Quote from: NxtChoice on January 22, 2014, 04:16:53 PM

Quote from: mcjavar on January 22, 2014, 04:02:25 PM

Quote from: davethetrousers on January 22, 2014, 03:54:21 PM

@NxtChoice: Better remove the protective screen from the case plates, so it actually becomes transparent

Quote from: NxtChg.com on January 22, 2014, 03:37:43 PM

No, seriously, what kind of output such a tiny solar panel has? Especially on a cloudy day like in the picture.

What are you using it for?

It's a high-weight hallmark NXT node (raspnxt.hopto.org).

The panel has an output of 3-4W in direct sunlight. That'd be more than enough to run the cubie at full load with full core clock. However, below the panel (in the badass cardboard case I made Cheesy

) is a 2Ah LiPoly that acts as a buffer. I also use external power from a USB hub now that it's winter, but in summer this should be capable of running autonomously with some more tweaks and lower clocks.

What do you think about running android on it?
Which Linux would be the best to run on a cubietruck? (I have absolutely no experience with linux at all)

I installed lubuntu on cubietruck. It's great.

One thing is that apparently the openjdk has not been updated with the latest java. So I kept getting errors during execution until I re-flashed the OS from stock and just installed JRE u51 directly (a little more complicated). Also there were a lot of little steps, such as enabling wifi, downloading ntp to sync the system clock so you will be +-15s of the network, turning off the LEDs on startup, etc. I knew almost nothing about linux distros, and in about 3-4 hours I finally figured out everything (mostly the java thing, wasn't sure what was causing the execution errors) and learned a lot about it. Plus, I don't have to worry about keyloggers/trojans if I do all my NXT finance stuff on the cubieboard, so IMO it's worth the peace-of-mind.

My node has been up since then without a reset or crash (not counting updating to newest version), this was like two weeks ago, so good job devs on making the client super stable!