Re: [Gumstix-users] Next gen gumstix question

[N.E.Whiteford <N.E...@so...>]

I think it depends how much the extra functionality adds to the cost, it
would be nice to still have a $100 version.

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Craig Hughes wrote:

> We're in the process of thinking about the next gen gumstix (the  
> motherboard, as it were).  It'll be PXA27x based (looks like we're  
> getting approval for the CPUs with stacked RAM and flash on them  
> which I had previously understood they didn't want to sell to non- 
> callphone people -- I guess our volumes are starting to get Intel  
> interested maybe).  Anyway, the new CPU with stacked RAM and flash  
> will be a *lot* smaller than the current gumstix board footprint.  So  
> we have a choice:
> 
> 1. Same size of 80x20mm, with more functionality on board (like wifi)
> 2. About half the size, say 40x20mm, with similar functionality to  
> current gumstix (albeit it fancier, with host/OTG usb, video in, and  
> all the other goodies the PXA27x has on it)
> 
> Right now, we're also looking at backward-compatibility on the 60-pin  
> connector (except with the semantics of the USB changing to OTG  
> instead of client only), and then most likely a new connector to  
> replace the existing 92-pin connector.  And alternative is to keep  
> the 92-pin and add a 3 connector, but I personally think that concept  
> sucks worse than just updating the 92-pin connector.
> 
> Thoughts welcome.
> 
> C
> 
> 
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