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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
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* Snowball is a powerful board with ST-Ericsson’s  Nova A9500 processor (ARM dual-core Cortex A9 @ 1GHz) and the ARM Mali 400 GPU.
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* July 2011: Snowball is a powerful board with [http://www.stericsson.com/about/General_Information.jsp ST-Ericsson’s] Nova A9500 processor (ARM dual-core Cortex A9 @ 1GHz) and the ARM Mali 400 GPU, aka the [[Devices/U8500|U8500 smartphone platform]]
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* ST-Ericsson will offer [http://www.igloocommunity.org/support/index.php/Community_projects MeeGo] (with hardfp support), Android and Ubuntu releases for Snowball, and provide support for both hobbyist and professional users of the Snowball board. [http://www.linaro.org/snowball-announcement/ Linaro blog]
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* Two versions of the Snowball developer board are sold by [http://shop.strato.com/epages/61428605.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61428605/Categories/CALEMB Calao Systems] and ST-Ericsson's worldwide network of [http://www.stericsson.com/contacts/distributors.jsp distributors]:
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* Two versions of the Snowball developer board will be sold by [http://www.calao-systems.com/articles.php?lng=en&pg=6186 Calao Systems] and ST-Ericsson's worldwide network of distributors, starting in June:
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** The software development version (SDK, 4GBytes e-MMC)
** The software development version (SDK, 4GBytes e-MMC)
** The product development version (PDK, 8GBytes e-MMC - '''also usable in end products''').
** The product development version (PDK, 8GBytes e-MMC - '''also usable in end products''').
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** Snowball will be sold by distributors like Arrow, Avnet, Silica, EDOM, WPI, Digikey with pricing recommendation. Calao will keep high pricing to have the main flow of Snowball sales going through the distribution channel.  
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* August, 21st 2011: [http://twitter.com/#!/tbr23/status/105180419577745408 First minimal boot of MeeGo on a Snowball.] Device from [http://meegonetwork.fi/ldp MeeGoFI LDP]
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* Details will be sent over the [http://igloocommunity.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/announce Announce Mailinglist] as soon as they are available.
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* August 2011: [http://nomovok.com/ Nomovok] will port MeeGo (with hardfp) on Snowball
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* Specifications:
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* August 2011: Nomovok's presentation at LinuxCon Vancouver: [https://meego.com/sites/all/files/akira-graphics-linuxcon-2011-meego-final.pdf Improving Graphic Performance of MeeGo on ARM], page 25 = Snowball
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**ARM Dual Cortex A9@1GHz
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== Specifications ==
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**ARM Dual Cortex A9 @ 1GHz
**4/8 GByte e-MMC
**4/8 GByte e-MMC
**1 GByte LP-DDR2
**1 GByte LP-DDR2
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***1 x 60 pins Top Connector (I2C, SPI, UART, HSI, FSMC, 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)
***1 x 120 pins Bottom Connector (LCD, DSI, Camera, CSI, Audio, FSMC)
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**Bootloader: U-Boot
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**Bootloader: U-Boot (plans are to port Barebox to it for faster boot time)
**Board Size / Weight: 85 x 85 mm / 62 grs
**Board Size / Weight: 85 x 85 mm / 62 grs
**Power Supply: +5VDC via Jack 3.5mm or USB OTG
**Power Supply: +5VDC via Jack 3.5mm or USB OTG
**Power Requirement: 250mA Max / Low power mode
**Power Requirement: 250mA Max / Low power mode
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[[Category:Hardware]]
[[Category:Hardware]]

Latest revision as of 01:27, 16 September 2011

Introduction

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 (plans are to port Barebox to it for faster boot time)
    • 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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