for a better SOC we have ended using the Pi Zero 2W. >> For a start it's ok. Even though there aren't so many alternatives at the >> moment. Are you a developer ? Tell me something more about your technical >> choices. Which display do you want to use ? >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 7:28 PM Robert Clark <robert_clark@mac.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Mario, >>> >>> I'm personally working on a phone-adjacent project with a Waveshare >>> board and likely a Pi Zero 2 W. >>> >>> Have you looked at the Waveshare boards as an easy way to get a >>> prototyping system pulled together? >>> >>> [RC] >>> >>> On Nov 25, 2024, at 9:12 AM, orbit <ordinarybit@proton.me> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Monday, November 25th, 2024 at 7:02 PM, Mario Marietto < >>> marietto2008@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello. >>> I'm planning to buy this soc : >>> >>> *Radxa Zero* >>> >>> - *Specifications*: >>> - *CPU*: Amlogic S905Y2 quad-core Cortex-A53 >>> - *RAM*: Up to 4GB LPDDR4 (4GB option available) >>> - *Ports*: >>> - Mini HDMI >>> - Micro USB OTG >>> - Micro USB power >>> - *Wireless*: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0 >>> - >>> >>> because I'm trying to assemble a mobile phone powered by FreeBSD. This >>> soc seems to be the only option available given its performances and >>> slenderness. >>> But what I want to know is how compatible it is with FreeBSD. Are there >>> some huge unfixed bugs ? Problems with HDMI or whatever ? thanks. >>> >>> -- >>> Mario. >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I stumbled with Orange Pi SoCs for IoT / mobile phones though FreeBSD >>> does not support it but only Linux and Android. >>> >>> >>> http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/details/Orange-Pi-2G-IoT.html >>> >>> http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/otherAccessories/details/orange-pi-Touch-Screen-For-2G-IOT.html >>> >>> http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/details/Orange-Pi-3G-IoT-A.html >>> >>> http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/details/Orange-Pi-3G-IoT-B.html >>> >>> http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/details/Orange-Pi-4G-IoT.html >>> >>> orbit >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Mario. >> >> >> > > -- > Mario. > -- Mario.