Custom/Turnkey SAFEnetwork farming hardware

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@dirvine

I am currently pulling together a POC of an alternative to the “21” computer with SAFE farmer and an API for clients. I believe this will demonstrate a very compelling alternative with much lower power requirements whilst being able to offer very similar API’s (launcher is almost there by default) to the 21 computer. There is a model there and it could be satisfied very quickly. Looking at beaglebone black and potentially a partnership with a supplier, like adafruit etc. It’s all very much a side project at the moment as I am very pushed for time, but it is very doable and with not much work, I believe. I hope to post something within a couple of weeks of MVP.
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Yes it will do for sure and worth the extra £15. I think the BB is doing well with lots of capes etc. I am looking for a fully open source implementation though so am a little swayed by that, well for this purpose anyway. I think if we get the reference implementation open then specialists will of course do what you are doing here and beef that up a little. So in essence I think you are making a good choice for your use case here.

Hi David

Thats great! Something like a “21” computer is exactly what we need. The reason I mentioned Adafruit and probably why you are thinking them also is that they have a heavy focus on learning, tutorials and training which I think is a must. And I see they accept BTC, so are already one step ahead of other suppliers in my book.

I also think another requirement from the supplier should be the ability to add on and order extras.

Do you think we should post a poll to gauge how many of us would be interested in placing a pre-order if the price and tech is right? I think if we had some real numbers our discussions with a supplier might be a little bit easier.