> > *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.* >
As has been stated many times over now. The X15 is not in the same "class" as the Beaglebone boards, but in the same class as the original beagleboards. With much newer and updated features of course. Cost wise, beagleboards have always been higher than beaglebones . . . Another thing to consider is that the X15 has so many features, and features that far surpass those on the beaglebones, it makes the beaglebone boards look like toys. So in other words is something more along the lines of a dev board for the professional, and not the hobbyist. With al that said, I too have a "dream" of a board I'd like to see as well. an AM5718 with networking, and USB only as "out of the box" peripherals only. With the rest of the on chip peripherals out to some form of a high density pin header. Granted, onboard eMMC, ad an sdcard reader would probably be good too now that I think of that. Anyhow, a minimal board, something like the beaglebone black, but without hdmi would be awesome. Size for me would not be too important though. As the X15 really is not all that big to begin with. Anyhow, my "dream" board seems pretty close to the already existing x15 . . . On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 11:42 AM, 'Morgaine' via BeagleBoard < [email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
