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  • Author Author: dougw
  • Date Created: 14 Feb 2016 10:10 AM Date Created
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CHIP Computer - they are shipping

dougw
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14 Feb 2016

This is a quick unboxing and power up of a $9 CHIP computer in case anyone had doubts about the Kickstarter promises....

For some reason I cannot insert a video in a blog since the site upgrade, so you will have to follow this link:

CHIP Computer is Shipping

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  • clem57
    clem57 over 9 years ago +1
    dougw Thank you for unboxing video. Other than play, do you have project(s) in mind? Can you provide link for vga display? Thanks in advance, Clem
  • clem57
    clem57 over 9 years ago +1
    dougw I was considering the CHIP computer until I realized: They are only providing VGA support at $9. The upcharge for HDMI was about $15. They charged $5 for each computer ordered. Really? The ram is…
  • dougw
    dougw over 9 years ago in reply to clem57 +1
    The Pine looks like a great little computer and there are other interesting modules out there as well. I was looking for the absolute lowest cost way to get a full color VGA display, including LCD. I was…
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  • clem57
    clem57 over 9 years ago

    dougw

         Thank you for unboxing video. Other than play, do you have project(s) in mind? Can you provide link for vga display?

    Thanks in advance,

    Clem

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    clem57 over 9 years ago

    dougw

         Thank you for unboxing video. Other than play, do you have project(s) in mind? Can you provide link for vga display?

    Thanks in advance,

    Clem

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  • dougw
    dougw over 9 years ago in reply to clem57

    This little computer has a lot of built-in features and computing power in a tiny form factor, including WiFi and Bluetooth. This makes it a great platform for high performance mobile or wearable devices or small embedded applications, and the hardware is open source. One of the reasons I bought the small display is in anticipation of mobile applications. I don't have specific projects in the works yet - still getting familiar with features and programming environment.

    I got the display on ebay - it is a 5" 800x480 rear-view display for vehicles. There are many to choose from in the $17 range, just make sure to check the resolution. I use a $2 DC-DC module to boost USB voltage to 12 volts for the display.

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