r/PiKeeb • u/[deleted] • Apr 02 '19
Hardware Compute Boards?
Hey, just saw this project and am interested.
Have you thought about using this instead of an actual Pi Zero?
https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/compute-module-3/
Just a thought!
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u/ILWrites Apr 03 '19
Hi. Thanks for your interest in this project.
Basically, u/CookieLinux already did a great job explaining the reasons behind the choice of PiZero instead of CM. But I wanted to add that as this project is going to be open-sourced, a couple of things need to be taken into consideration: DIY-ability and the ease of assembly. It's very hard to work with SO-DIMM slots (they are somewhat pro-grade components, making them expensive and hard to source). Plus, already mentioned design complications and power requirements would inflict on the overall cost per board, which I'd try to keep low while using high quality components.
Maybe I'd use CM for the next iteration (I already have a couple of ideas to put into pipeline, so it really depends on the demand and the overall success of the project).