ROADTEST POLL: Would You Be Interested in Roadtesting an Open Source Single Board Computer?

Some of these are tough to answer.

I'm currently working on  a Samus costume with many bells and whistles. For some applications such as mine, you may want to give an estimated battery draw for portable applications.

I'm considering that this board may be overkill for my project, but I'm still testing many ideas to add, and having more resources available is a nice thing, battery depending. If you wanted me to try and it's not heavy power consumption, I'm interested.

How I describe myself is vague for how I should answer. I'm IPC certified and do make props for people using electronics, but probably not enough for anything but "hobbyist"?

But if you update with battery life, please lmk. I'm off to make another forum post for ideas for my project lol.

Feel free to apply here: /products/roadtest/rt/roadtests/624/sign_up_to_review_th#pifragment-4106=9&pifragment-4100=4

I'd be interested, if you'd have me. Would likely be testing integration with 3d printers

There are some expensive Ethernet Development Tools out there for 10Base-T1L single-pair Ethernet PHY.

For example, the DP83TD510E-EVM (price circa $180).

I think this would make for an interesting design challenge as suitable single pair Ethernet PHY chips are around $8. E.g. https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/dp83td510e.pdf

There is also this new PHY+MAC chip from onsemi at a similar price: https://www.onsemi.com/download/data-sheet/pdf/ncn26010-d.pdf

EV boards for that chip are rather expensive.

I've been searching and I don't think you can buy any SPE devices - apart from a few impractically expensive specialist bits of kit. Also, it doesn't seem that RJ11 is a standard connector for SPE so it would also probably involve making up your own cables.

I'd also like to play with SPE, but I don't think it's practical as part of a road test - unless it's between 2 BeaglePlays.

A matching power supply would be nice. I was myself thinking a usb-c to terminal board adapter to be included ,  most any power supply could be used and the tester could try different variations of current limit/voltage sag. Some Grove connector pigtails would also be really helpful, I have a nice collection of sensors , most don't have Grove connectors. The sensors that do have Grove connectors have lost their provided cables in the micro-black hole that randomly moves about in my man-cave.

I don't think it comes with a power supply when I opened up the package we received them in. Adding in a power supply is not really a problem. Often times roadtesters have a power supply or power cords and we ask them what they need. The power supply shouldn't be a deal breaker. 

I would challenge the assumption it requires a 5V 3A power supply.

I think if the RoadTest requires the candidate to provide the power supply it needs to state that or provide the supply. It has been suggested in another post an escrow be established for a candidate to participate. The participant having to purchase a PS can be a burden just like an escrow. I have struggled with cables used in RoadTests to discover I'm using the wrong one. Great teaching moment but hey was the RoadTest about the correct cable.

If you want to test a Raspberry Pi you better have knowledge of power requirements or your frustration will mount. Clearly tell me what I am getting and what I would need to purchase. If I have to purchase, what is recommended not leave me guessing. Try any old 5V 3A PS on a Pi and let me know of the success.

I will apply for this roadtest. My experience with Development kits will qualify me to do the roadtest. Very interested.

It requires a 5V 3A power supply.