JohnSwenson wrote: > I really want to do this with those extra options because that is what > differentiates this from say a CuBox.
COAX, USB and a decent DAC onboard. Would you still do the OS/DF in FPGA? I guess this is really pushing my luck, but any chance of an I2S output? JohnSwenson wrote: > There ARE large initial setup fees for doing this, that is why I > mentioned 25 units, at that price the amortization of the setup charge > starts getting lower than the cost of the actual parts. Below that you > can still do it, but the cost per board skyrockets. I don't think you would have any problem getting up-front commitments for 25 units. JohnSwenson wrote: > The 512MB one costs $20 more and is significantly more work in the > layout. (the board won't cost more, but it will take longer to get layed > out) Because of the more layout effort I'm thinking it might be a good > idea to go with the 256MB for the first board. I really do think you should shoot for 512MB from the off, even if add adds time to delivery because of the increased layout complexity. JohnSwenson wrote: > Once these boards are out the software types can get a working linux > distribution with Squeezelite handling the SB part. The idea is that the > firmware is one file that gets written to an SD card which when booted > by the board has it up and running as a black box receiver. Until that > point it WILL be a geek fest to get it working, but because the mission > is simple (black box receiver) it hopefully will not take too long to > get a firmware file up and running. A days work! ;) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JackOfAll's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3069 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
