Re: [Gumstix-users] verdex2 questions

[Don A. <do...@gu...>]

Brad

Sorry for any confusion that our pre-announcement information on verdex2 has
presented for you. See my responses below.


Don
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On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Brad Fuller <bra...@gm...>wrote:

> I'm a little (OK, a lot!) confused about the verdex and the verdex2
> boards. From what I read on the wiki site, the verdex2 (not yet
> available) replaces the verdex board. It also states that the only
> expansion board available for verdex2 is the net-80 expansion board.


= the statement at gumstix.net says the net80-vx expansion board is the only
80-pin board available for verdex2. Note that each of the 60-pin expansion
boards that fit on verdex will fit on verdex2.


> That seems a bit limited compared to all the other cool boards for verdex.
>  No other boards available?


= Each of the 60-pin expansion boards that fit on verdex will fit on
verdex2.

= verdex2 has a microSD card slot on the motherboard itself, unlike the
verdex motherboard. So, we are making a net80-vx board not a netmicroSD80-vx
board.

= The verdex2 line is planned to have the net80-vx board, which can take a
wifi card, as well, to make the equivalent of the netwifi-microSD-vx, with
the microSD on the verdex2 motherboard itself.


> And, when will verdex2 boards be available?
>
> * If the 120pin connector is going to be replaced by the 80pin connector,
> are all the 120pin boards going to be obsoleted and not redesigned for
> 80pin? (which the site implies.)


= As above on the 80-pin expansion board functions.

= Gumstix plans to sell verdex products as long as we can. The constraint is
the availability of the 120-pin connector from MOLEX, not a constraint on
the part of Gumstix. Gumstix pre-bought thousands of these connectors when
the EOL was announced, but the supply is limited.

= Gumstix plans to make the verdex2 boards available in Q3/08. Further
information is available, as you know, at:
http://www.gumstix.net/Hardware/cat/Motherboards/112.html#faq104

= Note: all information provided prior to launch is subject to change.

= I hope this email clears things up for you.


= Don
@ Gumstix
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