[Coco] Raspberry PI preference

[Christopher R. Hawks]

On Thu, 12 Jan 2023 08:58:22 -0500
gene heskett via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:

> On 1/12/23 01:58, Rich Mellor via Coco wrote:
> > At the moment, the choice is more about what is available.
> > 
> > I have experience of the Odroid C1, Banana Pi and Raspberry Pi (all 
> > various models) and it depends what you want to use them for.  The 
> > USB-OTG port on the Odroid C1 and Banana Pi are better at being
> > used to emulate a USB printer for example in my experience.  The
> > Raspberry Pi 4 (and the Pi Zero) were the only models of the RPi
> > which allow you to use the USB-OTG port as a host (previously it
> > was just used for power!).  I am not sure if the Banana Pi M5 is
> > good for that now as the specifications do not refer to an OTG port.
> > 
> Yes, that is how the bpi5's are powered. I'm using them for running 
> octoprint and klipper to manage a small farm of 3d printers. Neither 
> octoprint nor klipper can drive 2 printers so one per printer.
> 

Gene:

    Are you running a 'commercial' manufacturing facility?? 8^)

[...]

(He's probably making the 'Ruby Space Triangles' that they advertise on
TV.)


Christopher R. Hawks
HAWKSoft
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