On 3/1/16, Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If they're aiming it at IoT products, which they seem to be doing: > 1) dedicated bandwidth to BT/WiFI > 2) more stable > 3) cheaper when on board > 4) generally less problematic > >> Much more interesting, IMHO would be the addition of a SATA port AND USB >> 3.0. > > Again of no use for the target market, both USB-3 and SATA are > expensive from the $ to license the IP and the cost of board > components Cypress disagrees wrt usefulness of a USB 3.0 port for IoT http://www.cypress.com/products/ez-usb-fx3-superspeed-usb-30-peripheral-controller "USB 3.0 provides a 5 Gbps link that supports uncompressed HD video transfer and enables applications such as DSC, DVC, webcams, security cameras, machine vision, medical imaging, and surveillance equipment" Well, the TI USB 3.0 driver IC costs between $2 and $4 a piece http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?site=us&lang=en&Keywords=SN65LVPE502&stock=1 " not to mention the power use, besides ..." I get your point wrt maximum power supply over the usb 33.0 bus, BUT USB 3.0 actually features BETTER power saving than 2.0... http://www.digikey.com/en/articles/techzone/2013/feb/implementing-usb-30-in-mcu-and-microprocessorbased-systems "The new protocol also means USB 3.0 devices do not have to remain powered at all times to answer the host polling. In a link with a USB 3.0 host and peripherals, the peripherals can enter and remain in low-power states for extended periods" Oh well... my point only was to stick to the "KISS PRINCIPLE". Deliver a cheap simple board and let users add functionality to it externally over USB 3.0 like lego blocks, without complicating its design w features that the user might not need (I surely couldn't care less about Bluetooth). It seems I'll have to shell out the extra bucks needed for one of these puppies while waiting for the elusive RasPi 4 or RasPi5 w USB 3.0... http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G143452239825 Wonder if Fedora ARM would boot on that at all... FC _______________________________________________ arm mailing list arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
