MarcFeb 21
Today I finally got the last parts for my uConsole. I replaced the not-so-good WiFi antenna and the not-so-good trackball. I added an anti-glare screen protector and an expansion card with an Ethernet port. It uses a Raspberry Pi CM4 with 8 GB of RAM. The system feels faster than I expected. Maybe it can replace my laptop when traveling. The 5-inch screen is large enough to do small programming tasks, and compiling software works fast enough for me. #uConsole
Show threadscopsFeb 22
@m2c_n3e
do you set time/date manually after boot or does the expansion card has a rtc on it? :)
Show threadMarcFeb 22
@scops No RTC on the expansion card. I guess the OS gets time and date via NTP. I haven't thought about that yet.
Show threadscopsFeb 22
@m2c_n3e
yeah, it gets it via ntp normally. But on the road, you need to set it manually :( thats why i look for just a rtc expansion :)
Show threadMarc
@scops So far I hace only used it with WiFi enabled. I guess I will also have to look into adding an RTC.
Feb 22 at 8:28amWeb
Show threadscopsFeb 22
@m2c_n3e
https://hackergadgets.com/products/uconsole-aio-v2 :)
【Pre-Order】uConsole AIO V2 (RTL-SDR/LoRa/GPS/RTC/USB Hub/USB 3.0/RJ45 Ethernet)

Show threadMarcFeb 24
@scops Very tempting, but I will probably use what I got for now. I also remembered that I have an old Nokia LD-3W GPS receiver with Bluetooth which I haven't used in ages. I just tried using it and the NMEA data I get from it is fairly easy to parse and contains date and time. I may use it just for the heck of it. It won't work inside, but on the other hand, I can always use my phone as a WiFi hotspot and get time and date via NTP.