From owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 30 16:28:46 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29FA5106564A for ; Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:28:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from casibbald@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iy0-f182.google.com (mail-iy0-f182.google.com [209.85.210.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A261B8FC0A for ; Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:28:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iahk25 with SMTP id k25so6089838iah.13 for ; Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:28:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=t/l/f01KqGhJa/a6X4PLn0pI7IMmKdAOScmjf45vDFs=; b=PU2lk11vmfeIkhj1otzDfDX2s9kHJ7YSpKHjdTMY5PEgyo173h6hBOprvPB6vI6n0G bg8YbwxM5X0MWcewBi0E0v5zr6ExUCvLz1aMFnrS6Je5P1mZotR0ZTH+ZF8T12BueVCk Tp5KJxetnGrqCdv+Vxv+5Ofb+Sd++1jJE6OUPoiKJ37O7wdbHh0sA/ExT/dtGGOXWFGE 7SDOIQJPDTBL1zGFU7YHaNJYAlunBfTkido/JPELWMEZN3YMrZ0xOQfTwgVLtp+CqCdp gB4uhgMAaVvuowerRRR6dN6E9BIB06Bpm5CvnembuUBntnic7dgwpg1+DmPuKbiK/mR+ Gv8Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.42.141.133 with SMTP id o5mr16349979icu.13.1335803325153; Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:28:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.43.50.129 with HTTP; Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:28:45 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <2FED907D-D5FF-44E5-A2DC-62957C7904F4@gmail.com> <3F8A354F-1FA6-4923-A678-2102F8CDC0BA@kientzle.com> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:28:45 +0100 Message-ID: From: Charles Sibbald To: Tim Kientzle Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Raspberry PI ARM Clone X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: casibbald@gmail.com List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the StrongARM Processor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:28:46 -0000 Hi All, http://db.tt/LEh6kZey a document on the SOC we my use, we are just trying to confirm volume pricing for this. Regards Charles On 29 April 2012 00:43, Tim Kientzle wrote: > My BeagleBone board here seems to have about 1cm radius corners. > > Tim > > On Apr 28, 2012, at 4:20 PM, Charles Sibbald wrote: > >> Ok will pass that info on dimensions. >> >> What is the radius of the curved edges on the altoids tin? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 28 Apr 2012, at 22:28, Tim Kientzle wrote: >> >>> Of course, 90x55 with rounded corners would fit in an Altoids tin. ;-) >>> >>> >>> On Apr 28, 2012, at 12:54 PM, Charles Sibbald wrote: >>> >>>> We are aiming at 60 x 90 or 60 x 100. >>>> We may ditch the Audio/RCA as both those could go out HDMI. >>>> >>>> Will find out about the gig Ethernet. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On 28 Apr 2012, at 20:35, Tim Kientzle wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Apr 28, 2012, at 5:09 AM, Charles Sibbald wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I have had discussions with some friends about the possibility of a >>>>>> high spec 'clone' of the PI and this has brought us to the list at t= he >>>>>> bottom of the page. >>>>>> >>>>>> We have been in discussions with a PCB designer and expect we can >>>>>> produce this with a retail price of under US$100. >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone have any comments on this idea, what would be the intere= st >>>>>> in such a spec board? >>>>> >>>>> I know a few folks who have been eyeing RPi, Beagle's, etc, >>>>> to use as general-purpose micro-servers: =A0File servers, >>>>> email, web, etc. >>>>> >>>>> Your proposal works well in some respects: >>>>> * fast CPU >>>>> * plenty of memory >>>>> * USB 3 for external drives >>>>> >>>>> But no GigE. :-( =A0A single GigE port would be much more >>>>> valuable than 2 x 10/100 ports. >>>>> >>>>> Things I could do without (if you're trying to figure >>>>> out how to cut cost): >>>>> * Bluetooth >>>>> * RCA video >>>>> * 512M memory instead of 1024M >>>>> * GSM/GPRS >>>>> * Audio >>>>> >>>>> Q: Are you looking at a single-cable dev setup >>>>> like the BeagleBone? =A0It is awfully convenient. >>>>> >>>>> Any thoughts on the likely form factor? >>>>> >>>>> Tim >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> freebsd-arm@freebsd.org mailing list >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arm-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-arm@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arm-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >