> > *Thanks Wiliam. I really appreciate your detailed answer and - like said > before - we do not think our solution to be perfect yet. This is why we try > to keep in touch with the community to know what people have to say. Let's > hope the best for BeagleCore but I'm pretty sure we can make it.*
Well I still have my concerns. Which pretty much has nothing to do with the hardware really. Except that it is not available _right_now_. But show me the hardware, when obtain-ium. Then I'll be less reserved. One thing I am curious about however. Pricing after this has gone to production. Then when is the projected production date ? e.g. when can the public start purchasing. If any of this can be divulged . . . On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 11:10 PM, Beagle Core <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Wiliam. I really appreciate your detailed answer and - like said > before - we do not think our solution to be perfect yet. This is why we try > to keep in touch with the community to know what people have to say. Let's > hope the best for BeagleCore but I'm pretty sure we can make it. > > > > Am Mittwoch, 8. Juli 2015 20:47:21 UTC+2 schrieb William Hermans: >> >> Also for what it is worth, my buddy did mention to me that the beaglecore >> would / could be useful for him. After which he named a project we've been >> talking about. The thing about the beaglecore that threw me for a "loop" >> was the beaglebone type "motherboard". But now thinking about it, everyone >> needs an EVAL "system" for development. >> >> The beagleboard.org community "compatibility" ( software wise ) is also >> a nice touch. I am not sure how many, if any of the boards I mentioned can >> do that. Sure, they all offer BSPs for various OSes / distro's . . . but >> that does not necessarily mean the same thing. Past that, and quite >> honestly, I have a strong dislike for anything bitbake, and whatever that >> build system is for Angstrom( I tried to put all that stuff as far out of >> my mind as possible ). As all that stuff I feel is not very intuitive, and >> can be quite a hassle to setup / use. >> >> I really enjoy the simplicity of say setting up a rootfs using >> debootstrap, using chroot to modify the image to my needs, including >> pulling in a linux-image from the community, using dpkg to "install". But >> anyway, simple standard tools are my "thing". So in this case, the >> beaglecore has it nailed. Assuming it comes into fruition. >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 11:34 AM, William Hermans <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> *Do enthusiasts have professional equipment? No.* >>>>> >>>> >>>> *That's an assumptio and depends on the definition of "enthusiast". I >>>> like the point of view that Robert Budde shared above:* >>>> >>> >>> Exactly, well sort of. I would not consider myself an enthusiast, but I >>> am a serious hobbyist. While I do not personally own such equipment, I do >>> have access to just about anything a "professional" has access to in my >>> home. As my buddy has been an EE for IDK 35 + years, and has acquired quite >>> a collection. Professional grade Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, emulators, >>> 80's arcade PCB test equipment, and last but not least reflow ovens. One >>> home made out of a convection oven using an MSP430 launchpad( for which I >>> wrote the code ), and a professional infrared reflow oven. >>> >>> To be sure, there is a lot more, but I think the point is made. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Maxim Podbereznyy <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> well, they cost ~$1.7 each in Digikey and there is an Altium library >>>> for the module where you can find the symbol and the footprint for the >>>> whole module. I guess the Altium library can be imported to other CADs if >>>> necessary. Having such library minimizes errors on the PCB. I did not have >>>> any problems at all >>>> >>>> 2015-07-08 17:06 GMT+03:00 Robert Budde <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>>> In fact, those high density connectors can be a pain on their own: >>>>> - they cost an awful lot of money even in medium quantaties >>>>> - alignment is critical, especially if you have more than one per >>>>> board. Small alignment errors - which sometimes are even hard to avoid >>>>> when >>>>> using properly designed alignment holes - can lead to stress on the >>>>> contacts and/or result in contact failures. The tolerances allowed in the >>>>> connector specs have to be split up to alignment errors on both baseboard >>>>> and som - making life not easier. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/maximpodbereznyy >>>> Company - http://www.linkedin.com/company/mentorel >>>> Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mentorel.company >>>> >>>> -- >>>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >> -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. 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