Suggestions - embedded Linux
Michael Nolin
michaelnolin at yahoo.com
Tue Oct 13 11:15:59 EDT 2009
--- On Tue, 10/13/09, Drew Van Zandt <drew.vanzandt at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Drew Van Zandt <drew.vanzandt at gmail.com>
> Subject: Suggestions - embedded Linux
> To: "GNHLUG" <gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org>
> Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 10:36 AM
> So, I've convinced my company to at
> least entertain the idea of using embedded Linux on one of
> our upcoming projects, but I'm in need of some
> research. I'm doing my own, of course, but I thought
> some of you might have suggestions.
>
>
>
> We would spin our own PCB with CPU etc., and I'm trying
> to figure out what platform would be most economical - our
> needs are not great, embedded Linux is overkill, but it has
> many good features. So far I'm considering these
> options to present:
>
>
>
> HARDWARE:
> * Marvell SheevaPlug schematic with some tweaks. 1.2 GHz,
> 512MB flash, 512 MB RAM, gig Ethernet, USB. Less RAM/Flash
> if I think it will suffice.
> * ColdFire v2, v3, v4. 128MB flash, 128MB RAM (less if I
> can be convinced it will suffice.)
>
>
> * NET+ARM based, 128MB flash, 128MB RAM (less if I can be
> convinced it will suffice.)
Last year I found many ARM packages were moving from 256MB on chip flash and up. Off chip nand flash comes in even higher densities. Not a cost or size issue but a power concern in battery operated devices.
Michael Nolin
>
> Any comments on a good hardware basis that I'm
> missing?
>
> DISTRIBUTION:
> Timesys LinuxLink
> Red Hat Embedded Linux
>
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