[Arm-netbook] Allwinner outsells Intel

[joem]

On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 00:21 -0500, Troy Benjegerdes wrote:
> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 07:40:50AM +0000, joem wrote:
> > On Thu, 2013-05-09 at 13:29 -0500, Troy Benjegerdes wrote:
> > > > You are going somewhere I do not wish to follow - HPC - its a completely
> > > > different subject.
> > > > 
> > > > Lots of IO port pins are available, and first target for me at least
> > > > is simple low cost assembly of images in a conveyor to replace
> > > > proprietary graphics cards. So if product has to play video and do some
> > > > simple game like functions, then copy and paste two CPUs, interconnect
> > > > some IO pins to compose images and transfer images between CPUs to
> > > > destination CPU that has the LCD. At $20 per A10 chip + 1GB RAM +
> > > > components, no one batter an eye lid if the solution works.
> > > 
> > > DO it. Show me a Kicad file. You still need to move all that image
> > > data to a display. That actually starts to look like a HPC problem.
> > > (I started https://bitbucket.org/dahozer/infiniband-fpga, for HPC,
> > > but it might work for collecting all those images in the way you
> > > are talking about above)
> > 
> > The evolution of ideas (in parallel with other on going projects) is as
> > follows:
> > 
> > The first attempt was the dual CPU ARM board
> > http://www.gplsquared.com/SoM1/SoM1.html
>
> Very cool... maybe you can help me with another project... Take the 
> BDDgroupllc Wizard SoM (on an sodimm), and add the Open Energy Monitor
> http://openenergymonitor.org/emon/sites/default/files/emonTx_V1.4_sch.png

Sounds like a '5 minute' KiCAD project module compared to other stuff
being done.
The way to start the process is to say create a single zip file
with all the datasheets for connectors, components, circuit diagram (may
be software), may be idea of board layout, in one place, or a git hub
project.
Then it can be added to any other project just with copy and paste
as needed, once the KiCAD files are produced.

(As an aside, I have peripheral interest in Arduino modules to create in
KiCAD and copy/paste as needed to make new boards.)


> As for your other comments (in other emails) about the graphics IP patent
> trolls, have a look at the OpenShader project:
> http://lists.duskglow.com/pipermail/open-graphics/2013-April/013090.html

Yes hmmmp! Lot of work.
May be I should jump the gun and do a quick project summary.
Certainly get worked up over it no end! :(

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