The $5 Raspberry Pi Zero Can Power Ventilators to Fight Covid-19 (extremetech.com) 5 points by jonbaer 6y ago ↗ HN
[–] inamberclad 6y ago ↗ A group I'm working with quickly decided against Raspberry Pis for running ventilators. Our main concern was not having an RTOS. Are they planning to use raspian?
[–] InternetOfStuff 6y ago ↗ This is a remarkably clueless article.It's clearly written by someone not familiar with the demands of embedded systems.Also, Pis have a not-so-stellar track record as far as reliability, which is why I wouldn't want to use them in safety-critical systems.I suspect systems using them will have a hard time passing official reviews (which have been accelerated, but very much still exist).
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[ 4.2 ms ] story [ 17.0 ms ] threadIt's clearly written by someone not familiar with the demands of embedded systems.
Also, Pis have a not-so-stellar track record as far as reliability, which is why I wouldn't want to use them in safety-critical systems.
I suspect systems using them will have a hard time passing official reviews (which have been accelerated, but very much still exist).