Rasberry Pi Compute Module On A DDR2 SODIMM

[HardOCP News]

The folks at Raspberry Pi have developed a new Compute Module IO Board that is built onto a standard DDR2 SODIMM. Check it out.

 

[funkydmunky]

I plead ignorance. Why? Whats the advantage/point?

 

[melteye]

I plead ignorance. Why? Whats the advantage/point?

Click the link and read.

 

[weuntouchable]

I plead ignorance. Why? Whats the advantage/point?

Greater I/O and smaller form factor for business development compared to the regular Pi.

 

[Ruoh]

Just had a geekout with one of our devs. He's very, very interested in this little thing. I see no mention of a release date though. :/

 

[David_CAN]

I plead ignorance. Why? Whats the advantage/point?

The reason for the seperate board is that not all Pi uses are for building little one processor machines - some people want to build clusters and the existing board is not well suited to that.

The reason for the DIMM form factor is that it provides a standard connector and attachment system that builders can buy from anywhere (or really the factory they contract can source those parts from their existing supply chain).

 

[FLECOM]

I plead ignorance. Why? Whats the advantage/point?

really easy to make clusters

 

[shollz]

I need more time in the day to play with the raspberry PI's I have now. I keep buying all these little boards and the sit here and collect dust

 

[rat]

I plead ignorance. Why? Whats the advantage/point?

Cheaper upgrades and lower overall cost of manufacture. More GPIO pins. New SOC, Ram and more Storage is a matter of swapping out the Dimm board instead of the entire unit.