Hello! I've been looking at developing some handheld test equipment for my lab (think small portable oscope) and I'd like to have it run linux. I've worked extensively with the AD Blackfin in the past, but i'd like to run something with an MMU (and thus not have to run uClinux). My first thought was "oh, an Xscale!", esp. given that the Marvell recently announced the newest PXA line.
But it turns out that Marvell doesn't want to give out processor support informaiton or datasheets without an NDA, which is a bit of a deal-killer for open source projects. Plus, I'm doubtful that I'd be able to get the hardware in small OEM quantities anyway (say, prototype quantities and then 100/year). I'd just use one of the awesome triton modules (or similar tiny boards) except that for a handheld device they're still rather giant.
So can anyone recommend a fast, ARM-based CPU that's available in small-OEM quantities and might work well for a project like this? I'm mostly looking for personal experience, such as "I've used $foo and it's always been easy to get small quantities from their vendors" and the like...
Thanks! ...Eric