From owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 28 23:43:10 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93D2A1065673 for ; Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:43:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tim@kientzle.com) Received: from monday.kientzle.com (99-115-135-74.uvs.sntcca.sbcglobal.net [99.115.135.74]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51B548FC17 for ; Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:43:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: (from root@localhost) by monday.kientzle.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) id q3SNh9bp095356; Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:43:09 GMT (envelope-from tim@kientzle.com) Received: from [192.168.2.143] (CiscoE3000 [192.168.1.65]) by kientzle.com with SMTP id 829t93bey3bq9t8364ujidr5rn; Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:43:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tim@kientzle.com) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1257) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Tim Kientzle In-Reply-To: Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:43:07 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: References: <2FED907D-D5FF-44E5-A2DC-62957C7904F4@gmail.com> <3F8A354F-1FA6-4923-A678-2102F8CDC0BA@kientzle.com> To: Charles Sibbald X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1257) 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 List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the StrongARM Processor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:43:10 -0000 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 the >>>>> 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 interest >>>>> 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: File servers, >>>> email, web, etc. >>>> >>>> Your proposal works well in some respects: >>>> * fast CPU >>>> * plenty of memory >>>> * USB 3 for external drives >>>> >>>> But no GigE. :-( A 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? It 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" >