[Arm-netbook] Allwinner outsells Intel

[Vladimir Pantelic]

On 05/10/2013 09:40 AM, joem wrote:
> The first attempt was the dual CPU ARM board
> http://www.gplsquared.com/SoM1/SoM1.html
>
> Then I realize the bit rates for LCD is best
> served by CPU with built in LCD controller, and even better with Linux
> running to manage and use cheap A10 as the CPU and the even
> higher pin counts matter. Could instead use USB/USB links as well,
> but the overheads might cripple data transfer rates.
> Current idea (which may change) is 32 bits for image in, 32 bits
> for image out and a few control lines for hand shaking.

so you want to use bitbanged GPIOs to pipe data from one CPU to the 
other? do you plan to poll the control lines thus hogging the CPU or to 
get an interrupt for each 32bit word?

> So an n stage image pipeline can be built fairly easily.

sure, the throughput will still by abysmal...


> Once built its game over for graphics IP trolls and their NDAs.
> But if they were to release documentation it may never get built.

ah, it's a clever plot to make IP trolls release their documentation :)