[beagleboard] Re: Open Hardware start

2014-11-20 Thread Travis Estep
The BeagleBone Black files are out there. You cab take a look at the design, alter it, etc. If you've never dealt with a chip like this, read up on high-speed PCB design. Look at docs for laying out DDR3 RAM. Look at how the stackup of this board is designed. The jump from a low-speed MCU to an

Re: [beagleboard] Re: Open Hardware start

2014-11-18 Thread Gerald Coley
Sounds sort of like the BeagleBone Black. Gerald On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 8:01 AM, mickeyf wrote: > This is not something I've looked at for many years, but I assume most > manufactuers of microprocessors and other chips still typically publish a > 'reference design' which is a basic board util

[beagleboard] Re: Open Hardware start

2014-11-18 Thread mickeyf
This is not something I've looked at for many years, but I assume most manufactuers of microprocessors and other chips still typically publish a 'reference design' which is a basic board utilizing their chip, and with documentation explaining its features. This is a good place to start - you ca