Secret of Single Board Computer

SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER

A single-board computer (SBC) is a complete computer built on a single circuit board, with microprocessor(s), memory, input/output and other features required of a functional computer. Single-board computers were made as demonstration or development systems, for educational systems, or for use as embedded computer controllers. SBC computers typically provide a fanless, low-power computing solution and a low profile architecture. (wiki)

What Single Board Computer can do?

1. As a SMS Gateway

An SMS gateway allows a computer to send or receive Short Message Service Short Message Service (SMS) transmissions to or from a telecommunications network.

2. As a File Server
We can share files, documents, music, photos with other fellow users at home or in the office as though we had server itself.

3. As an Access Point

By installing a wifi adapter, we can change the SBC as an Access Point.

4. As a Multimedia Player

We can make an old TV become a smart TV by using SBC.

Example of Single Board Computer :
1. Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi has become the staple in single board computer for affordability, versatility and compatibility.Raspberry Pi 2 features a 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU. You can buy Raspberry for $35.
Link: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-2-on-sale/


2. CHIP

The board hosts a 1 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, and 4 GB of storage space. It also has built in Wifi and Bluetooth 4.0. While processing speed and RAM isn't fastest on the market, it's certainly great for the price and the size. You can buy  CHIP only for $9.
Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598272670/chip-the-worlds-first-9-computer/description


3. Orange Pi

The board is jam-packed with interfaces particularly useful for gaming and video, The board features a campera interface, 8GB of eMMC (embedded multi-media controller) flash, and HDMI port, 1 GB DDR RAM, SATA 2.0 port, microphone and an Allwinner H3 processor. You can buy Orange Pi for $39.
Link: http://www.orangepi.org/index.html


4. BeagleBone Green

The board features an AM335x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, 512 MB DDR3 RAM, 3D graphics accelerator and 4GB eMMC flash storage. You can buy for $39.
Link: http://www.seeedstudio.com/recipe/315-intelligent-alarm-system-made-with-bbg-iot.html


5. ODROID-XU4

ODROID-XU4 features Samsung 2GHz Exynos5422 Cortex-A15 and A7 Octa core CPUs, Mali-T628 MP6, 2GB LPDDR RAM PoP, USB 3.0 & 2.0 ports, HDMI connectivity and a cooling fan. You can buy for $74.
Link: http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php
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