David O'Brien([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.24 19:59:41 +0000:
> On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 11:49:16AM -0500, Dave Feustel wrote:
> > Strongarm-based pcs designed by Chalice Technologies http://www.chaltech.com
> > are available from Simtek http://www.simtec.co.uk/
>
> This brings up the issue of reference platform for the StrongARM port.
> There is no one clear choice as there is for the PowerPC. Realistically,
> we probably need to pick an easily obtainable consumer StrongARM product.
> The Compaq iPaq comes to mind. However, it is not development-friendly
> at the moment as it does not have peripherals such as built-in NIC, hard
> drive, or serial console capabilities.
the H3660 with dual pcmcia jacket gives all this
(wavelan/ethernet/microdrive/sandisk/whatever). it is not very
developer-friendly, though. my ipaq is on order, let's see what firmware
it uses for booting...
> Of all the products I know of, I like the CATS board the best. However,
> the last time I investigated the CATS board, they were very expensive and
> hard to find in the USA. For some reason $600 stands out in my mind. I
> know of 10+ DNARDs in the BSD community, thus my preference for that
> machine as the reference platform.
the cats is non-portable, non-mobile ;-]
i don't know where to get the sa1110 reference design from intel here in
europe (i guess that intel does not want european people develop on
mobile equipment) but this would be a starting point. AFAIK, designs
like the ipaq are close to the reference board. my old newton has nearly
the same configuration like the sa1100 edk platform (brutus). when i
think about strongarm platforms i do not consider implementing settop or
other non-mobile scenarios because pc102 or similar pc hardware is
getting really cheap at the moment and the toolchains are broadly
available.
/k
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