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LEAP Hardware

Javier Alvarez edited this page Mar 10, 2026 · 1 revision

While the LEAP system does not have many special requirements for hardware, it has been designed to function with low resource computers like a Raspberry Pi.

The intent is not to constraint the number of systems on which LEAP could be deployed, but instead to provide a reference platform that is known to work and perform optimally. Users may decide to use different platforms, but your mileage may vary.

The following hardware has been selected:

The target platform of LEAP is a Raspberry Pi 4 with 1 GiB of DRAM. This platform was chosen because:

  • It is widely available and reasonably cheap (particularly so in the 1 GiB variant).
  • Has gigabit ethernet, which helps to serve a larger number of local clients.
  • Has USB 3.0, which can be used to attach an SSD and obtain reasonable performance to serve video clients (much more than what could be achieved from the MMC.

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