GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
The GTA04 is not only designed as a motherboard replacement for the Openmoko devices, but also as a core module to easily develop other devices from it. We now have released the schematics and board file of such an expander board (EAGLE 5.x format). It is designed to carry a 3.5 inch VGA touch

Re: GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller h...@goldelico.com writes: We now have released the schematics and board file of such an expander board (EAGLE 5.x format). I understood that it was not possible to open EAGLE files with free software. Is this still the case?

Re: GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Nikita V. Youshchenko
The GTA04 is not only designed as a motherboard replacement for the Openmoko devices, but also as a core module to easily develop other devices from it. /me is interested if it is possible to put this into case of any currently-on-market phone with hardware keyboard (perhaps throwing away

Re: [Gta04-owner] GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
Am 01.03.2012 um 11:20 schrieb Timo Juhani Lindfors: Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller h...@goldelico.com writes: We now have released the schematics and board file of such an expander board (EAGLE 5.x format). I understood that it was not possible to open EAGLE files with free software. Is this

Re: How to bring forward the community?

2012-03-01 Thread Al Johnson
On Wednesday 29 February 2012 11:55:46 Gerald A wrote: Hi, On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 5:45 AM, Giacomo 'giotti' Mariani giacomomari...@yahoo.it wrote: I own a similar one ( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Pocket-Bluetooth-Keyboard-PC-PDA-Phone-/2 60694344470 ) but I've never been

Re: [Gta04-owner] GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller h...@goldelico.com writes: There is a free (as in free beer) version of EAGLE with minor limitations. And any major CAD tool can import it. At least two years ago when I was trying to find software that can open EAGLE files for Arduino boards I could not find any free

Re: How to bring forward the community?

2012-03-01 Thread Nikita V. Youshchenko
we get sportive spirit by competition. So the question is, with whom we (this community) are competing? Maybe better to ask, who is the intended user of free phone? Below I'm speaking for myself (sorry for that), but I think that my situation is not that uncommon. I'm in free software for

Re: [Gta04-owner] GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Wolfgang Spraul
At least two years ago when I was trying to find software that can open EAGLE files for Arduino boards I could not find any free software to do that. Maybe all the major CAD tools are non-free? The two major professional and free EDA tools for PCBs are 1. KiCad http://kicad.sourceforge.net 2.

Re: How to bring forward the community?

2012-03-01 Thread Wolfgang Spraul
So what to use? Nothing to use... We should look for what comes after phones and tablets. What's next? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: [Gta04-owner] GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Wolfgang Spraul wolfg...@sharism.cc writes: At least two years ago when I was trying to find software that can open EAGLE files for Arduino boards I could not find any free software to do that. Maybe all the major CAD tools are non-free? The two major professional and free EDA tools for PCBs

Re: How to bring forward the community?

2012-03-01 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
Am 01.03.2012 um 13:28 schrieb Wolfgang Spraul: So what to use? Nothing to use... We should look for what comes after phones and tablets. What's next? Next generation phones and tablets :) It is difficult to develop something totally new. (My standard methapher: each revolution looks like

Re: How to bring forward the community?

2012-03-01 Thread fdvjoif
In my opinion there are two underestimated issues: - community organization - software developement Community organization Look at us, we are a higly fragmented community. There are various small teams working, most of the time, on different projects. As we know this is a side effect of working

Re: OM as car navigation

2012-03-01 Thread Frank
Am 27.02.2012 22:04, schrieb robin: hi, i still have problems with qtmoko v39 to use navit or tango/foxtrotgps. would you mind to post your gpsd file and the navit.xml line for your gpsd connection? .. robin Hallo robin, here is my solution: file /etc/default/gpsd # Default settings for

Re: How to bring forward the community?

2012-03-01 Thread Gerald A
Hi, On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 5:45 AM, Al Johnson openm...@mazikeen.demon.co.ukwrote: On Wednesday 29 February 2012 11:55:46 Gerald A wrote: I've had a few bluetooth keyboards and a bluetooth mouse paired and function with my Neo. I can't remember what software rev it was, but if it works

Re: [QT] make -clean error

2012-03-01 Thread Gilles Filippini
Πρεκατές Αλέξανδρος a écrit , Le 01/03/2012 00:54: [cut] I run it without '-' but still the job stops with the same errors.. Maybe there is no such target (clean) defined in a Makefile? -- Patryk LeadMan Benderz Linux Registered User #377521 () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail

Re: [Gta04-owner] GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Gilles Filippini
Timo Juhani Lindfors a écrit , Le 01/03/2012 13:40: Wolfgang Spraul wolfg...@sharism.cc writes: At least two years ago when I was trying to find software that can open EAGLE files for Arduino boards I could not find any free software to do that. Maybe all the major CAD tools are non-free?

Re: [Gta04-owner] GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Gilles Filippini
Gilles Filippini a écrit , Le 01/03/2012 22:04: The is a free light version of EAGLE in Debian. $ apt-cache show eagle Package: eagle Version: 5.12.0-1 [...] Description-en: Printed circuit board design tool Eagle includes a layout editor, schematic editor, and an autorouter. The

Re: [Gta04-owner] GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Fox Mulder
Am 01.03.2012 22:07, schrieb Gilles Filippini: Gilles Filippini a écrit , Le 01/03/2012 22:04: The is a free light version of EAGLE in Debian. $ apt-cache show eagle Package: eagle Version: 5.12.0-1 [...] Description-en: Printed circuit board design tool Eagle includes a layout editor,

Re: [Gta04-owner] GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Gilles Filippini p...@debian.org writes: The is a free light version of EAGLE in Debian. You mean the one that is in the non-free section? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org

Re: [Gta04-owner] GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Fox Mulder quakem...@gmx.net writes: You can just install latest eagle 6.1 (win, linux, mac) and use it with light license for free which limits to 100x80mm board size and 2 layers. This freeware version exists as long as i can remember for eagle. :) I don't want limits, sorry :-)

Re: [Gta04-owner] GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
Am 01.03.2012 um 22:47 schrieb Fox Mulder: Am 01.03.2012 22:07, schrieb Gilles Filippini: Gilles Filippini a écrit , Le 01/03/2012 22:04: The is a free light version of EAGLE in Debian. $ apt-cache show eagle Package: eagle Version: 5.12.0-1 [...] Description-en: Printed circuit board

Re: [Gta04-owner] GTA04-Custom: EAGLE schematics and board file blueprint for developing expansion/adapter boards

2012-03-01 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
Am 01.03.2012 um 22:59 schrieb Timo Juhani Lindfors: Fox Mulder quakem...@gmx.net writes: You can just install latest eagle 6.1 (win, linux, mac) and use it with light license for free which limits to 100x80mm board size and 2 layers. This freeware version exists as long as i can remember