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Nice NAS
Date Posted: August 12, 2009 12:00 AM
The network interface is very handy for cross platform development. Just make a new application available on a network server and test it out on the SheevaPlug. Network-based debugging is easier than using the extra USB interface that tends to be used for bringing up a new OS or debugging a device driver.
For those looking for a higher level development platform, check out some of the commercial concerns found on the PlugComputing site such as WebTView or CTERA Networks.
Performance wise, it is close to the A2000. The SheevaPlug platform has a lot of potential especially with standard USB devices. It could be used for a data acquisition or a control application where USB devices were used. A USB hub can easily support multiple USB devices. I didn’t have any data acquisition boards handy but it was easy to write applications that took advantage of standard USB devices.
VIA Technology’s A2000 and the SheevaPlug are not the only NAS development platforms around but they do stand out, each for their own design.
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