We made the cover of [url=https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=30437]Odroid Magazine[/url].

Wow, nice! congrats!
[QUOTE=ewmayer;482325]We made the cover of [URL="https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=30437"]Odroid Magazine[/URL].[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=ewmayer;482325]We made the cover of [url=https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=30437]Odroid Magazine[/url].[/QUOTE]

Nice! I backed up the article on a post on LinkedIn, I hope you won't complain.
In case I will take it out.

Luigi

Another article on the Odroid N1:

[url=https://www.cnx-software.com/2018/02/06/hardkernel-unveils-odroid-n1-board-with-rockchip-rk3399-processor-4gb-ram-dual-sata-and-more/]Hardkernel Unveils ODROID-N1 Board with Rockchip RK3399 Processor, 4GB RAM, Dual SATA, and More[/url] | Embedded Systems News

[quote]Price should be around $110, with the final price depending on the DRAM market price. [b]If the board is popular, an ODROID-N1 Lite version with 2GB RAM and no SATA port may be launched later on for $75.[/b][/quote]

Not a PC-hardware (except for the CPUs themselves) wonk ... would someone like me, who crunches primes, care about the lack of a SATA port? If not, the modest $75 free-gear credit I got as a gratuity for my Odroid-Mag primes article would nicely cover the cost of a SATA-less N1.

[QUOTE=ewmayer;482950]Another article on the Odroid N1:

[url=https://www.cnx-software.com/2018/02/06/hardkernel-unveils-odroid-n1-board-with-rockchip-rk3399-processor-4gb-ram-dual-sata-and-more/]Hardkernel Unveils ODROID-N1 Board with Rockchip RK3399 Processor, 4GB RAM, Dual SATA, and More[/url] | Embedded Systems News



Not a PC-hardware (except for the CPUs themselves) wonk ... would someone like me, who crunches primes, care about the lack of a SATA port? If not, the modest $75 free-gear credit I got as a gratuity for my Odroid-Mag primes article would nicely cover the cost of a SATA-less N1.[/QUOTE]

Who in the world would ever need a SATA port on a number crunching Odroid? :-)

Just had a gander at the Odroid-forums for the time in months ... [url=https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=31277]this June thread[/url] by "odroid" (a.k.a. Hardkernel engineering officialdom) indicates that due to a 1GB mem-chip phase-out-by-supplier they have had to do major redesign, as a result of which the next-gen Odroid will be called N2, not N1. On the good-news front that likely means more memory and they also are doing the redesign around a new SoC, which hopefully will mean better performance and/or lower power draw. They say they are targeting a September rollout. No word on how long after that a less-expensive SATA-port-less iterate of the kind they mentioned for the N1 might roll out.

The Odroid N2, the successor to the earlier-planned but since abandoned N1, [url=https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=176&t=33781]is finally available[/url]. The N1 was a BIG.little with a72x2.a53x4 CPU, whereas the N2 is a73x4.a53x2 which is faster due to it putting 4 cores in the BIG a73 part of the die.

Going to the hardkernel.com site and clicking on [url=https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-n2-with-4gbyte-ram/]the N2 product link[/url] brings up only the 4GB model - I have a $75 credit from HK as thanks for the Odroid-magazine article I wrote a year ago, and am hoping I can get an N2 plus all the needed add-ons for no more than that. 2GB is plenty for LL testing, so I'm looking at the 2GB model, which one can access by simply [url=https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-n2-with-4gbyte-ram/]fiddling 4 to 2 in the foregoing URL[/url]. Looks like I'll need to also buy a 12V/2A DC power plug an a cheapie $4 plastic case for easier handling and to keep the dust out.

Looks like there is also an optional WiFi module, which might be a nice-to-have add-on.

It's not clear to me whether one needs a Linux-preflashed eMMC card to boot - I bought an 8GB such for my C2, but for the N2, the above links state:
[quote][b]SPI Flash memory boot[/b]
ODROID-N2 can boot from on-board SPI memory instead of uSD memory or eMMC cards.
The on-board SPI memory is 8MB in size and can include the bootstrap binaries, U-boot, bare minimum Linux kernel, and a ramdisk that includes “Petitboot”. The “Petitboot” software provides a user friendly interface and allows users to select a boot media.
Unfortunately, since the SPI bus on S922X shares the hardware interface with eMMC, the SPI flash memory on ODROID-N2 is only accessible at boot until the eMMC hardware block is activated. So you have to remove eMMC module and boot from a SD card to update firmware in the SPI flash easily.[/quote]
If I can avoid shelling out extra for an eMMC (the smallest available of which is 16GB @$14.90) my total including shipping will be just a smidge over my target of $75.

[QUOTE=ewmayer;513998]It's not clear to me whether one needs a Linux-preflashed eMMC card to boot - I bought an 8GB such for my C2, but for the N2, the above links state:

If I can avoid shelling out extra for an eMMC (the smallest available of which is 16GB @$14.90) my total including shipping will be just a smidge over my target of $75.[/QUOTE]

Kinda weird.

You own this kit, but you're not sure about how much it is going to cost you to use. Am I understanding you correctly?

[QUOTE=chalsall;514001]Am I understanding you correctly?[/QUOTE]

No - I am planning to put my $75 honorarium toward one of these, trying to figuring out precisely which 'add-ons' are needed. For C2 I needed case/charger/eMMC, for N2 one again needs the first 2 but the description doesn't make it completely clear whether one needs to shell out for an extra eMMC or not.

[QUOTE=ewmayer;514013]No - I am planning to put my $75 honorarium toward one of these, trying to figuring out precisely which 'add-ons' are needed. For C2 I needed case/charger/eMMC, for N2 one again needs the first 2 but the description doesn't make it completely clear whether one needs to shell out for an extra eMMC or not.[/QUOTE]
At only 8MB for the SPI memory you're going to want a micro SD card or emmc. Sounds like it can boot from either but it can also boot from SPI for some very niche applications. SD card would be cheaper.

[QUOTE=M344587487;514045]At only 8MB for the SPI memory you're going to want a micro SD card or emmc. Sounds like it can boot from either but it can also boot from SPI for some very niche applications. SD card would be cheaper.[/QUOTE]

Thanks - so basically the same deal as for my C2. Just placed order for 2GB N2, 12V/2A PS, 8GB Linux-preflashed eMMC and clear case. Total $85, and turns out my honorarium was only $65 rather than $75, but OTOH they said shipping is free for any stuff I order with that. So a $20 cash outlay, not bad for something I reckon will provide 2.5-3x the Mlucas throughput of my C2. (FYI, each of my Galaxy S7 phones is about equal to the abortive Odroid N1 at ~2.2x the C2).