The Ben NanoNote (officially the 本 NanoNote)[1] is a pocket computer using the Linux-based OpenWrtoperating system. An open-source hardware device developed by Qi Hardware, it has been called possibly "the world's smallest Linux laptop for the traditional definition of the word.".[3] In addition, the Ben NanoNote is noteworthy for being one of the few devices on the market running entirely on copyleft hardware.[4]
Originally the hardware was developed by a third party as a digital dictionary. After the effort of several Qi Hardware developers, the design was freed as open source hardware while using free and open source software.
The product used to be manufactured by Qi hardware and Sharism At Work Ltd. As of 2011, more than 1,000 units had been sold.[6]
Softwareedit
The device is shipped with the OpenWrt software stack; the custom compilation includes a graphical menu called gmenu2x, with other graphical and command line applications available from the menu.[7]
OpenEmbedded is also available through the Jlime distribution.[8] The Pyneo software stack, a Debian-like distribution aimed for mobiles has been ported.[9] The MIPS architecture port of DebianLinux can be run on the NanoNote.[10] Additionally there is NanoNixOS, a cross-compiled distribution based on the Nix package manager.[11]
Receptionedit
After the 2010 introduction of the Ben NanoNote, reviewers praised its small size and low cost (US$99), but also criticized the device for its initial lack of any networking capability and for its extremely modest data storage and RAM capabilities in comparison to other contemporary devices.[4][12]
Product developmentedit
Because the device lacked wireless connectivity, implementing this was one of the first goals for the Qi Hardware movement. This add-on, the Ben WPAN, was developed by Werner Almesberger,[13][14][15][16][17] and mainly consists of an IEEE 802.15.4 subsystem, made up of two boards: a USB dongle (ATUSB) connected to the computer and another card connected to the SDIO port of the device (ATBEN).
All source code, documentation and test procedures, software and hardware schematics are available under copyleft licenses.[18][19][20]
UBB, or Universal Breakout Board,[21] is a PCB shaped like a microSD card, focused on DIY projects and general purpose interfacing using the available MMC/SDIO port.
So far two hacks had been published: one of them, the integration with a 443 MHz RF transceiver[22] for power sockets control purposes and later a mix of bit banging and SDIO/DMA features turning the SD card slot into a VGA port.[23][24]
As the Ben NanoNote uses an Ingenic JZ4720 processor it supports booting from USB without use of the NAND flash memory.[25][26]
Derivativesedit
The SIE board is an adaptation of the NanoNote. It has twice the memory and features a XC3S Xilinx FPGA on board. It is based on the XBurst JZ4725 SoC, which has more I/O pins available due to not having a keyboard.[27][28]
Hands-on: Ben NanoNote Micronotebook Linux Magazine Online
Open-source hardware group puts out vid system-on-a-chip. The Register.
A Review: Ben NanoNote Gets Small with Embedded Linux Linux.com
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This article may be too technical for most readers to understand Please help improve it to make it understandable to non experts without removing the technical details October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Ben NanoNote officially the 本 NanoNote 1 is a pocket computer using the Linux based OpenWrt operating system An open source hardware device developed by Qi Hardware it has been called possibly the world s smallest Linux laptop for the traditional definition of the word 3 In addition the Ben NanoNote is noteworthy for being one of the few devices on the market running entirely on copyleft hardware 4 Ben NanoNoteA Ben NanoNote held on the palm of a handManufacturerQi hardware Sharism At Work LtdTypeHandheld computerRelease dateEarly 2010 1 Operating systemCustom edition of OpenWrtCPU336 MHz XBurst JZ4720Memory32 2 or 64 MB low SDRAMStorage1 SDHC slot 2048 MB internal NAND flashConnectivityUSB 2 0 and IEEE 802 15 4 WPAN as accessory Websiteen wbr qi hardware wbr com wbr wiki wbr Ben wbr NanoNoteThe computer takes its name from the Chinese character ben 本 translated as an origin or the beginning place 5 Contents 1 History 2 Software 3 Reception 4 Product development 5 Derivatives 6 Technical specifications 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External linksHistory editOriginally the hardware was developed by a third party as a digital dictionary After the effort of several Qi Hardware developers the design was freed as open source hardware while using free and open source software The product used to be manufactured by Qi hardware and Sharism At Work Ltd As of 2011 more than 1 000 units had been sold 6 Software editThe device is shipped with the OpenWrt software stack the custom compilation includes a graphical menu called gmenu2x with other graphical and command line applications available from the menu 7 OpenEmbedded is also available through the Jlime distribution 8 The Pyneo software stack a Debian like distribution aimed for mobiles has been ported 9 The MIPS architecture port of Debian Linux can be run on the NanoNote 10 Additionally there is NanoNixOS a cross compiled distribution based on the Nix package manager 11 Reception editAfter the 2010 introduction of the Ben NanoNote reviewers praised its small size and low cost US 99 but also criticized the device for its initial lack of any networking capability and for its extremely modest data storage and RAM capabilities in comparison to other contemporary devices 4 12 Product development editBecause the device lacked wireless connectivity implementing this was one of the first goals for the Qi Hardware movement This add on the Ben WPAN was developed by Werner Almesberger 13 14 15 16 17 and mainly consists of an IEEE 802 15 4 subsystem made up of two boards a USB dongle ATUSB connected to the computer and another card connected to the SDIO port of the device ATBEN All source code documentation and test procedures software and hardware schematics are available under copyleft licenses 18 19 20 UBB or Universal Breakout Board 21 is a PCB shaped like a microSD card focused on DIY projects and general purpose interfacing using the available MMC SDIO port So far two hacks had been published one of them the integration with a 443 MHz RF transceiver 22 for power sockets control purposes and later a mix of bit banging and SDIO DMA features turning the SD card slot into a VGA port 23 24 As the Ben NanoNote uses an Ingenic JZ4720 processor it supports booting from USB without use of the NAND flash memory 25 26 Derivatives editThe SIE board is an adaptation of the NanoNote It has twice the memory and features a XC3S Xilinx FPGA on board It is based on the XBurst JZ4725 SoC which has more I O pins available due to not having a keyboard 27 28 Technical specifications editXBurst JZ4720 336 MHz MIPS processor from Ingenic Semiconductor 3 0 320x240 pixels colour TFT LCD 32 MB SDRAM 2 GB NAND flash memory 1 SDHC slot SDIO DMA capable 59 key keyboard Stereo headphones connector mono speaker and microphone USB Client 2 0 High Speed Device Mini B connector 3 7 V 850 mAh Li ion battery Overall dimension lid closed 99 75 17 5mm display 7 5mm keyboard 10mm Weight 126 g 4 4 oz including battery See also editList of open source computing hardware List of open source hardware projects MilkymistReferences edit a b Melanson Donald Qi Hardware s tiny hackable Ben NanoNote now shipping Engadget 15 March 2010 accessed 1 November 2012 IDA Systems NanoNote Ben Archived from the original on 2015 02 15 Retrieved 2015 03 05 Humphrey Benjamin Is This The World s Smallest Linux Laptop OMG Ubuntu 17 January 2012 accessed 1 November 2012 a b Murphy David Qi Hardware Launches Open Source Computer PC Magazine 17 January 2012 accessed 1 November 2012 Ben NanoNote Qi Hardware accessed 1 November 2012 Ben Nanonote qi hardware com 2011 07 18 Archived from the original on 15 July 2011 Retrieved 2011 07 18 Applications Qi Hardware Wiki Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 19 Jlime Muffinman Jlime com 2010 11 01 Archived from the original on 2011 10 03 Retrieved 2011 06 19 how to debian Pyneo org 2009 09 12 Retrieved 2011 06 19 Debian Qi Hardware Wiki 2010 12 29 Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 19 nanonixos Documentation Vicerveza homeunix net 2011 03 01 Archived from the original on 25 July 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 19 Halfacree Gareth Qi Hardware launches NanoNote Qi Hardware launches NanoNote bit tech 16 March 2010 accessed 1 November 2012 Terrence O Brien 2011 06 17 Qi Hardware debuts free open source wireless solution not a threat to WiFi engadget com Retrieved 2011 07 18 Qi Hardware Releases Free Wireless Hardware rejon org 2011 06 15 Archived from the original on 8 July 2011 Retrieved 2011 07 18 Jake 2011 06 16 Phillips Qi Hardware Releases Free Wireless Hardware lwn net Retrieved 2011 07 18 Electronista Staff 2011 06 17 Qi Hardware makes open source wireless networking tech electronista com Archived from the original on 2011 06 21 Retrieved 2011 07 18 Fabricatorz Staff 2011 06 17 Qi Hardware Releases First Batch of 6LoWPAN Wireless Devices fabricatorz com Archived from the original on 2011 07 24 Retrieved 2011 07 18 IEEE 802 15 4 subsystem IEEE 802 15 4 Low Rate Wireless Personal Area Network WPAN Projects qi hardware com Retrieved 2011 06 19 Ben WPAN Qi Hardware Wiki Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 19 Qi Hardware Releases First Batch of 6LoWPAN Wireless Devices Fabricatorz Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 19 Ubb Qi Hardware Wiki 2011 05 11 Archived from the original on 15 July 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 19 RF control from just about any device Hack a Day 2011 02 20 Retrieved 2011 06 19 Bit banging VGA from an SD card slot Hack a Day 10 May 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 19 Micro SD Card Slot Abused As VGA Port Hardware slashdot org Archived from the original on 8 June 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 19 Updating Ben NanoNote software Qi Hardware Wiki 2011 04 21 Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 19 Xburst tools Qi Hardware Wiki 2011 04 25 Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 19 SIE Wiki linuxencaja 2011 06 08 Archived from the original on 2011 09 02 Retrieved 2011 06 19 SIE Wiki qi hardware Further reading editMelanson Donald March 15 2010 Qi Hardware s tiny hackable Ben NanoNote now shipping AOL Engadget External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ben NanoNote Official website nbsp Qi Hardware Launches Open Source Computer PCMag com Hands on Ben NanoNote Micronotebook Linux Magazine Online Open source hardware group puts out vid system on a chip The Register A Review Ben NanoNote Gets Small with Embedded Linux Linux com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben NanoNote amp oldid 1106340964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
