Well the only thing I am a little sceptical about is the tcpa chip. If that were taken out, I would be happy with all the other specs. > This could be an interesting little device for speakup to run on. > > [Updated Jan. 22, 2003] IBM unveiled an open standards based Linux/Java PDA > reference design at LinuxWorld in New York this week. Based on the IBM > PowerPC > 405LP embedded processor, the reference design, dubbed the "embedded Linux > application platform" (e-LAP), is intended to jump-start PDA manufacturers, > who can use the design as is, or can modify it to meet their own PDA, > electronic book, or "personal media device" requirements. > > The e-LAP reference design PDA includes . . . > List of 17 items > . PowerPC 405LP Processor > . 32MB SDRAM > . 32MB Flash (NOR) > . 64MB M-Systems DiskOnChip Flash device > . 4-inch LCD color display (240 x 320 pixels) > . TCPA security chip > . Stereo speakers, audio in, audio out > . AC power-in > . Integrated microphone/speech input chamber > . SDIO slot > . Philips USB 1.1 (one client port, two host ports [one is disabled]) > . Speech-on button > . Navigation mouse > . 4 programmable input buttons > . Li-Ion battery (1700 mAh) > . Bluetooth 1.1 (via Toshiba SDIO card) > . Xilinx XCR3128XL FPGA (128 macrocells, 3000 gates) > list end > Additionally, a plug-in "developer sled" adds the following options, for > development and debug purposes . . . > List of 6 items > . USB 1.1 host > . 10/100 Ethernet > . Serial port > . 8- or 16-bit PCMCIA slot > . JTAG debug port > . Flash programming port > list end > IBM's PowerPC 405LP system-on-chip processor, which seems poised to compete > with Intel's XScale processors for mobile device design wins, is described > in > its preliminary data sheet as a "highly integrated device offering > high-performance at ultra-low power". The chip contains a 32-bit PowerPC > 405D4 RISC > core processor (with MMU) which dynamically scales from 152 to 380 MHz, and > also includes an SDRAM/RAM/ROM/Flash controller, DMA and interrupt > controllers, > extensive power management, color LCD controller for 1/4 VGA up to XGA (2K x > 2K pixels), touch panel interface, 2 16550-type serial ports, IIC (master > and slave), CODEC interface, and up to 32 general purpose I/O lines. The > 405LP implements a technology known as > dynamic power management, > for both processor and memory power requirements, in order to maximize > battery life in mobile devices. > > The reference design's software stack includes MontaVista Linux Consumer > Electronics Edition, Trolltech Qt/Embedded and Qtopia PDA application suite, > and > Opera browser. Additionally, an IBM WebSphere software development kit, > which will be made available in the second quarter, is also being previewed > at > LinuxWorld. The IBM-supplied software will include a J2ME certified Java > Runtime platform for devices (IBM's WebSphere Micro Environment) along with > support > for multimedia, data connectivity, and speech and handwriting recognition. > > The integrated hardware/software reference design will initially be supplied > through the IBM Microelectronics Division. In addition, the IBM Engineering > & Technology Services group will be available to assist device manufacturers > in modifying the reference design to match their specific requirements. The > reference design will become available beginning March 1, 2003, a spokesman > said. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
