Talk:Hardware Wish List

GSM (cellular phone) modem, onboard camera and x86 compatible computer

with GSM modem you get unlimited range, camera gives much fun and navigation abilities.

With all that features, we need x86 compatible onboard computer, with Linux run on, because:

-- easy progamming and debug, a lot of GNU software available

-- all drivers (GSM, camera, USB, GPS) are ready

-- use script languages like perl to program

-- store photos, videos and logs onboard at flash card (loading only small photos over GSM link to save money),

-- easily communicate over the Internet (TCP/IP). Imagine the web-server aboard!

Ok, nano-ITX is huge enought and has great power consumption, requiring a bigger plane.

Reply: Why not just use a gumstix and connect it through the UART port used by the GPS. This is exactly what we do --Danstah

Reply2: Can gumstick handle web-camera, flash disk and GSM-modem?

Answer: yes --flixr