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Installation issues / Re: Mini2440 as wall-mounted orbiter

« on: July 16, 2010, 01:31:16 pm »

Andrew

We'll see how trivial porting it is for me... it's been a while!

Do you have any idea what sort of back box is required for a Mini-2440? Can these fit into a standard double socket box?

Thanks,

Rónán

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Installation issues / Re: Mini2440 as wall-mounted orbiter

« on: July 16, 2010, 10:42:20 am »

Marco: Just to clarify, I don't own any of these devices yet. Once I do, I'll let you know how I get on.

Andrew: So the Touch Orbiter can run/can be ported to run on Linux running on a Mini2440?

From a wiring point of view, is there anything to prevent me from building one of these into a wall?

Thanks,

Rónán

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Installation issues / Re: Mini2440 as wall-mounted orbiter

« on: July 15, 2010, 04:00:15 pm »

Andrew: Does the Touch Orbiter run on Linux or WinCE?

Marco: The Cuwin-3500 is out of my price range, but the Eken m003 is more affordable, thanks.

Purps: I can't speak generally, but my main rationale is that I'd prefer to run a wired rather than a wireless network. It also means that I don't have to have a device for every person using the system, or to remember to carry the Orbiter around the house with me.

Rónán

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Installation issues / Re: Mini2440 as wall-mounted orbiter

« on: July 14, 2010, 10:34:17 pm »

Andrew

Thanks. How much work is involved in porting the Touch Orbiter? I do know one end of a C compiler from the other, but it's been a long time since I did any significant coding.

Rónán

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Installation issues / Mini2440 as wall-mounted orbiter

« on: July 13, 2010, 06:19:17 pm »

I'm about to get some renovation work done on an old house, including electrical re-wiring. As part of this, I want to install a network and infrastructure for multi-room audio. I don't have the money to install a complete system at this point, but want to get wires in the wall while I can. I'll build the system as I can afford it, and install the speakers later.

Most of this seems reasonably straightforward, but one thing that seems to require forethought is in-wall orbiters. I'd like to be able to control the system from touch panels in the walls, and I'd like these to be programmable, so that the setup is flexible. (I've looked at off-the-shelf systems, but they seem to tie you in to using a particular vendor's hardware.)

From what I've found on the LinuxMCE site, the Mini2440 seems to be the way to go for this. My question is, if I run CAT6 and power to a Mini2440 mounted in a wall, can I boot a Linux image from a server on this, so that I can create my own GUI to manage what the music server is doing? This seems feasible, but I'd like to be sure before I get carried away!

Does what I am thinking of make sense? Are there better devices to use for this?

Thanks,

Rónán