From owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 21 06:02:43 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EC7885BA for ; Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:02:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from russ.haley@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pa0-x22f.google.com (mail-pa0-x22f.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400e:c03::22f]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BF120B2E for ; Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:02:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from russ.haley@gmail.com) Received: by pacyo7 with SMTP id yo7so8850598pac.2 for ; Sat, 20 Jun 2015 23:02:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=CItXqDyIjIjyMQNmEzUqKIdp1+RJt0k/PO7EV8WsW34=; b=v41Ul4yjmP7MSAxCthsG6Vn7Y+WBOQ17BT00skomJ8qwWsgRzJceKoENQHn8wFzVGz mxw/68ymBj8BGs30wTUx4C9Zez9ZnxK3mwtNTbEH5qhUKziEw78F+lUvPRMpcb38v+s9 Ko3dTWpjL5iN5SJXwJPIjj3eeEvBBpHCfUVX37yNr76GESe97I0HwXCQbo5eQKcxpM6o cQKmTaktTgBj7yr2yVXgwGftPtC+x61hdnWEf8GZhN9zkpT7q4kVpB1MlU+fkJ3PGuIU lTptcd1bvNohUfka0nqPW90mW9nug7oYwFFLkrajN2T39kleIv0I5hrB3tZAySsBd7i1 u3vg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.66.66.202 with SMTP id h10mr46808090pat.145.1434866562257; Sat, 20 Jun 2015 23:02:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.66.145.5 with HTTP; Sat, 20 Jun 2015 23:02:42 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <31913A2F-C1C5-4082-9E22-ECDE4467F6B9@bangj.com> References: <31913A2F-C1C5-4082-9E22-ECDE4467F6B9@bangj.com> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 23:02:42 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: IMX6 SOM and Cortex M RTOS From: Russell Haley To: Tom Pusateri , freebsd-arm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:02:43 -0000 Thanks Tom, It was confusing because they seem to have an SBC called a Hummingbird i2ex, as well as a Hummingboard Pro i2ex that seem to have different specs? Anyway, I just picked up a dual core pro board (yay!). Thanks, Russ On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 5:49 AM, Tom Pusateri wrote: > >> On Jun 20, 2015, at 1:49 AM, Russell Haley wrote: >> >> Hello again, >> >> I am looking to replace my IMX53 SOM with an IMX6. I saw on the wiki >> that the Wandboard and the Hummingbird SBC/CuBox are supported as well >> as a nebulous "others". Is there currently a preferred IMX6 SOM or one >> with better driver support? What about, say, Varsite, Digi or Phytec >> (which may have some level of support from other boards)? I am >> preferably looking for a IMX6 SBC based on a SOM that has eMMC as well >> as a microSD card and to which I can add a M.2 3G or 4g broadband >> modem (i.e. Sierra Wireless, Huaweii etc). > > FreeBSD just started creating images for the hummingboard/cubox-i devices= from solid-run.com > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/11.0//Fr= eeBSD-11.0-CURRENT-arm-armv6-CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD-20150618-r284544.img.xz > > The hummingboards have mPCIE options (half and full size). The hummingboa= rd 2 is just out and may not yet be supported. > > See http://www.solid-run.com/products/hummingboard/linux-sbc-specificatio= ns/ > > The Cubox-i is a great package but without any mPCIE options. > >> 2) Is there any advantage to using an Intel Atom or AMD (or Via >> anyone?)based SOM over an Arm based SOM? I can see that some of the >> higher end Atom processors have more performance but also use more >> power, however I am looking for possibilities like better driver or >> package support. The Advantech and ADI Engineering boards have caught >> my eye... > > > Undoubtedly, an intel platform is going to be hugely better for driver an= d package support. ARM will be a Tier 1 supported platform for FreeBSD with= 11.0 but that=E2=80=99s not released for another year. > > Tom