I've extracted the text of each section and included them as text files.
Feel free to change/edit/add to each section as it seems needed. Once we
agree on the content I'll reimport them into the Brochure and we can polish
it off.
About-OGD1.txt is the left front page section (what the heck is this card
anyhow?)
OGD1-Features.txt is the right front page section (What can this card do,
what are its features?)
OGD1-Purchasing.txt is the second page, HEY I want to help develop how do I
get a reduced rate on one? Or Hey I want one where/how?
AboutOGP-Traversal.txt is the last page, About the OGP project, should
include something about Traversal as well (blurb).
Thanks,
Jonathan
About The Open Graphics Project
Who are we?
This project was started by Timothy Miller, an employee of TechSource.
TechSource produces a variety of specialized graphics hardware. The hardware
side of the project will be undertaken by Traversal Technology, a separate
company created by Mr. Miller and others.
Many others participate in the project, see ProjectMembers.
Mission
Availability of a graphics card with fully published specs and open source
drivers.
Vision
There is a market for graphics hardware with good support for open source
software and open source operating systems. (note, there may or may not be a
market for open graphics hardware also, but that is beyond the scope of this
project) Such a graphics card would benefit from lower software development
cost and mindshare in order to be commercially viable. Open source software
could benefit from active cooperation of the manufacturer of such a card to
create better drivers and to get a card that meets the requirements of open
source software better.
Currently, the market for such cards is not served very well. NVIDIA has no
offering in this market, ATI has one outdated card still available for the time
being (Radeon 9200) which is also not supported very well, and Matrox has no
offering in this market either. XGI are off to a good start but still no 3D
code yet
In order to get manufacturers to make such hardware, we have to show that it
will be economically viable to do so.
For more information, see the FAQ .<br>
There is a mailinglist for this project at
http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics
OGD1 is a PCI based FPGA development board currently in development by the Open
Graphics Project. With 256MiB on-board memory, high bandwidth and an ECP2
Lattice semiconductor FPGA, the GPL based design is capable of significant
computing applications. This board is expected to be of interest to Engineers,
Scientists, Universities, Developers and students and is being used by the Open
Graphics Project for developing the OGA series Graphics cards. Those who
significantly assist with the development of the Open Graphics Project at this
stage are expected to be offered a subsidised board for $600-700, to encourage
and support their development work. While General Price, and volume and
University Discounts have yet to be announced, currently its' general price is
expected to be priced at least $1000. Final pricing has yet to be confirmed.
As this board is under development, questions should be directed to the Open
Graphics Mailing list.
With OGD1 The Open Graphics Project is progressing towards its' goal of
developing graphics cards with fully published specifications and open source
drivers suitable for desktop computing and embedded systems. For alternative
license options contact Traversal Technology.
Features:
[Need to fill out the entire list of features for the OGD1 Card]
PCI Interface -- Lattice Semiconductor ECP2
Xilinx Sparten XC3s4000 FPGA
Datasheet: http://www.xilinx.com/bvdocs/publications/ds099.pdf
ECP2-50 I/O Connector:
XP10
The Lattice XP10 Non-volatile, reprogrammable FPGA is used for PCI
communication.
Conexant CX25874: Video Encoder
256 MB of DDR ram
soTiny single bit bus switch
MMBD7000L
IDC Connector: User I/O
Qualifying for the Open Graphics Project Developer Discounts
Some suggestions about who qualifies as an OGP developer (and a discount) were
by R. Heasman: I think we want, at the very least:
1. HDL code
2. Drivers for Linux
3. BIOS code
4. Layout/Schematic design
5. Documentation for all of the above
6. Documentation for users to this was added
7. HDL code to stress-test OGD1 boards
8. Software code to stress-test any OGP/Traversal product and
9. Documentation for all of the above
10. Documentation for users
11. Translations in other languages (it was agreed that an automated
translation could potentially be much worse than no translation at all).
Source:OGPN1
It is planned that Developers in need may also request further assistance from
the Open Hardware Foundation. This will also enable the community who wish to
make donations, assist proven OGP Developers with purchasing the OGP Developer
Discount Development boards. More will be announced as details become firm.
Source OGPN8
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