Sorry. Jason says it has to fit in the Altoids box. Originally the form factor was planned to be bigger, but that was a long time ago and before we shrunk it.
Yes, the next gen version will have a little bit more RAM and a little faster processor for you as well. And it will be bigger. Gerald On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 12:54 PM, William Hermans <yyrk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Gerald, I for one would be willing to go with a larger form factor to gain > more memory, and GbE. > > Anyhow, yes I am not trying to push you or anything like that, just making > my thoughts known. Sounds like I will have to keep my eyes out for the next > Generation :) > > IN the meantime, the minnowboard MAX *could* fit the bill, but I think I > will wait and see whats going on with ARM for a while. > > > On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Gerald Coley <ger...@beagleboard.org>wrote: > >> Not until the memory device is made that can get it to 1GB for sure. The >> best we can do then is 1GB. The small form factor does not allow us to add >> memory devices Even then I am not sure we have the power supply to run it. >> If it means a redesign of the power section, it won't happen. >> >> Gerald >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Don deJuan <donjuans...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> On 04/14/2014 04:01 AM, Jason Kridner wrote: >>> > On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 3:25 AM, rh_ <richard_hubb...@lavabit.com> >>> wrote: >>> >> On Sun, 13 Apr 2014 19:07:00 -0400 >>> >> Jason Kridner <jkrid...@beagleboard.org> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> --8<-- >>> >> >>> >>> To provide the best experience of using Debian on BeagleBone Black, >>> we >>> >>> are connecting the switch-over to an increase in the on-board eMMC >>> >>> flash storage from 2GB to 4GB, leaving more free room in which you >>> can >>> >>> work. The eMMC is faster and more reliable than micro-SD cards, so >>> >>> this is adding a lot of value---and a little bit of cost. >>> >>> >>> >>> These BeagleBone Blacks with Debian and 4GB eMMC will be called Rev C >>> >>> and they will likely cost a bit more at most distributors. This extra >>> >>> money is helping CircuitCo pay for the additional expense of the >>> eMMC, >>> >>> but also to cover costs for ramping production to higher-than-ever >>> >>> rates. >>> >>> >>> >>> With the additional capacity CircuitCo is bringing on, we expect to >>> be >>> >>> able to fill all end-user back-orders for the Rev B boards by early >>> >>> May and shift all production to Rev C. With around 150,000 boards on >>> >>> *distributor* back-orders, we'll be working with distributors to >>> >>> quickly accept board shipments such that CircuitCo isn't sitting on >>> >>> any units. >>> >>> >>> >> So no more 2GB eMMC models ever? What about one with no eMMC >>> >> at all? I know there are more than a few people here that boot from >>> >> network, sdcard or usb. >>> > Never say never, but we are unlikely to make any more 2GB eMMC models. >>> > I've been kicking around the idea of doing a kickstarter for a no-eMMC >>> > model, but I'd like to wait a month or two to see how the Rev C and >>> > Element14 boards are doing out there. >>> > >>> >> Another thought occurred, has beagle or circuitco done any long >>> duration >>> >> eMMC testing? How graceful will the BBB handle a failed eMMC part? >>> >> Failed as-in worn out from use not a defect. I think some people are >>> >> concerned with eMMC failures and so they don't use it or don't rely >>> >> on it. >>> > The only data we have is from the manufacturer and the community. >>> > After a year, we aren't seeing wear-out issues. The ext4 file system >>> > if fairly robust, but if writes start failing, end-user failures can >>> > occur in odd ways. If you are creating a mission-critical app that >>> > must stay deployed for many years without the ability to perform >>> > replacements, I'd encourage you to alter the eMMC contents to >>> > read-only, except for your critical data acquisition. >>> > >>> >> -- >>> >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>> >> --- >>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>> send an email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> any chance we will get a bump in RAM any time soon? Would love to see >>> 1GB or catching up to some of the other boards with 2GB. 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