SDIO
From wiki.gp2x.org
roorerboor SDIO (Secure Digital Input/Output) allows peripheral devices to be used on the GP2X such as:
- WiFi adaptors
- Bluetooth adaptors
- 56k Modems
- GPS devices
- Digital TV tuners
- Cameras
- Voice recorders
- Hand-held scanners
- Barcode scanners
- Fingerprint recognition devices
- FM Radio
Linux Drivers
Recent drivers released for linux with ARM capabilities have increased the possibility for SDIO devices to be run on the GP2X.
More info from LinuxDevices.com
Potential uses
Some potential uses for SDIO are:
- P2P activities via Bluetooth/WiFi
- Multiplayer Games via Bluetooth/WiFi
- GPS Pacman
- Portable Digital TV
- Eye-Toy
- Voice Notetaker
- Portable photo capturing/OCR
- Scannerz games
- Secure data encryption using Biometrics
- FM radio capture and playback
Obviously with most of the devices the software will have to be preloaded into the internal NAND memory as they do not have storage capabilities.
More Information
- More information on SDIO Devices
- Information on the Simplified SDIO Card Specification
- embWiSe announce SDIO-WLAN support here
- SDIOWorx Linux SDIO information here
