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Building a cheap Linux-capable circuit.

I'm looking at building a low-cost embedded unit.

We have experience of using the Cirrus ARM9 SOC.

I want to build a replacement at lowest BOM cost.

It needs to be capable of running proper, not uC Linux.

I suppose I want to use a single RAM chip ( if I can fit footprint ) and a single Flash - probably a NAND.

Lots of UARTs would be good.

In-built AtoD would be good too.

Any suggestions?

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And if I did go mad, and decide to put up with uC Linux... Is there a genuine single-chip ARM or other device which can give me a reasonable development environment? Does there exist a Linux for the Atmel single-chipper with 2M Flash and 256K RAM? AT91FR40162S

David Collier

email can be sent to Dexdyne.com , under name from_usenet@

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Why do you need Linux. If the BOM is a lot more important than development cost, Linux only is viable for quite complex devices. For many devices there are alternatives with a lot smaller footprint (e.g. take a look at

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-Michael

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They have a single chip device, including processor, ethernet, memory etcetera. Add a power supply, connector with transformer for ethernet, rs232 chip and you've got a complete system running the 2.6 kernel. There are also a couple of dev boards available.

Dan

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I don' think that's the sort of cheap I mean :-)

I can buy the Samsung 2410 CPU for $10ish, and a single NAND flash and RAM, and have a working chipset for around $24. I'm building a PCB anyway.

My question is, really, are there any ARM-9 CPUs I've not looked at which list much cheaper?

David Collier

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I don't need Linux... but our current product is built on it. If I go for something like an AT91SAM256 device, we are into a much longer development cycle. ( and probably an RTOS sign-up )

David Collier

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David Collier

Cirrus CS9301/CS9302? Should quote well under $10 in reasonable volume. I'm shooting for a 32M/32M core with Ethernet for around $20.

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Anders

funnily enough we have lots of experience with the EP9312, and had pretty much come to the conclusion that the 9301 was the best way to go cheaper, quickly.

I wish it booted from NAND though :-)

David Collier

email can be sent to Dexdyne.com , under name from_usenet@

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