On 07/02/2013 02:14 AM, Iain Young wrote: > On 02/07/13 06:43, NeonJohn wrote: >
>> Basically, the ancient implementation of Angstrom Linux is a POS. Just >> barely enough code to be able to say, for example, that SPI works. It >> does - sorta - but not well enough for any application where clock >> timing or jitter matters. > > You are not restricted to just Angstrom. My fleet run Debian. FreeBSD is > also available. First thing I do is blow away Angstrom from any SD card. Yeah, and so is Ubuntu. So if you want to become a Linux (kernel) hacker instead of concentrating on your application, a BB is just for you. OTOH, if you expect it to "just work" out of the box like the Arduino and many other boards do, you'll be sorely disappointed. One other thing I forgot to mention. BeagleBoard actively discourages volume purchases and commercial use. Circuitco, the company that actually makes the BB will sell into commercial applications but at a considerably higher price. Finally https://www.gumstix.com/ offers a BB white clone with commercially rated parts for about $100. Supposedly their Linux implementation is much better supported, though I have no personal experience. One positive thing is that TI offers something called StarterWare for people who don't want to bother with an OS. It abstracts much of the intricacies of the bare metal. I downloaded a copy and took a look and was fairly impressed but by then I knew that a commercial grade board was going to cost in the $100 range so I had already abandoned the product. John -- John DeArmond Tellico Plains, Occupied TN http://www.fluxeon.com <-- THE source for induction heaters http://www.neon-john.com <-- email from here http://www.johndearmond.com <-- Best damned Blog on the net PGP key: wwwkeys.pgp.net: BCB68D77 _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.