For what I saw, the circuitry is not opened, or is it? I fear that, unfortunately, I didn't see it anywhere so it seems they haven't done that, although they are surely willing to disseminate the usage of technology.
And I know wat you mean and that is why I hope something like that happens. And, as I was saying, the arduino works like that and some people in brazil can spend around less than 20$ in the parts needed to build it.
And so I also mentioned about this possibility of a newer version of the arduino made up with an ARM processor. It seems it will be not only open hardware, but capable of being both a computer and an arduino. I look forward to that.
Cheers
2012/9/16 Andy Farnell
<padawan12@obiwannabe.co.uk>
On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 05:47:22PM -0300, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote:
> Thanks a lot Andy, that was really informative.
>
> So I see there's no point at all comparing this "super" Pi rack to general
> computers, and that you can't run one Pd having it being served by 64 of
> these.
>
> cheers
Actually, there's a lot of value in these arrays for DSP work, at least particular
kinds of creative DSP work, because what you have is effectively a giant
modular synth. Data flow is a good candidate, because the work is
usually a unidirectional flow of data frames through the system.
On another note, I was pondering your comment on the economics of
the Pi in Brazil that you replied to Charles.
Maybe I am mistaken but the real, deep objectives of the Pi foundation
are to ubiquitize (yuck!!!) (maybe "democratise"?) production
through open hardware design so that you can get a fab plant to
start making them locally. I know Brazil can't compete with
China on economies of scale right now, but nontheless the
opportunity is there at least without any trade barries based on
intellectual property nonsense. Its long past time we had a standard
international unit of computing that any 10 year old kid can grab and
know the other 9 billion people on the planet have access to.
best
Andy