Hmmm this could be interesting

[Alex Snow]

Yeah screw the tcpa chip and that'd be a pretty cool machine!

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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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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