Freedom Toaster Design

Design Considerations

Requirements:

• Answer the question: "What do you want the machine to do?" TASKS
  • burn CD/DVDs,
  • work with a touchscreen,
  • connect to WiFi, and
  • runs the kiosk software.
• What OS do you want to use?
• What kind of hardware is supported for that OS?
• Determine all component properties you'll need: hard drive size, CPU speed, e.g.
• Comparison shop components (document shopping process with links)
• Order components
• Build machine
• Install OS
• Test machine hardware (benchmark if necessary)
• Software dev and testing for TASKS
  • burn CD/DVDs,
  • work with a touchscreen,
  • connect to WiFi, and
  • runs the kiosk software.

Design Aims:

• Form factor should be a free-standing kiosk
• Aesthetic should reflect W&L IT club
  • Color scheme
  • Markings

Ideas Supplies to acquire (for prototype):

• Touchscreen
  • Suggested monitors
    • Planar [1]](Planar has good warranty [3-year replacement])
    • GVision [2]
    • Elo [3]
    • Lilliput [4]
  • Cheapest or most reliable?
  • Compatible with the OS?
  • 2 of the same type
  • New, refurbished or used?
• CD/DVD burner

Design

• [5]
• Software?
  • Which distro of Linux to run?
    • Ubuntu
  • Compatibility with the hardware
    • Touchscreen
  • Network adapter (esp. wifi)
  • Reliability
    • Uptime
    • Lifespan
    • Warranties
• Hardware specs
  • Reliability
  • Motherboard type
  • CPU speed
  • Amount of RAM
  • Hard drive size
  • Power supply
  • Form factor
  • Cooling
  • Size of touchscreen
  • Dimensions
  • Blueprint of kiosk
  • What to do if we can't get a touchscreen? fallback: trackball mouse in kiosk?

Content

• What should we distribute?