Am Fr 5. Juni 2009 schrieb Hadyn van der Berg: > Hi Werner, > Can I ask, what format this is in? I'm presuming GZIP , but I'm struggling > to open it. > > Is there any document about what the plan is for the new board? Based on > which existing hardware, improvements to be made, etc. > > What is the thinking about using different chips, for example the power > management or audio section? > Would it be preferable to stick to the existing chips due to existing > software/driver implementation or, if there is a justifiable reason, would > the group be prepared to change? > > I presume cost is an issue, since I believe the project isn't funded > commercially . I would guess then that a motivating factor would be lower > cost devices. > > Do you struggle to obtain components, when it comes time for manufacture, > and so is another issue, ease of sourcing of components? Some parts have > minimum order quantities, or are only available on large reels. > > > Sorry for all the questions - but I think they're important to know, when > the product is developed. > > Hadyn > > > 2009/6/5 Werner Almesberger <[email protected]> > > > Hadyn van der Berg wrote: > > > > Yes, the new board that's still in development. > > > > We haven't started the schematics yet. I agree, easy access to the > > material is important. It sometimes only takes seconds to spot a bug. > > It would be foolish to make people waste these precious seconds > > wrestling with installation tasks instead. > > > > So ... of course there's something more easily accessible :-) This is > > the collection of our circuit symbols, minus a few from the last few > > days that I still have to add: > > > > http://people.openmoko.org/werner/gta02-core/gta02-core-expanded-all.ps.gz > > > > There are a few anomalies like odd text locations and a few missing > > pin numbers, which are caused by the printing process. I hope to get > > rid of these over the next few days. > > > > We don't have PDF at the moment, due to problems with the library > > providing the printing functions. > > > > Also, the pin type is printed next to the each pin. That's to help > > review. When the symbols are used in real schematics, this pin type > > isn't visible. > > > > Hardware design experience is just what we need. So, welcome ! :) > > > > - Werner > > >
I think this thread should move to [GTA03] (wonder why it's called that way) /j
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