[Cialug] Today's big news: Intel Edison computer on a chip

[Matt]

There are two chips.  One is the 500MHz dual-core x85 Atom chip.  The other is Intel's 100MHz microcontroller, the Quark, which is the same one found in Intel's Galileo.

Hackaday did a nice writeup on the Edison: http://hackaday.com/2014/09/09/intel-releases-edison-a-computer-slightly-larger-than-an-sd-card/

-- Matt (N0BOX)

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> On Sep 9, 2014, at 4:46 PM, Will <staticphantom at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I really hope its 2 chips. That would make things so interesting.
> 
> -Will C
>> On Sep 9, 2014 5:44 PM, "kristau" <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Yeah, probably confusion on my part. There is a dual core in there. That's
>> likely the x86? Then there's another "controller" processor on the flip
>> side. That may be the ARM? Watch the video at sparkfun and tell me what I
>> got wrong. . .
>> 
>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> There are two CPUs there, maybe one is a dual core x86, maybe the
>>> microcontroller is ARM? Or maybe they just needed more buzzwords in
>> there.
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hmmm.  x86 ARM?  That confuses me even more.  Wonder what the toolchain
>>>> looks like, and if it is a super custom kernel.
>>>> 
>>>> I am sure we will know more soon.  Thanks!
>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 3:27 PM, kristau <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Scott:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I just watched the video and they said 32-bit x86 ARM dual core at
>> 500
>>>> MHz
>>>>> with 1 GB RAM and 4 GB non-volitile storage and it runs a Linux
>> kernel.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Wow, that DOES look cool!  Atom means it is x86 basically?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 3:05 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> After all the leaks and rumors going back to the early part of
>> the
>>>>> year,
>>>>>>> I'm sure everyone is eager to finally see concrete information
>>> about
>>>>>>> Intel's new computer on a chip.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> It's called Edison[1] and is about the size of an SD card. It
>>>> contains
>>>>> a
>>>>>>> dual-core 500MHz atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, dual band wifi and
>> Bluetooth
>>>> low
>>>>>>> energy. It has 4GB of built-in eMMC storage and an integrated
>> Quark
>>>>>>> micro-controller providing 40 GPIO and runs at 100MHz.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> It's programmable with C++ and Arduino and includes a framework
>> for
>>>>>>> device-to-device and device-to-cloud communication.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Cost is about $50, but it's not clear to me what volume is
>>> required.
>>>>>> There
>>>>>>> is a starter pack with a breakout board and some shield-like
>>> devices
>>>>> for
>>>>>>> sale at $115[2]. It runs Linux but I don't have a lot of details.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> There's a getting started guide with an intro video[3]. I haven't
>>>>> watched
>>>>>>> it yet.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Looks pretty cool!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> [1]
>>>> http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-it-yourself/edison.html
>>>>>>> [2] https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13093
>>>>>>> [3] https://communities.intel.com/docs/DOC-23147
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