Intel Quark Runs on Roof, Raises Questions

Re:Intel Quark Runs on Roof, Raises Questions by ris on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @05:47PM (#6363745)

"We looked at Freescale and ARM too but decided on using Quark"

Interesting that he doesn't say why here. There's no "it simply had better performance", "it did more with the power budget" or other reason.

I suspect Intel were quite eager to have a customer and case study to launch with.

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Re:Intel Quark Runs on Roof, Raises Questions by joezydeco on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @08:25PM (#6364614)

That's the part that doesn't click with me.

This customer designs industrial HVAC systems, which suck hundreds if not thousands of kilowatt-hours per day. Millions of watts. And they're excited that the Quark draws a few milliwatts less than a competitor's part? Or that it saves a few dollars in the $100,000 bill of materials?

A better case study would someone doing a wireless sensor working off a battery in a cornfield or something. Show us the performance per watt.

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Re:Intel Quark Runs on Roof, Raises Questions by ams6110 on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @07:15PM (#6364252)

Two sentences later: "Security software gave Intel the edge over ARM."

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Re:Intel Quark Runs on Roof, Raises Questions by ris on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @07:38PM (#6364361)

It's a pretty lame reason. A "HVAC giant" should easily be able to lean on a software vendor to get their software running on anything (sane) they ask them to.

(McAfee security software? really?)

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Re:Intel Quark Runs on Roof, Raises Questions by fnordfnordfnord on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @09:13PM (#6364817)

>(McAfee security software? really?)

It's a name people who wear hard hats recognize. Commercial HVAC people aren't hip like us.

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Re:Intel Quark Runs on Roof, Raises Questions by gonzo on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @10:04PM (#6365007)

It's also an Intel subsidiary.

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Re:Intel Quark Runs on Roof, Raises Questions by anchorsteam on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @07:43PM (#6364382)

If it's that critical they could opt for a tailored solution. They want an off the shelf combo deal attached to big names.

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Re:Intel Quark Runs on Roof, Raises Questions by anchorsteam on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @07:28PM (#6364312)

I agree. The only distiction mentioned is Wind River (owned by Intel) and MacAfee security. There's nothing singular about that whole package beyond branding.

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Re:Intel Quark Runs on Roof, Raises Questions by gonzo on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @10:04PM (#6365004)

McAfee is also owned by Intel.

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