I don't think the workshop would be hard to fill with regard to PROGSIG's current efforts. That's potentially three of us right there.
I'd be very interested in any case. I've been looking at some of the diamond systems stuff at: http://tri-m.com for two reasons really... 1. They're out of Vancouver. 2. the 486 DX2 kits have caught my eye as I am thinking they may be cheaper? Anyway... still waiting for quotes. Whatever board it makes sense to use... I'm in for a workshop. Question: Can you mix and match effectively with the PC104 peripheral boards without driver issues? On Wed, 2007-09-19 at 19:26 -0600, Mark Carlson wrote: > On 9/19/07, Robert Lewko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/15/07, Mark Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Cracking it open, soldering a couple wires, and using those as I/O for > > > some purpose (sense a switch, trigger a relay/LED, etc,) and write the > > > software to use those I/O. > > > > > > Mark. I just got a board that I am going to experiment with. See the link > > for pricing below. > > > > I didn't spend quite that much 'cause I piggybacked on another order, so I > > got some volume discount. > > > > Check out these features: > > > > CPU: 200Mhz ARM9 with full MMU > > RAM: 32Mb > > FLASH: 32Mb NAND Flash > > Network: 200BaseT Ethernet > > Serial: 3 RS-232 Ports standard > > Digital IO: 30pins > > Analog: 2 channel 12 bit ADC > > Expansion: PC-104 8 bit connector (16 bit is optional) > > WatchDog Timer > > > > Power: < 1 watt max. 1/4 watt nominal > > > > Out of the box this board runs Debian ARM. You want Perl and its not on > > your system - 'apt-get install perl'. You can mount its root file system on > > NFS, giving you room to put compilers and anything else that you could want. > > I got the optional SD Card giving me the option of booting from the SD card > > so that I can install the full development kit on the root device. Its > > actually a fast enough processor that you can run gcc and gdb on it without > > too much problem. > > > > I am very impressed by the manufacturer 'cause they have lots tools (there > > is a full cross compiler that you can download and run from your PC linus > > box so that your desktop linux system is your development system) of > > documentation and sample code on their web site. > > > > Plus there are plugin cards (daughter boards) to do everything from add > > another ethernet port, add a 2.5in disk drive, add GSM wireless to adding > > VGA capability. > > > > I have just started to read about real time linux kernels (again from their > > web site). So, whatever you want to do this board/software combo is > > capable. > > > > If you have wanted to have a board that will really let you go nuts with > > low level stuff this one is affordable and has all the tools that you could > > want. > > > > The link to features and pricing is right here: > > > > http://www.embeddedarm.com/epc/ts7260-spec-p.php > > > > I have some things in mind for this board. > > On the side, I write code for a TS7200, which is quite similar. It's > a nice little board. The only thing I don't like about it is that it > comes from the US, and by the time it gets here, after duty, > brokerage, and taxes, it ends up costing quite a bit more than the > advertised price. It may be less painful now that our dollar is > almost on par though. Good to hear you were able to get in on a > bulk-buy. > > As far as peripherals and programming go, both are really good > situations. As you mentioned, the crosstools are already set up for > you. The Linux crosstools even run on FreeBSD (although I haven't > tested that too much.) There are plenty of I/O on board, and the > PC104 bus has the capability to add many optional features. > > The embeddedarm.com offerings would make for a very good workshop, I'm > just not too sure on the budget. If enough (four or five maybe?) > people are up for it, we can surely do it though. You'd probably be > looking at around $200 per person for something like that unless I'm > way off base... > > -Mark C. > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
