[Arm-netbook] [Semi-OT] TI OMAP L138 as Mini-Server

[Michelle Konzack]

Hello *,

is this List alive or was I unsubscribed?

I have gotten an expensive Development Kit for the OMAP L137 and ongoing
to do some experiements...

What I like to do is:

Rack:
1)  use a 19" 3U standard Rack
2)  use standard Euro-Card size of 100x160mm
3)  use 4 PartUnits (= 20mm) per MCU-Slot which makes 21 Slots total
4)  put the Ethernet and the Switch onto the Backplane directly
5)  put USB 2.0 on the Backplane and use 4-Port High-Speed Switches
    us one 7port Swicht to allow only ONE maintenace connectivity
    to JTAG/UART through a FTDI FT2232 (on each MCU-Card)
6)  Hardware Reset connector n backplane using I²C from Remote Console

MCU-Card 1:
1)  Texas Instruments OMAP L138
2)  4x Micron MT47H128M16 (16M x 16 x 8)
    this where the biggest I have found otherwise I would run into
    space problems
3)  Micron NAND Flash 64-128 MByte with EmDebian
    as Rescue and Maintenance System
4)  1 SATA drive holder On-Board.
5)  Mini-USB with USB-Switch (Backplane/Front)
6)  Operating Voltage 9-12V
7)  Hardware-Watchdog
8)  Reset connector on Backplane from Remote Console

PSU:
1)  Input Voltage 24V DC
2)  Max 12A

Remote-Console:
1)  Atmel AT91SAM9263
2)  DDR 32MByte
3)  Micron NAND Flash 64-128 MByte with EmDebian
4)  Web-Based?

What Du you think about it?

Before I go on and design die PCB I need more ideas and what else


And last but not last, I have the idea to build additional a

MCU-Card 2:
1)  Marvel Kirkwood 88F6281
2)  8x Micron MT47H128M16 (16M x 16 x 8)
3)  Micron NAND Flash 64-128 MByte with EmDebian
    as Rescue and Maintenance System
4)  2 SATA drive holder On-Board.
5)  Mini-USB with USB-Switch (Backplane/Front)
6)  Operating Voltage 9-12V
7)  Hardware-Watchdog
8)  Reset connector on Backplane from Remote Console

Currently I am testing the L138 as PostgreSQL server and it is a  little
Killer-Machine even if it ihas only 300MHz and 256 MByte off mDDR.   Now
combinate 16 of them to a cluster and use the 88F6181 as pgSQL Master...

Its my mini cloud... :-D

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
    Michelle Konzack

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