[Arm-netbook] Release of SoM board KiCAD files with 2x100 pin ARM as a stepping stone

[cnxsoft]

On 10/12/2012 21:48, jm wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm releasing SoM board KiCAD files with 2x100 pin ARM as a stepping
> stone for eventually building the A10 on to SO-DIMM module.
> http://www.gplsquared.com/SoM1/SoM1.html
>
> KiCAD is free software
> http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/KiCad+EDA+Software+Suite
>
> Whereas previously every engineer designed with their own PCB package,
> KiCAD is free allows every engineer to learn and use KiCAD to
> communicate with each other through shared PCB design files.
>
> This particular board has been manufactured and tested to work.
> The PCB geometry is accurate for production use.
> (But as these early days so there are bound to be undesirable
> mistakes.)
>
> The next target is an A10 SoM board.
> You can send me updates to get a board for A10 built
> if you feel generous and want to share KiCAD design files.
> The AllWinner A20 and A13 also look interesting.
> Or any other CPU.
> The idea is to share and share much as possible to
> get embedded PCBs from idea to production as soon as possible
> through sharing PCB design files. We can all learn
> KiCAD and make this possible. Design files are all GPL'd.
> [Please don't submit anything proprietary! - thanks! :-) ]
>
I'm wondering if it could be feasible/desirable to use a SoM standard 
such as EDM or ULP-COM, instead of a proprietary SO-DIMM solution. This 
way, I assume A10 SoMs (and other derived SoMs from this design) could 
also be used with baseboards compliant with the chosen standard.