On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 4:49 PM, Adam Van Ymeren <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 4:31 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton > <[email protected]> wrote: >> --- >> crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68 >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 9:20 PM, Mike Leimon <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Luke, >>> >>> I took a quick glance at the Wikipedia entry and saw what I thought was an >>> error and I will fix the problem if you can confirm that I understand the >>> situation correctly. >>> >>> The wikipedia article says the following: >>> >>> """ >>> >>> There are two different physical profiles of EOMA68 (based around the legacy >>> PCMCIA classifications):[2] >>> >>> 54 mm × 85.6 mm; 5mm variant (Type II) >>> 54 mm × 85.6 mm; 3.3mm variant (Type I) >>> >>> Type I is reserved for up to 1366x768 RGB/TTL video output; Type II is >>> reserved for up to 1920x1080 RGB/TTL video output, on the basis that a Type >>> I 3.3mm card may fit into a Type II 5.0mm socket but not vice versa. Thus, a >>> module with a lower-capacity video output will physically be prevented from >>> being used with incompatible higher-resolution devices, preventing any >>> possible confusion about interoperability. >> >> type I 3.3mm.... no! that's wrong! well spotted. i believe i added >> that in a hurry without checking. > > It's worth pointing out that the specification on elinux.org is
"is inconsistent." I was trying to say but apparently I just stopped typing. > > Under "Physical Dimensions" it says there are two valid sized, Type II > which is 5mm and Type III which is 8mm. > > Under "Requirements for RGB/TTL" it refers to 5mm and 3.3mm cards, but not > 8mm. > > http://elinux.org/Embedded_Open_Modular_Architecture/EOMA-68#Physical_Dimensions > > and > > http://elinux.org/Embedded_Open_Modular_Architecture/EOMA-68#Requirements_for_RGB.2FTTL > > Thought you should know :) _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list [email protected] http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to [email protected]
