Yeah screw the tcpa chip and that'd be a pretty cool machine! -- A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up yours!" On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 igueths at attbi.com wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
