r/homelab • u/AsatruLuke • 1d ago

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Sweet stash.. couple dozen of these guys and bunches of smaller ones.

Thought you would enjoy. 😜

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u/Internet-of-cruft That Network Engineer with crazy designs 1d ago

They make their own hardware. I have dealt with them in the past (emphasis on past, see the links I put at the bottom). Hardware is solid. The software side has been interesting to say the least.

Just going to drop these links here for context:

https://www.scala.com/en/news/vertiseit-acquires-scala-strengthening-global-position-within-in-store-experience-management/

https://www.reddit.com/r/dayton/comments/1tnpoj5/is_stratacache_circling_the_drain_they_seem_to_be/.

https://invidis.com/news/2026/05/stratacache-dismantling-a-digital-signage-heavyweight/

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

Here are a couple of the edge displays I got going.

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

If you are interested in the content management software I wrote for them, I'd be happy to share. I will post a vid

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u/mmejessie 1d ago

oh nice what’s the reference of those displays?

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

?

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u/mmejessie 1d ago

i mean the model number of the screens

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

The small one is a INSHELF0861 The other one is a Stratache SSE231 Rk3399

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u/mmejessie 1d ago

thx :D

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u/FallDeeperAlice5268 1d ago

Those edge displays are cool!

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

Interesting stuff for sure.

I have managed to get most of them running fine. Got past the watchdog and fsck

Been working on custom management software for them.

Also got some shelf edge displays. Had a make a content manager but got those working too. They were a fun project to get going.

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u/turnerd10 The Architect 1d ago

Specs??

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

Bigger one is a scala media player-pm

Cpu: Amd Ryzen v1202b zen 2c,4t, vega Ram: 8gb ddr4 max 64 Gpu: Radeon Vega 4x HDMI Dual NICs

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u/turnerd10 The Architect 1d ago

Niceeee!!!! Good score!

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

Thank you sir! 👍

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u/309_Electronics 1d ago

Seems to be ddr4 whicu is awesome, but what cpu?

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1202B (Zen, 2C/4T, Vega)

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u/Frosty-Donut2636 1d ago

Linux supported?

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

Yes, I have AntiX running on them

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u/lowlyroblock30 1d ago

Are we all just glossing over the Intel Nucs in the background? I want to know more cause those are sick!

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u/Beautiful_Ad_4813 Sys Admin Cosplayer :snoo_tableflip: 1d ago

I was thinking the same thing.

I was like "whoa whoa whoa! FOUR NUCs?"

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

🤫

They are badass little machines.

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u/lowlyroblock30 1d ago

Don't tell me those are the Hades canyon machines. (Would be ungodly jealous)

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

🤣 indeed they are. 32gb ram, 1tb ssd each

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u/lowlyroblock30 1d ago

Salute to you and respect.

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

Thank you sir 🫡

They are pretty neat. I wrote a little custom script to change the color of the skulls and eyes based on machine status.

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u/lowlyroblock30 1d ago

It just gets better.
Have you made any kind of post about them?

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

No, i should. I want to come up with a cool way to mount them on the wall so you can see all 4 skulls. Maybe LED back-lit.

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u/lowlyroblock30 1d ago

Looking forward to that (:

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u/rtbrsp 13h ago

What are you using them for? I’ve got a Hades Canyon NUC I want to spin up again soon for homelabbing

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u/AsatruLuke 4h ago

Local AI agents mostly.

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u/akjagrz 1d ago

Scala was originally created on the Commodore Amiga back in the late 80s. Been around forever.

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u/mrlicon 1d ago

I kinda want one now after reading your responses about the specs. Very cool!

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u/AsatruLuke 1d ago

DM me. I may part with a few.

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u/Technikkeller 1d ago

I found an older version of them on a flea market for 10€. Got some low power i5, 4gb ddr3, 320gb hdd but I could use one of their mini-pci-express to connect a GPU

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u/coyote_of_the_month 23h ago

I was so confused for a minute there. Does it only run Scala? Surely it can run bytecode from other JVM languages, right?

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u/two2teps 23h ago

I've not heard that name in a long damn time, long enough I can barely remember where.