RoadTest Thread for LattePanda 3 Delta

I learn alot on every Road Test. I just got lucky this time, was selected for only 1 road test last year. Best of luck , I hope you snag your next one. 

OK thanks, found more on the topic. None of the personalization settings are available when unactivated, like setting the desktop screen background, and sound settings. When using VNC to remote in to LattePanda,the background goes black.  

Thanks Chris - In moving forward installing & setting up apps on the LattePanda 3 Delta, I banged into the license activation limitation while setting up an external USB sound card, see the screen capture of Settings/Sound message. I'm not to the point of knowing if it causes an operational problem yet to my project.

After digging more into the W10 activation topic should I choose to upgrade to solve the warning message, the Latte Panda 3 Delta W10 activation screen gave a dark foreboding message in the SETTINGS/Activation screen. 

Clicking Troubleshoot, the final solution recommended is to contact my system administrator.

Referring still to the SETTINGS/Activation screen capture, when CHANGE PRODUCT KEY is selected , a pop up says to find the product key provided by the vendor. It doesnt like all those XXXXXXXs in the product key seen and hits a brick wall.

Should LattePanda be contacted for more followup info, or is this where the product road forks and I need to deal with Microsoft directly to buy W10 pro ( on Holiday Sales for $35 rapidly shrinking USD ) 

Another big surprise & point of interest - the first app installed by me to the LattePanda3Delta was Google Chrome, to have the LP3 web browser match my laptop. I was going to do some latency observations as part of the road testing, but it was already plainly obvious the LattePanda3 is faster than my laptop. It has 8Gb memory, my laptop only has 4Gb, both using 2G clocks, with LP3 being able to get to 2.9 Ghz. Wow, it was noticable.

Once the LattePanda 3 Delta was up and running W10, found Arduino IDE was part of W10 install, AND that install included the boards manager for the "LattePanda Leonardo", had I had not already prepared a list of a dozen apps needed for the 1st test project, I wouldve started wiring up LEDs and servos :-) Definitely the Arduino IDE will get some action. 

As far as I know, *ALL* LattePanda boards are shipped with the eMMC imaged with Windows on it ... regardless of the SKU, as I previously had a non-Windows LattePanda Delta shipped to me that way.

But those who don't have a license will find their board is "Unactivated" when they check their activation status and won't be able to activate it without buying a product code.

- Gough

robogary said:

Will there be a surprise expiration warning in 90 days or is this SBC good for life running W10 ?

It should be good for the length of life of Windows 10 where it comes with a license.

robogary said:

I'll focus more on ease of use, the clarity of instructions, and demonstrating & comparing its use with other SBCs. 

I'm looking forward to someone combining the use of the onboard Arduino with an action or actions observed in the operating system.

I'm so sorry I've missed this one. I would love to road test this device. I'm looking forward to read the reviews !

srutledge  - Greetings. I received the LattePanda 3 Delta 864, DFR0981   https://www.newark.com/dfrobot/dfr0981/lattepanda-3-delta-board-2ghz/dp/31AK8093?ost=dfr0981.

It is love at first site. The LattePanda3 has been powered, setup, and apps being downloaded for performing the specific Road Tests.  

DFR0981 is running W10 without any indication it is less than a licensed W10 version. Will there be a surprise expiration warning in 90 days or is this SBC good for life running W10 ?