On Thu 03 October 2013 08:56:43 Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote: > > I know. But I'm not talking about swapping the actual CPU or the > > actual display. I'm talking about swapping the "CPU module" or the > > "display module". I.e. create a standardized module interface around > > off-the-shelf (i.e. non-standardized) components. > > Yes, there is even a standard for an interface between displays and CPU. > Well, even two or three: > > MIPI, LVDS, HDMI/DVI. > > > It would have its own cost (in money and in size), but in the long run, > > I hope the benefits of relying on standardized interfaces would make up > > for it. > > MIPI is already doing all this: > > http://www.mipi.org/specifications > http://mipi.org/about-mipi/mipi-interfaces-mobile-platform > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Industry_Processor_Interface > > Everyone is there, ARM, TI, even Apple:
Remains to annotate that all those interfaces have rather tough electrical specs, e.g. MIPI HSI (often used to interface to modems) has a max PCB trace length of 15..20mm iirc, among other requirements that basically forbid usage of any connectors at all, for sure the iuse of cheap connectors. /j -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments (alas the above page got scrapped due to resignation(!!), so here some supplementary links:) http://www.georgedillon.com/web/html_email_is_evil.shtml http://www.nonhtmlmail.org/campaign.html http://www.georgedillon.com/web/html_email_is_evil_still.shtml http://www.gerstbach.at/2004/ascii/ (German)
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