Where can one find information on how to put together a minimal linux bootable board based on the cortex A family (like the beagleboard)? Programming information is plentyfull, but hardware knowledge appear more arcane. I'm especially curious about:
- What external components are needed and why.
- Why dev boards seems to end up around 200$, even though I could get an omap3517 for 15$?
- What kind of equipment is needed to create prototypes around a chip such as the omap3517?
Best Answer
I've been blogging about the Linux board I've been working on starting here and continuing here. I started thinking I would use a Cortex A8, but eventually settled on the Atmel AT91SAM9G20.
To try to answer your other questions:
If you have other, more specific questions, I'd be glad to try to answer them.