Hi Jason, This is simply amazing. This removes all the high tech from the PCB design so almost anyone can build their own boards and also reduces significantly the board cost. What a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Regards, John > On May 9, 2016, at 9:31 AM, Jason Kridner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Octavo Systems announced today they have released their OSD3358, the guts of > a BeagleBone Black including processor, RAM, power management and 140 > passives in a single chip package (system-in-package or SIP). > > http://octavosystems.com/2016/05/09/octavo-systems-releases-osd3358-system-package-device/ > > <http://octavosystems.com/2016/05/09/octavo-systems-releases-osd3358-system-package-device/> > > http://octavosystems.com/2016/05/09/osd3358-new-era-integration/ > <http://octavosystems.com/2016/05/09/osd3358-new-era-integration/> > > This means for those looking to do variants of the BeagleBone, your work just > got a lot simpler with 142 less parts to source and place on your PCB design. > You can potentially also use large mechanical drills and fewer layers on your > board. SOMs may have their place for greater customization and even further > integration, but this puts the majority of that into a single package using > popular traditional assembly methods (pick-and-place and a reflow oven). > > This also means that for people doing capes, it might not be so complex to > simply integrate this device onto your PCB and make a fully functional system. > > Further, for select designs looking to stay highly engaged with the > BeagleBoard.org community and maintain as much system compatibility as > possible, the BeagleBoard.org logo program (http://beagleboard.org/logo > <http://beagleboard.org/logo>) can help you participate in building the > BeagleBoard.org community. > > You can probably tell I'm pretty excited about this. No first product is > without its warts and I'm sure we'll hear a few of those soon, but I've > personally helped do board bring up on some 5 or so designs so far around > this chip without a substantial hiccup related to the SIP. It has been super > easy to work with and can help save a lot of headaches. > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CA%2BT6QPm1EsnFQc91xiv1Caoy4LnfUbeG3Mr4oB9P5LGWzs1aBw%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CA%2BT6QPm1EsnFQc91xiv1Caoy4LnfUbeG3Mr4oB9P5LGWzs1aBw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/B8AC7B9C-13D1-453E-8129-233D1D15554D%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
