Also for what it is worth, my buddy did mention to me that the beaglecore would / could be useful for him. After which he named a project we've been talking about. The thing about the beaglecore that threw me for a "loop" was the beaglebone type "motherboard". But now thinking about it, everyone needs an EVAL "system" for development.
The beagleboard.org community "compatibility" ( software wise ) is also a nice touch. I am not sure how many, if any of the boards I mentioned can do that. Sure, they all offer BSPs for various OSes / distro's . . . but that does not necessarily mean the same thing. Past that, and quite honestly, I have a strong dislike for anything bitbake, and whatever that build system is for Angstrom( I tried to put all that stuff as far out of my mind as possible ). As all that stuff I feel is not very intuitive, and can be quite a hassle to setup / use. I really enjoy the simplicity of say setting up a rootfs using debootstrap, using chroot to modify the image to my needs, including pulling in a linux-image from the community, using dpkg to "install". But anyway, simple standard tools are my "thing". So in this case, the beaglecore has it nailed. Assuming it comes into fruition. On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 11:34 AM, William Hermans <yyrk...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Do enthusiasts have professional equipment? No.* >>> >> >> *That's an assumptio and depends on the definition of "enthusiast". I >> like the point of view that Robert Budde shared above:* >> > > Exactly, well sort of. I would not consider myself an enthusiast, but I am > a serious hobbyist. While I do not personally own such equipment, I do have > access to just about anything a "professional" has access to in my home. As > my buddy has been an EE for IDK 35 + years, and has acquired quite a > collection. Professional grade Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, emulators, > 80's arcade PCB test equipment, and last but not least reflow ovens. One > home made out of a convection oven using an MSP430 launchpad( for which I > wrote the code ), and a professional infrared reflow oven. > > To be sure, there is a lot more, but I think the point is made. > > > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Maxim Podbereznyy <lisar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> well, they cost ~$1.7 each in Digikey and there is an Altium library for >> the module where you can find the symbol and the footprint for the whole >> module. I guess the Altium library can be imported to other CADs if >> necessary. Having such library minimizes errors on the PCB. I did not have >> any problems at all >> >> 2015-07-08 17:06 GMT+03:00 Robert Budde <rl.bu...@gmail.com>: >> >>> In fact, those high density connectors can be a pain on their own: >>> - they cost an awful lot of money even in medium quantaties >>> - alignment is critical, especially if you have more than one per board. >>> Small alignment errors - which sometimes are even hard to avoid when using >>> properly designed alignment holes - can lead to stress on the contacts >>> and/or result in contact failures. The tolerances allowed in the connector >>> specs have to be split up to alignment errors on both baseboard and som - >>> making life not easier. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/maximpodbereznyy >> Company - http://www.linkedin.com/company/mentorel >> Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mentorel.company >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- 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.
