I was looking at leveraging this, mini itx form factor so should be able to get maybe 4 in a blade which is 28 PIs.
Love it! Tbh have no idea how I would use it i swear almost everyone on this forum is smarter than me haha
That thing just a break out board for pi compute modules (PIs with no io) so that you can plug in 1 cat cable and 1 power cable and run 7 cheaper but just as powerful PIs
I was very confused looking at that thing too because I didn’t know those compute boards existed. I was trying to figure out how the gpio pins plug in like that
Oh lol I know that but I don’t know why I would need a pi cluster or what to do to get one running (shared processing for example)
Hahaha, you hit the nail on the head with the link
I want one to experiment with distributed computing infrastructure like kubernetes. As the tech scales up to like datacenters but I obviously don’t have a datacenter. Basically I want a “toy” server farm.
Same hence the temptation.
After a week of bird-murders one of our cats is now collared - and belled.
Tracking them indoors is kind of a curiousity thing expecially as they initially didn’t get in and are now going through a period of detente before peace settlements begin. Also, just because.
If I got the catflap I’d want to make adaptions to it anyway. I find it really annoying that they have hi-tech rfid detection system to operate the main lock but then all of the modes are set by a simple rotary (I think mechanical) device on the flap itself rather than via wifi.
We are also in a rental so don’t really want to get a cat flap unless and until we get a more permanent residence.
Simplicity is a value. You may want extended functionalities, but most buyers of that catflap obviously don’t. And since they sell… Also, a catflap where interdiction of travel can be setup over wifi means a wifi chip, OS with TCP stack and control software, and an electromechanical latch to control which way the door opens. That would not be in the same price range.