[meta-xilinx] meta-topic

[Alan DuBoff]

Mike,

Now I am starting to understand where the meta-topic name came from...(duh)

Please keep me in the loop on your boards, I'd like to buy one.

What will be the difference between the Dyplo and Miami ?

And I do see changed you've put in to support the Miami...

Nice to have an active vendor! ;-)

Cheers,
Alan (sorry for top posting...)

On Fri, February 21, 2014 10:37 am, Mike Looijmans wrote:
> Ours will be better! And probably cheaper too.
>
> http://topic.nl/en/pers/topic-embedded-products-introduceert-tijdens-de-embedded-world-25-27-februari-twee-zelfontwikkelde-producten-dyplo-en-miami/
>
> The SOM board will feature a choice of 7c015 or 7c030, and the connector
> between the carrier and som is capable of the full 6 gigabit signals, allowing
> you to use PCIX or SATA interfaces on the carrier.
>
> I have the first prototype on my desk right now :)
>
> The SOM has:
> 7c030, 512MB RAM, 64MB (megabytes) QSPI flash, Micro SD, USB and ethernet
> PHYs, 4 user-programmable clocks and 2 programmable voltages for the IO banks
> (you can change the IO voltages at runtime).
>
> The accompagning carrier board contains e.g. HDMI, ethernet plug, USB UARTs,
> Wifi, etc.
>
> Can't say anything about pricing yet.
>
>
>
> On 02/21/2014 07:24 PM, Alan DuBoff wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, February 21, 2014 7:52 am, Edward Vidal wrote:
>>> Are most folks using a ZYNQ on other than zedboard?
>>
>> I am using a zedboard, but once I get it working I will be using a
>> Microblaze
>> also.
>>
>> I used a Mars Starter from Enclustra about 6 months ago.
>>
>> http://www.enclustra.com/en/products/system-on-chip-modules/mars-zx3/
>>
>> Those were not cheap, about $600 for the SoC and another $400 for the
>> reference starter.
>>
>> I used the first branch of poky, when Yocto was getting going.
>>
>> This is the one I'm interested in for myself, looks like a killer board:
>>
>> http://www.parallella.org/  (more hardware this month it says)
>>