August 17, 2010
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Introduction
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Numerous low-cost, community boards have been developed
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Beagleboard
Beagleboard xM
Leopardboard
Hawkboard
Over 20,000 Beagleboards shipped alone
Provide a tremendous value by providing SW and HW evaluators a low cost evaluation
environment
Provide ample development resource without over design which adds increasing cost
Platforms provide easy scalability between ARM9 and Cortex-A8 processors
Numerous options available to add functionality to boards as expansion is standard
By utilizing the open source community, evaluators can collaborate with thousands of other
developers on numerous topics
Community based IRC Channels and Mailing lists allow users instant access to the
community
Hardware is fully open source and provides an excellent board layout/schematic reference
The newest member of this family is Craneboard
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Highlights of Craneboard
Value
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Hardware
Low cost development tool (<$200)
based on 600MHz Sitara AM3517
Cortex-A8 processor
AM3517 Delivers additional
functionality and integration not found
on other Sitara processors including:
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3.3V I/O, DDR2 Memory, USB OTG
PHY, 10/100 EMAC, CAN Bus
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Software
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Utilizes Via Channel Array package.
• 0.8mm Routing; 4-layer PCB
• Significantly lowers PCB cost
and complexity
Power over Ethernet, Multiple power
options, expansion, compatibility
Fully Open Source HW Design
Support
Fully Open Source Linux Board
Support package (2.6.32)
Based on existing AM3517 Software
All software available via GIT
Arago File System
Flashing tool and board diagnostics
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Community based support model
Will leverage beagleboard.org
Maximizes community involvement
Utilizes existing infrastructure
• IRC / Mailing Lists
Complete user documentation for
quick start up
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Craneboard Block Diagram
TV Out
(CVBS)
256MB DDR2
256MB NAND
uSD
CAN
TRX
CAN
Serial
AM3517
Cortex-A8
600MHz
JTAG
ENET
PHY
DVI-D
DVI
TX
USB
Power Control
Expansion
USB OTG
USB
PHY
Voltage
Regulators
PMU
TPS65910
USB Power
Option
Users can power the board via USB, POE, or VDC
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+12 VDC
POE or DC
Power Option
Craneboard Features
Processor
Graphics
Power Mangement
Memory
uSD
USB Host
USB OTG
Ethernet / POE
Serial Port
DVI-D
JTAG
CAN
TV OUT
Power Options
DC Input
Expansion Ports
PCB Layers
Dimensions
AM3517
3D Graphcis
TPS65910
256MB DDR2
256MB NAND
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10/100
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USB, POE, DC
12V/2A
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5.5" x 4.5"
Cortex-A8, 600MHz
Up to 10M polygons/s
SDHC
Utilizes internal PHY
Utilizes internal EMAC
HDMI Connector
Header
Header
CVBS
Not included
3.3V I/O
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Craneboard Information
• Available starting in October, 2010
• You will be able to purchase your Craneboard
from:
– Craneboard.org
– Beagleboard.org
– Numerous WW Distributors
MSRP
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Why Craneboard?
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The cranes' beauty and their spectacular mating dances have made them highly
symbolic birds in many cultures with records dating back to ancient times. Crane
mythology is widely spread and can be found in areas such as the Aegean, South
Arabia, China, Korea, Japan and in the Native American cultures of North America.
In northern Hokkaidō, the women of the Ainu people performed a crane dance that
was captured in 1908 in a photograph by Arnold Genthe. In Korea, a crane dance
has been performed in the courtyard of the Tongdosa Temple since the Silla
Dynasty (646 CE).
In Mecca, in pre-Islamic South Arabia, Allāt, Uzza, and Manah were believed to be
the three chief goddesses of Mecca, they were called the "three exalted cranes"
(gharaniq, an obscure word on which 'crane' is the usual gloss). See The Satanic
Verses for the best-known story regarding these three goddesses.
The Greek for crane is Γερανος (Geranos), which gives us the Cranesbill, or hardy
geranium. The crane was a bird of omen. In the tale of Ibycus and the cranes, a
thief attacked Ibycus (a poet of the 6th century BCE) and left him for dead. Ibycus
called to a flock of passing cranes, who followed the attacker to a theater and
hovered over him until, stricken with guilt, he confessed to the crime.
Pliny the Elder wrote that cranes would appoint one of their number to stand guard
while they slept. The sentry would hold a stone in its claw, so that if it fell asleep it
would drop the stone and waken.
Aristotle describes the migration of cranes in The History of Animals, adding an
account of their fights with Pygmies as they wintered near the source of the Nile.
He describes as untruthful an account that the crane carries a touchstone inside it
that can be used to test for gold when vomited up. (This second story is not
altogether implausible, as cranes might ingest appropriate gizzard stones in one
locality and regurgitate them in a region where such stone is otherwise scarce)
And don’t forget The Karate Kid!
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MSRP
The newest low-cost development tool from Texas Instruments Sitara Processors
• Low-cost, Open Source development
platform based on Sitara AM3517 Processor
• 600MHz Cortex-A8
• Powerful 3D Graphics Accelerator
• Integrated 10/100 Ethernet MAC, USB
OTG PHY, CAN, and 3.3V I/O delivers
differentiated peripheral set when
compared to AM/DM37x (beagleboard)
• 3 power options deliver portability options for
mobile developers
• DC, USB, POE
• uSD, Serial, JTAG, Ethernet, DVI-D, USB, TV
OUT, CAN, and Expansion ports
• Leverages beagleboard.org community for
collaboration, projects, and support
• Up-sale opportunities on power supply and
cables
• Available October, 2010 from
• Numerous Distributors (any authorized
distributor can participate)
• Craneboard.org
• Mistralsolutions.com
Orderable P/N: CRANE (for distributors only)
Standard Pack Quantity/
Minimum Order Quantity: 5
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