Hi Michael,

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 13:59:12, Michael Schnell wrote:
> Hi experts.
> 
> I suppose the AMxxx devices are not exactly "Davinci" branded, but as 
> this seems to be a very active group of TI Software experts, I dare to 
> ask here.

This is a good forum to ask AM1x kernel questions. There are other
AMx devices like AM37x which are "omap" devices. Kernel questions
for those devices can be posted to [email protected].

Which list to use depends on whether the device is supported under
mach-davinci or mach-omap2.

> We are starting to design a controller based on an AM1808 (or maybe an 
> upcoming AM 335x) chip.
> 
> Right now, we just have a Development kit (by Logic PD) that features an 
> OMAP 138 Chip (that is pin-compatible with the AM1808 but additionally 
> has a DSP)
> 
> We started playing with this kit and now I have several questions that 
> you might be able to answer.
> 
> 
> 
> The board came with a "Angstrom" Linux distribution.
> 
> (Question 1) Can you give us a hint, whether it's a good idea to use 
> Angstrom for an embedded controller or do you favor other distributions 
> (binary and/or cross compilable-source-code)

This is not a good forum to ask Linux distribution questions.
Those questions are better asked on the e2e.ti.com "Embedded
Software" forum or on the arago support lists: 
http://arago-project.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ#Q:_Is_there_a_mailing_list_or_IRC_channel.3F

I have skipped your other Ansgtrom related questions.

> 
> We want to use I²S audio output. The kit does feature an I²S to analog 
> converter.

Yes, the OMAP-L138 has an AIC3106 audio codec.

> (Question 4) How to configure, use and test the audio output ?

The audio driver is ALSA compliant. Some audio help for this
platform is available here: 
http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/OMAP-L1_Linux_Drivers_Usage#Audio

> We want to use the LCD display. The kit features a socket for the chip's 
> LCD/Video pins. We are going to get an LCD panel to connect to the board 
> or to find a converter that allows connecting some standard monitor.
> 
> (Question 5) How to configure, use and test the LCD and/or Video output ?

Please see here: 
http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/GSG:_Building_Software_Components_for_OMAP-L1#Graphical_LCD

In general, please use this page as a starting point for kernel
related information on OMAP-L138: 

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Community_Linux_PSP_for_DA8x/OMAP-L1/AM1x

Thanks,
Sekhar

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