Re: Radxa Zero and FreeBSD : happy marriage ?

What do you think about this ?

https://www.and-global.com/cheap-usb-dongle-a7670e-lase-support-4g-lte-cat1-a7670e-european-band.html

it is cheap,it is not big and it works via USB port...

On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 1:34 AM Mario Marietto <[email protected]>
wrote:

> The Waveshare SIM7600G-H 4G HAT is bigger than the raspberry pi zero. It's
> not good to be used in a case that should look like a mobile phone. I'm
> starting with this case :
>
>
> https://www.melopero.com/shop/raspberry-pi/case-ufficiale-per-raspberry-pi-zero-w/
>
> So I will look for a 4G HAT that has the size of that case. Or,I could ask
> a company to create a custom case,but the risk is to build a device that's
> not a phone...and that's not a tablet.
>
> In addition to that,I need to find one USB display of about 4 inches that
> fits inside that case and that does not require a driver,since FreeBSD
> doesn't have one.
>
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 12:40 AM Robert Clark <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> The Waveshare SIM7600G-H 4G HAT.
>>
>> The IoT SIM provider I've used before now sells a '12 month' flat rate
>> SIM. I had tinkered with a prior model SIM that allowed 64kbit/sec
>> continuous bandwidth, and the newer model is rated for 750kbit/sec instead.
>>
>> The project idea is to see if this data rate would allow for a general
>> communications device, allowing that phone service and SMS are excluded
>> from the data plan.
>>
>> [RC]
>>
>> On Nov 26, 2024, at 1:42 PM, Mario Marietto <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> ---> I'm personally working on a phone-adjacent project...
>>
>> Hello Robert,
>>
>> We are working on the same project.
>>
>> ---> with a Waveshare board...
>>
>> Which one ?
>>
>> ---> and likely a Pi Zero 2 W.
>>
>> After having looked for a better SOC we have ended using the Pi Zero 2W.
>> For a start it's ok. Even though there aren't so many alternatives at the
>> moment. Are you a developer ? Tell me something more about your technical
>> choices. Which display do you want to use ?
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 7:28 PM Robert Clark <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Mario,
>>>
>>> I'm personally working on a phone-adjacent project with a Waveshare
>>> board and likely a Pi Zero 2 W.
>>>
>>> Have you looked at the Waveshare boards as an easy way to get a
>>> prototyping system pulled together?
>>>
>>> [RC]
>>>
>>> On Nov 25, 2024, at 9:12 AM, orbit <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, November 25th, 2024 at 7:02 PM, Mario Marietto <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello.
>>> I'm planning to buy this soc :
>>>
>>> *Radxa Zero*
>>>
>>>    - *Specifications*:
>>>    - *CPU*: Amlogic S905Y2 quad-core Cortex-A53
>>>       - *RAM*: Up to 4GB LPDDR4 (4GB option available)
>>>       - *Ports*:
>>>       - Mini HDMI
>>>          - Micro USB OTG
>>>          - Micro USB power
>>>          - *Wireless*: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
>>>       -
>>>
>>> because I'm trying to assemble a mobile phone powered by FreeBSD. This
>>> soc seems to be the only option available given its performances and
>>> slenderness.
>>> But what I want to know is how compatible it is with FreeBSD. Are there
>>> some huge unfixed bugs ? Problems with HDMI or whatever ? thanks.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mario.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I stumbled with Orange Pi SoCs for IoT / mobile phones though FreeBSD
>>> does not support it  but only Linux and Android.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/details/Orange-Pi-2G-IoT.html
>>>
>>> http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/otherAccessories/details/orange-pi-Touch-Screen-For-2G-IOT.html
>>>
>>> http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/details/Orange-Pi-3G-IoT-A.html
>>>
>>> http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/details/Orange-Pi-3G-IoT-B.html
>>>
>>> http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontrollers/details/Orange-Pi-4G-IoT.html
>>>
>>> orbit
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Mario.
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Mario.
>


-- 
Mario.