How does the "Inovato Quadra" compare to a Raspberry Pi in terms of processing speed etc.? Is it similar to a RPi 4, or closer to a 3, or something else?
So it's a bit faster than some RPis, and has 2 GB RAM vs 1 GB in RPi 3.
I've been told it runs the Amateur Radio apps fine. Some big differentiations:
* Quadra is available off the shelf at the stated price of $35; RPi availability, especially at the stated prices is a rarity in 2023. Batches are made available, and they're gone within an hour or so.
* Raspberry Pi OS is very well supported and stable.
* The Quadra is a finished unit - it has a case, included power supply, etc. The RPis (except RPi 400) are just the board.
* The RPis support hardware expansion via a LOT of different HATs; there's no such expansion on the Quadra (other than USB, of course).
* Quadra only has one USB port, though that's easy to rectify with a USB port expander. RPi has four USB ports.
* RPi includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and Quadra does not, though again, that's easy to rectify.
To me, the Quadra is a good solution for running AN Amateur Radio app full time. If you want a more flexible unit, the Raspberry Pi is still the best choice.
Thanks Steve. I checked the website -- shipping to Canada costs as much as the device itself, so not quite worth it. But I will keep an eye out in case they get a Canadian distributor.
Thanks for the NetFinder mention is this week's edition, Steve! I'm excited to collect additional feedback and continue to evolve this tool. I appreciate you getting the word out and congrats on the latest century mark!
Thanks Cale! Happy to promote technological innovation like NetFinder in Zero Retries, and again good job for identifying the need and taking on this project.
While nets are one of the oldest features in Amateur Radio, they're not that easy to find. There are a number of them here in Whatcom County, Washington and I'll be adding those that I'm aware of to NetFinder.
How does the "Inovato Quadra" compare to a Raspberry Pi in terms of processing speed etc.? Is it similar to a RPi 4, or closer to a 3, or something else?
Jordan:
From https://inovato.com (scroll down for the specs)
Processor Allwinner H6 quad-core A53 ARM v8 64-bit SoC, 1.7ghz
Memory 2GB DRAM, 16GB eMMC (ROM)
As for the equivalents in Raspberry Pi, see https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/processors.html
So it's a bit faster than some RPis, and has 2 GB RAM vs 1 GB in RPi 3.
I've been told it runs the Amateur Radio apps fine. Some big differentiations:
* Quadra is available off the shelf at the stated price of $35; RPi availability, especially at the stated prices is a rarity in 2023. Batches are made available, and they're gone within an hour or so.
* Raspberry Pi OS is very well supported and stable.
* The Quadra is a finished unit - it has a case, included power supply, etc. The RPis (except RPi 400) are just the board.
* The RPis support hardware expansion via a LOT of different HATs; there's no such expansion on the Quadra (other than USB, of course).
* Quadra only has one USB port, though that's easy to rectify with a USB port expander. RPi has four USB ports.
* RPi includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and Quadra does not, though again, that's easy to rectify.
To me, the Quadra is a good solution for running AN Amateur Radio app full time. If you want a more flexible unit, the Raspberry Pi is still the best choice.
Thanks Steve. I checked the website -- shipping to Canada costs as much as the device itself, so not quite worth it. But I will keep an eye out in case they get a Canadian distributor.
Thanks for the NetFinder mention is this week's edition, Steve! I'm excited to collect additional feedback and continue to evolve this tool. I appreciate you getting the word out and congrats on the latest century mark!
Thanks Cale! Happy to promote technological innovation like NetFinder in Zero Retries, and again good job for identifying the need and taking on this project.
While nets are one of the oldest features in Amateur Radio, they're not that easy to find. There are a number of them here in Whatcom County, Washington and I'll be adding those that I'm aware of to NetFinder.