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An Analysis of the Pika
Asterisk/Linux Appliance and the
Resulting Opportunities
By: Steven Henke, XELATEC, L.L.C.
Presented to the Atlanta Asterisk Users Group, June 24, 2008
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Presentation Summary
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Emergence of the the Appliance
Evaluation of the Appliance
Appliance Applications
Recommendations and Resources
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Encountering the Pika Appliance
at Astricon 2007
– USB Connector
– 12 VDC Power
– FLASH
– Open Development System.
– Single Piece Enclosure.
– Talk of a Wireless Slice.
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Obtaining a Pika Appliance
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Pika at AtlAUG February 2008
Appliance won by Jim Caperton
Delivered in May of 2008
Experimentation and Evaluation Conducted
at Xelatec Labs, Johns Creek, GA.
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Pika Appliance Development
Constraints
• Not for Entry Level Developers - Requires
an Experienced Embedded Systems
Developer.
• Hardware - Host Computer w/ Linux OS
• Pika Application Development Software
• Cross Compilation and Networked File
System
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Pika Appliance Development
Process
• Design, Code, Debug on Host/Target
System
• Burn and Learn Cycle
• Transfer resulting memory images to
FLASH when complete.
• Deployment via Subversion Repository /
Server
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Pika Appliance Development
Pluses
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Well Written Manuals.
Great Developer Support Staff.
Gotcha Free.
It Works!
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If You Like Working with
Asterisk .conf Files...
• the Appliance is the product for you because
the GUI is not yet fully functional.
• e.g. It does not support creating SIP trunks
to VoIP Service Providers.
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Productization Issues
Clean up the GUI and/or
Develop proprietary provisioning tools
One-Write System to configure:
OpenSER/Asterisk VoIP Services
Customer Premises Equipment
Billing and CRM Systems
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Specialized Hardware Features
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12 Volt DC Operation - Battery Operation
User Display - Local Fault Reporting
Low Shipping Cost
Enables “Lick and Stick” and End User
Installation
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Unofficial Pricing Worksheet
Description
Appliance IP only
Power Supply
SD Card, 4 GB
FXO or FXS
FXO or FXS
Qty 1-9
Qty 10+
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$
$
Total $
Each
559.00
50.00
19.95
628.95
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$
$
$
Each
531.00
48.00
19.95
598.95
$
$
Total $
155.00
155.00
938.95
$
$
$
147.00
147.00
892.95
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PIKA Appliance Developers Kit
Promotion $550.00 Buy It Now!
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PIKA WARP Appliance for Asterisk
Power Supply with cord
4 port FXO (trunk) module
4 port FXS (station) module
SD Memory Card (1Gb)
Serial Cable (programming)
Network Cable (CAT5e)
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Alternative Solutions
• Why a special piece of hardware when any
old computer will do?
– Productization, uniformity, branding, control.
– Customer Retention.
– Lowest Total Cost.
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http://www.mini-box.com/
Qty
1
1
1
1
1
1
Item
MBD-I-D945GCLF
PWR-PICOPSU-90
ENC-VOOMPC
MEM-EDC-2000-4GB
MEM-DDR2-512MB
PWR-ACDC-12V-5A-60W
Description
Intel D945GCLF Mini-ITX motherboard
PicoPSU-90 12V DC-DC ATX power supply
VoomPC PC (TM) enclosure
EDC 2000+ 4GB 40 pin Embedded Disk Card
512MB DDR2 Memory
AC-DC 12V, 5A Switching Power Adapter (110/220V)
$
$
Total $
Linksys SPA-3102
Total
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79.95
$39.95
$69.95
115.00
$24.00
$19.95
$
$
$
$
$
$
Amount
79.95
39.95
69.95
115.00
24.00
19.95
348.80 $
348.80
$
69.99
$
418.79
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http://www.logicsupply.com/
Qty Item
1 LF-5677
Description
SolidLogic Little Falls 5677 Mini-ITX System
Intel D945GCLF Mini-ITX motherboard
Power Supply, Brick
Morex 5677 Mini-ITX Case - Black
HD, 80 GB
RAM, 512 MB
Total $
Linksys SPA-3102
Total
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Amount
309.20
$
$
$
309.20
69.99
379.19
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Hardware Platforms and Application Capabilities
Ready to Go Applications
Server, VoIP Asterisk
Server, Samba, Media
Modem, Internal DSL
Firewall
Router
Switch
WiFi AP
Bluetooth Gateway
Zigbee Gateway
Server, http
Pika
Appliance
yes
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
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Embedded
PC
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
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Description
BogoMIPS
RAM
Persistent Storage
12 VDC
Battery Run Time
Size
ROHS
Call Processing Capacity
Hard Drive
Development Environment
Software Maintanance
Centos Linux
FreePBX
FXS included
FXO included
Brandable
PCI Slot
USB Ports
Serial Port
Parallel Port
Proprietary Hardware
Video/Keyboard/Mouse
MTBF
Pika
Appliance
1052
256 MB
4 GB
yes
best
micro
yes
low
no
good
good
no
no
yes
no
yes
none
1
internal
no
yes
no
specified
Price $
Embedded
PC
3195
512 MB
80 GB
yes
good
compact
probably
medium
yes
better
better
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
1
6
1
yes
no
yes
depends
598.00 $
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Use the Pika Appliance If:
• You have a reasonable volume, repeatable
application vertical market to serve.
• There are package size and number limitations.
• You need an integrated End User Display.
• Run time on 12 VDC battery backup is critical.
• A complete package warranty is desired.
• Total Cost and not just Unit Cost is considered.
• You like products designed and manufactured in
North America.
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Xelatec and the Pika Appliance
• Pika Appliance Partner
• Experience with VoIP and and Emphasis on
Wireless Systems
• Project / Product Management
• Asterisk Developer and Contributor
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Links and References
• Unlimitel Systems - VoIP Product and Service
Provider - http://unlimitel.ca
• WARP Xtra - http://pikawarp.org
• PIKA Website - http://www.pikatechnologies.com
• PIKA Appliance Partners - Xelatec
• Got a PPAA (Possible Pika Appliance
Application)? Contact Xelatec, LLC
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Thank You, Q&A and Demo
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Steven Henke
XELATEC, L.L.C.
IP Telecommunications Products and Services
Web: http://www.xelatec.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 678-248-2979
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Comments
• Xelatec offers highly experienced VoIP
product and system development services. It
can help make a back of a napkin concept
into a mass market or narrow niche success.
The principle developers have created new
applications that run on the Pika Appliance
and are ready for more.
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