Sorry. Can't share our design. Proprietary. No thermal issues as of yet, but we are not running intensive software. I do plan on inspecting using a thermal camera in real time sometime soon.
On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 3:56:29 PM UTC-7 frank....@me.com wrote: > Hi > > Are you able to share the high level design of the board. How do you deal > with the heat issue > > Cheers > > frank > > On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 1:47:39 AM UTC+11 acheesehead wrote: > >> We have designed a board based upon the Octavo Systems cSIP, which is a >> step beyond the SIP. They added eMMC, EEPROM and a MEMS oscillator. Many >> layout issues go away using their solution. I have worked extensively with >> the Octavo folks. Very nice people. What I understand is that the company >> was founded by ex-TI people. They provide free design review services that >> uncovered problems with our design. They say they will manage obsolescence >> of the components inside of the cSIP. >> >> On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 6:18:24 AM UTC-7 hel...@deepsoft.com >> wrote: >> >>> At Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:07:26 -0800 (PST) beagl...@googlegroups.com >>> wrote: >>> >>> > >>> > >>> > Thank you Robert! >>> > >>> > I forgot to mention that I'm looking at the BBW, but I think your >>> answer >>> > refers to this one as well. >>> > What about the availability between both solutions? My intended >>> development >>> > should be for industry, where they expect very very long product >>> > availability. Would a SIP be better over single components, or does >>> Octavio >>> > face the same problems when any part gets end of life status? >>> >>> I don't really know. You'll have to talk to the people at TI about that. >>> >>> > >>> > Is the image really completely the same? No diff config in uboot or >>> > somewhere else? Not easy to compare, because the pinout for both ICs >>> is >>> > different. >>> >>> The stock Beagle image works without mods on either. I don't know if >>> there is >>> a difference in the boot loader or if the uboot srcript in the chip >>> EEPPROM is >>> different. If there is, there is suitable firmware included on the >>> image. >>> >>> > >>> > >>> > hel...@deepsoft.com schrieb am Dienstag, 26. Januar 2021 um 13:54:41 >>> UTC+1: >>> > >>> > > At Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:15:36 -0800 (PST) beagl...@googlegroups.com >>> wrote: >>> > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > Hello everybody, >>> > > > >>> > > > I'm searching the right hardware for an embedded project. One of >>> the >>> > > Beagle >>> > > > variants is likely to be the right base to start with. Some point >>> I >>> > > > couldn't figure out: >>> > > > >>> > > > Why are some boards using the TI AM335x like BBB and others use >>> the same >>> > > > core, but wrapped in a Octavio SIP. I know that it already >>> contains a >>> > > bunch >>> > > > of components board designers place next to the AM335x. But what >>> are the >>> > > > main reasons to choose one or the other? Price? Design complexity? >>> Is it >>> > > > fully software compatible on image level? >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > > The PocketBeagle uses the Octavio SIP and the Debian images for the >>> BBB >>> > > work >>> > > just fine on the PocketBeagle, with no compatiblity issues. I think >>> the >>> > > Octavio SIP allows for a more compact board because all of the >>> support >>> > > components are incorporated into a single package. This makes for a >>> > > smaller >>> > > (and cheaper) PCB. >>> > > >>> > > -- >>> > > Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 <(413)%20658-7953> >>> <(413)%20658-7953> GV: 978-633-5364 <(978)%20633-5364> >>> > > <(978)%20633-5364> >>> > > Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services >>> > > http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services >>> > > hel...@deepsoft.com -- Webhosting Services >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 <(413)%20658-7953> GV: 978-633-5364 >>> <(978)%20633-5364> >>> Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services >>> http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services >>> hel...@deepsoft.com -- Webhosting Services >>> >>> -- 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 beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/76e37b1d-3846-45eb-ad6d-f89e9d658197n%40googlegroups.com.
