XPe on Geode Processor

[Joakim Flat]

I'm working on a wearable computing project and I want to use XPe as
operating system. Power consumption is of course an important issue because
I have to use batteries to support the computer.

The Lippert RoadRunner II with 300Mhz Geode processor seems to be suitable
for my application, as it only needs about 1Amp / 5V. Do anyone of you know
if this processor-board including the peripherial units (Network, VGA, TFT)
supports XPe without serious hacking?

Lippert card:
http://www.lippert-at.com/pc104plus.html

Any other suggestions for low-power processor card supporting XPe?

Best Regards
Joakim

 

[Heidi Linda eMVP]

I don't know about this particular board, but we're using
a geode processor for our application.

 

[Brad Combs]

Joakim,

Should be no problems for the base features of that board. The audio on
Geode boards can sometimes be troublesome, but NS has decent support for
most of the chipset features. You have to sign an NDA and join their
developer group, but after that you can get to the secure drivers site and
get packages for XPe.

Be aware of the performance of these boards though. You not going to get
blazing speed to run apps, or great video quality from the C&T graphics
adapter. It should work well if your using a custom shell and can whittle
XPe down to a relatively small footprint.

HTH,
Brad Combs
Imago Technologies

 

[Joakim Flat]

I don't know about this particular board, but we're using
a geode processor for our application.

Ok. Thats fine.
Can you tell me anything about your processor board - brand/name etc.
Do you run XPe from CF or from disk?

I am searching for a PC/104 processor board with support for:
VGA and TFT
CF (internally or trough IDE)
General purpose I/O
10/100 Ethernet
USB 1.1

The board should also run WindowsXPe

 

[Heidi Linda eMVP]

-----Original Message-----



Ok. Thats fine.
Can you tell me anything about your processor board -

brand/name etc.

It's a Nova 4898N

Do you run XPe from CF or from disk?

a Flash module which plugs directly into the IDE
connector. The board also has a laptop sized IDE connector
and a DOC adaptor, though I never got it booting from a
DOM, and a CF adaptor underneath.

I am searching for a PC/104 processor board with support for:
VGA and TFT

I believe it does both.

CF (internally or trough IDE)
General purpose I/O

Four serial ports.

10/100 Ethernet
Yep.

USB 1.1

I think that's one of the options we didn't ask for.