<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Tom,<div><br></div><div>That board could do so much more than GSM SMS.</div><div><br></div><div>Power requirements are a little worrying, though. 3.2watts without modem. OVMS v1 uses about 0.48watts at idle, and 0.96watts worst case - but those are with the modem. Without the modem, probably 1/10th of that.</div><div><br></div><div>I actually prefer the <a href="http://www.embeddedarm.com/products/board-detail.php?product=TS-7552">TS-7552</a> (same site). A much nicer enclosure, and 4 external USB ports. Also, lower power (can be reduced to 1.7watts).</div><div><br></div><div><img alt="Click for more TS-7552 pictures - WiFi Enabled Single Board Computer " title="Click for more TS-7552 pictures - WiFi Enabled Single Board Computer " id="c5de6fff-4026-455a-9321-13817407b9df" height="129" width="250" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:7CB95696-C551-4DD7-A2C8-FC33436FD820"></div><div><img alt="TS-7552 Shown with TS-ENC755 Enclosure and CB-ANT-MINIPCI Connector/Antennae" id="c7078e5a-3630-4b28-9fbb-6e183cdaa1cc" height="240" width="247" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:2EE2E82C-7F90-4AAC-A2D8-3033937AE182"></div><div><br></div><div>Interestingly, I don't see any option for 12v power via the DB9. I guess Scott modified it by internal patch cable.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards, Mark.</div><div><br><div><div><div>On 10 Jun, 2012, at 11:50 PM, Tom Saxton wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>on 6/10/12 4:36 AM, Mark Webb-Johnson wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">By the way, does anyone know what the Tattler uses? Any pictures? I'm guessing<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">a development board with CAN, something like those boards on the olimex site.<br></blockquote><br>The Tattler uses this board:<br><br><a href="http://www.embeddedarm.com/products/board-detail.php?product=TS-7553">http://www.embeddedarm.com/products/board-detail.php?product=TS-7553</a><br><br>Scott was using an SD card to store the OS and the Tattler program, but<br>those cards were getting corrupted. Losing power can corrupt the file<br>system, for example.<br><br>After mine got completely wedged, Scott redid it to store everything in<br>on-board flash. The OVMS board has been working so well I haven't been very<br>motivated to swap back to the Tattler to try it out.<br><br> Tom<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>OvmsDev mailing list<br>OvmsDev@lists.teslaclub.hk<br>http://lists.teslaclub.hk/mailman/listinfo/ovmsdev<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>