Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:28:45 +0100 From: Charles Sibbald <casibbald@gmail.com> To: Tim Kientzle <tim@kientzle.com> Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Raspberry PI ARM Clone Message-ID: <CAKYBmwBpOu5t21Q7pObaF3xX42MFkhbg3rBVZ_GgQY5GT7sBCw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <E939AA21-E3D4-453D-A1C6-04EEDF63E7F7@kientzle.com> References: <CAKYBmwD6QgZ%2BqUVeSTkSUtO7Rf=iNPXPehA_owjwsa7FUShv2A@mail.gmail.com> <E4F5C48F-E105-4AE1-966B-9535F2C45E15@kientzle.com> <2FED907D-D5FF-44E5-A2DC-62957C7904F4@gmail.com> <3F8A354F-1FA6-4923-A678-2102F8CDC0BA@kientzle.com> <F4A8ED1E-F495-4E26-89A8-C5DE0377DC5E@gmail.com> <E939AA21-E3D4-453D-A1C6-04EEDF63E7F7@kientzle.com>
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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 <tim@kientzle.com> 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 <tim@kientzle.com> 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 <tim@kientzle.com> 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" >> >
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