From owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 17 16:01:18 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A5EBFAD; Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:01:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrew@bradfordembedded.com) Received: from out1-smtp.messagingengine.com (out1-smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF273834; Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:01:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from compute4.internal (compute4.nyi.mail.srv.osa [10.202.2.44]) by gateway1.nyi.mail.srv.osa (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8798E2093C; Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:01:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from frontend1.nyi.mail.srv.osa ([10.202.2.160]) by compute4.internal (MEProxy); Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:01:16 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= bradfordembedded.com; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; s=mesmtp; bh=W0FPV6x1k+xSuGGF1lMwZkP d+CY=; b=cHrRBki07ncmUZ9hSF5wvyGCYGzA1cCnORUnNghVlKO2u3g061mtI6I Kg4nkTxfvuRWVj41aFyisw+caXP63VK/bVRgcBfAzpb65Ggh0momJsd6CwCAFluc 3XOvYsDv6mg9k/YLzaRYof0QuadHnKIRd2qpjHM0ey/r5bf7aHZs= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; s=smtpout; bh=W0FPV6x1k+xSuGGF1lMwZk Pd+CY=; b=JUIWhTYGeY5hsIS+PvyTnfMGtgMa7uxN54a+LT3JSOmTIyTsxC087V iqwUDtgXDnPmlOvPXKX9kkYRGKivQuqvNORf/h3B6cBFuU1VadSLLlU0lzu7w/EK +0yx5chIYph0ZaYjsNsMmF59mM8gdkNHmWpsYl+BayUh6yZNeE8+4= X-Sasl-enc: ZkO4WOuRkcBkx2bImOdbrRTlmCOwaP+ms6ivjhNkF8OY 1363536075 Received: from lati.bradfordembedded.com (unknown [24.235.74.239]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 538E8C80E8B; Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:01:15 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:01:11 -0400 From: Andrew Bradford To: george@ceetonetechnology.com Subject: Re: The Next BeagleBone Better & Faster for Less! Message-ID: <20130317120111.2859f538@lati.bradfordembedded.com> In-Reply-To: <513DE102.90405@ceetonetechnology.com> References: <5125A73F.10802@ceetonetechnology.com> <20130221011346.3c376117@ivory.wynn.com> <48679DB0-7A2B-4617-BAA3-30C21F3CD61B@bsdimp.com> <1361458105.1185.19.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> <1361459858.1185.25.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> <5B57B232-3DEE-42A4-9623-58E7D75291B9@bsdimp.com> <513DE102.90405@ceetonetechnology.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.6 (GTK+ 2.20.1; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Tim Kientzle , "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" , Brett Wynkoop , Ian Lepore X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the StrongARM Processor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:01:18 -0000 On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:49:54 -0400 George Rosamond wrote: > On 03/11/13 06:37, Alie Tan wrote: > > Sneek peek: > > https://plus.google.com/102344295024422039483/posts/6Z4mixQGRcH > > I tried via a contact at CircuitCo, but it would be nice if some devs > could get a pre-release board or at least the specs so we had a > jump-start on porting efforts. If you privately contact Gerald Cooley or Jason Kridner, both participate on the beagleboard Google Group if you don't have their contact info, they might be able to get you a pre-production board. A small number of people who participate in the beagleboard.org community have pre-production boards but most of the focus of the people with boards is on Linux, u-boot, and some of the extra software that ships with the boards. > I'm a bit confused by the production process involved.. > > 1. TI makes the chip > > 2. The open design is implemented by a variety (?) of manufacturers > > 3. You have a bunch of distributors > > But with this board, I cant seem to identify who would be privy to the > specs on the new board... TI makes the chip and does the board design work in tandem with CircuitCo. CircuitCo manufacture the Beagle Bones. CircuitCo sells boards to distributors. CircuitCo and TI work together on the software (Linux, u-boot, Angstrom, etc). CircuitCo or people who have beagleboard.org email addresses are the ones to contact in order to get more info on specs or pre-production boards. Those who have received pre-production boards are "bound" by gentleman's agreement not to share specs or other details. Regards, Andrew