Hmmm this could be interesting

[igueths at attbi.com]

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.
> 
> 
> 
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