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Re: Embedded StrongArm Products [Correction]

From: "R. Paul McCarty" <rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu>
Date: Thu Jul 30 13:59:49 1998
Newsgroups: comp.sys.wearables

I made a mistake about this.  These aren't StrongARM embedded cpus,
they're ARM processors, which are not supported by linux.

Sorry about that.

-Paul

R. Paul McCarty wrote:
> 
> I just found a company (ADS) that manufactures StrongArm Embedded
> boards.  Not fully features like the SuperMOPS PC/104 boards, and I'm
> not sure if the StrongARM chips they are using have been tested with the
> Linux port to ARM, but they look pretty nice, and they appear to be
> fairly inexpensive (starting at $200/each).  Biggest drawback is they
> don't offer any storage mechanism (no ide or scsi bus, although they
> mention scsi) and there isn't any keyboard or mouse input mentioned.
> 
>   http://www.flatpanels.com/
> 
> Quick Summary of the Pixel Press / Single Board Computer (for those too
> lazy to type in the URL) ;-)
> 
> Description
> 
> The Pixel Press is a highly integrated and compact single board computer
> which eliminates the need for a PC. By combining the power of the 32-bit
> ARM RISC processor, <> I/O Module for serial parallel Ethernet SCSI, and
> the flexibility of reconfigurable Xilinx, FPGA and PAL based logic, the
> Pixel Press offers a cost-effective, low power, and small sized module
> for any flat panel display. Whether the application requires a VGA
> 6-inch monochrome LCD flat panel with RS232 input or a 17-inch flat
> panel display with 1280x1024 resolution and Ethernet input,the Pixel
> Press uniquely configures to meet your needs in less than 3 hours!
> 
> Features
> 
> * Single board computer hardware supporting flat panel displays with up
> to 1280x1024 resolution
> 
> * ARM 32-bit RISC processor with a 64-bit frame buffer that outperforms
> Intel 486 and Pentium base PC video tasks
> 
> * I/O to Ethernet, Serial, Parallel, and host interface to ISA, EISA,
> and PCI
> 
> * Customizable hardware via ARM development software tools and graphics
> primitives libraries for
> C language
> 
> * Runtime executive operating environment under 75K standard or
> touch-screen flat panel displays
> 
> * Dimensions are 5.1x3.1x0.5 inches, interfaces to a microprocessor bus,
> and draws only 700 mA power at 5 Volts.
> 
> -Paul
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317 Lattimore Hall, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627
Computers don't make errors; what they do, they do on purpose.-Dale/KOTH

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