Re: affordable arm boards with plenty of ram.
Analog or pulse-width control of the fan could make it variable speed.
On 5/19/16, Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@debian.org> wrote:
> On 2016-05-19, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
>> On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 10:35:15AM -0700, Vagrant Cascadian wrote:
>>> BeagleBoard-X15:
>>> price: not yet available, estimated ~US$239
>>> kernel: 4.6.x, currently needs custom kernel with compiled-in sata
>>> cpu: dual-core cortex-a15 (TI AM57xx)
>>> ram: 2gb
>>> disk: eSATA
>>> u-boot: 2016.03 in stretch
>>> builds: 179
>>> notes: noisy fan
>
>> What fan? I don't recall seeing a fan on that board. I know it can
>> drive one if you want though.
>
> It's true, it doesn't come with a fan, and for some cases maybe doesn't
> need one, but I picked one up since it's running builds constantly:
>
> https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/X15FANKIT/X15FANKIT-ND/5822502
>
> Main problem is the fan turns on and off multiple times per minute,
> rather than running long enough to actually cool the heat sink down each
> time it turns on... presumably that's solvable through software or a
> kernel setting, but I haven't delved into it. Quieter fans also probably
> exist.
>
> In general, I prefer fanless systems...
>
>
> live well,
> vagrant
>
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