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**Power Requirement: 250mA Max / Low power mode
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==Announcements==
==Announcements==
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2011-06-20: The initial Linux BSP is now released. This is an initial release of a hardware pack for the Snowball SDK board intended for evaluation and early adopters. The contents is limited to a Linux kernel, firmware and boot images.
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[http://www.igloocommunity.org/news/ Latest News]
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Revision as of 12:01, 20 June 2011

Introduction

  • Snowball is a powerful board with ST-Ericsson’s Nova A9500 processor (ARM dual-core Cortex A9 @ 1GHz) and the ARM Mali 400 GPU.
  • ST-Ericsson will offer MeeGo (with hardfp support), Android and Ubuntu releases for Snowball, and provide support for both hobbyist and professional users of the Snowball board. Linaro blog
  • Two versions of the Snowball developer board will be sold by Calao Systems and ST-Ericsson's worldwide network of distributors, starting in June:
    • The software development version (SDK, 4GBytes e-MMC)
    • The product development version (PDK, 8GBytes e-MMC - also usable in end products).
    • Snowball will be sold by distributors with pricing recommendation. Calao will keep high pricing to have the main flow of Snowball sales going through the distribution channel.
  • Details will be sent over the Announce Mailinglist as soon as they are available.

Specifications

    • ARM Dual Cortex A9@1GHz
    • 4/8 GByte e-MMC
    • 1 GByte LP-DDR2
    • 1 x Micro-SD
    • 1 x RTC Battery Backup
    • 1 x HDMI Full HD
    • 1 x Ethernet 10/100 Mbits
    • 1 x CVBS Video OUT
    • 1 x Audio OUT
    • 1 x Audio IN
    • 1 x USB OTG Hi-Speed (480 Mbits)
    • 1 x Li-Ion Battery Charger
    • 1 x Serial Port (RS232 / Over USB)
    • 1 x JTAG Connector
    • 1 x MiPi34 Debug Connector
    • 1 x IEEE 802.11 b/g/n WLAN
    • 1 x Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Ex.Antenna)
    • 1 x GPS (Ex. Antenna)
    • 1 x 3 Axis Accelerometer
    • 1 x 3 Axis Magnetometer
    • 1 x 3 Axis Gyrometer
    • 1 x Pressure sensor
    • 3 x Expansion Connectors:
      • 1 x 16 pins Top Connector (I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO)
      • 1 x 60 pins Top Connector (I2C, SPI, UART, HSI, FSMC, GPIO)
      • 1 x 120 pins Bottom Connector (LCD, DSI, Camera, CSI, Audio, FSMC)
    • Bootloader: U-Boot
    • Board Size / Weight: 85 x 85 mm / 62 grs
    • Power Supply: +5VDC via Jack 3.5mm or USB OTG
    • Power Requirement: 250mA Max / Low power mode

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