Drew writes: *> BeagleBone Plaid... I sense a best seller! :)* I wouldn't hold that against it. A haggis in the box would be a step too far though. :P
On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 6:26 PM, Morgaine <[email protected]> wrote: > Although every board has an appropriate niche, the problem with the X15 > from the PoV of BBB users is that its niche is not the BBB's niche. > > While the X15 is certainly interesting, it's not going to help those BBB > users who would like a little more power at a little more cost within the > BBB form factor. X15 comes in at a much higher price point, and this puts > it out of contention for many small IoT tasks where the BBB's cost is seen > as reasonable. > > BBB has become very popular and a lot of people would like to see the line > extended with an upgraded processor, as you know since it's been a regular > suggestion here. I'm sure you would fill this product space if you could, > but I suppose TI's "$5 AM335x" launch many moons ago was a one-off. Pity. > > Morgaine. > > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 5:21 PM, Gerald Coley <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> A lot bigger than the BBG, more expensive than the BBG, no support for >> the expansion connectors on the BBG and most likely, a different color. >> >> A lot smaller than the X15, less expensive than the X15, no support for >> the expansion connectors on the X15, and most likely a plaid color. >> >> >> Gerald. >> >> On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 11:17 AM, 'Morgaine' via BeagleBoard < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Jason writes: >>> *> If someone contributed an open design, that might help push the idea >>> along. Not sure how much cheaper it could be than X15. * >>> >>> How would the costs look if you took the BBG board design (or a BBB >>> minus its graphics components), ripped out the AM3358 and its PMIC, and >>> designed in an AM5718 and its PMIC instead? >>> >>> I suspect such a barebones redesign would satisfy a lot of BBB users who >>> would like to see a simple and least-cost upgrade to the very successful >>> BeagleBone line. >>> >>> Morgaine. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Gerald >> >> [email protected] >> http://beagleboard.org/ >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
