On 16 Oct, 2009, at 19:01, David Brownell wrote: > On Friday 16 October 2009, Colin Howarth wrote: >> How does the Beagle board compare to TI's OMAP35x Evaluation Module >> (EVM) (with the 720 MHz OMAP3530 @ $ 1500)? I just came across the >> Beagle board yesterday, whilst looking for OMAP3530 chips from >> somewhere in Europe... > > The EVM is clearly a lot more capable in terms of extensibility > and add-on hardware. Beagle is designed to be an ultra-low cost > introduction to OMAP3, and to open up new developer communities > (universities, even high schools) ...
Ah! There wasn't a price on the Arrow (or wherever) site. 150 $ is a much nicer price than $1500 :-) > EVM is more in line with > traditional TI handset development boards. (But if you need one > of those ... get an SDP, or Zoom-II.) No, I'm a hobbyist. I had an Acorn Archimedes when it came out: 4 Mhz ARM2. Damn! It was fast! :-) > http://beagleboard.org/ > http://www.mistralsolutions.com/products/omap_3evm.php Thanks for the links. > So EVM has for example an LCD touchscreen and a keypad, plus an > on-board Ethernet adapter, and Beagle doesn't. Likewise with > video and camera inputs. EVM supports battery powered operation, > including a charger and (I think) battery gauge. > > Re 720 MHz, that speed grade is kind of new ... Beagles might > be upgraded to use it at some point. > > - Dave _______________________________________________ Openocd-development mailing list Openocd-development@lists.berlios.de https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-development
