[gta02-core] Openmoko Beagle Hybrid

[Michael Trimarchi]

Hi,

RANJAN wrote:
> A  really good idea.Looking forward to its release.
>
> R.Sriranjan
>
> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
> <hns at computer.org>wrote:
>
>   
I don't know why it's usefull, sorry for the question. If you can give 
me a board that replace
the gta02 board and I can reuse battery and display and keyboard, that's 
can be great but other type
of solution change openmoko on a developement board

Michael
>> There is now a new Wiki page for the project:
>>
>>        http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Openmoko_Beagle_Hybrid
>>
>> I have received some questions why we did not put all this into a nice
>> design. The main reason is that we can't redesign the Beagleboard (it
>> has fixed dimensions) and we can't afford to build plastic injection
>> moulds (if someone has an idea how to reduce cost this is very
>> welcome). So the easiest solution was to combine what we have: a given
>> Beagleboard and the Freerunner case.
>>
>> Other questions were what one could do with this. Here some ideas (not
>> assuming it is complete - you may have more and it is a platform for
>> your creativity):
>>
>>        • experimenting with touchscreen and new user interfaces on
>> Beagleboard
>>        • learn how the OMAP3530 CPU works
>>        • make it a truly open mobile application development platform by
>> adding a battery pack and a UMTS usb stick
>>        • investigate how an Openmoko with UMTS and OMAP3530 feels (not from
>> haptics but screen operation and UMTS speed)
>>        • porting SHR, QtMoko, Android, etc. to ARM-Cortex A8
>>
>> And here some feature list:
>>
>>        • PCB that fits into Freerunner case (top cover and middle part
>> after
>> cutting a hole)
>>        • works also without such a case (except speakers and earset)
>>        • Toppoly LCM interface (same display as used in the Freerunner -
>> otherwise it would not fit into the case)
>>        • TSC2007 touch screen controller
>>        • Microphone
>>        • Earset and Speaker connector (for those sitting in the Freerunner
>> case)
>>        • 2 buttons (AUX and Power)
>>        • 2 dual color LEDs (in the AUX and Power buttons)
>>        • vibracall driver
>>        • headset jack to connect microphone, earset and speaker
>>
>> For the software, we have to rearrange the code on our server a little
>> and then it will be made public.
>>
>> Finally, here you can do preorders:
>>
>>        http://www.handheld-linux.com/wiki.php?page=Openmoko%20Beagle
>>
>> Nikolaus
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