cheapest board able to run linux

Hallo

I'm looking for a cheap sbc available in quantity for an embedded project.
I'm looking for something able to run at least uclinux or ecos.
I had a look but i did not find anything far from $99.
I'dlike something around 20 max 30$, around 100$ I already have boards able 
to run an embedded bsd system, but it is too expensive for the current 
project.

Any idea?

Thx in advance.
Damiano

Damiano wrote:

> I'm looking for a cheap sbc available in quantity for an embedded project.

Most such requests would include a description of I/O, storage
(flash?), memory needs.

Tim.

Check out Logic PD

http://www.logicpd.com/

There boards have Linux and Win CE BSP's available.

Eric

Most processors that can run an operating system like uclinix (with a
MMU or Virtual MU) cost around $10, so finding a board for $20 would be
a dream come true.

Flash and RAM needed would be $5 cost on their own.

I'm not sure of your volume, but $20 is "low balling it"

Eric

On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 12:14:57 +0100, Damiano  
<damianoRIMUOVERE@exetRIMUOVERE.it> wrote:

> I'm looking for something able to run at least uclinux or ecos.
> I had a look but i did not find anything far from $99.
> I'dlike something around 20 max 30$

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On 2005-11-07, Eric <ericjohnholland@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Most processors that can run an operating system like uclinix (with a
> MMU or Virtual MU)

You don't need an MMU or VMU to run uclinux.

> cost around $10, so finding a board for $20 would be
> a dream come true.

You can run uclinux on a $3 H8/300.  The $3 only includes 128KB
of flash and 32KB of RAM, so you'll probably have to add some
external memory.

> Flash and RAM needed would be $5 cost on their own.
>
> I'm not sure of your volume, but $20 is "low balling it"

With a $3 CPU and $10 of memory, you could almost do a board
for $20 that would run Linux with a couple serial ports and
some port pints for I/O.

Of course if you want Ethernet or a video controller or PCI bus
or IDE controller or stuff like that, the price starts to go
up...

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"Damiano" <damianoRIMUOVERE@exetRIMUOVERE.it> wrote in message
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> Hallo
>
> I'm looking for a cheap sbc available in quantity for an embedded project.
> I'm looking for something able to run at least uclinux or ecos.
> I had a look but i did not find anything far from $99.
> I'dlike something around 20 max 30$, around 100$ I already have boards
able
> to run an embedded bsd system, but it is too expensive for the current
> project.
>

uClinux - Samsung S3C4510B (EPSD or SNDS100 build)
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Many more, Im sure.

Some you just load up a new image and other you need to double the flash on
to make more useful. Some require a RS232 level shifter too.

Greg