VoCore – Coin-Sized Linux Computer

Keep in mind that tiny ~550 MHz, MIPS 24K core based boards have been around for a while, including OpenWRT support. They are not as powerful as one might like, and with performance lower than a Pi 1 (and a lack of accelerators), you might be better off getting more recent ARM based stamp-sized SBC for the same price.<p>What is interesting about this one is that it has reasonable documentation for a change (but not about the MediaTek SoC) and they might actually be able to move volume on both their main device and extension boards.

Vocore2 is the only time I&#x27;ve ever been ripped off on a crowdfunding project. Not impressed.

I wish PoE were more common as an option to power these SBCs.

Oh, what an idea: take some battle-tested router hardware, put it into the tiniest possible form factor, use the battle-tested router-oriented Linux distro. Instant win!<p>This thing still allows you to wire 4 Ethernet ports, if you feel like it. But apparently these pins can be used somehow differently, too.

if it doesn&#x27;t load: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20220513102852&#x2F;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;vocore.io&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20220513102852&#x2F;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;vocore.io...</a>

I backed both the VoCore 1 and 2 back when they were on Kickstarter (or Indiegogo?). They are awesome devices for their size, and yes, while there might be newer SOCs out there now, the VoCore was from 2014, and the VoCore2 from 2016, there was nothing comparable (in price, size and performance) back then.<p>The guys behind VoCore keep updating their software stack, fixing bugs in the Linux WiFi driver. Just read their blog to see the level of attention to detail they&#x27;re putting into their product

No industrial rating, unfortunately.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;octavosystems.com&#x2F;octavo_products&#x2F;osd335x-sm&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;octavosystems.com&#x2F;octavo_products&#x2F;osd335x-sm&#x2F;</a> is probably more interesting for a lot of applications (though maybe not as open... but this is the same chipset as the BeagleBoneBlack).

This is really cool and I really want one, even though I have no use for it

These are super cool! Does anyone here actually use one of these for anything?<p>I’m always tempted to get one of these sorts of things but I can never think of an actual real-world use that I’d need.

It&#x27;s OpenWRT powered!